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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

985 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.54/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 431 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $333.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,554/hd at 767 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.16/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 457 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 985 1,051 1,281
Feeder cattle 697 856 960
Slaughter cattle 199 151 288
Replacement cattle 89 44 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, steer, bull, and heifer calves steady, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, replacement cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–490 471 11 420.00–425.00 $424.53 $2,000 -40.47
513–547 532 9 380.00–400.00 $388.57 $2,067 -1.43
552–595 557 8 370.00–382.00 $380.40 $2,119 +17.87
662 662 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,350 +16.89
725 725 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,356 -9.59
767 767 30 333.00 $333.00 $2,554 +23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 9 400.00–410.00 $408.88 $1,660 -0.92
485–486 486 19 380.00–400.00 $398.95 $1,939 +23.63
525–541 538 5 360.00–375.00 $372.07 $2,002 +2.07
577–588 579 14 350.00–355.00 $353.91 $2,049 +18.91
663 663 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,155 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 375.00–395.00 $385.06 $1,571 —
505–520 513 2 315.00–320.00 $317.46 $1,629 -2.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,534 +20.00
376–395 378 27 405.00–415.00 $406.70 $1,537 -8.96
405–444 431 37 370.00–400.00 $390.54 $1,683 +8.07
470 470 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 +11.03
507–532 518 21 355.00–365.00 $360.60 $1,868 +21.16
620 620 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 -2.25
668–685 673 6 315.00–325.00 $320.84 $2,159 +20.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–240 233 5 450.00–490.00 $471.48 $1,099 +21.48
280–288 286 21 410.00–440.00 $419.35 $1,199 -6.66
370–382 378 6 360.00–400.00 $386.88 $1,462 —
410–440 425 2 355.00–370.00 $362.24 $1,540 +4.52
455–460 457 29 330.00–340.00 $334.16 $1,527 -9.68
503–530 512 12 330.00–335.00 $331.27 $1,696 +8.58
555–560 556 13 320.00–330.00 $323.46 $1,798 +2.34
603 603 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,869 +5.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 370.00–380.00 $374.92 $1,162 +4.92
360–370 367 3 340.00–350.00 $346.73 $1,272 -22.24
405–420 413 2 325.00–340.00 $332.64 $1,374 +2.64
455–465 459 4 300.00–325.00 $316.19 $1,451 +6.11
520–530 525 2 280.00–310.00 $295.14 $1,549 -8.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 600.00–650.00 $624.18 $1,423 —
253–285 264 3 560.00–580.00 $572.79 $1,512 -6.66
305–335 328 4 500.00–505.00 $503.84 $1,653 -38.45
364–399 386 13 470.00–490.00 $482.74 $1,863 -14.66
479 479 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,772 -50.50
510 510 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 -15.00
559–575 571 27 325.00–345.00 $330.45 $1,887 -2.58
601–620 611 11 310.00–320.00 $314.47 $1,921 -5.53
701–705 702 8 290.00–300.00 $291.26 $2,045 -13.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–260 259 4 540.00–550.00 $542.51 $1,405 —
360–370 362 5 430.00–465.00 $457.85 $1,657 +26.89
445 445 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 +1.19
455–470 460 21 360.00–390.00 $375.91 $1,729 +2.61
515–530 525 13 330.00–355.00 $342.63 $1,799 +0.63
555 555 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 +2.66
613 613 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,808 +2.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–386 380 8 400.00–405.00 $401.83 $1,527 +31.83
467–470 468 7 330.00–350.00 $344.26 $1,611 +1.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1465 1135 80-85% 12 115.00–125.00 $121.58 $1,380 —
1135–1520 1203 80-85% 14 143.00–155.00 $146.20 $1,759 +9.54
1040–1425 1212 80-85% 31 129.00–142.00 $134.44 $1,629 -2.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1150 1077 85-90% 12 100.00–115.00 $108.05 $1,164 —
925–1145 1083 85-90% 8 117.00–125.00 $121.25 $1,313 —
1085–1220 1122 85-90% 5 129.00–135.00 $131.45 $1,475 +8.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,903 —
1350–1635 1574 75-80% 7 130.00–133.00 $130.94 $2,061 -13.06
1680–1895 1723 75-80% 5 134.00–150.00 $140.05 $2,413 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,778 —
1650–2175 1978 7 177.00–189.00 $182.69 $3,614 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1220 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,950.00–3,000.00 $2,978.31
1115–1245 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,598.58

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Price trend

high 471.21 low 337.30 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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