Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.32/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 374 lb · 35 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $134.72/cwt ≈ $501/hd at 372 lb · 25 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.59/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 691 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,300	1,720	1,000
Feeder cattle	1,133	1,512	700
Slaughter cattle	152	187	191
Replacement cattle	15	21	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–445	416	18	140.00–150.00	$143.66	$598	-6.42
456–485	463	13	134.00–140.00	$136.06	$630	-4.00
510	510	3	132.00–135.00	$134.00	$683	+1.28
610–637	633	7	114.00–118.00	$114.55	$725	-6.43
675–695	693	20	114.00–119.00	$114.49	$793	-2.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	411	4	153.00–158.00	$155.74	$640	-4.93
461–499	478	14	144.00–154.00	$147.40	$705	-4.19
503–510	507	14	138.00–145.00	$141.65	$718	+0.84
560–585	577	11	131.00–134.00	$132.19	$763	-0.74
660–670	663	6	120.00–121.00	$120.66	$800	-1.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	12	125.00–132.00	$130.18	$427	-1.02
360–395	374	35	124.00–130.00	$125.32	$469	-2.39
410–425	418	13	118.00–128.00	$122.10	$510	-0.98
455–485	477	19	115.00–124.00	$117.48	$560	-1.46
520–541	533	15	105.00–111.00	$107.25	$572	-4.32
560–585	568	17	100.00–107.00	$103.92	$590	-2.17
610–630	617	3	92.00–98.00	$94.04	$580	-1.97
785–795	788	3	88.00–95.00	$92.65	$730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	4	120.00–125.00	$123.71	$319	+1.39
310–320	318	8	113.00–122.00	$115.99	$369	—
375–388	386	16	110.00–120.00	$111.21	$429	-6.78
420–435	424	7	110.00–114.00	$112.83	$478	-2.60
455–495	478	6	103.00–113.00	$109.70	$524	+1.73
520–533	530	5	96.00–100.00	$96.78	$513	-1.89
565–575	569	5	90.00–99.00	$95.62	$544	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	488	6	133.00–136.00	$135.03	$659	+5.89
610–620	615	4	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$655	-1.47
685–691	691	24	104.00–114.00	$113.59	$785	+10.61
755–766	765	16	100.00–110.00	$109.38	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	19	136.00–146.00	$143.62	$458	-5.35
362–385	372	25	131.00–140.00	$134.72	$501	—
420–430	427	3	125.00–132.00	$127.30	$544	-12.35
455–460	458	6	120.00–127.00	$123.00	$563	-7.62
520–535	531	11	110.00–115.00	$111.25	$591	+7.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	327	10	150.00–157.00	$152.96	$500	-6.04
354–385	361	13	144.00–151.00	$146.69	$530	-8.81
410–440	426	11	137.00–147.00	$144.24	$614	-4.07
460–465	464	9	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$626	-7.61
510–525	517	9	120.00–125.00	$122.20	$632	—
610–625	615	3	101.00–108.00	$103.37	$636	-8.59
685–690	686	7	90.00–92.00	$91.43	$627	-12.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	416	7	147.00–153.00	$150.00	$624	-8.75
465	465	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	$659	-6.32
510–516	513	13	130.00–139.00	$134.37	$689	+3.33
560–575	568	4	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$690	-2.53

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1140	1055	85-90%	14	47.00–53.00	$49.11	$518	—
1010–1145	1087	85-90%	20	39.00–46.00	$43.12	$469	-1.31

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1495	1131	80-85%	22	49.00–55.00	$51.77	$586	—
945–1560	1235	80-85%	11	56.00–64.00	$58.12	$718	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1625	1562	6	68.00–73.00	$70.34	$1,099	-5.76
1550–2110	1830	2	76.00–77.00	$76.42	$1,398	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1075	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$856.75
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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.