Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 10.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.94/cwt on 31 head, down $3.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +7.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$408.94

▼ 3.82 vs prior sale

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

vs GA average

−19.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	409.88	2,267	25
Medium and Large 2	548	405.00	2,219	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.88/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $321.40, median $401.79 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

408.94

—

GA average14 barns · 330 hd

402.09

+6.85

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.42

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+7.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,542	215.81	3,328	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	187.80	2,982	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	179.27	2,208	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	160.81	1,614	29

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$3,275	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,878	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,806	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$4,044	30

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	518.65/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,753	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,593.41/head	3,350.00–4,150.00	3,593	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,159.19/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,159	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	4,379.88/head	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,380	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	354.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	471.31/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	523.31/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,240	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	446.41/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,393	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,122	2,534.93/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,535	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	3,024.34/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	546.50/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	542.70/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,100	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	609.23/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	321.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	499.20/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	407.17/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	484.08/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	453.76/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	462.75/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	314.05/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	491.70/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,272	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,066	2,985.35/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,985	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,114	2,541.02/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	457.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	810	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,674	194.54/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,257	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	211.87/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,131	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,792	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	168.10/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,931	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	181.22/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,289	51
Bulls	—	—	1,392	197.10/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	194.53/cwt	188.00–204.00	2,498	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	161.64/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,644	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	169.28/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,656	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	143.09/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	232.17/cwt	222.00–250.00	3,982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	401.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,759	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	470.33/cwt	465.00–472.00	2,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	557.07/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,323	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	381.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,307	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	519.19/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,477	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	466.71/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	595.18/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	501.08/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,676	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	493.18/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,081	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	434.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	435.06/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,480	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	414.46/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,371	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	537.60/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,349	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	502.10/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	542.17/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,811	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	422.71/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	393.53/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,503	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,391.59/head	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	546.23/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	441.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	390.81/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,235	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	590.18/cwt	575.00–605.00	2,207	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	330.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	519.77/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,960	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	451.94/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,183	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	346.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,312	9

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Apr 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,566Year ago 1,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 225Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 236Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
6	250–300	285	540.00–560.00	546.50
14	300–350	338	500.00–520.00	518.65
12	350–400	382	495.00–500.00	499.20
4	400–450	421	470.00–475.00	471.31
3	450–500	482	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	548	405.00	405.00
10	600–650	620	350.00–360.00	354.04
6	650–700	690	325.00–335.00	328.32
5	700–750	739	310.00–315.00	314.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	480.00–500.00	484.08
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	372	450.00–475.00	457.09
2	450–500	493	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	590.00–600.00	595.18
31	300–350	334	535.00–545.00	542.17
26	350–400	377	510.00–545.00	519.77
38	400–450	422	480.00–510.00	493.18
68	450–500	483	435.00–480.00	451.94
11	500–550	529	430.00–440.00	434.15
14	550–600	572	385.00–405.00	390.81
43	600–650	636	370.00–425.00	393.53
9	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	346.12
2	750–800	780	320.00–325.00	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	600.00–620.00	609.23
1	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
6	300–350	332	580.00	580.00
11	350–400	387	540.00–550.00	542.70
18	400–450	428	510.00–525.00	523.31
13	450–500	462	470.00–510.00	491.70
7	500–550	536	445.00–450.00	446.41
13	550–600	570	430.00–450.00	435.06
5	600–650	623	400.00–415.00	407.17
4	650–700	681	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	761	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	380	450.00–490.00	462.75
4	450–500	475	450.00–455.00	453.76
1	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	640.00	640.00
5	300–350	332	620.00	620.00
27	350–400	374	575.00–605.00	590.18
15	400–450	417	550.00–570.00	557.07
41	450–500	477	515.00–530.00	519.19
37	500–550	534	480.00–535.00	501.08
16	550–600	580	465.00–472.00	470.33
7	600–650	634	420.00–430.00	422.71
26	650–700	687	400.00–415.00	401.66
11	700–750	739	377.00	377.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
6	850–900	876	320.00–330.00	323.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	295	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	373	535.00–550.00	546.23
7	400–450	414	500.00–515.00	502.10
5	450–500	486	440.00–450.00	441.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.47
9	500–550	519	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	588	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	670	305.00–330.00	321.85
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	385	600.00	600.00
30	400–450	437	535.00–545.00	537.60
6	450–500	483	455.00–475.00	466.71
2	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
13	550–600	572	410.00–430.00	414.46
13	600–650	604	380.00–385.00	381.94
5	750–800	771	330.00–335.00	330.99
2	800–850	805	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,135	3,350.00–4,150.00	3,593.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,315	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,159.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,293	3,100.00–4,150.00	3,391.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,122	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,534.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,066	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,985.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,114	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,541.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,378	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,379.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,024.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	191.00–199.00	194.54
7	—	1,526	180.00–185.00	182.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,149	160.00–173.00	168.10
51	—	1,263	174.00–189.00	181.22
14	—	1,284	188.00–204.00	194.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,017	155.00–166.00	161.64
9	—	978	167.00–170.00	169.28
5	—	1,011	137.00–150.00	143.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,478	205.00–218.00	211.87
6	—	1,392	193.00–202.00	197.10
10	—	1,715	222.00–250.00	232.17

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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