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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

1,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Turner County Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.23/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 472 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.56/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 475 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.49/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 419 lb · 29 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,226 1,016 795
Feeder cattle 927 887 630
Slaughter cattle 161 95 118
Replacement cattle 138 34 47

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 3 192.00 $192.00 $417 —
285 285 1 177.00 $177.00 $504 —
315–345 339 7 168.00–174.00 $169.50 $575 -0.50
409–418 413 22 164.00–167.00 $164.68 $680 +4.44
456 value added 456 6 165.00 $165.00 $752 —
453–495 477 50 154.00–163.00 $156.67 $747 -2.33
513–541 531 24 145.00–150.00 $146.99 $781 -5.71
550–595 564 12 138.00–147.00 $143.90 $812 +5.22
610–631 618 21 130.00–135.00 $131.38 $812 -0.04
660–680 673 7 126.00–132.00 $127.70 $859 —
710–733 717 16 119.00–129.00 $126.38 $906 +5.38
750–792 786 7 118.00–119.00 $118.14 $929 -1.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–374 372 16 157.00–164.00 $159.69 $594 —
410–440 429 4 150.00–156.00 $151.97 $652 -3.13
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 -8.80
553–595 568 5 130.00–136.00 $133.51 $758 +1.50
650–696 688 7 119.00–125.00 $120.14 $827 —
713–725 715 7 117.00–118.00 $117.86 $843 -0.14
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–290 266 8 141.00–147.00 $141.82 $377 -1.72
310–335 323 18 137.00–146.00 $141.34 $457 +2.44
350–395 372 26 135.00–143.00 $138.95 $517 -0.35
400–445 419 29 133.00–141.00 $136.49 $572 -0.13
455–486 472 64 129.00–139.00 $135.23 $638 -0.03
510–548 529 23 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $677 -0.31
550–584 568 29 123.00–128.00 $125.88 $715 +5.53
600–643 622 13 119.00–124.00 $119.97 $746 -2.03
655–673 670 6 116.00–120.00 $117.32 $786 -3.18
700–701 701 8 114.00–121.00 $120.13 $842 +9.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 120.00 $120.00 $318 -8.31
350–396 388 6 115.00–125.00 $116.50 $452 -5.49
450–490 470 2 110.00 $110.00 $517 +10.49
567–590 573 4 100.00–107.00 $101.80 $583 +1.60
627–640 628 12 92.00–100.00 $99.32 $624 -1.68
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 137.00 $137.00 $274 —
265–270 268 2 130.00–137.00 $133.47 $358 -3.35
305–335 320 5 130.00–136.00 $133.16 $426 -0.78
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 +0.32
410–445 422 5 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $540 +3.75
460–465 461 4 120.00–128.00 $122.02 $563 -1.31
540–545 543 2 122.00–124.00 $123.00 $668 +3.31
655 655 1 104.00 $104.00 $681 +4.00
770 770 1 95.00 $95.00 $732 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 172.00 $172.00 $353 —
269 269 3 174.00 $174.00 $468 -4.47
325–340 333 4 167.00–173.00 $168.47 $561 +5.47
355–395 376 10 160.00–167.00 $162.94 $613 +5.94
413–439 425 12 151.00–158.00 $157.33 $669 +6.84
460–480 471 13 148.00–154.00 $149.61 $705 +8.59
505–548 533 16 133.00–142.00 $138.70 $739 -2.55
550–560 553 4 139.00 $139.00 $769 +10.12
625–635 630 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $753 —
662–693 680 10 113.00–120.00 $116.33 $791 —
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 167.00 $167.00 $347 —
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 -0.80
320–330 325 2 157.00–162.00 $159.54 $519 +3.49
355 355 1 156.00 $156.00 $554 +5.53
455–470 463 2 142.00 $142.00 $657 +5.81
640 640 1 109.00 $109.00 $698 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 130.00 $130.00 $446 -17.33
365–370 368 2 130.00–140.00 $135.03 $497 -3.60
430–445 438 2 125.00–135.00 $130.09 $570 -1.36
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 -2.42
605 605 1 96.00 $96.00 $581 -4.00

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1065 989 85-90% 19 49.00–54.00 $52.14 $516 —
890–1250 1020 85-90% 32 57.00–64.00 $59.90 $611 -9.76
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $840 —
925–1690 1226 80-85% 10 55.00–62.00 $57.73 $708 —
935–1735 1324 80-85% 31 64.00–71.00 $66.80 $884 -7.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1690 1494 75-80% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.40 $947 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,495 +19.83
1170–1780 1512 6 81.00–87.00 $84.13 $1,272 +4.96
1365–1895 1579 5 89.00–96.00 $91.02 $1,437 —

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1038 969 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 525.00–625.00 $562.52
870–1235 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 600.00–900.00 $745.74
885–1135 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 600.00–825.00 $678.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
875–1364 1266 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,021.54

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1138–1333 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 1,150.00–1,375.00 $1,287.58 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1470 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.