Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.17/cwt on 60 head, up $11.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$411.17

▲ 11.34 vs prior sale

60 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$77.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs GA average

−12.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	419.36	2,262	41
Medium and Large 2	548	403.25	2,209	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	341.48	1,868	3thin

One grade step is worth $77.88/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd

411.17

—

GA average13 barns · 390 hd

399.33

+11.84

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−12.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+9.38

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	—	Low	1,640	203.61	3,339	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,714	171.40	2,938	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	170.14	2,236	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	145.91	1,636	42

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)	1,225	$2,950	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,916	70
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,718	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,494	46

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.61/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,372	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	337.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	474.25/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	493.88/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,852	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	413.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	499.47/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,068	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	354.87/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	426.88/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,070	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	469.07/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	434.44/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	560.37/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	388.59/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,238	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	430.64/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,265	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	451.51/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	214	581.34/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	378.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	444.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,575	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	417.57/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	498.64/cwt	497.00–505.00	2,339	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	414.07/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,812	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	468.44/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,281	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	546.73/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	433.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,215	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,260	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	431.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,409	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	605.05/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,993	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	159.15/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,117	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	135.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,531	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	164.15/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,901	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,653	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	181.27/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,400	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	170.59/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,228	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	190.73/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,706	11
Bulls	—	—	1,913	220.11/cwt	214.00–230.00	4,211	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	204.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,393	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,131.24/head	2,950.00–3,750.00	3,131	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	2,552.24/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,552	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,226	3,244.70/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,245	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,654.86/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,655	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	2,285.67/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,286	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	3,185.33/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,185	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	3,114.50/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,115	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,287	2,629.52/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,630	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	444.56/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,112	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	545.92/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,496	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	520.77/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,969	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	575.24/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	491.37/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,096	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	446.73/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	407.43/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	589.62/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	446.27/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,312	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	501.55/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,147	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	592.50/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	644	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	471.24/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,942	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	518.21/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	388.09/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	608.22/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	470.74/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,029	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	541.35/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	460.75/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	414.68/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,202	11

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 1,449Year ago 1,105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 137Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 249Last week 188Year ago 118

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	540.00	540.00
9	350–400	360	545.00–550.00	546.73
20	400–450	414	490.00–500.00	499.47
9	450–500	487	455.00–470.00	468.44
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	443	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	525	410.00–425.00	417.57
3	550–600	560	400.00–420.00	413.45
4	600–650	619	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	469	497.00–505.00	498.64
2	500–550	525	455.00	455.00
38	550–600	579	440.00–470.00	444.69
7	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
29	650–700	679	410.00–430.00	414.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	600.00–610.00	608.22
11	250–300	265	555.00–570.00	560.37
1	300–350	325	550.00	550.00
24	350–400	375	485.00–510.00	493.88
41	400–450	431	465.00–495.00	470.74
10	450–500	463	445.00–490.00	460.75
30	500–550	526	425.00–440.00	430.64
11	550–600	576	380.00–410.00	388.59
51	600–650	620	370.00–435.00	382.61
2	650–700	668	350.00–360.00	354.87
16	700–750	732	320.00–330.00	325.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	283	500.00–540.00	518.21
2	300–350	333	420.00–450.00	434.44
1	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	410	430.00–435.00	432.47
3	450–500	477	370.00–400.00	388.09
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	337.22
2	600–650	635	300.00–310.00	305.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	214	580.00–590.00	581.34
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
19	300–350	336	460.00–490.00	469.07
7	350–400	363	470.00–475.00	474.25
13	400–450	433	440.00–460.00	451.51
21	450–500	485	415.00–440.00	426.88
11	500–550	531	410.00–420.00	414.68
5	550–600	585	370.00–380.00	378.10
23	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	580.00–600.00	592.50
8	250–300	263	570.00–580.00	575.24
6	300–350	322	535.00–560.00	541.35
12	350–400	378	520.00–530.00	520.77
16	400–450	412	465.00–480.00	471.24
9	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	444.56
10	500–550	511	420.00–435.00	433.50
2	550–600	565	405.00–410.00	407.43
6	600–650	623	350.00–370.00	359.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	600.00–610.00	605.05
5	300–350	333	580.00–630.00	589.62
17	400–450	428	495.00–525.00	501.55
24	450–500	466	485.00	485.00
18	500–550	518	435.00–455.00	446.27
20	550–600	558	425.00–440.00	431.68
1	600–650	600	405.00	405.00
3	750–800	782	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	274	520.00–560.00	545.92
9	300–350	338	450.00–500.00	491.37
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
11	400–450	412	430.00–455.00	446.73
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
16	500–550	524	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	558	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	644	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,723	170.00–177.00	173.68
1	—	1,670	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	155.00–164.00	159.15
14	—	1,324	178.00–188.00	181.27
45	—	1,306	164.00–176.00	170.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,129	130.00–142.00	135.63
6	—	1,158	160.00–169.00	164.15
18	—	1,101	145.00–155.00	150.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,419	185.00–196.00	190.73
8	—	1,913	214.00–230.00	220.11
12	—	1,660	200.00–210.00	204.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,235	2,950.00–3,750.00	3,131.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,296	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,185.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,262	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,114.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,105	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,552.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,233	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,285.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,287	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,629.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,226	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,244.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,356	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,654.86

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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