Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.81/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $446/hd at 372 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.67/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 522 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.81/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 428 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	727	738	1,035
Feeder cattle	591	507	811
Slaughter cattle	97	166	126
Replacement cattle	39	65	98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–347	331	12	143.00–145.00	$144.48	$478	+2.48
355–390	372	20	134.00–142.00	$137.49	$511	-4.51
418–440	422	8	135.00–138.00	$136.12	$574	-0.23
455–495	478	14	121.00–131.00	$126.04	$602	-3.96
575	575	1	119.00	$119.00	$684	-1.00
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708	—
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–408	407	3	140.00	$140.00	$570	—
460–480	470	2	133.00–135.00	$134.02	$630	-5.40
504–537	523	11	122.00–126.00	$123.55	$646	—
565–575	573	14	120.00–124.00	$121.78	$698	-6.71
663–680	666	12	113.00–114.00	$113.17	$754	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–295	265	5	140.00–145.00	$141.11	$374	—
330	330	1	139.00	$139.00	$459	+9.00
380–395	388	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$500	—
405–440	424	4	115.00–125.00	$121.39	$515	+1.39
500	500	1	114.00	$114.00	$570	—
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	+7.00
695	695	1	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$300	—
265–290	283	5	122.00–126.00	$124.46	$352	—
305–340	326	23	119.00–124.00	$121.28	$395	-1.15
350–390	372	32	115.00–122.00	$119.81	$446	-1.99
415	415	1	113.00	$113.00	$469	-6.69
450–490	471	5	102.00–111.00	$106.19	$500	-5.36
508–545	512	9	100.00–108.00	$107.05	$548	-0.97
570–585	578	4	100.00–104.00	$102.02	$590	-2.95
625	625	1	99.00	$99.00	$619	-1.76
658	658	2	93.00	$93.00	$612	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	132.00	$132.00	$264	—
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	—
345	345	1	128.00	$128.00	$442	-4.00
400–445	428	23	118.00–123.00	$120.81	$517	-4.96
450–477	467	12	116.00–120.00	$118.33	$553	-3.30
500–548	522	27	110.00–117.00	$113.67	$593	-3.50
592	592	5	107.00	$107.00	$633	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	118.00–120.00	$119.31	$278	+2.67
280–285	283	4	120.00–122.00	$120.50	$341	+6.97
305–335	313	5	115.00–119.00	$116.46	$365	+4.06
360–385	376	5	105.00–113.00	$109.63	$412	+3.61
435–440	438	2	100.00–107.00	$103.52	$453	+0.38
475–485	478	3	90.00–100.00	$93.65	$448	-11.35
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	-4.00
698	698	2	88.00	$88.00	$614	—
700	700	1	84.00	$84.00	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	135.00–137.00	$136.02	$320	-3.98
270–290	284	15	130.00–139.00	$134.07	$381	-6.51
330–345	341	4	120.00–127.00	$123.46	$421	-8.40
355–377	363	8	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$444	-1.87
410–415	413	6	110.00–120.00	$116.32	$480	-0.68
465–495	483	6	109.00–114.00	$110.47	$534	+6.47
535	535	1	104.00	$104.00	$556	+1.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	146.00–150.00	$147.91	$411	-2.09
315–340	330	4	131.00–141.00	$136.12	$449	-2.84
360–395	378	2	130.00–133.00	$131.43	$497	-4.99
405–425	415	6	122.00–129.00	$125.18	$519	-5.18
450–485	470	13	118.00–125.00	$118.70	$558	-9.12
550–590	570	2	105.00–106.00	$105.52	$601	—
605	605	3	101.00	$101.00	$611	-3.97
650–665	658	2	97.00–100.00	$98.52	$648	-3.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	-8.43
260	260	1	155.00	$155.00	$403	-12.98
350–390	369	8	135.00–145.00	$139.04	$513	-6.15
405–425	421	13	130.00–134.00	$130.90	$551	-4.79
450–455	453	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$582	-3.36
515–535	528	3	115.00–116.00	$115.32	$609	-8.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1400	1182	80-85%	24	53.00–60.00	$55.55	$657	—
1045–1685	1472	80-85%	3	61.00–62.00	$61.24	$901	—
1315–1735	1498	80-85%	10	47.00–52.00	$49.69	$744	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1300	986	85-90%	7	40.00–44.00	$41.33	$408	+2.12
930–1130	1032	85-90%	14	45.00–52.00	$47.44	$490	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1565	1463	75-80%	3	49.00–53.00	$51.25	$750	—
1530	1530	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$688	-3.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1875	1484	7	70.00–75.00	$73.00	$1,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1160	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	525.00–725.00	$609.00
865–1160	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–675.00	$607.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1420	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–900.00	$852.76
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.