Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.83/cwt on 84 head, up $9.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$420.83

▲ 9.67 vs prior sale

84 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$76.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.24

vs GA average

−7.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	426.98	2,263	71
Medium and Large 2	537	390.39	2,096	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	350.00	1,943	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.98/cwt here — about $320 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 sale84 hd

420.83

—

GA average14 barns · 504 hd

398.60

+22.24

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−7.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+19.04

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	—	High	1,603	209.02	3,351	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	182.99	3,025	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	173.86	2,239	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	146.08	1,493	22

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)	1,062	$2,940	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,736	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$2,324	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,671	14

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,650.10/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,148.08/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,148	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	3,839.80/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	511.30/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	582.25/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,555	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	468.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	528.93/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	439.82/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	505.38/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	351.73/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	492.10/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	467.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	410.77/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	439.12/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	446.39/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	534.95/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	544.56/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	2,215.81/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,216	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,211	2,488.75/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,489	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	2,556.78/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,557	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	469.37/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	459.76/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	447.60/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,323	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	159.37/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	148.36/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,576	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	186.15/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	220.97/cwt	219.00–224.00	3,938	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	209.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	484.52/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,337	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	176.68/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	160.82/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,914	13
Bulls	—	—	1,494	196.61/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,937	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	184.21/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,406	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	170.46/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,207	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	331.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	424.85/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	432.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,235	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	589.09/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,867	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	433.96/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,508	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	468.16/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,214	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	589.24/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,986	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	462.59/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,961	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	448.54/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	432.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,751	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	575.47/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,164	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	506.84/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,407	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	384.96/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	450.45/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,122	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	484.22/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,610	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	334.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,202	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	469.97/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	431.70/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.55/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,102	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	523.68/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,147	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	566.41/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,067	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	367.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,323	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	411.13/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,335	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	450.61/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	498.74/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,895	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,400.14/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,400	5

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 1,204Year ago 1,077

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 191Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 249Year ago 92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,065	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,148.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,075	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,400.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,023	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,215.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,211	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,488.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,051	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,556.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,329	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,839.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	3,200.00	3,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	373	520.00–545.00	528.93
13	400–450	430	485.00–500.00	492.10
8	450–500	464	460.00–490.00	467.52
2	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	567	430.00–455.00	439.82
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	459.76
3	450–500	458	405.00–450.00	424.85
1	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	317	585.00–590.00	589.09
20	350–400	376	575.00–585.00	575.47
23	400–450	410	520.00–525.00	523.68
44	450–500	475	495.00–510.00	506.84
32	500–550	539	470.00–490.00	484.22
15	550–600	572	460.00–480.00	469.97
28	600–650	636	430.00–450.00	432.57
3	650–700	657	425.00–445.00	431.70
2	700–750	703	375.00–395.00	384.96
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	580.00	580.00
19	250–300	267	580.00–585.00	582.25
10	300–350	320	525.00–550.00	544.56
4	350–400	385	500.00–515.00	511.30
13	400–450	433	465.00–475.00	468.37
8	450–500	481	450.00–455.00	450.61
2	500–550	508	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
7	600–650	649	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	423	445.00–450.00	447.60
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
11	300–350	337	580.00–595.00	589.24
14	350–400	365	565.00–570.00	566.41
21	400–450	420	500.00–502.00	500.55
11	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	468.16
7	500–550	530	435.00–455.00	448.54
12	550–600	578	425.00–445.00	433.96
4	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	708	345.00	345.00
7	750–800	773	310.00–335.00	331.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	530.00–540.00	534.95
11	300–350	338	500.00–510.00	505.38
3	350–400	393	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	428	440.00–450.00	446.39
6	450–500	464	435.00–440.00	439.12
6	500–550	514	400.00–415.00	410.77
6	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	643	345.00–360.00	351.73
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	276	450.00–500.00	484.52
4	300–350	318	450.00–480.00	469.37
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	640	320.00–330.00	324.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
6	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
24	350–400	380	480.00–515.00	498.74
26	400–450	424	455.00–475.00	462.59
11	450–500	471	445.00–455.00	450.45
53	500–550	517	420.00–435.00	432.36
18	550–600	568	380.00–420.00	411.13
20	600–650	633	365.00–370.00	367.03
17	650–700	658	320.00–340.00	334.63
2	700–750	713	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	823	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	135.00–142.00	139.11
3	—	1,103	157.00–164.00	159.37
10	—	1,062	144.00–155.00	148.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	184.00–189.00	186.15
2	—	1,598	175.00–178.00	176.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	157.00–164.00	160.82
41	—	1,306	179.00–193.00	184.21
75	—	1,295	165.00–178.00	170.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,782	219.00–224.00	220.97
4	—	1,499	205.00–215.00	209.73
6	—	1,494	194.00–200.00	196.61

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

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