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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.29/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 466 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.53/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 608 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.54/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 575 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,687 517 692
Feeder cattle 1,461 391 477
Slaughter cattle 149 97 136
Replacement cattle 77 29 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady. heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
400–425 418 19 165.00–167.00 $166.28 $695 -0.72
464 464 4 157.00 $157.00 $728 -2.02
503–530 514 24 149.00–154.00 $151.80 $780 +3.65
555–597 575 43 140.00–144.00 $142.54 $820 -2.43
621–643 628 39 134.00–137.00 $135.03 $848 -1.15
659–663 662 14 134.00–134.50 $134.32 $889 +2.52
700–749 730 34 123.00–128.00 $125.10 $913 +1.06
755–788 785 11 124.00–126.00 $125.83 $988 +8.35
870 870 1 113.00 $113.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 -4.00
358–375 367 4 162.00–163.00 $162.49 $596 —
470–485 476 15 150.00–154.00 $151.41 $721 +1.41
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 +8.00
699 699 7 128.00 $128.00 $895 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
833 833 3 107.00 $107.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 362 3 155.00–160.00 $157.30 $569 —
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 +9.02
505 505 2 130.00 $130.00 $656 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 -1.00
740 740 1 108.00 $108.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 275 3 145.00 $145.00 $399 -2.00
325–330 328 2 141.00–142.50 $141.76 $465 +0.41
350–395 376 24 138.00–147.00 $143.30 $539 +3.64
404–435 419 39 136.00–144.75 $142.56 $597 +4.38
450–482 463 40 135.00–145.00 $143.45 $664 +6.58
479 value added 479 9 148.00 $148.00 $709 —
501–515 508 21 130.00–138.00 $133.45 $678 +0.99
551–564 559 30 123.00–129.00 $126.26 $706 -1.71
603–635 608 45 116.00–124.00 $121.53 $739 -1.70
680–695 688 2 119.00 $119.00 $819 -5.00
705–720 719 27 105.00–115.00 $108.81 $782 -3.66
903 903 3 97.00 $97.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 142.00 $142.00 $334 —
250–285 267 13 132.00–141.00 $136.96 $366 —
310–345 326 19 131.00–140.00 $136.80 $446 +2.24
360–395 376 7 128.00–137.00 $133.96 $504 —
405–445 423 9 127.00–135.00 $131.95 $558 +6.95
450–490 474 19 129.00–133.00 $132.15 $626 +8.91
515–535 525 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $643 -0.69
720–730 725 2 92.00–99.00 $95.52 $693 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 216 5 137.00–140.00 $139.33 $301 —
260–295 279 4 120.00–127.00 $124.36 $347 —
330–345 336 6 122.00–130.00 $127.81 $429 -2.19
360–375 370 3 115.00–125.00 $120.00 $444 -5.79
425–430 428 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $503 +1.94
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 +8.06
508 508 4 115.00 $115.00 $584 +15.00
555–563 560 3 110.00 $110.00 $616 +7.85
740 740 2 87.00 $87.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 271 4 170.00–180.00 $173.34 $470 —
310–335 316 4 167.00–172.00 $170.25 $538 —
350–380 360 3 162.00–165.00 $163.94 $590 —
400–430 413 8 157.00–162.00 $158.24 $654 +3.92
450–481 460 37 152.00–158.00 $154.44 $710 +3.96
505–541 536 25 138.00–145.00 $142.65 $765 -0.35
565–580 573 2 131.00–134.00 $132.52 $759 -5.83
625–640 633 2 127.00 $127.00 $804 +5.00
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 271 10 160.00–170.00 $164.87 $447 +4.87
318–344 336 24 156.00–165.00 $161.71 $543 +5.72
350–395 369 10 152.00–160.00 $155.96 $575 +3.80
400–440 414 5 148.00–155.00 $151.58 $628 +5.30
450–495 477 17 141.00–150.00 $144.97 $692 -0.03
500–535 518 2 126.00–135.00 $130.35 $675 -1.65
560–591 588 11 126.00–130.00 $126.35 $743 —
600–625 613 2 122.00 $122.00 $748 —
750 750 1 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 —
265–290 275 5 142.00–152.00 $148.68 $409 +3.63
310–345 327 7 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $474 +12.73
370–380 375 7 135.00–142.00 $139.01 $521 +5.94
415–445 437 6 130.00–140.00 $132.94 $581 +5.55
450–475 461 4 125.00–132.00 $127.74 $589 +6.74
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +7.55
595 595 1 109.00 $109.00 $649 —
605 605 2 108.00 $108.00 $653 —
740 740 1 95.00 $95.00 $703 —
755 755 1 94.00 $94.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1545 1234 80-85% 38 57.00–64.00 $60.51 $747 —
1130–1740 1320 80-85% 10 65.00–72.00 $66.75 $881 +4.74
1015–1485 1330 80-85% 15 50.00–56.00 $54.23 $721 -7.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1180 919 85-90% 8 40.00–47.00 $44.51 $409 -22.15
900–1235 1027 85-90% 17 49.00–56.00 $52.62 $540 —
1180–1265 1223 85-90% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.48 $727 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1330 1280 75-80% 2 56.00–59.00 $57.44 $735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1870 1601 7 74.00–78.00 $76.00 $1,217 —
1465–2010 1696 6 86.00–89.00 $87.88 $1,490 —
1715 1715 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,664 +5.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
810–1295 1027 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 600.00–825.00 $737.65
965–1285 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 700.00–850.00 $764.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1190 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–900.00 $885.52
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1357 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 6 107.00 $107.00 $272 —
305–337 311 15 101.00–104.00 $103.35 $321 —
403 403 3 101.00 $101.00 $407 —

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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.