Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.27/cwt on 32 head, up $2.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 35 comparable sales and sits −76.87 against this barn's trailing median of $438.14.

Average price

$361.27

▲ 2.77 vs prior sale

32 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$33.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs GA average

−41.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	366.54	2,035	26
Medium and Large 2	573	350.00	2,006	2thin
Medium and Large 3	534	332.64	1,775	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.90/cwt here — about $261 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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $343.34, median $438.14 across 35 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 sale32 hd

361.27

—

GA average14 barns · 317 hd

363.21

−1.94

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−41.85

This barn, trailing median35 sales

438.14

−76.87

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	1,539	181.59	2,795	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	146.09	1,813	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	142.03	2,194	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,236	128.11	1,584	16

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)	1,157	$2,865	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,466	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,530	8

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	300–350	312	461.44/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,440	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	371.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	378.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	403.42/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	433.87/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	239	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	311.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	347.39/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	422.64/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	442.66/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	379.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	903	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	387.49/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,430	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	289.07/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	423.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	387.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	330.19/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	439.56/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	242	447.28/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,082	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	297.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	360.49/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,355	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,410	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,164	2,196.05/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,196	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,529.82/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,530	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	3,337.09/head	2,500.00–4,900.00	3,337	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,868.00/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	155.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,947	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	194.97/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	185.29/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,892	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	138.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,754	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.33/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,817	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	131.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,696	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	141.54/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	118.89/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,272	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	480.93/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	322.97/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	1,861.82/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	365.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	365.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	328.96/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,536	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	366.89/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,084	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	411.43/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	355.32/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	440.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	444.75/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	311.20/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	423.33/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	504.80/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	461.17/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	320.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,841	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,768	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	360.19/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	308.86/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,940	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	383.64/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	353.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	284.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	382.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,601	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	334.80/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,724	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	344.53/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,606	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	421.11/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	331.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	465.92/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,752	2

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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 1,044Year ago 1,270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 119Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 210Year ago 179

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	312	450.00–470.00	461.44
18	350–400	358	430.00–440.00	433.87
5	400–450	437	370.00–390.00	378.05
5	450–500	482	350.00–370.00	353.73
27	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	334.81
20	550–600	574	310.00–330.00	320.75
8	700–750	732	280.00–285.00	284.38
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	239	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	263	420.00–450.00	439.56
2	300–350	308	405.00–440.00	422.64
10	350–400	369	380.00–415.00	387.49
2	400–450	408	330.00–365.00	347.39
2	450–500	490	290.00–330.00	310.00
11	500–550	510	270.00–310.00	289.07
7	900–950	903	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	327	500.00–510.00	504.80
5	350–400	386	445.00–465.00	461.17
3	400–450	415	420.00–425.00	423.33
7	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	383.64
10	500–550	531	360.00–390.00	365.71
3	600–650	617	322.00–325.00	322.97
5	650–700	686	310.00–312.00	311.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	455.00	455.00
10	300–350	338	400.00–428.00	421.11
3	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	371.69
21	450–500	466	330.00–350.00	344.53
17	500–550	529	310.00–320.00	311.71
3	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	620	280.00–285.00	282.58
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	242	420.00–450.00	447.28
5	250–300	274	370.00–400.00	379.78
5	350–400	376	350.00–367.00	360.49
3	400–450	403	340.00–350.00	346.61
7	450–500	466	280.00–300.00	297.15
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	430.00–460.00	444.75
17	350–400	384	400.00–420.00	411.43
14	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	382.06
15	450–500	472	355.00–365.00	360.19
19	500–550	515	330.00–345.00	334.80
2	550–600	558	320.00	320.00
35	600–650	628	302.00–322.00	308.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.92
11	350–400	363	430.00–450.00	442.66
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	483	380.00–410.00	403.42
2	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	630	330.00–335.00	331.27
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	713	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	420.00–430.00	423.05
6	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	418	375.00–400.00	387.72
3	500–550	513	310.00–350.00	330.19
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	455.00–490.00	480.93
13	400–450	443	420.00–450.00	440.84
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	535	365.00–375.00	365.99
16	550–600	568	360.00–375.00	366.89
11	600–650	612	352.00–362.00	355.32
49	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	337.63
3	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
42	750–800	771	325.00–332.00	328.96
4	850–900	861	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,164	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,196.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,861.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,152	2,500.00–4,900.00	3,337.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,194	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,868.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,180	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,529.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,555	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,555	140.00–145.00	142.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	154.00–160.00	155.99
16	—	1,268	130.00–142.00	138.33
29	—	1,225	144.00–153.00	148.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	130.00–136.00	131.67
2	—	1,098	139.00–144.00	141.54
6	—	1,213	110.00–125.00	118.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	193.00–197.00	194.97
5	—	1,501	170.00–175.00	172.53
5	—	1,561	183.00–188.00	185.29

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

Steers · 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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