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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 25

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▼ 590 vs last sale 1,430▼ 255 vs year ago 1,095 · −23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 265▼ 115 vs year ago 210 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 190▼ 43 vs year ago 132 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slauhter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.77/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.54 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$407.77

64 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$88.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs GA average

−22.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	415.60	2,236	52
Medium and Large 2	569	383.07	2,179	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	327.50	1,850	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.10/cwt here — about $385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale64 hd

407.77

—

GA average13 barns · 312 hd

401.10

+6.67

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−22.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

+22.54

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.11, low $305.15, median $385.23 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	—	High	1,786	202.78	3,622	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	169.28	2,165	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	162.27	2,897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	144.37	1,619	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$2,793	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,660	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,624	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,146	12

Every lot

93 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	614.76/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,262	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	589.06/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,227	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,305	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	579.13/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,473	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	522.05/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,459	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	527.37/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,716	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	452.68/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,381	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	454.71/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,615	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	411.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	419.37/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,646	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,710	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	377.16/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,591	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	352.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,578	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,697	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	748	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,319	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	349.61/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,713	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,847	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	231	589.31/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,361	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	546.25/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,546	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	531.36/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,722	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	516.63/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,932	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	488.44/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,900	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	480.54/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,076	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	464.31/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,215	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	439.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,139	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	396.86/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,072	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	421.10/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,211	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	400.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,296	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	377.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,221	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	390.63/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,414	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,195	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	349.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,325	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,261	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	302.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,203	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	342.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,612	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,200	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	301.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,370	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	675.24/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,418	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	592.86/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,245	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	621.95/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,661	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,843	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,947	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	591.64/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,899	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	543.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,776	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	480.28/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,705	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	576.53/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,058	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	537.34/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,246	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	499.80/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,354	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	425.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,203	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	468.30/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,449	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	427.25/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,410	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	357.69/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,075	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	404.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	369.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,511	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,484	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	327.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,383	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	324.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,485	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	188.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,086	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	198.95/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,440	16
Bulls	—	—	1,923	213.06/cwt	205.00–223.00	4,097	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	154.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,552	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	143.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,568	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	160.89/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,011	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	179.07/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,271	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,761	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	170.59/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,233	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,471	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,965	170.58/cwt	168.00–173.00	3,352	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	2,486.67/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,487	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	922	2,403.93/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,404	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	948	2,361.34/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,361	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,260.31/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,260	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	3,106.83/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,107	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	915	2,006.42/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	3,954.06/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,954	6

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,430Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 265Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 190Year ago 132

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slauhter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls 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
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
5	250–300	267	600.00–640.00	621.95
12	300–350	321	570.00–610.00	591.64
10	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
4	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	425.21
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	327.37
5	750–800	767	320.00–325.00	324.01
3	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	670.00–680.00	675.24
1	250–300	275	670.00	670.00
7	300–350	309	630.00	630.00
16	350–400	357	565.00–585.00	576.53
33	400–450	418	500.00–550.00	537.34
16	450–500	471	485.00–515.00	499.80
16	500–550	523	450.00–490.00	468.30
13	550–600	564	410.00–440.00	427.25
7	600–650	622	400.00–415.00	404.26
4	650–700	679	365.00–380.00	369.87
2	700–750	715	345.00–350.00	347.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	590.00–600.00	592.86
3	300–350	327	540.00–550.00	543.11
2	350–400	355	460.00–500.00	480.28
2	550–600	580	350.00–365.00	357.69
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	231	550.00–600.00	589.31
5	250–300	283	530.00–570.00	546.25
15	300–350	324	530.00–540.00	531.36
7	350–400	389	485.00–500.00	488.44
14	450–500	487	430.00–445.00	439.29
3	500–550	522	380.00–405.00	396.86
7	550–600	589	370.00–380.00	377.16
2	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	650–700	685	325.00–335.00	330.04
8	750–800	785	300.00–315.00	301.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	728	295.00–310.00	302.56
3	750–800	763	285.00–295.00	288.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	374	510.00–525.00	516.63
28	400–450	432	470.00–500.00	480.54
31	450–500	477	450.00–475.00	464.31
38	500–550	525	410.00–450.00	421.10
14	550–600	573	400.00–405.00	400.69
23	600–650	618	370.00–395.00	390.63
5	650–700	666	340.00–355.00	349.05
13	750–800	762	340.00–350.00	342.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	560.00–595.00	589.06
3	400–450	419	550.00	550.00
6	500–550	526	430.00–480.00	452.68
6	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
17	600–650	611	400.00–415.00	411.51
13	650–700	687	370.00–400.00	377.16
18	700–750	731	340.00–360.00	352.66
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	748	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	610.00–620.00	614.76
11	400–450	427	570.00–580.00	579.13
38	450–500	471	505.00–550.00	522.05
18	500–550	515	520.00–535.00	527.37
25	550–600	575	440.00–465.00	454.71
18	600–650	631	417.00–440.00	419.37
17	650–700	653	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	745	362.00	362.00
9	750–800	776	347.00–355.00	349.61
4	850–900	876	325.00	325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,361.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	922	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,403.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,486.67

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)	2	—	1,465	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,106.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,135	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,260.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	1,140	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,006.42

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	—	1,397	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,954.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	176.00–183.00	179.07
16	—	1,309	169.00–174.00	170.59
13	—	1,250	153.00–167.00	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	151.00–156.00	154.47
6	—	1,090	140.00–145.00	143.89
3	—	1,302	130.00–138.00	135.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	152.00–156.00	153.96
2	—	1,965	168.00–173.00	170.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,923	205.00–223.00	213.06
16	—	1,729	194.00–206.00	198.95
3	—	1,633	185.00–193.00	188.97

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.