Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

1,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.25/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 483 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.08/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 530 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.86/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 631 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,082	1,150	1,214
Feeder cattle	908	936	908
Slaughter cattle	143	177	242
Replacement cattle	31	37	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifer calves 3.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, 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
475–498	487	18	145.00–152.00	$147.78	$720	-6.99
515–535	530	32	139.00–142.00	$140.08	$742	-3.19
565–585	572	19	139.00–147.00	$143.38	$820	+1.09
610–645	631	29	127.00–134.00	$129.86	$819	-2.69
665–688	680	15	121.00–131.00	$124.29	$845	—
713–725	721	3	120.00–130.00	$126.70	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–425	406	11	145.00–152.00	$146.99	$597	-3.05
480–490	483	3	140.00–142.00	$140.68	$679	-4.13
560–575	570	3	130.00–134.00	$132.69	$756	-1.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	357	5	150.00–152.00	$150.81	$538	—
410–420	417	3	134.00–144.00	$140.31	$585	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	316	4	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$452	-3.21
370–390	384	4	139.00–141.00	$140.01	$538	-0.19
410–420	415	10	131.00–139.00	$133.98	$556	-4.14
455–495	483	37	127.00–137.00	$130.25	$629	+0.51
503–521	509	23	121.00–128.00	$125.82	$640	-3.20
579–595	588	23	120.00–122.00	$120.86	$711	—
610–635	618	3	113.00–117.00	$114.97	$711	-0.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	4	136.00–142.00	$138.86	$379	-0.15
310–335	321	4	130.00–137.00	$132.55	$425	—
355–395	370	13	128.00–135.00	$131.14	$485	-1.55
401–420	403	8	122.00–130.00	$128.96	$520	+4.32
455–495	482	13	120.00–128.00	$123.64	$596	-1.28
513–520	514	9	113.00–120.00	$119.21	$613	-2.35
565–585	573	21	110.00–119.00	$117.81	$675	+0.80
605–625	618	12	108.00–112.00	$109.15	$675	-0.77
675–688	684	6	100.00–104.00	$102.68	$702	—
785	785	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	477	3	115.00–119.00	$117.66	$561	+1.63
560–595	566	6	100.00–110.00	$104.18	$590	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	467	6	141.00–145.00	$142.69	$666	+0.14
504–518	511	15	130.00–132.00	$130.92	$669	-6.30
554–585	565	11	130.00–134.00	$132.42	$748	+5.46
610	610	2	120.00–128.00	$124.00	$756	-2.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	388	5	150.00–155.00	$152.19	$590	-2.46
410–445	430	4	138.00–145.00	$141.78	$610	-1.35
460–480	473	3	134.00–139.00	$135.62	$641	+0.24
520–545	533	2	115.00–122.00	$118.42	$631	-5.63
560–595	580	5	112.00–120.00	$116.20	$674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	150.00–157.00	$152.43	$483	—
360–395	379	7	142.00–146.00	$144.40	$547	-0.21
410–420	415	2	135.00–137.00	$136.01	$564	+6.78
560–570	566	5	108.00–110.00	$109.21	$618	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1200	1114	80-85%	8	52.00–59.00	$56.51	$630	-14.54
975–1455	1146	80-85%	20	60.00–67.00	$62.51	$716	-8.54
1060–1385	1261	80-85%	9	68.00–73.00	$70.21	$885	+6.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1170	1002	85-90%	10	50.00–57.00	$53.78	$539	-2.26
825–1125	1010	85-90%	11	42.00–48.00	$45.50	$460	-10.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$930	+1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1910	1584	6	83.00–86.00	$85.04	$1,347	—
1410–1915	1626	4	90.00–95.00	$92.21	$1,499	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$950.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1140	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$758.02

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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
1030–1410	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$946.08	—

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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.