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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 5

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,360 head

▲ 677 vs last sale 683▼ 175 vs year ago 1,535 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 113▼ 24 vs year ago 183 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 65▼ 16 vs year ago 266 · −6.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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 $396.51/cwt on 73 head, up $11.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −23.29 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$396.51

▲ 11.03 vs prior sale

73 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$50.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.08

vs GA average

−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	416.11	2,313	32
Medium and Large 2	569	387.04	2,204	30
Medium and Large 3	575	365.34	2,100	11thin

One grade step is worth $50.77/cwt here — about $213 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 sale73 hd

396.51

—

GA average13 barns · 277 hd

382.43

+14.08

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−17.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−23.29

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	—	Average	1,570	215.97	3,391	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	179.42	2,239	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,711	178.12	3,047	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	159.82	1,710	27

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)	1,042	$3,316	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$3,145	71
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$2,807	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,111	$3,347	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$2,350	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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	489.19/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,580	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,627	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	412.01/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,780	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,120	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,330	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	398.74/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,878	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	428.90/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,050	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	406.61/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,102	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,175	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	417.09/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,336	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	382.49/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,211	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	364.30/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,135	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,665	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	374.80/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,309	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	361.92/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,425	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	337.61/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,441	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	324.46/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,346	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,548	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	479.84/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,262	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	394.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,315	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	439.41/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,468	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,449	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	417.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,532	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	386.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,478	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	396.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,699	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	375.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,625	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	323.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,483	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	392.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,811	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	363.64/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,731	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	371.90/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,952	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,722	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	359.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,007	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	338.35/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,986	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	323.34/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,076	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	330.29/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,216	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	224	593.41/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,329	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,680	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	579.73/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,519	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	502.50/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,482	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,649	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	458.15/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,530	19
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	446.25/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,540	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	494.98/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,782	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	437.51/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,680	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	428.84/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,780	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	410.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	33
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	385.46/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,661	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	415.66/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,933	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	358.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,694	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	392.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,871	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	380.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,004	36
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,040	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,450	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	233.57/cwt	225.00–239.00	3,373	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	205.92/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,276	8
Bulls	—	—	1,648	214.71/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,538	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,795	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	153.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,620	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	163.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,761	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	180.49/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,160	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	167.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,126	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	191.48/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,516	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	178.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,998	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,353	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,813	165.57/cwt	160.00–171.00	3,002	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	913	2,403.42/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,403	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	2,664.59/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,665	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	3,562.05/head	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,562	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	3,473.56/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,474	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	3,411.61/head	3,050.00–4,050.00	3,412	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	765	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	860	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	3,654.45/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,137	3,121.55/head	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,122	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,360Last week 683Year ago 1,535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 113Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 65Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
14	450–500	454	467.00	467.00
3	500–550	517	405.00–410.00	406.61
29	550–600	560	400.00–422.00	417.09
3	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
24	650–700	670	360.00–362.00	361.92
5	700–750	723	337.00–340.00	337.61
2	750–800	755	335.00–340.00	337.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	475.00–505.00	489.19
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
36	450–500	478	425.00–450.00	428.90
7	500–550	541	402.00	402.00
23	550–600	578	377.00–385.00	382.49
42	600–650	616	366.00–385.00	374.80
2	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	723	322.00–327.00	324.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	466	500.00	500.00
53	600–650	607	439.00	439.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	392	410.00–420.00	414.96
9	400–450	432	400.00–420.00	412.01
11	450–500	471	390.00–410.00	398.74
2	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	586	350.00–380.00	364.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	700.00	700.00
5	250–300	262	570.00–600.00	579.73
9	300–350	314	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	360	470.00–510.00	494.98
9	400–450	415	425.00–435.00	428.84
17	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	415.66
36	500–550	526	380.00–390.00	380.98
2	550–600	555	365.00–370.00	367.52
4	650–700	696	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	224	580.00–620.00	593.41
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
19	300–350	334	450.00–480.00	458.15
6	350–400	384	435.00–450.00	437.51
33	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	410.76
18	450–500	477	380.00–400.00	392.20
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	500.00–505.00	502.50
4	300–350	345	435.00–450.00	446.25
6	350–400	393	400.00	400.00
14	400–450	431	365.00–390.00	385.46
8	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	358.22
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	335.04
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	755	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	235	550.00	550.00
6	250–300	263	470.00–490.00	479.84
8	300–350	334	435.00–440.00	439.41
13	350–400	367	410.00–440.00	417.52
21	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	396.97
37	450–500	461	375.00–400.00	392.95
54	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	371.90
17	550–600	558	350.00–370.00	359.67
8	650–700	671	320.00–332.00	330.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	344	420.00–425.00	421.20
12	350–400	382	370.00–400.00	386.79
30	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	375.27
4	450–500	476	360.00–370.00	363.64
5	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
34	550–600	587	330.00–342.00	338.35
7	600–650	642	315.00–327.00	323.34
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	390.00–400.00	394.81
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	459	320.00–335.00	323.14
3	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	326.68
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

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)	38	—	1,014	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,562.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,473.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,109	3,050.00–4,050.00	3,411.61

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)	1	—	1,035	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	913	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,403.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	975	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,664.59

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	16	—	1,137	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,121.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	860	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	14	—	1,117	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	175.00–180.00	178.96
2	—	1,813	160.00–171.00	165.57
1	—	1,685	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,272	160.00–172.00	167.14
39	—	1,197	174.00–187.00	180.49
21	—	1,314	188.00–200.00	191.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,059	150.00–159.00	153.01
16	—	1,080	160.00–170.00	163.06
1	—	1,020	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	211.00–218.00	214.71
8	—	1,591	199.00–210.00	205.92
5	—	1,444	225.00–239.00	233.57

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.