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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 4

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,019 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 840▲ 28 vs year ago 991 · +2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 95▼ 171 vs year ago 345 · −49.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 89▲ 85 vs year ago 22 · +386.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $423.93/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +26.09 against this barn's trailing median of $397.84.

Average price

$423.93

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$52.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.10

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	434.56	2,325	28
Medium and Large 2	544	404.99	2,204	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	381.57	2,073	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.98/cwt here — about $252 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

423.93

—

GA average13 barns · 366 hd

414.83

+9.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

397.84

+26.09

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $434.67, low $303.99, median $397.84 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	1,679	194.42	3,265	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	173.46	2,806	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	168.45	2,248	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	144.36	1,611	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$3,038	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,661	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,567	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,864	6

Every lot

105 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 2	288	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,670	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,860	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	494.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,781	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	502.52/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,116	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	528.02/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,244	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	496.67/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,250	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,059	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	485.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,278	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	434.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,292	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	441.54/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,490	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	425.13/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,500	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,496	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,673	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,590	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	379.78/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,545	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	344.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,666	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	314.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,722	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,491	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	505.22/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,137	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	575.95/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,307	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	495.45/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,338	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	535.84/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,666	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	486.12/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,604	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	430.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,560	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	499.72/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,919	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	431.25/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,794	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	402.86/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,712	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	470.07/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,007	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	438.18/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,064	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	419.61/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,027	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	362.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,751	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,103	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,097	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	376.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,127	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	409.60/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,363	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	338.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,235	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	304.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,085	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	335.85/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,468	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	604.25/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,372	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	567.45/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,362	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	572.05/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,573	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	550.21/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,552	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	503.51/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,551	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	544.82/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,765	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	559.63/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,975	30
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	525.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,886	38
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,980	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	538.51/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,246	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	491.39/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,270	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	462.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,240	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,167	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	442.74/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,329	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	382.36/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,027	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,304	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,473	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,448	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	304.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,402	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	896	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,509	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,621	181.36/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,940	12
Bulls	—	—	1,695	198.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,367	12
Bulls	—	—	1,782	215.59/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,842	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	154.52/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,692	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,609	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,558	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	158.36/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,953	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	168.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,256	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	177.66/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,526	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	171.31/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,743	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	179.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,985	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	3,171.84/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,172	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,008	2,382.46/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,382	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	2,985.75/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,986	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,087	2,858.67/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,859	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	2,823.29/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,823	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	755	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	2,870.27/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,870	4

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 840Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 95Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 89Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	930	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,171.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,367	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,823.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,985.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,008	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,382.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,858.67

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	4	—	1,110	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,870.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	2,850.00	2,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	421	490.00–510.00	502.52
16	450–500	469	485.00–490.00	485.62
11	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	588	415.00–435.00	425.13
7	600–650	624	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	670	370.00–390.00	379.78
11	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	490.00–500.00	494.86
2	450–500	455	450.00–455.00	452.47
5	500–550	528	430.00–440.00	434.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	620.00	620.00
10	400–450	425	520.00–570.00	528.02
3	450–500	453	495.00–500.00	496.67
4	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
15	550–600	564	437.00–450.00	441.54
8	600–650	644	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	660	390.00–395.00	392.48
10	750–800	774	340.00–345.00	344.50
15	850–900	866	310.00–315.00	314.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	560.00–590.00	575.95
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
10	300–350	330	470.00–490.00	486.12
2	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	416	430.00–435.00	431.25
25	450–500	483	410.00–420.00	419.61
7	500–550	531	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	565	370.00–380.00	376.52
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
8	650–700	684	300.00–315.00	304.83
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00–510.00	505.22
3	250–300	270	470.00–510.00	495.45
3	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
10	350–400	362	400.00–440.00	430.88
3	400–450	425	380.00–420.00	402.86
2	450–500	483	350.00–375.00	362.44
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	710.00	710.00
6	300–350	311	530.00–550.00	535.84
16	350–400	384	490.00–520.00	499.72
17	400–450	427	455.00–485.00	470.07
28	450–500	471	425.00–460.00	438.18
28	500–550	513	405.00–420.00	409.95
11	550–600	577	385.00–415.00	409.60
2	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
11	650–700	660	325.00–350.00	338.60
25	700–750	735	320.00–337.00	335.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	580.00–640.00	604.25
4	250–300	275	560.00–580.00	572.05
12	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	544.82
38	350–400	359	500.00–540.00	525.40
1	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
25	450–500	484	450.00–470.00	462.77
2	500–550	513	420.00–425.00	422.46
7	550–600	553	400.00	400.00
12	600–650	633	380.00–390.00	386.67
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	896	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	560.00–570.00	567.45
11	250–300	282	530.00–555.00	550.21
3	300–350	308	500.00–510.00	503.51
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	375.00–390.00	382.36
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	790	300.00–305.00	304.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
30	350–400	353	550.00–560.00	559.63
24	400–450	417	515.00–555.00	538.51
21	450–500	462	490.00–520.00	491.39
21	500–550	526	435.00–460.00	442.74
7	550–600	562	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	626	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,601	165.00–176.00	171.31
4	—	1,664	177.00–185.00	179.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,422	174.00–182.00	177.66
20	—	1,233	152.00–163.00	158.36
62	—	1,338	164.00–174.00	168.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	152.00–160.00	154.52
10	—	1,096	140.00–150.00	146.82
5	—	1,168	130.00–137.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,621	173.00–185.00	181.36
12	—	1,695	190.00–205.00	198.67
5	—	1,782	211.00–220.00	215.59

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.