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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,219 head

▲ 325 vs last sale 894▼ 233 vs year ago 1,452 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 185▼ 106 vs year ago 243 · −43.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 213▲ 76 vs year ago 123 · +61.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago,slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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 $403.11/cwt on 62 head, down $15.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.88 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$403.11

▼ 15.01 vs prior sale

62 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$64.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs GA average

−22.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	422.94	2,326	30
Medium and Large 2	557	394.56	2,197	23
Medium and Large 3	561	358.85	2,014	9thin

One grade step is worth $64.09/cwt here — about $313 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 sale62 hd

403.11

—

GA average14 barns · 403 hd

397.24

+5.87

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−22.08

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

+17.88

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	1,750	207.06	3,623	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	179.18	2,297	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	178.81	2,786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	156.70	1,822	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)	1,098	$3,363	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$2,972	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$3,988	40

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	560.24/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,101	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	502.66/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,890	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	543.74/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,104	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	534.37/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,308	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	503.87/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,212	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,410	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	466.14/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,177	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	498.90/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,375	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	480.47/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,446	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	456.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,406	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	451.93/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,549	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,428	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	423.94/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,582	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,614	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	376.45/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,695	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	350.53/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,752	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,825	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,067	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,976	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	530.03/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,383	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	497.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,628	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	473.97/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,621	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	444.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,627	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	480.58/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,850	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	483.45/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,001	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	455.55/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,986	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,187	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	430.18/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,078	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	413.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,022	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	382.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,998	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	421.56/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,230	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	423.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,368	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	352.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,015	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	390.37/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,260	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	369.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,251	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,247	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	662	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,920	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,346	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	310.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,267	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	307.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,423	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,306	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,530	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	615.16/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,464	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	603.90/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,649	14
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	523.67/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,660	15
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	581.10/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,912	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	484.81/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,881	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	523.85/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,069	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,099	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	511.05/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,203	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	464.38/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,187	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,519	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	404.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,141	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,139	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	410.39/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,380	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,218	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	208.19/cwt	203.00–211.00	3,287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	189.41/cwt	175.00–200.00	3,167	6
Bulls	—	—	1,914	221.55/cwt	216.00–228.00	4,240	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,915	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	159.75/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,837	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	169.04/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,042	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	143.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,740	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	179.06/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,267	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	187.00/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,554	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	165.47/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,452	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	180.12/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,822	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	193.55/cwt	193.00–194.00	3,165	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	865	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,224	3,057.92/head	2,450.00–3,500.00	3,058	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	4,295.55/head	3,950.00–4,600.00	4,296	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,031	2,751.78/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,752	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,068	3,083.63/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,084	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	3,387.51/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,388	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	3,920.71/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,921	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,219Last week 894Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 185Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 213Year ago 123

Compared to one week ago,slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, all feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	1,224	2,450.00–3,500.00	3,057.92

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	—	865	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	30	—	1,265	3,950.00–4,600.00	4,295.55

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)	10	—	1,068	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,083.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,031	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,751.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	5	—	1,159	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,920.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,118	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,387.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,500.00	3,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	387	535.00–550.00	543.74
25	400–450	439	500.00–515.00	503.87
13	450–500	476	485.00–505.00	498.90
18	500–550	527	445.00–460.00	456.56
15	550–600	575	440.00	440.00
7	650–700	688	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
8	800–850	831	340.00	340.00
3	900–950	930	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	985	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	328	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	376	500.00–520.00	502.66
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	467	450.00–470.00	466.14
2	550–600	585	410.00–420.00	415.00
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	555.00–570.00	560.24
22	400–450	432	530.00–535.00	534.37
13	450–500	459	525.00	525.00
10	500–550	509	475.00–495.00	480.47
32	550–600	564	450.00–457.00	451.93
22	600–650	609	422.00–430.00	423.94
35	700–750	716	365.00–381.00	376.45
13	750–800	785	345.00–357.00	350.53
7	900–950	902	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	600.00–630.00	615.16
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
15	300–350	317	515.00–540.00	523.67
5	350–400	395	520.00–540.00	523.85
3	400–450	424	495.00	495.00
9	450–500	471	450.00–475.00	464.38
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	580	400.00–425.00	410.39
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	388	475.00–495.00	484.81
13	500–550	529	400.00–410.00	404.73
2	550–600	578	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	625	350.00–360.00	354.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	590.00–640.00	603.90
7	300–350	329	570.00–600.00	581.10
1	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
17	400–450	431	500.00–525.00	511.05
3	450–500	494	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	510	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	261	520.00–540.00	530.03
14	300–350	327	490.00–520.00	497.95
23	350–400	385	470.00–490.00	480.58
32	400–450	436	445.00–465.00	455.55
68	450–500	483	420.00–445.00	430.18
10	500–550	528	400.00	400.00
13	550–600	579	390.00–395.00	390.37
4	600–650	633	350.00–360.00	355.04
9	700–750	730	310.00–315.00	310.56
4	750–800	788	300.00–310.00	307.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	500.00	500.00
14	300–350	342	460.00–475.00	473.97
7	350–400	366	420.00–450.00	444.41
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	489	410.00–415.00	413.40
2	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	382.08
7	550–600	572	350.00–365.00	352.21
3	650–700	662	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	265	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
31	400–450	414	470.00–500.00	483.45
7	450–500	451	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	529	415.00–440.00	421.56
21	550–600	559	410.00–425.00	423.53
5	600–650	610	365.00–370.00	369.02
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	711	330.00	330.00
8	750–800	798	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	140.00–150.00	143.80
1	—	1,120	171.00	171.00
8	—	1,150	156.00–164.00	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	160.00–171.00	165.47
2	—	1,635	193.00–194.00	193.55
8	—	1,567	178.00–185.00	180.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,208	165.00–173.00	169.04
24	—	1,366	184.00–196.00	187.00
43	—	1,266	174.00–183.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,914	216.00–228.00	221.55
4	—	1,579	203.00–211.00	208.19
6	—	1,672	175.00–200.00	189.41

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.