Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $158.84/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 432 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.18/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 419 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.56/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 515 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	1,226	933
Feeder cattle	391	927	752
Slaughter cattle	97	161	118
Replacement cattle	29	138	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	167.00	$167.00	$718	+2.32
480–496	492	8	156.00–160.00	$159.02	$782	+2.35
508 value added	508	5	158.00	$158.00	$803	—
500–540	519	4	144.00–152.00	$148.15	$769	+1.16
563–585	570	3	143.00–146.00	$144.97	$826	+1.07
600–630	615	16	131.00–137.00	$136.18	$838	+4.80
660–692	681	11	131.00–135.00	$131.80	$898	+4.10
705–720	713	2	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$884	-2.34
750–765	758	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$890	-0.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	169.00	$169.00	$532	—
410–446	432	21	155.00–162.00	$158.84	$686	+6.87
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	+12.00
500	500	2	133.00	$133.00	$665	—
930	930	2	105.00	$105.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	140.00–142.00	$140.98	$606	—
665	665	1	111.00	$111.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	147.00	$147.00	$397	+5.18
305–325	312	3	141.00–142.00	$141.35	$441	+0.01
370–390	382	6	139.00–140.00	$139.66	$534	+0.71
400–448	419	17	134.00–139.00	$138.18	$579	+1.69
460–490	466	9	133.00–140.00	$136.87	$638	+1.64
500–530	513	15	130.00–136.00	$132.46	$680	+4.48
545 value added	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	—
565–585	573	3	125.00–131.00	$127.97	$733	+2.09
600–625	611	5	119.00–129.00	$123.23	$753	+3.26
676	676	6	124.00	$124.00	$838	+6.68
700–725	713	2	111.00–114.00	$112.47	$802	-7.66
750	750	1	101.00	$101.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	132.00–137.00	$134.56	$428	+1.40
405–430	418	2	125.00	$125.00	$522	-3.00
455–470	463	4	120.00–127.00	$123.24	$571	+1.22
505–540	518	4	116.00–126.00	$123.14	$638	+0.14
595	595	14	120.00	$120.00	$714	—
620–645	633	2	116.00–118.00	$116.98	$740	—
650–695	680	3	105.00–115.00	$110.11	$749	+6.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	130.00	$130.00	$403	—
360–368	365	5	125.00–127.00	$125.79	$459	+9.29
425–440	435	4	110.00–120.00	$115.55	$503	—
455–490	471	4	109.00–115.00	$112.94	$532	+2.94
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—
555–580	574	6	99.00–107.00	$102.15	$586	+0.35
605–630	613	3	105.00	$105.00	$644	+5.68
670	670	1	91.00	$91.00	$610	-9.00
785	785	1	82.00	$82.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	142.00–148.00	$145.05	$399	—
300–338	322	4	129.00–137.00	$132.31	$426	+2.31
365–390	378	4	130.00–135.00	$133.07	$503	-1.96
420–445	426	4	120.00–130.00	$127.39	$543	-2.70
489	489	4	121.00	$121.00	$592	—
520–540	530	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$596	-2.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	-5.00
330–335	333	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$519	-3.55
355–395	375	2	149.00–155.00	$152.16	$571	-3.84
408–440	417	5	139.00–149.00	$146.28	$610	—
485–495	488	3	145.00	$145.00	$708	+3.00
530	530	1	132.00	$132.00	$700	—
725	725	1	106.00	$106.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	4	150.00–159.00	$154.32	$664	-3.01
450–480	465	2	150.00–151.00	$150.48	$700	+0.87
540	540	1	143.00	$143.00	$772	+4.30
565–570	567	3	135.00–144.00	$138.35	$784	-0.65
635	635	1	122.00	$122.00	$775	+2.50
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	-1.33
720–735	728	2	115.00	$115.00	$837	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$848	+1.00
1015–1630	1312	80-85%	23	65.00–72.00	$67.80	$890	+1.00
1035–1535	1316	80-85%	13	57.00–64.00	$62.01	$816	-4.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1035	938	85-90%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.66	$625	—
855–1225	941	85-90%	13	49.00–56.00	$52.19	$491	—
800–1140	949	85-90%	13	57.00–64.00	$59.89	$568	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,495	—
1590	1590	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,367	-5.02
1205–2245	1720	7	89.00–95.00	$91.95	$1,582	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1010	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$743.16
910–1090	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$715.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.