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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.98/cwt +9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $482/hd at 371 lb · 27 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.38/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 324 lb · 24 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.53/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $375/hd at 273 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 799 796
Feeder cattle 327 678 612
Slaughter cattle 52 86 117
Replacement cattle 19 35 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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
285 285 1 152.00 $152.00 $433 —
355 355 4 154.00 $154.00 $547 +15.55
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +16.60
450 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
505–540 514 5 128.00–136.00 $132.92 $683 —
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 —
746 746 6 104.00 $104.00 $776 —
758 758 2 103.00 $103.00 $781 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 140.00 $140.00 $725 +11.20
578 578 3 130.00 $130.00 $751 +5.15
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
355 355 1 131.00 $131.00 $465 —
778 778 2 88.00 $88.00 $685 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–276 273 11 137.00–139.00 $137.53 $375 +7.53
310–330 316 11 133.00–138.00 $135.83 $429 +12.83
355–374 371 27 127.00–133.00 $129.98 $482 +9.08
405–440 420 6 126.00–130.00 $128.62 $540 +12.39
463–465 463 6 123.00–124.00 $123.83 $573 +6.29
515–545 527 5 113.00–116.00 $114.00 $601 +1.97
561 561 5 117.00 $117.00 $656 +1.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 127.00–130.00 $128.46 $331 +2.98
305–345 330 8 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $407 +5.26
375 375 1 126.00 $126.00 $472 +7.00
406 406 1 124.00 $124.00 $503 +10.50
450 450 1 119.00 $119.00 $536 +12.00
545 545 1 109.00 $109.00 $594 +7.00
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 +2.20
625 625 1 107.00 $107.00 $669 +8.52
702 702 6 89.00 $89.00 $625 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 238 6 125.00 $125.00 $298 +5.00
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 -4.20
360 360 1 108.00 $108.00 $389 +5.33
450–480 463 7 108.00–114.00 $110.69 $512 +10.69
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 +15.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 155.00 $155.00 $341 ±0.00
273–280 275 4 147.00–150.00 $147.76 $406 +1.81
300–346 324 24 149.00–155.00 $151.38 $490 +8.82
355–385 370 2 145.00–150.00 $147.40 $545 +14.35
417–448 433 6 143.00–146.00 $144.45 $625 +18.49
450–495 473 6 138.00–146.00 $142.90 $676 +21.90
520–525 523 2 115.00–119.00 $116.99 $612 +8.08
590 590 1 116.00 $116.00 $684 +13.67
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 +13.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 165.00 $165.00 $363 —
265–270 267 3 157.00–167.00 $161.65 $432 -3.35
305–335 320 4 157.00–165.00 $162.02 $518 +8.47
363 363 4 160.00 $160.00 $581 +20.73
403–440 419 6 156.00–166.00 $161.41 $676 +26.92
455–470 462 3 152.00–160.00 $155.96 $721 +27.65
551 551 4 129.00 $129.00 $711 +16.00
663 663 2 119.00 $119.00 $789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 223 3 140.00–147.00 $144.00 $321 +4.00
255–280 268 2 135.00 $135.00 $362 +10.00
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
420–440 430 2 119.00–124.00 $121.56 $523 +8.92
480 480 1 121.00 $121.00 $581 —
525–540 530 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $586 —
620 620 1 109.00 $109.00 $676 +19.00
685 685 1 92.00 $92.00 $630 —
755 755 1 88.00 $88.00 $664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1445 1234 80-85% 12 58.00–65.00 $61.63 $761 —
1185–1375 1303 80-85% 4 66.00–70.00 $67.48 $879 —
1470–1680 1614 80-85% 10 50.00–57.00 $53.52 $864 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1000 916 85-90% 5 40.00–47.00 $44.31 $406 —
820–1360 1127 85-90% 9 49.00–56.00 $52.85 $596 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1715 1668 2 84.00–87.00 $85.46 $1,425 —
1500–2015 1758 2 75.00–79.00 $77.29 $1,359 —
1615–1910 1763 2 90.00–91.00 $90.54 $1,596 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–930 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–825.00 $778.45
865–990 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–625.00 $613.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–825 807 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–850.00 $825.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770–935 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–975.00 $963.71 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.