Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.84/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 616 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.85/cwt +8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 467 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.70/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 462 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,261	1,462	1,378
Feeder cattle	1,062	1,231	1,134
Slaughter cattle	160	202	185
Replacement cattle	39	29	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	10	171.00–180.00	$172.69	$561	—
365	365	3	172.00–174.00	$172.67	$630	+4.10
401–440	414	26	162.00–165.00	$164.15	$680	+1.52
504–530	514	22	140.00–149.00	$145.23	$746	-0.58
555–585	563	6	130.00–137.00	$135.46	$763	+1.63
601–648	616	52	126.00–135.00	$131.84	$812	+2.14
708–733	715	10	121.00–128.00	$124.78	$892	+2.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	532	19	131.00–139.00	$134.67	$716	-2.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	2	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$757	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	3	157.00–167.00	$163.72	$341	—
265–285	272	7	140.00–148.00	$143.48	$390	+5.91
305–348	330	23	136.00–142.00	$138.58	$457	+3.87
360–399	369	19	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$507	+3.65
405–425	409	14	132.00–140.00	$135.36	$554	+1.26
462–477	467	51	129.00–138.00	$136.85	$639	+8.47
515–545	526	11	115.00–121.00	$119.02	$626	+0.56
555–595	572	27	112.00–122.00	$119.27	$682	+4.79
610–647	642	7	107.00–110.00	$109.59	$704	-4.98
659–675	662	6	102.00–106.00	$105.32	$697	-5.56
715–721	718	23	113.00–114.00	$113.43	$814	+10.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	268	3	135.00–137.00	$136.32	$365	+6.74
304–345	320	6	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$424	+5.05
360–375	367	6	125.00–130.00	$127.30	$467	+3.87
405–420	412	5	120.00–130.00	$124.86	$514	+4.11
455–485	462	33	117.00–125.00	$122.70	$567	+5.08
520–530	523	3	111.00–112.00	$111.34	$582	+2.21
555–570	566	5	101.00–109.00	$106.42	$602	+4.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	467	3	108.00–116.00	$112.36	$525	—
555–575	565	4	96.00–100.00	$97.96	$553	+3.37
630–640	635	2	91.00–93.00	$91.99	$584	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	222	3	180.00–182.00	$180.68	$401	+5.43
260–295	271	15	167.00–177.00	$170.62	$462	+10.67
320–330	327	3	157.00–162.00	$158.63	$519	+0.83
360–391	386	23	154.00–157.00	$155.79	$601	+7.09
410–415	413	9	143.00–153.00	$149.46	$617	+4.49
465–475	470	4	140.00–147.00	$143.46	$674	—
510–535	519	8	116.00–125.00	$120.23	$624	-2.42
555–560	558	4	118.00–120.00	$119.25	$665	+4.21
605–625	619	6	106.00–114.00	$112.20	$695	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	215	5	197.00–202.00	$200.52	$431	—
265–285	278	3	182.00–191.00	$184.86	$514	—
310–345	329	8	165.00–175.00	$168.60	$555	+2.46
360–375	366	11	164.00–172.00	$166.36	$609	+5.05
420–426	425	12	155.00–165.00	$162.66	$691	+3.46
455–475	464	11	151.00–157.00	$154.58	$717	+3.22
505–535	524	13	125.00–135.00	$128.64	$674	-0.42
555–595	568	3	120.00–126.00	$122.09	$693	-4.03
610–615	613	2	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$726	+0.26
665–680	673	2	112.00–117.00	$114.47	$770	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	6	160.00–165.00	$162.38	$438	—
410–430	417	3	135.00–139.00	$136.38	$569	+1.57
465–475	473	10	134.00–137.00	$134.59	$637	+1.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1410	1257	80-85%	19	62.00–69.00	$65.14	$819	—
960–1595	1261	80-85%	19	54.00–61.00	$56.71	$715	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–975	911	85-90%	5	42.00–48.00	$45.05	$410	-0.22
985–1120	1060	85-90%	15	49.00–56.00	$52.44	$556	+1.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1495	1473	4	71.00–78.00	$74.24	$1,094	—
1995	1995	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,656	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–945	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$887.84
925–1075	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–925.00	$890.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1130	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$782.48
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–925.00	$889.80	-48.39

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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.