Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes sharply lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.35/cwt on 71 head, down $10.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.44 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$398.35

▼ 10.59 vs prior sale

71 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$614

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$97.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs GA average

−29.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	414.90	2,317	58
Medium and Large 2	505	405.00	2,045	1thin
Medium and Large 3	536	317.80	1,703	12thin

One grade step is worth $97.10/cwt here — about $614 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 sale71 hd

398.35

—

GA average16 barns · 534 hd

400.57

−2.22

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−29.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−3.44

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	1,718	213.46	3,668	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	184.70	2,986	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	182.39	2,415	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	159.46	1,704	20

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)	1,119	$3,229	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,075	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,694	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,618	82

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	429.95/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	516.56/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	448.69/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	458.95/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,689	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	4,243.99/head	3,900.00–4,550.00	4,244	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	602.03/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,987	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	428.70/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	586.06/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	399.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,105	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	383.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,244	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	387.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,437	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	2,495.01/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,495	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,441	3,462.35/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,462	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	486.21/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	459.45/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,507	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	507.28/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,902	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	459.49/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,252	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	530.08/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,405	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,036	2,815.71/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	486.11/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	525.01/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	324.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	439.60/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	317.80/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	423.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,144	2,452.23/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	410.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	396.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	3,573.90/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,574	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	788	2,779.09/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	209.99/cwt	203.00–216.00	3,465	9
Bulls	—	—	1,899	224.01/cwt	218.00–237.00	4,254	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	192.82/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	185.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	170.82/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,089	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,529	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	183.95/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,448	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	163.57/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	191.55/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,756	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	174.65/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	467.19/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,470	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	494.29/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	331.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	542.36/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	450.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,336	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	469.88/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,006	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	365.51/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	481.42/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	625.00/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	559.80/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	417.29/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	431.39/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,282	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	458.67/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,156	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	392.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,374	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	488.36/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,320	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	595.21/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	511.35/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	399.51/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,341	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	527.64/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,195	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	316.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	399.80/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,675	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,780.39/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,780	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	3,091.21/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,091	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,248.27/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,248	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	437.60/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,521	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	470.46/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,995	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	466.66/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	173.37/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,909	4
Bulls	—	—	1,421	194.91/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,770	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,480Last week 1,218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 197Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 199Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes sharply lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	620.00–630.00	625.00
29	450–500	475	475.00–510.00	488.36
7	500–550	522	480.00–490.00	481.42
17	550–600	576	430.00–460.00	437.60
10	600–650	604	410.00–435.00	429.95
20	650–700	669	380.00–420.00	399.80
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	516.56
4	400–450	424	475.00–495.00	486.21
16	450–500	490	450.00–465.00	459.49
4	500–550	519	440.00–455.00	448.69
4	600–650	629	380.00–400.00	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	470.00–500.00	486.11
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
10	450–500	460	435.00–445.00	439.60
2	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	585	395.00–405.00	396.67
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
9	250–300	265	500.00–540.00	530.08
15	300–350	328	450.00–470.00	459.45
4	350–400	368	445.00–470.00	458.95
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	610	330.00–350.00	340.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	467.19
2	300–350	323	400.00–420.00	410.08
3	350–400	363	410.00–430.00	423.21
16	400–450	426	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	536	315.00–335.00	317.80
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
6	250–300	279	590.00–600.00	595.21
10	300–350	334	500.00–550.00	542.36
9	350–400	376	500.00–535.00	511.35
36	400–450	427	450.00–515.00	469.88
27	450–500	470	440.00–480.00	458.67
28	500–550	529	415.00–455.00	431.39
30	550–600	586	395.00–415.00	399.51
23	600–650	605	380.00–395.00	392.37
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	718	320.00–335.00	331.59
7	750–800	784	310.00–325.00	316.32
4	800–850	848	290.00	290.00
9	850–900	879	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
10	300–350	330	595.00–620.00	602.03
2	350–400	380	555.00–565.00	559.80
9	400–450	416	520.00–540.00	527.64
8	450–500	483	460.00–480.00	466.66
11	500–550	518	440.00–455.00	450.94
7	550–600	562	405.00–430.00	417.29
6	600–650	617	395.00	395.00
10	650–700	672	350.00–370.00	365.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	264	580.00–590.00	586.06
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
9	350–400	375	500.00–525.00	507.28
25	400–450	424	450.00–490.00	470.46
11	450–500	485	410.00–435.00	428.70
20	500–550	527	395.00–400.00	399.49
21	550–600	585	370.00–390.00	383.66
6	650–700	652	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
9	250–300	286	500.00–530.00	525.01
11	300–350	342	450.00–510.00	494.29
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	324.26
5	650–700	681	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,321	3,900.00–4,550.00	4,243.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,441	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,462.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,573.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	788	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,779.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,233	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,495.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,036	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,815.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,144	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,452.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,780.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,351	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,091.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,303	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,248.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,650	203.00–216.00	209.99
10	—	1,899	218.00–237.00	224.01
4	—	1,421	190.00–199.00	194.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	192.00–195.00	192.82
9	—	1,580	182.00–190.00	185.35
3	—	1,533	171.00–179.00	174.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,223	162.00–175.00	170.82
63	—	1,331	177.00–189.00	183.95
12	—	1,439	190.00–197.00	191.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	145.00–155.00	150.09
7	—	1,114	159.00–167.00	163.57
4	—	1,101	170.00–179.00	173.37

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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