Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.51/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 408 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.29/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 468 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.28/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 532 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 858 562
Feeder cattle 802 693 441
Slaughter cattle 83 104 83
Replacement cattle 62 61 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 176.00 $176.00 $493 —
358 358 6 173.00 $173.00 $619 —
472–484 476 22 145.00–155.00 $152.88 $728 —
505–537 532 26 139.00–144.00 $141.28 $752 —
560–598 592 15 135.00–138.00 $136.40 $807 -3.09
605–634 622 19 131.00–137.00 $134.33 $836 +4.61
660–695 680 6 125.00–133.00 $128.97 $877 —
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 —
794 794 4 120.00 $120.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 169.00 $169.00 $473 —
335–345 342 7 160.00–167.00 $162.45 $556 —
385–395 389 6 148.00–150.00 $149.66 $582 —
416–420 416 9 138.00–144.00 $143.33 $596 -0.67
450–490 480 9 136.00–142.00 $139.23 $668 -0.10
515–545 530 4 135.00–138.00 $136.48 $723 -0.08
570–590 580 2 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $766 +1.56
630–645 638 2 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $823 +4.74
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
710–715 713 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $845 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 160.00 $160.00 $421 —
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 —
420 420 1 134.00 $134.00 $563 -4.06
450–490 466 4 130.00–135.00 $132.26 $616 -0.25
510–535 523 2 120.00–123.00 $121.46 $635 -6.54
555–570 563 2 122.00–127.00 $124.47 $701 +2.47
630 630 2 110.00–119.00 $114.50 $721 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–312 312 4 137.00 $137.00 $427 +2.00
355–399 390 18 135.00–140.00 $138.71 $541 +3.71
400–435 408 31 136.00–141.00 $138.51 $565 +9.04
450–490 468 30 130.00–140.00 $133.29 $624 +3.08
500–544 525 20 125.00–135.00 $129.27 $679 +0.21
551–595 568 13 122.00–130.00 $126.78 $720 +6.27
600–630 620 5 116.00–121.00 $118.57 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–275 264 3 125.00–127.00 $125.70 $332 -5.91
320–345 329 10 117.00–121.00 $119.81 $394 -7.14
380–390 387 3 115.00–122.00 $119.03 $461 —
425–435 430 2 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $494 -2.49
500–530 515 2 108.00–110.00 $108.97 $561 +0.58
555–580 564 4 100.00–110.00 $103.57 $584 —
635 635 2 95.00 $95.00 $603 —
695 695 1 90.00 $90.00 $626 +15.00
705–730 723 4 84.00–94.00 $90.06 $651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 —
255–295 275 5 130.00–135.00 $131.90 $363 —
305 305 1 132.00 $132.00 $403 —
350–390 364 7 125.00–134.00 $129.98 $473 -0.71
400–441 428 7 123.00–130.00 $128.65 $551 +3.00
465 465 1 129.00 $129.00 $600 +6.57
505–530 518 2 115.00–118.00 $116.54 $604 +1.03
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 —
615–645 630 2 109.00–112.00 $110.46 $696 -1.54
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 292 3 165.00–167.00 $166.33 $486 +3.37
300–349 310 16 162.00–170.00 $164.82 $511 +3.78
351–390 358 6 151.00–156.00 $155.09 $555 —
420 420 1 143.00 $143.00 $601 -1.00
450–463 455 9 136.00–141.00 $138.98 $632 -2.02
504 504 9 132.00 $132.00 $665 -1.13
657 657 5 117.00 $117.00 $769 +1.00
760 760 1 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 157.00 $157.00 $424 +4.62
379–390 381 11 140.00–148.00 $146.16 $557 +2.89
400–440 419 7 133.00–139.00 $136.29 $571 -0.36
460–475 466 6 125.00–130.00 $127.81 $596 -2.35
500–520 513 4 120.00–127.00 $124.04 $636 +1.81
627 627 5 113.00 $113.00 $709 +0.01
660–685 673 2 105.00–107.00 $106.02 $714 -2.98
730 730 1 109.00 $109.00 $796 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 —
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 +0.15
301 301 4 144.00 $144.00 $433 +13.33
390 390 1 133.00 $133.00 $519 +0.09
425–445 441 5 120.00–129.00 $122.78 $541 -6.92
475–480 478 5 111.00–120.00 $115.61 $553 -6.52
510–545 538 5 109.00–116.00 $113.05 $608 +2.67
550–595 575 6 106.00–115.00 $111.03 $638 -2.00
605–630 609 7 106.00–111.00 $109.41 $666 +4.24
690 690 1 97.00 $97.00 $669 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1195 1009 85-90% 14 53.00–60.00 $55.80 $563 -13.68
900–1245 1037 85-90% 10 61.00–68.00 $65.47 $679 -4.01
1130–1285 1200 85-90% 4 70.00–77.00 $73.36 $880 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1340 1205 80-85% 5 68.00–72.00 $70.17 $846 —
905–1485 1209 80-85% 11 81.00–87.00 $83.43 $1,009 —
1075–1470 1252 80-85% 10 73.00–80.00 $77.22 $967 +0.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,003 +4.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,624 -0.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1030 922 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–800.00 $753.47
900–1020 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 550.00–800.00 $695.08
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1000 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $861.44
1020–1040 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.49
1010–1135 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–900.00 $865.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095–1293 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 975.00–1,025.00 $989.87 —

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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.