Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.49/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 384 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.69/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 423 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.36/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 743 708
Feeder cattle 507 572 529
Slaughter cattle 166 124 162
Replacement cattle 65 47 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steers calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 142.00 $142.00 $466 ±0.00
396 396 5 142.00 $142.00 $562 —
405–448 442 11 136.00–140.00 $136.35 $603 -4.25
465 465 2 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
625 625 1 117.00 $117.00 $731 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
450–470 460 2 136.00–143.00 $139.42 $641 -3.87
557–562 559 10 125.00–130.00 $128.49 $718 -0.65
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -8.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -7.00
460–480 470 2 122.00–124.00 $122.98 $578 +0.44
595 595 1 111.00 $111.00 $660 -3.11
605 605 1 103.00 $103.00 $623 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 132.00 $132.00 $449 -2.84
365–394 384 23 124.00–133.00 $126.49 $486 -2.22
400–445 422 10 123.00–130.00 $125.77 $531 +2.69
450–495 469 9 119.00–125.00 $121.63 $570 +3.24
500–543 530 11 115.00–122.00 $117.17 $621 +1.09
555 555 1 119.00 $119.00 $660 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 7 120.00–126.00 $122.43 $406 —
370–395 385 5 120.00–123.00 $121.80 $469 +1.70
405–440 423 13 115.00–121.00 $119.69 $506 +2.28
465–495 484 9 107.00–117.00 $111.55 $540 -3.89
505–530 514 4 105.00–111.00 $108.02 $555 -4.99
575–593 584 6 103.00–107.00 $104.97 $613 -2.60
600–640 629 8 100.00–106.00 $100.76 $634 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 3 115.00–120.00 $116.64 $272 —
253–290 273 6 110.00–120.00 $113.53 $310 —
305–330 318 2 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $357 —
375–390 383 2 105.00–107.00 $106.02 $406 -6.46
400–440 420 2 100.00–106.00 $103.14 $433 +3.14
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 +9.00
510–515 512 5 95.00–101.00 $99.20 $508 +3.20
550 550 1 97.00 $97.00 $534 —
645 645 1 94.00 $94.00 $606 —
650–665 658 2 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $589 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 167.00–170.00 $168.43 $354 —
285–295 290 2 167.00–169.00 $167.98 $487 —
305 305 1 167.00 $167.00 $509 +11.00
360–390 376 9 141.00–151.00 $145.19 $546 —
400–440 428 10 134.00–140.00 $135.69 $581 -5.57
465–495 478 7 130.00–139.00 $131.86 $630 -3.35
510–548 527 8 120.00–127.00 $123.95 $653 -1.05
560–590 567 6 114.00–123.00 $117.96 $669 -3.28
605–620 616 4 113.00–114.00 $113.75 $701 -6.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
320–345 333 2 138.00–140.00 $138.96 $463 -13.03
365–375 369 7 132.00–138.00 $136.42 $503 -0.79
405–430 422 11 130.00–133.00 $130.36 $550 +0.33
450–480 463 11 127.00–128.00 $127.82 $592 +1.14
540 540 1 117.00 $117.00 $632 -1.03
600–635 615 3 102.00–110.00 $104.97 $646 +0.98
665–695 677 3 101.00–103.00 $101.99 $690 -1.01
740 740 1 102.00 $102.00 $755 ±0.00
775 775 2 101.00 $101.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
265–273 270 7 140.00–141.00 $140.58 $380 -3.93
305–340 320 4 127.00–137.00 $131.86 $422 +1.10
350–395 375 5 120.00–130.00 $124.26 $466 +0.33
435 435 1 117.00 $117.00 $509 -6.00
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 -9.45
505–545 527 3 101.00–105.00 $102.62 $541 -7.38
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 +1.00
680 680 1 97.00 $97.00 $660 —
700–715 708 2 85.00–95.00 $89.95 $637 -6.09

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1070 974 85-90% 15 35.00–42.00 $39.21 $382 -0.08
850–1325 1091 85-90% 37 43.00–50.00 $46.56 $508 —
1085–1125 1105 85-90% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.47 $602 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1535 1136 80-85% 38 50.00–57.00 $52.29 $594 —
1005–1335 1221 80-85% 7 46.00–49.00 $47.92 $585 -2.81
1280 1280 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1595 1508 75-80% 3 47.00–51.00 $48.38 $730 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1660 1580 2 78.00–79.00 $78.53 $1,241 —
1585–1830 1672 3 70.00–75.00 $73.09 $1,222 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1035 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–650.00 $551.27
945–1130 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 525.00–700.00 $645.94
1045–1295 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 625.00–725.00 $683.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900–1350 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–800.00 $775.65
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1165 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–750.00 $725.72 —

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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.