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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 7

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,077 head

▲ 324 vs last sale 753▲ 339 vs year ago 738 · +45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

243 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 161▲ 87 vs year ago 156 · +55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 156▲ 34 vs year ago 104 · +32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Last Reported Date and Total

Trends unavailable due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.66/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −1.14 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$418.66

61 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs GA average

−47.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	424.97	2,273	52
Medium and Large 2	568	395.97	2,249	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	364.86	2,024	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale61 hd

418.66

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

416.52

+2.13

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−47.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−1.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $343.34, median $419.80 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,831	201.40	3,688	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	169.21	2,554	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	164.93	2,102	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	139.59	1,494	18

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)	1,222	$2,736	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$2,380	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,346	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,829	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,247	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	517.79/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,590	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	591.46/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,993	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	552.10/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,065	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	483.43/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,871	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	469.19/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,985	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	487.82/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,088	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,015	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	455.94/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,120	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	400.77/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,940	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	429.82/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,265	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	363.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,044	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	395.97/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,249	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	367.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,286	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,216	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	336.50/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,345	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,586	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,568	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	891	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,513	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,760	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	592.12/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,374	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	541.62/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,506	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,161	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	464.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,446	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	550.62/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,729	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	452.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,644	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	497.75/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,827	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	392.57/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,668	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	439.10/cwt	432.00–455.00	1,884	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	417.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,808	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	437.84/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,088	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	393.80/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,914	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	390.05/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,028	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	370.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,101	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	351.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,033	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	332.76/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,953	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	343.49/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,099	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,974	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	331.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,241	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,172	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	609.94/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,720	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	576.03/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,872	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	460.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,704	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	544.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,025	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	452.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,970	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	440.74/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,067	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	382.14/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,842	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	408.75/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,003	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	403.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,123	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	382.56/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,135	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,098	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	367.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,301	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,141	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	328.28/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,370	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,338	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	188.96/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,055	11
Bulls	—	—	1,887	202.73/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,826	18
Bulls	—	—	2,025	217.54/cwt	214.00–227.00	4,405	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	151.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,639	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	141.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,549	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	166.01/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,059	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	153.58/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,967	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,154	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	149.81/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,007	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	177.02/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,443	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	181.30/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,001	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	928	2,020.49/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,020	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,042	2,346.16/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,346	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,167	2,380.74/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,381	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	3,233.28/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,233	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 753Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 161Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 156Year ago 104

Correction to Last Reported Date and Total

Trends unavailable due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	313	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	484	380.00–420.00	400.77
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	363.14
8	600–650	633	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	665.00	665.00
22	300–350	337	570.00–620.00	591.46
27	350–400	374	525.00–570.00	552.10
22	400–450	428	475.00–525.00	487.82
11	450–500	465	450.00–465.00	455.94
35	500–550	527	420.00–445.00	429.82
17	550–600	551	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
12	650–700	672	350.00	350.00
8	750–800	786	329.00	329.00
3	800–850	823	312.00	312.00
5	900–950	908	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	307	500.00–530.00	517.79
6	350–400	387	470.00–515.00	483.43
18	400–450	423	465.00–475.00	469.19
2	450–500	458	435.00–445.00	440.03
5	550–600	568	395.00–400.00	395.97
16	600–650	622	360.00–375.00	367.49
4	650–700	697	335.00–337.00	336.50
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	891	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	232	580.00–600.00	592.12
6	250–300	278	520.00–600.00	541.62
12	300–350	314	535.00–570.00	550.62
16	350–400	367	475.00–555.00	497.75
31	400–450	429	432.00–455.00	439.10
14	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	437.84
23	500–550	520	370.00–410.00	390.05
15	550–600	567	365.00–380.00	370.57
14	600–650	611	335.00–355.00	343.49
5	650–700	677	325.00–335.00	331.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	450.00–480.00	464.90
13	350–400	363	430.00–460.00	452.86
14	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	417.54
20	450–500	486	380.00–405.00	393.80
17	550–600	579	350.00–360.00	351.19
3	600–650	617	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–420.00	410.09
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	425	370.00–405.00	392.57
2	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	587	320.00–337.00	332.76
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	282	600.00–630.00	609.94
11	300–350	325	550.00–620.00	576.03
9	350–400	372	500.00–550.00	544.33
7	400–450	435	450.00–465.00	452.87
25	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	440.74
12	500–550	526	395.00–420.00	403.60
2	550–600	558	370.00–395.00	382.56
17	600–650	626	350.00–375.00	367.64
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	722	325.00–335.00	328.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	482	380.00–395.00	382.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	460.41
9	450–500	490	407.00–420.00	408.75
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	562	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	345.06
2	650–700	680	310.00–320.00	314.89
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	775	300.00–305.00	301.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	147.00–155.00	151.09
3	—	953	120.00–130.00	123.72
13	—	1,095	135.00–145.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,281	149.00–159.00	153.58
70	—	1,240	160.00–171.00	166.01
21	—	1,380	172.00–186.00	177.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,340	146.00–152.00	149.81
5	—	1,655	176.00–185.00	181.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,617	180.00–194.00	188.96
18	—	1,887	198.00–208.00	202.73
7	—	2,025	214.00–227.00	217.54

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)	10	—	1,298	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,233.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,167	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,380.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,042	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,346.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,020.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.