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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 20

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

799 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 874▼ 132 vs year ago 931 · −14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 148▲ 23 vs year ago 172 · +13.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

257 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 281▲ 221 vs year ago 36 · +613.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with higher undertone.

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 $409.25/cwt on 55 head, down $11.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.02 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$409.25

▼ 11.86 vs prior sale

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.27

vs GA average

−9.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	417.99	2,236	38
Medium and Large 2	556	389.72	2,166	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.27/cwt here — about $71 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 sale55 hd

409.25

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

390.98

+18.27

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−9.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

+24.02

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	1,622	216.80	3,517	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	178.88	2,588	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	177.20	2,200	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	167.28	1,722	45

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)	1,221	$2,898	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,748	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,550	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$3,511	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$3,400	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	599.83/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,428	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,983	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	580.16/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,915	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	573.08/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,166	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	537.82/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,044	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	513.11/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,206	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	476.37/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,067	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	494.98/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,247	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	446.21/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,360	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,378	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	418.42/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,456	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	376.53/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,365	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	412.45/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,594	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,747	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,674	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,777	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,610	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	509.44/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,136	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	545.27/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,527	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,630	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	281	490.98/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,380	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	542.75/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,769	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	446.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,510	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	497.84/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,708	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	463.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,720	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	424.93/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,585	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	496.20/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,915	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	427.12/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,760	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	472.88/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,972	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,699	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	444.62/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,094	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	421.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,008	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	423.19/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,205	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	405.01/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,134	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	407.98/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,293	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	372.52/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,190	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	327.58/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,047	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,324	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	350.53/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,247	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,278	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	260.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,860	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	321.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,333	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	614.33/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,382	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	233	564.19/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,315	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	655.60/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,790	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	524.57/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,521	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	640.01/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,074	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	501.57/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,645	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	591.85/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,036	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	555.97/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,013	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	486.77/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,884	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	512.01/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,007	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	461.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,989	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,884	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	420.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,945	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	448.40/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,139	28
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,318	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	432.10/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,277	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	432.43/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,422	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	410.09/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,301	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	401.09/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,471	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,305	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	363.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,583	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	202.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	212.87/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,414	8
Bulls	—	—	1,694	223.41/cwt	219.00–232.00	3,785	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	170.14/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,735	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,661	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	164.17/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,998	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	188.51/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,326	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	176.83/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,216	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	189.07/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,609	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	171.95/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,495	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	183.66/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,683	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	865	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	875	3,402.86/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	903	3,638.09/head	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	3,800.74/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	3,382.81/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	866	2,196.83/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,197	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	2,865.73/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,866	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	910	1,858.04/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	931	2,573.03/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,573	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,123	2,350.52/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,351	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,856.83/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,857	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	2,409.44/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,409	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,219	2,493.85/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,494	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	3,067.23/head	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,067	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	3,004.73/head	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,005	16

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 May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 874Year ago 931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 148Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 281Year ago 36

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	580.00–610.00	599.83
5	300–350	330	550.00–600.00	580.16
19	350–400	380	530.00–545.00	537.82
18	400–450	430	500.00–515.00	513.11
13	450–500	454	480.00–500.00	494.98
12	500–550	529	430.00–500.00	446.21
2	550–600	553	430.00	430.00
8	600–650	629	410.00–425.00	412.45
3	650–700	677	390.00–400.00	394.91
4	750–800	779	330.00–340.00	335.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	305	650.00	650.00
6	350–400	378	570.00–590.00	573.08
2	650–700	670	410.00	410.00
3	700–750	703	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	434	470.00–485.00	476.37
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	587	410.00–420.00	418.42
3	600–650	628	365.00–385.00	376.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	614.33
14	300–350	344	570.00–595.00	591.85
22	350–400	392	500.00–530.00	512.01
14	400–450	431	450.00–485.00	461.40
28	450–500	477	440.00–460.00	448.40
14	500–550	527	415.00–440.00	432.10
29	550–600	561	370.00–420.00	410.09
3	600–650	623	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	663	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	650.00–670.00	655.60
14	300–350	324	620.00–660.00	640.01
13	350–400	362	540.00–580.00	555.97
5	450–500	483	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	560	425.00–440.00	432.43
9	600–650	616	395.00–415.00	401.09
6	700–750	711	355.00–365.00	363.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00–580.00	564.19
2	250–300	290	500.00–550.00	524.57
6	300–350	328	490.00–520.00	501.57
3	350–400	387	480.00–490.00	486.77
2	400–450	433	430.00–440.00	435.03
8	450–500	463	400.00–430.00	420.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	580.00	580.00
11	300–350	326	525.00–560.00	542.75
20	350–400	386	490.00–520.00	496.20
9	400–450	417	450.00–495.00	472.88
14	450–500	471	435.00–450.00	444.62
25	500–550	521	395.00–435.00	423.19
13	550–600	562	390.00–420.00	407.98
2	600–650	628	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	665	340.00–345.00	342.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–550.00	545.27
11	300–350	343	470.00–520.00	497.84
5	350–400	371	450.00–480.00	463.69
12	400–450	412	420.00–435.00	427.12
13	450–500	477	410.00–430.00	421.06
9	500–550	527	395.00–415.00	405.01
8	550–600	588	350.00–380.00	372.52
19	600–650	641	350.00–360.00	350.53
4	700–750	726	315.00–325.00	321.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–520.00	509.44
5	250–300	281	470.00–500.00	490.98
8	300–350	338	440.00–465.00	446.62
7	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	424.93
3	400–450	447	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	327.58
2	700–750	715	250.00–270.00	260.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,075	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,382.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,800.74

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	—	903	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,638.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,402.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	3,400.00	3,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,153	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,856.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,243	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,067.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,281	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,004.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	866	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,196.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,858.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,865.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	931	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,573.03

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)	7	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,409.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,493.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	180.00–187.50	183.66
12	—	1,451	164.00–176.00	171.95
3	—	1,380	188.00–190.00	189.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,253	170.00–184.00	176.83
12	—	1,217	154.00–168.00	164.17
15	—	1,234	186.00–193.00	188.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	150.00–160.00	155.86
36	—	1,020	163.00–175.00	170.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,694	219.00–232.00	223.41
2	—	1,373	200.00–205.00	202.79
8	—	1,604	207.00–217.00	212.87

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.