Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

1,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.11/cwt +7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 567 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.73/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 478 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.83/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 574 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,165 777 1,335
Feeder cattle 1,042 625 1,170
Slaughter cattle 123 152 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–427 426 19 165.00–167.00 $165.21 $704 +7.77
460–475 471 4 147.00–150.00 $149.27 $703 -2.88
510–540 531 25 140.00–148.00 $143.88 $764 +5.80
555–575 567 60 135.00–144.00 $143.11 $811 +7.61
605–614 611 19 126.00–136.00 $132.10 $807 +9.39
675–689 688 16 119.00–122.00 $119.18 $820 —
710–715 715 13 122.00–124.00 $122.15 $873 —
765–775 767 5 113.00–115.00 $113.80 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 4 157.00–160.00 $157.72 $528 —
405–430 422 10 147.00–152.00 $148.40 $626 +4.99
460 460 21 138.00–147.00 $138.81 $639 —
559–585 562 13 123.00–132.00 $127.99 $719 —
605–625 624 14 116.00–125.00 $120.06 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 139.00–143.00 $140.99 $596 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 32 134.00–144.00 $140.83 $589 +3.07
451–496 478 55 127.00–135.00 $128.73 $615 -1.80
505–540 520 11 120.00–130.00 $122.37 $636 -1.90
555–582 574 45 116.00–123.00 $121.83 $699 +7.50
605–620 610 5 107.00–112.00 $109.21 $666 +1.96
653–655 655 12 111.00–121.00 $119.34 $782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–347 327 4 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $451 —
375–398 392 16 130.00–134.00 $133.27 $522 +3.03
420–439 432 11 125.00–132.00 $126.94 $548 -1.42
460–475 469 5 119.00–125.00 $121.21 $568 +0.38
510–545 520 10 110.00–118.00 $114.97 $598 +3.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 8 125.00–130.00 $128.21 $396 +1.48
405–440 420 3 115.00–123.00 $119.77 $503 —
505–515 510 3 100.00–109.00 $104.70 $534 -2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–399 386 11 145.00–156.00 $153.70 $593 +0.99
420–430 425 3 140.00–145.00 $142.33 $605 +0.67
460–485 474 10 131.00–140.00 $136.19 $646 +5.99
510–525 518 4 121.00–125.00 $123.03 $637 —
555–595 564 14 109.00–119.00 $115.38 $651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 158.00–161.00 $160.25 $513 -6.97
360–393 381 5 155.00–159.00 $157.86 $601 -5.81
405–420 416 4 150.00–158.00 $152.20 $633 -2.38
460–480 467 3 146.00–150.00 $147.70 $690 +4.92
510–530 521 4 129.00–139.00 $133.00 $693 +3.15
560–590 571 9 120.00–130.00 $128.34 $733 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 430 3 130.00–136.00 $133.70 $575 —
455–490 462 11 120.00–128.00 $125.71 $581 +3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1345 1134 80-85% 10 60.00–67.00 $63.13 $716 —
1095–1400 1219 80-85% 21 52.00–59.00 $54.68 $667 -15.13
1315–1695 1404 80-85% 7 68.00–74.00 $70.05 $984 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1225 1021 85-90% 5 50.00–58.00 $54.16 $553 —
820–1350 1022 85-90% 14 42.00–49.00 $44.33 $453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,007 —
1575–1940 1758 2 86.00–87.00 $86.55 $1,522 —
1600–2045 1846 7 75.00–79.00 $77.17 $1,425 —

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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.