Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.20/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $434/hd at 331 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.31/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 424 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.94/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 477 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,720	1,261	1,708
Feeder cattle	1,512	1,062	1,440
Slaughter cattle	187	160	197
Replacement cattle	21	39	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves, bull calves, and feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	315	3	170.00–175.00	$173.39	$546	+0.70
360–375	366	14	165.00–170.00	$165.85	$607	-6.82
405–415	409	14	155.00–164.00	$160.67	$657	-3.48
455–475	464	18	147.00–155.00	$151.59	$703	—
522–535	527	5	140.00–142.00	$140.81	$742	-4.42
555–595	581	18	131.00–134.00	$132.93	$772	-2.53
625–645	637	19	127.00–130.00	$128.24	$817	-3.60
675	675	6	120.00–124.00	$121.83	$822	—
720–740	732	3	120.00–125.00	$122.69	$898	-2.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	339	4	161.00–167.00	$162.42	$551	—
355–370	360	3	157.00–159.00	$158.31	$570	—
405–435	420	17	145.00–155.00	$150.08	$630	—
455–475	462	6	138.00–144.00	$140.06	$647	—
520–530	525	25	130.00–139.00	$132.72	$697	-1.95
605–625	616	9	118.00–124.00	$120.98	$745	—
675–678	677	3	114.00–119.00	$117.34	$794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	4	152.00–156.00	$153.02	$487	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267–295	277	7	129.00–135.00	$131.94	$365	-4.38
325–345	331	36	125.00–135.00	$131.20	$434	-1.33
355–395	367	20	125.00–132.00	$127.71	$469	+0.41
402–425	412	23	120.00–129.00	$123.08	$507	-1.78
455–495	477	30	115.00–125.00	$118.94	$567	-3.76
510–525	521	18	105.00–114.00	$111.57	$581	+0.23
555–585	570	13	102.00–109.00	$106.09	$605	-0.33
610–640	621	5	93.00–99.00	$96.01	$596	—
655–685	669	5	90.00–95.00	$92.64	$620	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	285	3	142.00–150.00	$147.52	$420	+4.04
305–320	313	4	140.00–144.00	$141.95	$444	+3.37
357–380	361	17	135.00–142.00	$140.07	$506	+2.61
405–425	421	5	131.00–137.00	$132.15	$556	-3.21
455	455	7	128.00–132.00	$129.14	$588	-7.71
505–535	523	25	115.00–123.00	$118.67	$621	-0.35
565–580	567	26	110.00–115.00	$112.08	$635	-7.19
605–645	630	11	103.00–111.00	$107.98	$680	-1.61
655–675	662	6	101.00–104.00	$102.98	$682	-2.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–270	266	6	120.00–125.00	$122.32	$325	—
365–391	377	11	115.00–123.00	$117.99	$445	—
420–445	425	10	110.00–119.00	$115.43	$491	—
455–485	473	8	105.00–115.00	$107.97	$511	-4.39
520–525	523	6	96.00–103.00	$98.67	$516	—
705–720	710	4	85.00–91.00	$89.23	$634	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	5	157.00–162.00	$159.00	$509	+0.37
355–385	368	17	150.00–160.00	$155.50	$572	-0.29
420–425	424	32	144.00–153.00	$148.31	$629	-1.15
465–490	475	6	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$677	-0.84
560–585	566	8	110.00–118.00	$113.96	$645	-5.29
610–625	618	4	109.00–115.00	$111.96	$692	-0.24
665–675	672	3	100.00–106.00	$104.02	$699	—
720–735	725	3	100.00–102.00	$100.68	$730	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	3	168.00–170.00	$169.31	$554	+0.71
375	375	3	162.00–169.00	$166.67	$625	+0.31
410–425	418	5	155.00–162.00	$158.75	$664	-3.91
465–475	472	3	147.00–150.00	$147.99	$699	-6.59
505–520	510	8	126.00–136.00	$131.04	$668	+2.40
560–585	570	12	120.00–129.00	$124.01	$707	+1.92
655–670	663	4	111.00–113.00	$112.01	$743	-2.46
760–770	763	3	95.00–104.00	$98.03	$748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	310	9	147.00–150.00	$148.97	$462	—
405–410	407	3	135.00–142.00	$139.65	$568	+3.27
460–495	473	6	128.00–135.00	$130.62	$618	-3.97
510–525	512	9	103.00–112.00	$104.03	$533	—
560–585	573	7	103.00–109.00	$105.25	$603	—
610–620	615	4	96.00–99.00	$97.51	$600	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1455	1164	80-85%	27	52.00–59.00	$55.41	$645	—
1255	1255	80-85%	2	69.00	$69.00	$866	+3.86
1145–1485	1274	80-85%	17	60.00–67.00	$63.06	$803	+6.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1120	1043	85-90%	17	49.00–55.00	$52.33	$546	—
875–1295	1094	85-90%	22	41.00–48.00	$44.43	$486	-8.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1660	1537	3	81.00–88.00	$83.60	$1,285	—
1465–1655	1565	6	75.00–79.00	$76.10	$1,191	—

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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
1580–1605	1593	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,025.00	$987.21	—

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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.