Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.83/cwt on 88 head, up $1.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$399.83

▲ 1.48 vs prior sale

88 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$28.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs GA average

−22.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	403.52	2,252	74
Medium and Large 2	554	380.74	2,110	13thin
Medium and Large 3	505	375.00	1,894	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.52/cwt here — about $358 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 sale88 hd

399.83

—

GA average13 barns · 485 hd

394.40

+5.43

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−22.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−1.96

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	1,745	205.20	3,580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	177.58	2,784	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	173.41	2,230	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	155.82	1,680	18

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)	1,154	$3,170	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,889	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,750	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,697	44

Every lot, as filed

98 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	321	480.10/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,541	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	2,830.16/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,830	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	2,538.51/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	459.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,727	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	542.44/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	496.20/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	434.33/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,311	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	469.82/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	445.50/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	435.73/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,017	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	554.48/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	507.14/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	3,351.54/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,352	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,123.27/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	383.21/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	412.53/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	2,473.85/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,474	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,156	3,312.04/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	464.25/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	480.55/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,389	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,081	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	183.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,337	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	173.59/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,251	38
Bulls	—	—	1,706	202.30/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,451	13
Bulls	—	—	1,695	190.26/cwt	187.00–196.00	3,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	216.99/cwt	212.00–228.00	3,988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	411.12/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,760	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	147.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	172.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	157.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,764	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	178.73/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	437.51/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	470.77/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	473.14/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	364.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	497.67/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,374	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	398.47/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	456.26/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	500.73/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,978	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	370.64/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	604.13/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,982	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	338.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	416.21/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,185	4
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	557	429.77/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,394	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	475.73/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,260	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	3,841.35/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,841	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,210.05/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	411.05/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	429.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	456.63/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	541.29/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	511.82/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,119	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	581.37/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	477.27/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,434	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,146	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	390.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,275	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	463.09/cwt	445.00–467.00	2,172	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	562.47/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	557.85/cwt	557.00–570.00	1,796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	375.63/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	331.59/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	418.45/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,218	34

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,449Last week 1,480Year ago 1,181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 162Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 291Year ago 169

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
17	300–350	321	465.00–500.00	480.10
36	350–400	376	450.00–465.00	459.19
13	400–450	423	435.00–455.00	445.50
19	450–500	463	425.00–447.00	435.73
3	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	383.21
10	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	668	320.00–330.00	324.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
10	250–300	289	440.00–490.00	480.55
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	428	390.00–430.00	411.12
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	560.00–570.00	562.47
15	300–350	322	557.00–570.00	557.85
66	350–400	395	500.00–510.00	500.73
3	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
71	450–500	469	445.00–467.00	463.09
34	500–550	530	400.00–430.00	418.45
40	550–600	582	380.00–400.00	390.83
9	600–650	628	370.00–376.00	370.64
2	650–700	675	340.00–345.00	342.52
8	700–750	728	325.00–332.50	331.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	550.00–555.00	554.48
4	350–400	390	540.00–550.00	542.44
7	400–450	424	490.00–510.00	507.14
6	450–500	475	465.00–485.00	475.73
8	500–550	532	430.00–455.00	434.33
4	550–600	583	430.00	430.00
7	600–650	637	407.00	407.00
4	650–700	674	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
6	350–400	384	470.00–475.00	470.77
7	400–450	419	460.00–465.00	464.25
6	450–500	467	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	593	405.00–420.00	412.53
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
23	300–350	328	600.00–605.00	604.13
37	350–400	370	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	400	575.00	575.00
65	450–500	477	495.00–515.00	497.67
22	500–550	510	470.00–485.00	477.27
20	550–600	573	445.00–465.00	456.26
19	600–650	627	420.00–450.00	429.73
10	650–700	680	395.00–415.00	411.05
5	700–750	717	370.00–377.00	375.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	324	540.00–545.00	541.29
8	350–400	351	470.00–500.00	496.20
3	400–450	418	460.00–485.00	469.82
3	450–500	480	455.00–460.00	456.63
4	500–550	525	415.00–420.00	416.21
4	550–600	586	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	635	350.00–370.00	359.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	333	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	366	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	311	580.00–590.00	581.37
10	350–400	381	540.00	540.00
11	400–450	414	510.00–530.00	511.82
8	450–500	465	465.00–475.00	473.14
14	500–550	524	425.00–447.00	437.51
9	550–600	557	422.00–440.00	429.77
18	600–650	614	390.00–415.00	398.47
6	650–700	680	360.00–380.00	364.96
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
5	750–800	766	330.00–345.00	338.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,051	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,830.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,124	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,538.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,002	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,473.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,209	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,351.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,123	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,123.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,210.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,156	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,312.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,216	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,841.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	160.00–167.00	163.31
16	—	1,272	180.00–190.00	183.70
38	—	1,297	168.00–179.00	173.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	145.00–152.00	147.97
2	—	1,030	170.00–174.00	172.14
10	—	1,122	155.00–165.00	157.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,576	178.00–180.00	178.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,706	198.00–210.00	202.30
3	—	1,695	187.00–196.00	190.26
7	—	1,838	212.00–228.00	216.99

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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