Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.51/cwt on 73 head, up $11.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −45.35 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$396.51

▲ 11.03 vs prior sale

73 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$50.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.08

vs GA average

−17.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	416.11	2,313	32
Medium and Large 2	569	387.04	2,204	30
Medium and Large 3	575	365.34	2,100	11thin

One grade step is worth $50.77/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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 sale73 hd

396.51

—

GA average13 barns · 277 hd

382.43

+14.08

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−17.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−45.35

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	1,570	215.97	3,391	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	179.42	2,239	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	178.12	3,047	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	159.82	1,710	27

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)	1,042	$3,316	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$3,145	71
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$2,807	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$3,347	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 3	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	385.46/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,661	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	358.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	398.74/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	428.90/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,050	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	446.25/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	502.50/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	323.34/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	338.35/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,986	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	386.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,478	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	392.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,871	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	412.01/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	364.30/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	323.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	394.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	3,411.61/head	3,050.00–4,050.00	3,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,473.56/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,664.59/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,665	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	2,403.42/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,403	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	3,654.45/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	191.48/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,516	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,444	233.57/cwt	225.00–239.00	3,373	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	205.92/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,276	8
Bulls	—	—	1,648	214.71/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,538	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	163.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,761	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	180.49/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,160	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	153.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,620	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	167.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,126	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	165.57/cwt	160.00–171.00	3,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	178.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	579.73/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,665	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.66/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,933	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	380.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,004	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	3,121.55/head	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,122	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	3,562.05/head	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,562	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,330	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	371.90/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,952	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	439.41/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	361.92/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,425	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	359.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,007	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	494.98/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	593.41/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	375.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,625	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	363.64/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	489.19/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	374.80/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,309	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	382.49/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,211	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	437.51/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	458.15/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,530	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	417.09/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,336	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	337.61/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	410.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	392.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,811	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	396.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	417.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,532	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	324.46/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	330.29/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	479.84/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	406.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	428.84/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,780	9

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,360Last week 683Year ago 1,535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 113Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 65Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	390.00–400.00	394.81
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	459	320.00–335.00	323.14
3	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	326.68
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	344	420.00–425.00	421.20
12	350–400	382	370.00–400.00	386.79
30	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	375.27
4	450–500	476	360.00–370.00	363.64
5	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
34	550–600	587	330.00–342.00	338.35
7	600–650	642	315.00–327.00	323.34
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
6	250–300	263	470.00–490.00	479.84
8	300–350	334	435.00–440.00	439.41
13	350–400	367	410.00–440.00	417.52
21	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	396.97
37	450–500	461	375.00–400.00	392.95
54	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	371.90
17	550–600	558	350.00–370.00	359.67
8	650–700	671	320.00–332.00	330.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	392	410.00–420.00	414.96
9	400–450	432	400.00–420.00	412.01
11	450–500	471	390.00–410.00	398.74
2	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	586	350.00–380.00	364.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	475.00–505.00	489.19
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
36	450–500	478	425.00–450.00	428.90
7	500–550	541	402.00	402.00
23	550–600	578	377.00–385.00	382.49
42	600–650	616	366.00–385.00	374.80
2	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	723	322.00–327.00	324.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	466	500.00	500.00
53	600–650	607	439.00	439.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
14	450–500	454	467.00	467.00
3	500–550	517	405.00–410.00	406.61
29	550–600	560	400.00–422.00	417.09
3	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
24	650–700	670	360.00–362.00	361.92
5	700–750	723	337.00–340.00	337.61
2	750–800	755	335.00–340.00	337.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	500.00–505.00	502.50
4	300–350	345	435.00–450.00	446.25
6	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
14	400–450	431	365.00–390.00	385.46
8	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	358.22
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	335.04
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	224	580.00–620.00	593.41
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
19	300–350	334	450.00–480.00	458.15
6	350–400	384	435.00–450.00	437.51
33	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	410.76
18	450–500	477	380.00–400.00	392.20
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	700.00	700.00
5	250–300	262	570.00–600.00	579.73
9	300–350	314	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	360	470.00–510.00	494.98
9	400–450	415	425.00–435.00	428.84
17	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	415.66
36	500–550	526	380.00–390.00	380.98
2	550–600	555	365.00–370.00	367.52
4	650–700	696	352.00	352.00

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)	4	—	1,109	3,050.00–4,050.00	3,411.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,473.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,014	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,562.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	975	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,664.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	913	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,403.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,117	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,137	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,121.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,314	188.00–200.00	191.48
39	—	1,197	174.00–187.00	180.49
24	—	1,272	160.00–172.00	167.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	199.00	199.00
2	—	1,813	160.00–171.00	165.57
5	—	1,675	175.00–180.00	178.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	176.00	176.00
16	—	1,080	160.00–170.00	163.06
10	—	1,059	150.00–159.00	153.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,444	225.00–239.00	233.57
8	—	1,591	199.00–210.00	205.92
6	—	1,648	211.00–218.00	214.71

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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