Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

1,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.55/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 626 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.74/cwt -7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 484 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.12/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,150	1,711	791
Feeder cattle	936	1,384	606
Slaughter cattle	177	231	157
Replacement cattle	37	96	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	170.00–177.00	$173.41	$642	+8.41
463–465	463	30	148.00–155.00	$154.77	$717	+5.10
505–533	519	16	140.00–150.00	$143.27	$744	-2.78
560–588	579	10	140.00–145.00	$142.29	$824	-1.38
610–640	626	44	129.00–136.00	$132.55	$830	-2.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	3	145.00–155.00	$150.04	$623	+0.87
460–480	472	5	140.00–147.00	$144.81	$684	+0.19
505–510	508	2	135.00–141.00	$137.99	$701	+0.53
565–580	573	3	130.00–137.00	$133.99	$768	-2.01
715–725	720	2	107.00–111.00	$109.01	$785	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	315	20	144.00–151.00	$146.21	$461	+4.62
384–393	391	21	138.00–141.00	$140.20	$548	-0.13
410–449	425	32	134.00–141.00	$138.12	$587	-2.04
461–497	484	42	128.00–138.00	$129.74	$628	-7.31
505–525	513	9	125.00–133.00	$129.02	$662	-0.19
610–620	617	9	114.00–117.00	$115.89	$715	-2.75
655–670	663	2	110.00–113.00	$111.52	$739	-4.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	272	5	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$378	-0.43
360–389	379	5	128.00–135.00	$132.69	$503	-0.16
405–415	408	3	122.00–126.00	$124.64	$509	-3.96
460–490	480	19	120.00–127.00	$124.92	$600	-4.66
520–548	541	4	117.00–123.00	$121.56	$658	-0.46
560–585	575	17	111.00–118.00	$117.01	$673	-0.25
625–635	627	13	109.00–111.00	$109.92	$689	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	120.00–122.00	$120.97	$442	-4.99
470–480	475	2	113.00–119.00	$116.03	$551	-4.98
610–625	618	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$634	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–286	273	7	165.00–168.00	$166.79	$455	+3.32
320–325	321	9	159.00–162.00	$161.66	$519	+4.00
360–386	372	7	151.00–157.00	$154.65	$575	+3.94
420–445	436	15	139.00–146.00	$143.13	$624	-0.05
475–495	490	8	132.00–138.00	$135.38	$663	-2.61
510–525	522	10	116.00–126.00	$124.05	$648	-5.04
610–635	616	4	114.00–117.00	$114.77	$707	-4.53
706–720	710	4	100.00–105.00	$101.27	$719	-7.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	358	14	159.00–169.00	$160.77	$576	+0.98
413–430	420	11	150.00–156.00	$153.40	$644	-0.11
455–480	472	7	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$673	-0.87
510–520	514	4	131.00–140.00	$137.22	$705	-0.64
555–580	564	9	123.00–132.00	$126.96	$716	-6.54
601–610	603	16	122.00–130.00	$126.44	$762	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	376	7	140.00–146.00	$144.61	$544	+8.60
420–430	424	4	125.00–132.00	$129.23	$548	-6.78
460–480	474	6	122.00–130.00	$126.49	$600	-1.03
505–530	512	9	105.00–115.00	$112.09	$574	-12.91
610–630	620	4	105.00–110.00	$107.21	$665	-5.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1220	1130	80-85%	8	69.00–75.00	$71.05	$803	—
1045–1410	1219	80-85%	19	53.00–59.00	$56.16	$685	-8.31
1120–1400	1252	80-85%	35	60.00–68.00	$63.86	$800	-13.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1175	1035	85-90%	8	54.00–58.00	$56.04	$580	-10.86
1030–1175	1120	85-90%	8	46.00–50.00	$48.00	$538	—
1120–1155	1138	85-90%	2	63.00–65.00	$63.98	$728	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$927	—
1480–1655	1568	75-80%	2	52.00–55.00	$53.42	$838	-5.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1645	1526	7	80.00–88.00	$83.68	$1,277	—
1550–1715	1654	4	90.00–96.00	$93.27	$1,543	—
2020	2020	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,980	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1225	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$918.64
1100–1160	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$874.34
1285–1340	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,000.00	$974.30

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–905	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$746.45

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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
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
960–1355	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,113.87	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295–1455	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,235.97	—

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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.