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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.53/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 465 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.25/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 618 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $163.41/cwt ≈ $619/hd at 379 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 777 1,300 1,400
Feeder cattle 625 1,133 1,134
Slaughter cattle 152 152 266
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to markets being closed for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 379 20 162.00–164.00 $163.41 $619 —
425–440 431 5 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $679 +1.70
465–475 469 8 150.00–158.00 $152.15 $714 +4.75
515–525 520 14 136.00–143.00 $138.08 $718 -3.57
560–565 563 4 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $763 +3.31
610–630 624 14 120.00–127.00 $122.71 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 432 11 136.00–145.00 $143.41 $620 -0.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 3 145.00–149.00 $147.60 $554 —
405–445 425 4 133.00–143.00 $137.76 $585 —
460–475 465 24 128.00–134.00 $130.53 $607 -4.50
505–535 513 13 122.00–129.00 $124.27 $638 —
565 565 18 114.00–116.00 $114.33 $646 —
603–648 618 22 105.00–111.00 $107.25 $663 +0.74
710–711 711 10 100.00–109.00 $107.20 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 394 8 130.00–132.00 $130.24 $513 +4.92
410–420 417 3 125.00–130.00 $128.36 $535 +6.26
460–485 478 7 120.00–123.00 $120.83 $578 +3.35
510–535 522 12 110.00–113.00 $111.83 $584 +4.58
555–565 558 6 100.00–110.00 $106.63 $595 +2.71
610–625 615 3 95.00–100.00 $98.31 $605 +4.27
720–747 744 9 90.00–94.00 $93.57 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 5 124.00–130.00 $126.73 $408 +10.74
365 365 4 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $447 +11.29
510–525 520 13 104.00–109.00 $107.33 $558 +10.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 4 165.00–168.00 $167.22 $517 —
365 365 3 163.00–165.00 $163.67 $597 —
420–425 423 10 151.00–160.00 $154.58 $654 +4.58
475 475 9 142.00–149.00 $142.78 $678 +1.11
505–536 521 15 124.00–131.00 $129.85 $677 -4.52
565 565 4 117.00–125.00 $122.00 $689 +0.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 314 5 157.00–160.00 $158.78 $499 +5.82
365–375 372 3 148.00–155.00 $152.71 $568 +6.02
410–440 419 11 139.00–148.00 $141.66 $594 -2.58
495 495 5 129.00–132.00 $130.20 $644 -4.81
603–610 605 9 100.00–105.00 $102.99 $623 -0.38
665–695 679 5 90.00–98.00 $93.94 $638 +2.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 155.00–160.00 $158.38 $360 —
275 275 4 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $415 —
455–475 463 5 120.00–127.00 $122.22 $566 -0.78
510–520 515 4 100.00–107.00 $103.53 $533 -7.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1200 1099 80-85% 8 53.00–58.00 $55.30 $608 —
1005–1355 1150 80-85% 18 60.00–67.00 $63.46 $730 —
1080–1310 1227 80-85% 7 68.00–73.00 $69.81 $857 +11.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1120 972 85-90% 12 40.00–48.00 $44.48 $432 —
875–1195 986 85-90% 8 49.00–55.00 $52.36 $516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1440 1255 2 81.00 $81.00 $1,017 —
1200–1605 1403 2 75.00–78.00 $76.28 $1,070 —
1520 1520 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,368 —

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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.