Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls 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 $357.82/cwt on 85 head, down $14.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.97 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$357.82

▼ 14.42 vs prior sale

85 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$58.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs GA average

−17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	370.60	2,183	58
Medium and Large 2	550	344.92	1,898	15thin
Medium and Large 3	550	312.19	1,717	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.40/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale85 hd

357.82

—

GA average13 barns · 496 hd

355.92

+1.90

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−17.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−43.97

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	1,685	215.38	3,629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	186.43	2,320	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,675	185.73	3,111	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	157.49	1,768	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$3,184	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$3,157	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,826	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,244	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	502.92/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	358.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	472.60/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,725	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	428.59/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	467.56/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	499.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	409.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,195	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,418	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,603	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	425.27/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,012	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	370.44/cwt	369.00–390.00	2,193	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	450.85/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	526.12/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	453.70/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,252	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	596.35/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	3,529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	399.57/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,902	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	334.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,227	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	396.57/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	376.14/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	505.07/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	421.83/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,345	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	427.86/cwt	427.00–430.00	2,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	458.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,130	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	3,580.87/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	229.44/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,981	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	217.99/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	145.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,611	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	173.80/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	160.53/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,013	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	181.10/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,070	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,194	2,990.79/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,991	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	174.45/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,177	6
Bulls	—	—	1,582	201.65/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,190	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	195.93/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,484	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	186.27/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,304	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	312.07/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,673	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	2,735.17/head	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,735	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	2,825.95/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,826	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	2,725.46/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	3,279.68/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,280	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	3,499.99/head	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,500	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	393.14/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	419.20/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	356.59/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	397	417.51/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	442.50/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	308.40/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	351.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,302	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	296.17/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	312.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	356.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	353.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	333.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	344.51/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	344.34/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,065	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	397.96/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	401.84/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	395.78/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,296	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	548.28/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	425.02/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	358.41/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	345.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	388.08/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,653	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	427.08/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,785	12

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 1,073Year ago 1,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 179Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 132Year ago 202

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls 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
13	350–400	362	505.00–530.00	526.12
8	400–450	417	445.00–460.00	453.70
20	450–500	465	450.00–460.00	458.00
10	500–550	538	427.00–430.00	427.86
22	550–600	556	420.00–425.00	421.83
9	600–650	619	385.00	385.00
38	650–700	668	362.00	362.00
37	750–800	761	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	490.00–510.00	499.92
18	350–400	365	450.00–485.00	472.60
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
10	450–500	465	420.00–435.00	428.59
34	500–550	536	400.00–420.00	409.55
25	550–600	580	380.00–405.00	395.78
3	600–650	607	355.00–365.00	358.41
2	650–700	688	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	410.00–420.00	417.51
6	400–450	435	415.00–420.00	419.20
3	450–500	472	380.00–410.00	393.14
5	500–550	529	345.00–390.00	356.59
2	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	663	305.00–325.00	308.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	545.00–550.00	548.28
7	300–350	330	500.00–510.00	502.92
2	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
12	400–450	418	410.00–430.00	427.08
17	450–500	482	390.00–405.00	397.96
8	500–550	528	360.00–380.00	364.96
5	550–600	569	350.00–360.00	358.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	265	590.00–600.00	596.35
2	350–400	355	500.00–510.00	505.07
4	400–450	414	435.00–460.00	450.85
26	450–500	473	410.00–437.00	425.27
5	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
8	550–600	585	370.00–377.00	376.14
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	335	430.00–455.00	442.50
2	350–400	370	405.00–410.00	407.47
5	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
11	500–550	540	335.00–355.00	344.51
4	550–600	556	330.00–345.00	333.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	333	410.00–435.00	425.02
10	350–400	379	395.00–420.00	401.84
25	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	388.08
3	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	356.81
8	500–550	539	335.00–350.00	344.34
7	550–600	563	340.00–350.00	345.59
6	600–650	616	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	666	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	318	460.00–475.00	467.56
12	400–450	446	395.00–415.00	396.57
48	450–500	476	380.00–417.00	399.57
2	500–550	508	370.00–380.00	374.98
56	550–600	592	369.00–390.00	370.44
18	650–700	666	330.00–335.00	334.42
4	700–750	718	320.00	320.00
10	850–900	858	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
4	400–450	436	520.00	520.00
12	700–750	713	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
11	350–400	370	330.00–360.00	351.84
5	400–450	416	350.00–365.00	353.10
10	450–500	466	290.00–320.00	296.17
5	500–550	536	290.00–330.00	312.07
7	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	312.28

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	6	—	1,277	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,580.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,194	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,990.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,021	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,735.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,127	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,825.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,725.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,129	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,279.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,059	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,499.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	228.00–231.00	229.44
5	—	1,727	214.00–223.00	217.99
3	—	1,582	196.00–206.00	201.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	140.00–150.00	145.26
3	—	970	170.00–177.00	173.80
4	—	1,254	155.00–167.00	160.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	180.00–182.00	181.10
1	—	1,635	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	170.00–179.00	174.45
8	—	1,268	193.00–203.00	195.93
27	—	1,237	182.00–192.00	186.27

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

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