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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 19

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

744 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 1,058▼ 362 vs year ago 1,106 · −32.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 188▼ 106 vs year ago 212 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 98▼ 57 vs year ago 137 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 lower. slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cows sharply lower.

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 $360.86/cwt on 62 head, down $28.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.94 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$360.86

▼ 28.71 vs prior sale

62 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$56.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs GA average

−35.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	380.00	2,052	26
Medium and Large 2	563	349.19	1,968	33
Medium and Large 3	545	323.35	1,763	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.65/cwt here — about $288 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

360.86

—

GA average12 barns · 296 hd

359.09

+1.77

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−35.92

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−58.94

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	1,780	207.31	3,690	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	167.16	2,224	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,335	166.50	2,223	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,138	147.44	1,678	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,551	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,220	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,183	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	480.55/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,312	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	590.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,653	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	420.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,636	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	424.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,765	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	330.03/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,597	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	389.77/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,937	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	383.74/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,007	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	366.45/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,968	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,749	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	374.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,121	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	341.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,965	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	344.84/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,097	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,906	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.60/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,248	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	325.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,352	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,631	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	413.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,351	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	366.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,366	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	342.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,283	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	397.40/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,530	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	375.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,538	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	351.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,494	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,422	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	352.40/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,621	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	336.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,596	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,732	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	322.04/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,726	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	327.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,840	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	298.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,740	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	329.25/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,022	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	291.41/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,839	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,070	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	252.02/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,676	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	294.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,975	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,403	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	457.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,312	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,513	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	422.82/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,400	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	338.99/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,241	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	444.64/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,641	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	403.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,533	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,576	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	403.08/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,725	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	384.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,805	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,704	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	359.52/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,852	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	339.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,754	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	298.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,658	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	321.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,828	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,132	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	207.31/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,690	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,622	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	151.17/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,741	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	139.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,627	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	154.51/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,910	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,248	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,198	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	181.36/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,441	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	170.10/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,332	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	2,183.19/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,183	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,132	2,331.73/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,332	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	2,219.87/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,220	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	3,051.42/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,051	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 1,058Year ago 1,106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 188Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 98Year ago 137

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 lower. slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cows sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	484	320.00–350.00	330.03
2	500–550	538	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	610	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	460.00–500.00	480.55
26	350–400	389	420.00–435.00	420.56
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
10	500–550	537	350.00–370.00	366.45
23	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	341.69
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
19	750–800	785	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	580.00–600.00	590.18
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
8	400–450	416	420.00–425.00	424.38
30	450–500	497	387.00–397.00	389.77
16	500–550	523	377.00–395.00	383.74
10	550–600	567	365.00–375.00	374.01
21	600–650	608	342.00–347.00	344.84
21	650–700	680	327.00–332.00	330.60
13	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	325.38
5	800–850	830	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	278	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	327	400.00–420.00	413.16
4	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	366.16
17	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	351.64
16	450–500	475	330.00–345.00	336.08
34	500–550	536	315.00–327.00	322.04
2	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	670	280.00–300.00	294.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.38
4	350–400	375	325.00–350.00	342.20
7	400–450	431	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	584	295.00–310.00	298.03
4	600–650	631	265.00–300.00	291.41
3	650–700	665	240.00–275.00	252.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
18	350–400	385	397.00–405.00	397.40
2	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	375.06
30	450–500	460	352.00–355.00	352.40
3	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	334.95
10	550–600	561	325.00–330.00	327.97
4	600–650	614	327.00–330.00	329.25
19	650–700	657	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	366	330.00–355.00	338.99
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	555	295.00–300.00	298.74
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	450.00–480.00	457.07
8	300–350	331	410.00–450.00	422.82
3	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	403.38
5	400–450	420	370.00–390.00	375.14
7	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	357.15
20	500–550	516	330.00–350.00	339.99
4	550–600	569	320.00–325.00	321.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	322	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	369	435.00–470.00	444.64
11	400–450	428	397.00–425.00	403.08
5	450–500	469	380.00–390.00	384.90
13	500–550	515	355.00–365.00	359.52
3	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	768	275.00–280.00	277.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,145	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,219.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,053	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,183.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,132	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,331.73

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)	7	—	1,183	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,051.42

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	2	—	1,430	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,330	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,371	164.00–176.00	170.10
16	—	1,236	147.00–162.00	154.51
7	—	1,346	177.00–189.00	181.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	158.00–160.00	158.98
6	—	1,163	135.00–142.00	139.86
6	—	1,152	149.00–155.00	151.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	205.00–209.00	207.31

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.