Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

1,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.64/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 428 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.11/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 519 lb · 35 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $150.56/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 383 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,237	1,687	623
Feeder cattle	1,008	1,461	380
Slaughter cattle	183	149	153
Replacement cattle	46	77	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–441	438	20	157.00–162.00	$157.59	$690	-8.69
500–516	511	22	144.00–148.00	$147.11	$752	-4.69
558–598	578	8	140.00–142.00	$140.37	$811	-2.17
605–645	638	17	133.00–137.00	$134.88	$861	-0.15
654–698	673	22	131.00–137.00	$131.81	$887	-2.51
728–735	729	5	120.00–127.00	$121.41	$885	-3.69
768–780	770	6	117.00	$117.00	$901	-8.83
815–840	828	4	113.00–116.00	$113.74	$942	—
850–885	868	3	113.00–116.00	$114.35	$993	+1.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–333	328	12	157.00–160.00	$158.01	$518	—
370–390	375	10	145.00–150.00	$148.50	$557	-8.80
426–447	443	27	145.00–152.00	$151.32	$670	+1.32
460	460	1	141.00	$141.00	$649	—
515–525	522	3	138.00–139.00	$138.33	$722	+8.33
550–580	568	3	130.00–131.00	$130.34	$740	—
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	—
671	671	22	117.00	$117.00	$785	+7.00
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	167.00	$167.00	$443	—
315–330	324	6	162.00–170.00	$167.19	$542	+2.19
425	425	1	155.00	$155.00	$659	—
475–485	481	7	144.00–145.00	$144.29	$694	-7.12
527–544	537	30	140.00–143.00	$141.34	$759	+0.34
565	565	1	138.00	$138.00	$780	—
652–695	676	8	120.00–128.00	$123.83	$837	-4.17
700–723	712	4	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$826	—
760	760	1	111.00	$111.00	$844	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	13	138.00–143.00	$139.47	$452	-2.29
350–395	368	30	135.00–143.00	$138.59	$510	-4.71
405–442	428	43	134.00–142.00	$136.64	$585	-5.92
450–490	465	21	128.00–138.00	$133.46	$621	-9.99
505–530	519	35	124.00–132.00	$127.11	$660	-6.34
570–598	592	22	123.00–128.00	$123.62	$732	-2.64
605–644	630	21	119.00–125.00	$122.86	$774	+1.33
650–665	659	7	119.00–122.00	$119.57	$788	+0.57
723–745	724	19	104.00–110.00	$109.68	$794	+0.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	-2.00
290–295	292	6	130.00–137.00	$134.01	$391	-2.95
315–338	327	18	130.00–137.00	$133.48	$436	-3.32
360–390	380	3	128.00–131.00	$130.05	$494	-3.91
410–445	417	21	122.00–132.00	$130.52	$544	-1.43
450–490	479	7	120.00–126.00	$124.59	$597	-7.56
515–536	532	24	119.00–123.00	$121.92	$649	-0.53
570–590	580	4	112.00–116.00	$114.76	$666	—
665	665	1	111.00	$111.00	$738	—
765	765	1	93.00	$93.00	$711	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$306	-11.88
255–285	265	3	120.00–124.00	$121.43	$322	-2.93
355–390	379	4	115.00–125.00	$120.61	$457	+0.61
480–485	483	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$563	-4.51
570	570	1	104.00	$104.00	$593	-6.00
625	625	1	97.00	$97.00	$606	—
665–690	681	4	90.00–96.00	$91.46	$623	—
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	+3.00
760–790	772	3	86.00–87.00	$86.33	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	157.00	$157.00	$377	—
265–295	281	10	155.00–165.00	$160.64	$451	-4.23
305–345	327	7	150.00–160.00	$154.78	$506	-6.93
360–390	383	34	149.00–155.00	$150.56	$577	-5.40
400–420	409	4	139.00–147.00	$143.71	$588	-7.87
450–485	470	19	136.00–145.00	$141.86	$667	-3.11
511–530	517	8	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$682	+1.65
555–593	577	5	122.00–131.00	$127.68	$737	+1.33
600–640	624	4	117.00–123.00	$119.98	$749	-2.02
665–698	692	8	110.00–119.00	$115.40	$799	—
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	—
775–785	780	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$776	-3.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	162.00–170.00	$164.84	$532	-5.41
365–370	368	2	157.00–160.00	$158.49	$583	-5.45
405–430	418	2	152.00–154.00	$153.03	$640	-5.21
460–495	480	3	146.00–152.00	$148.26	$712	-6.18
500–540	518	7	136.00–142.00	$138.98	$720	-3.67
559–580	561	21	130.00–134.00	$133.61	$750	+1.09
615–635	621	6	130.00–131.00	$130.83	$812	+3.83
650–675	660	4	120.00–125.00	$123.01	$812	-4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	4	140.00–150.00	$145.51	$317	-14.49
250–290	263	3	140.00–145.00	$141.84	$373	-6.84
322	322	6	145.00	$145.00	$467	-0.04
375–395	382	3	137.00–140.00	$138.97	$531	-0.04
400–448	436	6	130.00–137.00	$133.19	$581	+0.25
460–490	480	8	125.00–135.00	$129.35	$621	+1.61
530–540	535	3	120.00–123.00	$121.68	$651	+1.68
568	568	2	111.00	$111.00	$630	+2.00
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	+2.00
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	+5.00
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1355	1146	80-85%	5	67.00–74.00	$69.84	$800	—
925–1480	1186	80-85%	49	59.00–66.00	$61.79	$733	—
1080–1605	1272	80-85%	31	50.00–57.00	$54.91	$698	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–975	908	85-90%	8	44.00–47.00	$44.83	$407	+0.32
990–1290	1085	85-90%	33	49.00–56.00	$52.46	$569	—
940–1205	1127	85-90%	5	58.00–62.00	$59.05	$665	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1620	1411	75-80%	7	55.00–58.00	$56.15	$792	—
1320–1785	1506	75-80%	5	53.00–54.00	$53.53	$806	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1805	1629	7	77.00–80.00	$78.82	$1,284	+2.82
1480–1890	1640	4	84.00–88.00	$85.92	$1,409	—
2145	2145	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,973	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
813–1085	912	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00	$825.00
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
960–1070	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–725.00	$691.83

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1170	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,125.00	$1,031.72	—

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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.