Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.20/cwt -8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 567 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.98/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 624 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.20/cwt -9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $479/hd at 386 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,395 1,165 1,165
Feeder cattle 1,239 1,042 922
Slaughter cattle 109 123 183
Replacement cattle 47 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 1,00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 165.00 $165.00 $581 —
415–440 432 29 158.00–159.00 $158.97 $687 -6.24
480–499 489 16 146.00–152.00 $147.53 $721 -1.74
540–547 546 9 139.00–144.00 $143.45 $783 -0.43
551–586 567 40 132.00–137.00 $134.20 $761 -8.91
605–649 624 15 124.00–133.00 $128.91 $804 -3.19
685–688 688 9 120.00–123.00 $122.67 $844 +3.49
700–747 735 15 119.00–121.00 $120.15 $883 -2.00
771 771 6 113.00 $113.00 $871 -0.80
878 878 4 113.00 $113.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 319 11 151.00–160.00 $152.85 $488 -4.87
365–390 379 11 150.00–159.00 $154.06 $584 —
420 420 5 155.00 $155.00 $651 +6.60
515–540 523 3 128.00–135.00 $132.59 $693 —
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 —
715 715 6 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 433 5 125.00–130.00 $129.01 $559 -11.98
500–520 513 3 110.00–120.00 $113.25 $581 —
610 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 132.00 $132.00 $521 —
405–445 432 29 127.00–136.00 $130.64 $564 -10.19
452–480 459 20 125.00–132.00 $127.24 $584 -1.49
500–544 528 17 118.00–124.00 $119.78 $632 -2.59
555–599 586 12 115.00–119.00 $117.23 $687 -4.60
617–640 624 37 110.00–118.00 $115.98 $724 +6.77
650–695 669 5 105.00–115.00 $109.78 $734 -9.56
768 768 6 111.00 $111.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
300–344 327 17 125.00–130.00 $126.30 $413 -11.72
365–396 386 34 120.00–129.00 $124.20 $479 -9.07
415–447 432 12 114.00–123.00 $119.22 $515 -7.72
450–495 492 15 121.00–122.00 $121.06 $596 -0.15
505–527 512 19 110.00–116.00 $112.46 $576 -2.51
590 590 6 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
635 635 1 101.00 $101.00 $641 —
710 710 2 100.00 $100.00 $710 —
752–765 755 4 96.00 $96.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 286 9 120.00–127.00 $120.97 $346 —
317–335 323 14 119.00–122.00 $120.11 $388 -8.10
370–385 378 2 112.00–119.00 $115.57 $437 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -9.77
450–471 462 7 109.00–110.00 $109.42 $506 —
505–520 513 2 105.00 $105.00 $539 +0.30
590 590 1 97.00 $97.00 $572 —
640–645 643 2 91.00–96.00 $93.51 $601 —
655–690 673 2 80.00–90.00 $85.13 $573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 159.00 $159.00 $496 -1.25
353–385 369 22 152.00–156.00 $153.87 $568 -3.99
410–448 437 33 146.00–154.00 $151.35 $661 -0.85
462–475 463 10 138.00–144.00 $143.38 $664 -4.32
504–545 522 15 128.00–134.00 $132.49 $692 -0.51
555–590 568 6 119.00–127.00 $122.63 $697 -5.71
610–645 632 3 110.00–116.00 $112.61 $712 —
655–685 670 7 109.00–113.00 $111.57 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 6 160.00 $160.00 $467 —
323–330 325 10 150.00–157.00 $155.29 $505 —
395–398 397 4 145.00–151.00 $149.51 $594 -4.19
405–445 422 16 135.00–145.00 $141.83 $599 -0.50
470–485 476 9 126.00–135.00 $131.88 $628 -4.31
515–548 541 7 116.00–124.00 $117.65 $636 -5.38
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -5.38
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
695 695 1 106.00 $106.00 $737 —
735 735 1 99.00 $99.00 $728 —
785 785 1 96.00 $96.00 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 279 11 152.00–157.00 $152.47 $425 —
355–380 368 2 129.00–135.00 $131.90 $485 —
405–440 422 5 115.00–125.00 $118.89 $502 -14.81
455–487 479 4 110.00 $110.00 $527 -15.71
500–525 517 3 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $574 —
600 600 1 103.00 $103.00 $618 —
745 745 1 89.00 $89.00 $663 —
785 785 1 82.00 $82.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1550 1243 80-85% 6 53.00–54.00 $53.66 $667 -1.02
880–1715 1251 80-85% 33 55.00–62.00 $58.72 $735 —
1095–1640 1312 80-85% 12 63.00–70.00 $66.33 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1285 1050 85-90% 8 49.00–56.00 $51.98 $546 —
925–1230 1075 85-90% 10 39.00–46.00 $42.37 $455 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1585 1546 75-80% 4 48.00–50.00 $49.54 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1885 1531 7 74.00–79.00 $75.87 $1,162 —
1320–2045 1591 6 81.00–87.00 $84.22 $1,340 —
1700–2010 1850 4 89.00–94.00 $92.22 $1,706 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1450 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 550.00–775.00 $652.71
935–1195 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–700.00 $641.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1435 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–950.00 $861.47

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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.