Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.55/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 470 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.01/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 558 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.80/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 521 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 977 840 1,111
Feeder cattle 878 673 914
Slaughter cattle 76 123 165
Replacement cattle 23 44 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers , steers and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 170.00 $170.00 $614 +5.61
400–440 424 30 160.00–164.00 $161.79 $686 —
460–485 475 4 153.00–156.00 $154.24 $733 +2.24
505–531 521 34 139.00–154.00 $151.80 $791 +9.80
562 value added 562 7 149.00 $149.00 $837 —
550–581 572 27 136.00–142.00 $137.92 $789 +0.55
600–633 630 17 124.00–132.00 $130.91 $825 +2.91
671 671 7 128.00 $128.00 $859 +2.63
700–726 715 10 120.00–123.00 $121.28 $867 —
783 783 13 124.00 $124.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–339 338 17 170.00–173.00 $171.00 $578 —
360–380 375 17 160.00–166.00 $163.99 $615 +7.68
435–444 442 8 155.00–159.00 $157.75 $697 +6.15
465–493 483 23 141.00–151.00 $149.21 $721 —
505–545 530 3 139.00–142.00 $140.03 $742 +0.03
605–628 621 5 110.00–120.00 $113.74 $706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 +13.00
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 —
430 430 1 138.00 $138.00 $593 +2.64
480 480 1 134.00 $134.00 $643 +11.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 144.00 $144.00 $425 —
330–333 333 7 139.00–145.00 $139.85 $466 —
360–398 388 25 133.00–139.00 $136.39 $529 +0.64
400–446 431 22 130.00–135.00 $132.99 $573 +0.31
457–498 470 58 127.00–133.00 $129.55 $609 +0.67
505–530 519 8 123.00–127.00 $124.34 $645 +2.63
553–581 558 45 122.00–130.00 $124.01 $692 +0.94
600–635 620 10 119.00–125.00 $121.01 $750 +5.10
682–686 685 25 112.00–116.00 $114.96 $787 -3.04
750 750 1 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 120.00–130.00 $124.89 $281 +4.89
275 275 2 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $352 +6.35
320–343 338 7 119.00–127.00 $125.21 $423 +7.91
365–385 376 4 110.00–120.00 $115.73 $435 -2.27
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 +5.00
451 451 6 114.00 $114.00 $514 —
570–589 584 9 102.00–109.00 $105.11 $614 +2.11
661 661 4 94.00 $94.00 $621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 132.00 $132.00 $429 +1.86
355–390 374 5 130.00–132.00 $131.04 $490 +0.29
415–430 422 3 122.00–127.00 $124.68 $526 +2.14
500–510 505 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $598 +0.85
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
790–795 793 2 91.00–96.00 $93.49 $741 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 152.00–162.00 $156.77 $517 +2.51
395 395 3 155.00 $155.00 $612 +4.35
400–445 423 2 149.00–150.00 $149.53 $633 +1.56
454–495 457 16 138.00–139.00 $138.07 $631 +3.39
560–585 570 18 120.00–121.00 $120.95 $689 +3.95
620–640 630 2 110.00–115.00 $112.54 $709 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 170.00 $170.00 $481 -4.24
325–335 328 7 165.00–170.00 $167.15 $548 +0.63
350–385 366 9 163.00–167.00 $165.00 $604 +8.24
400–425 412 18 152.00–162.00 $154.46 $636 +1.33
455–470 463 2 147.00–152.00 $149.46 $692 +6.82
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 -1.00
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 167.00 $167.00 $367 +7.00
255 255 2 152.00 $152.00 $388 -4.96
460 460 1 107.00 $107.00 $492 -11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1720 1285 80-85% 7 74.00–79.00 $75.99 $976 —
1105–1645 1288 80-85% 10 60.00–65.00 $62.56 $806 —
1000–1695 1320 80-85% 17 66.00–73.00 $69.63 $919 +16.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $512 +5.87
995 995 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $696 +23.87
930–1145 1070 85-90% 4 57.00–64.00 $61.18 $655 +6.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1655 1567 75-80% 3 62.00–68.00 $65.19 $1,022 +7.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2065 1414 4 76.00–83.00 $78.98 $1,117 +7.81
1180–2225 1700 3 84.00–91.00 $87.72 $1,491 —
1840 1840 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,766 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–920 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $898.56
790–1035 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $903.36
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 11 94.00 $94.00 $254 —
364 364 10 92.00 $92.00 $335 —
538 538 2 90.00 $90.00 $484 —
613 613 5 82.00 $82.00 $503 —

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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.