Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $122.13/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 474 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.47/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 416 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.06/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 511 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	858	862	733
Feeder cattle	693	668	598
Slaughter cattle	104	122	109
Replacement cattle	61	72	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	5	144.00	$144.00	$608	-1.31
468–495	481	10	138.00–145.00	$139.33	$670	-1.75
515–543	536	18	134.00–138.00	$136.56	$732	-1.45
550–565	558	2	128.00–133.00	$130.47	$728	-4.28
612–635	618	16	120.00–128.00	$124.27	$768	-2.57
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	+4.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–582	569	6	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$794	+3.49
600–636	620	17	129.00–131.00	$129.72	$804	-0.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–441	433	6	135.00–141.00	$138.06	$598	+0.09
455–460	458	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$607	+2.11
500–520	510	2	128.00	$128.00	$653	-1.25
585	585	1	122.00	$122.00	$714	—
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	+0.95
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	+2.02
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	135.00	$135.00	$446	-4.09
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	-3.43
400–435	416	19	129.00–137.00	$129.47	$539	-5.67
450–475	462	16	126.00–133.00	$130.21	$602	+1.52
503–518	511	18	129.00–130.00	$129.06	$659	+4.71
550–585	572	18	116.00–122.00	$120.51	$689	-2.41
660	660	1	118.00	$118.00	$779	+7.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	363	9	127.00–133.00	$130.69	$474	+0.69
400–443	431	14	122.00–128.00	$125.65	$542	-2.11
450–490	470	7	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$575	+0.43
530–540	535	2	114.00–117.00	$115.51	$618	+2.29
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	-1.00
705–730	715	3	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$772	—
784	784	4	98.00	$98.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–294	287	6	126.00–133.00	$131.61	$378	-3.39
325–343	334	5	123.00–133.00	$126.95	$424	+5.95
405–445	428	9	117.00–120.00	$117.43	$503	-1.56
453–475	456	9	110.00–118.00	$116.41	$531	+5.17
505–530	522	3	105.00–110.00	$108.39	$566	—
675	675	1	75.00	$75.00	$506	-29.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	135.00–145.00	$139.85	$385	-2.53
305–310	307	3	130.00–132.00	$130.67	$401	-8.33
370–396	387	13	129.00–137.00	$132.91	$514	+1.86
405–446	423	11	128.00–133.00	$129.70	$549	-1.30
465–490	474	25	115.00–125.00	$122.13	$579	-3.13
510–545	538	7	109.00–114.00	$110.38	$594	—
555–595	575	2	112.00–114.00	$113.03	$650	+1.54
608–645	621	8	100.00–110.00	$105.17	$653	—
695	695	1	101.00	$101.00	$702	—
740–745	742	3	89.00–96.00	$91.34	$678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
265–275	270	3	150.00–157.00	$152.38	$411	-2.62
310–345	328	8	145.00–155.00	$151.38	$497	-3.04
350–385	366	17	141.00–147.00	$143.27	$524	-1.23
400–435	417	6	135.00–140.00	$136.65	$570	-2.29
450–470	461	14	127.00–131.00	$130.16	$600	-1.61
500–545	522	12	121.00–123.00	$122.23	$638	-1.02
553–555	554	4	120.00	$120.00	$665	+0.36
600–635	617	7	111.00–118.00	$112.99	$697	-0.76
665–670	668	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$728	+1.00
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
260–280	275	4	160.00–167.00	$162.96	$448	—
310–335	323	2	160.00–162.00	$161.04	$520	—
405	405	1	144.00	$144.00	$583	—
465	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	+0.50
525–538	536	8	131.00–136.00	$133.13	$714	+1.40
685	685	1	116.00	$116.00	$795	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1340	1161	80-85%	6	64.00–70.00	$67.49	$784	-3.87
1085–1560	1259	80-85%	32	73.00–80.00	$76.59	$964	-2.80
1030–1745	1270	80-85%	5	81.00–86.00	$83.20	$1,057	+3.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1140	990	85-90%	13	50.00–57.00	$54.19	$536	-13.48
970–1050	1010	85-90%	2	69.00–70.00	$69.48	$702	—
960–1135	1091	85-90%	13	60.00–67.00	$63.29	$690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1460	1357	75-80%	8	65.00–72.00	$69.33	$941	—
1405–1670	1547	75-80%	3	60.00–64.00	$61.93	$958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,062	—
1690–1725	1708	2	93.00–98.00	$95.47	$1,631	—
1765	1765	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,818	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1050	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–825.00	$719.29
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1115–1285	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$756.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1175	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$873.17
1135	1135	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 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1448	1276	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	800.00–1,025.00	$948.44	+0.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1081	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–225	204	14	101.00	$101.00	$206	—
260	260	6	102.00	$102.00	$265	—
370	370	2	102.00	$102.00	$377	—

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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.