Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.95/cwt on 90 head, down $8.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −52.84 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$348.95

▼ 8.78 vs prior sale

90 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs GA average

−17.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	362.18	1,949	40
Medium and Large 2	547	342.84	1,876	35
Medium and Large 3	561	327.93	1,840	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $109 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 sale90 hd

348.95

—

GA average13 barns · 375 hd

339.45

+9.50

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−17.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−52.84

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	—	Average	1,488	208.01	3,094	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	178.53	2,113	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	173.43	2,577	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	158.55	1,665	32

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,583	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$3,538	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,444	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,786	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	578.03/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	440.73/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	360.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	414.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,351	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	221	622.17/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	410.84/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	332.14/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,860	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	369.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	452.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	372.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,330	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	396.93/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	394.04/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,081	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	436.67/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	390.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,797	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	363.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,913	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	358.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,715	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	456.67/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	351.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,311	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	405.69/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	346.55/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	420.77/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	709	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	391.73/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	442.11/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	381.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,242	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	375.92/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,586	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	3,453.47/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,934.03/head	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,785.59/head	3,400.00–4,550.00	3,786	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	346.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	326.55/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,950	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	176.20/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	163.92/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,762	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	180.49/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,124	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	191.38/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,179	3,015.50/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,016	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	2,666.34/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	171.66/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,091	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	162.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	213.43/cwt	208.00–219.00	3,259	9
Bulls	—	—	1,437	201.03/cwt	193.00–205.00	2,889	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	173.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,649	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,568	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	3,988.73/head	3,850.00–4,650.00	3,989	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	3,453.05/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	437.74/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,375	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	3,832.52/head	3,550.00–4,050.00	3,833	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	3,057.17/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	381.18/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,826	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	510.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	406.27/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,092	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	390.55/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,238	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	321.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,020	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	352.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	369.90/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,912	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	551.71/cwt	510.00–558.00	1,754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	327.59/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,887	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	387.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,468	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	321.19/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	436.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,570	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	383.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,969	4

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,058Last week 1,360Year ago 1,878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 159Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 250Year ago 188

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	570.00–580.00	578.03
11	300–350	313	510.00–520.00	510.91
8	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	427.59
6	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	513	380.00–385.00	383.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	600.00–630.00	622.17
3	300–350	320	455.00–460.00	456.67
15	350–400	360	425.00–450.00	436.00
18	400–450	426	390.00–410.00	396.93
20	450–500	460	380.00–400.00	390.73
25	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	363.61
9	600–650	624	310.00–325.00	321.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	435.00–440.00	436.67
5	400–450	422	360.00–380.00	375.92
16	450–500	485	365.00–375.00	369.67
14	550–600	560	325.00–340.00	332.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	452.97
7	400–450	410	440.00–445.00	440.73
13	450–500	477	420.00–430.00	420.77
23	500–550	528	387.00–397.00	394.04
39	550–600	587	375.00–385.00	381.97
19	600–650	625	360.00–380.00	372.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	440.00–460.00	442.11
2	400–450	430	420.00–430.00	424.88
15	450–500	488	400.00–407.00	405.69
8	550–600	563	325.00–360.00	346.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	318	510.00–558.00	551.71
30	500–550	515	400.00–410.00	406.27
37	550–600	573	387.00–395.00	390.55
6	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	678	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
10	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	410.00–420.00	414.33
30	350–400	379	375.00–395.00	387.41
45	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	374.92
14	450–500	479	355.00–365.00	358.09
16	500–550	513	350.00–365.00	360.95
19	550–600	576	325.00–345.00	327.59
13	600–650	629	310.00–330.00	321.15
9	700–750	736	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	314	435.00–440.00	437.74
6	350–400	352	410.00–415.00	410.84
16	450–500	479	375.00–400.00	381.18
22	500–550	517	367.00–395.00	369.90
18	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	352.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	390.00–395.00	391.73
7	350–400	373	350.00–355.00	351.42
9	400–450	422	340.00–350.00	346.00
6	500–550	507	330.00	330.00
9	550–600	597	325.00–327.00	326.55
2	600–650	620	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	700–750	709	265.00–270.00	268.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,384	3,850.00–4,650.00	3,988.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,453.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,453.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,934.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,167	3,400.00–4,550.00	3,785.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,151	3,550.00–4,050.00	3,832.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,179	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,015.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,057.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	170.00–183.00	176.20
2	—	1,473	160.00–165.00	162.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	160.00–168.00	163.92
6	—	950	170.00–180.00	173.56
13	—	1,072	140.00–152.00	146.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,177	177.00–185.00	180.49
3	—	1,093	187.00–195.00	191.38
13	—	1,218	169.00–175.00	171.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	208.00–219.00	213.43
7	—	1,437	193.00–205.00	201.03

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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