Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.15/cwt on 79 head, down $9.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1.64 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$400.15

▼ 9.10 vs prior sale

79 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$98.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.80

vs GA average

−7.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	420.35	2,239	47
Medium and Large 2	571	375.52	2,143	29
Medium and Large 3	549	321.75	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $98.60/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale79 hd

400.15

—

GA average11 barns · 333 hd

384.35

+15.80

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−7.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−1.64

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	1,724	216.00	3,725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	185.27	2,420	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	178.00	2,448	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	151.98	1,668	12

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)	1,345	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,753	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$3,561	18

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	1,153	2,945.19/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	569.94/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	514.80/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	514.43/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	580.14/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,619	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,166	3,467.47/head	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	373.46/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	335.99/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,295	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	367.58/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	536.21/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	376.60/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,214	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	361.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	486.64/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	345.62/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,354	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	426.23/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	256	456.10/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	416.18/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	398.12/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,943	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	2,432.81/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	413.88/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	439.66/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	428.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,787	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	475.40/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	139.42/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,389	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	155.74/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,838	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	174.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,323	13
Bulls	—	—	1,548	206.19/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	425.73/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	195.77/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,659	13
Bulls	—	—	1,901	224.47/cwt	222.00–228.00	4,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,636	212.44/cwt	209.00–218.00	3,476	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	185.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,329	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	472.78/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,957	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	320.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	546.86/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	423.21/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,188	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	476.14/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.49/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	439.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	453.34/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	446.21/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	590.03/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	416.50/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,307	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	570.44/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	461.13/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,177	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	450.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	491.63/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,340	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	455.83/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,498	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	420.96/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,559	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	4,043.98/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 799Year ago 1,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 195Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 257Year ago 89

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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)	5	—	1,153	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,945.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,432.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,166	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,467.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,276	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,043.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	560.00–610.00	580.14
7	300–350	339	560.00–580.00	569.94
13	350–400	390	495.00–530.00	514.80
11	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
7	450–500	477	425.00–450.00	439.08
8	500–550	527	420.00–430.00	426.23
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	681	340.00–355.00	345.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	520.00–550.00	536.21
2	300–350	310	450.00–500.00	475.40
2	350–400	373	430.00–450.00	439.66
5	400–450	426	420.00–430.00	428.00
9	450–500	488	370.00–420.00	398.12
4	500–550	530	340.00–380.00	367.58
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	620.00–650.00	630.49
5	300–350	335	580.00–595.00	590.03
3	350–400	372	540.00–550.00	546.86
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	532	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	560.00–580.00	570.44
1	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	370	540.00	540.00
13	400–450	425	500.00–520.00	514.43
3	450–500	478	450.00–460.00	453.34
4	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
6	650–700	667	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	732	350.00–360.00	355.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	433	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	523	395.00–430.00	413.88
8	550–600	562	410.00–420.00	416.18
3	650–700	678	350.00–375.00	361.76
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	710.00	710.00
3	400–450	408	545.00	545.00
33	450–500	476	470.00–510.00	491.63
18	500–550	548	455.00–460.00	455.83
24	550–600	563	440.00–455.00	450.64
10	600–650	608	410.00–425.00	420.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	332	480.00–500.00	486.64
5	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	446.21
2	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
10	500–550	538	365.00–390.00	373.46
19	550–600	588	360.00–410.00	376.60
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
12	650–700	683	325.00–337.00	335.99
6	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	256	440.00–460.00	456.10
2	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	444.89
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	428	410.00–425.00	417.46
5	450–500	464	410.00–430.00	425.73
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	558	310.00–330.00	320.13
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	380	470.00–490.00	476.14
22	400–450	414	455.00–500.00	472.78
17	450–500	472	460.00–465.00	461.13
27	500–550	517	415.00–427.00	423.21
20	550–600	554	410.00–420.00	416.50
7	600–650	609	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	132.00–145.00	139.42
2	—	1,143	174.00	174.00
5	—	1,180	152.00–159.00	155.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,335	170.00–178.00	174.04
13	—	1,358	192.00–201.00	195.77
20	—	1,254	180.00–190.00	185.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	205.00–207.00	206.19
4	—	1,901	222.00–228.00	224.47
4	—	1,636	209.00–218.00	212.44

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 it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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