Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.67/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 569 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.72/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 530 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.18/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 467 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 834 885 893
Feeder cattle 762 725 748
Slaughter cattle 54 129 119
Replacement cattle 18 31 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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
255 255 1 180.00 $180.00 $459 —
325–345 338 3 167.00–177.00 $173.80 $587 —
370–380 377 3 165.00–170.00 $168.03 $633 —
405–440 423 6 160.00–167.50 $163.53 $692 —
465–489 478 16 157.00–162.00 $158.84 $759 +12.36
505–508 508 6 154.00–160.00 $159.00 $808 +15.45
566–595 571 24 145.00–150.00 $149.31 $853 +9.49
610–630 625 30 138.00–148.00 $147.31 $921 +11.46
650–665 652 11 134.00–141.00 $139.27 $908 +13.27
728–741 735 14 130.00–131.00 $130.07 $956 +6.74
752–770 756 10 129.00–131.00 $130.59 $987 +8.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 163.00 $163.00 $632 +8.68
408–425 411 6 155.00–158.00 $157.48 $647 +14.34
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +8.97
515–538 533 6 140.00–148.00 $145.55 $776 +11.55
570–590 587 7 135.00–140.00 $135.69 $797 +5.69
620–643 634 4 132.00–135.00 $132.99 $843 +4.18
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +7.00
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 157.00 $157.00 $345 —
305–330 318 5 155.00–157.00 $155.38 $494 +4.38
360 360 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $506 —
410 410 1 137.00 $137.00 $562 -0.99
483–492 490 8 136.00–141.00 $139.64 $684 +9.16
500–545 523 2 125.00–135.00 $130.22 $681 -1.46
570–590 582 3 125.00–129.00 $126.67 $737 +12.67
610 610 1 128.00 $128.00 $781 +10.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 143.00 $143.00 $415 —
325–340 333 2 139.00–144.00 $141.44 $471 +3.37
350–395 377 14 137.00–143.00 $139.42 $526 +4.63
410–448 433 8 136.00–145.00 $139.43 $604 +6.89
455–479 467 32 132.00–142.00 $136.18 $636 +4.48
505–546 530 49 130.00–137.00 $135.72 $719 +4.73
550–595 569 53 125.00–133.00 $131.67 $749 +7.19
600–640 616 21 123.00–127.00 $125.21 $771 +11.21
651–670 653 11 120.00–128.00 $127.25 $831 +11.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 135.00–140.00 $137.36 $364 +3.65
310–335 320 5 132.00–137.00 $135.36 $433 +6.95
375–390 379 13 130.00–136.00 $133.46 $506 +2.46
410–445 422 14 125.00–135.00 $131.48 $555 +6.25
455–497 481 12 125.00–131.00 $128.26 $617 +2.99
515–520 518 2 117.00–124.00 $120.48 $624 -2.52
555–590 573 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $662 +1.53
610–648 639 4 116.00–120.00 $119.04 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 207 6 130.00–133.00 $132.42 $274 —
250–295 280 3 130.00 $130.00 $364 +5.00
360–385 373 2 125.00–127.00 $125.97 $470 +13.44
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 +9.02
450–485 468 2 110.00–120.00 $115.19 $539 +4.81
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 +8.51
573 573 3 105.00 $105.00 $602 +9.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 +3.26
300–339 318 14 159.00–164.00 $162.21 $516 +3.22
365–390 379 7 145.00–154.00 $150.06 $569 +5.02
400–446 435 18 134.00–143.00 $140.04 $609 +7.09
460–495 478 7 130.00–136.00 $131.75 $630 +5.57
530–535 532 3 127.00–133.00 $129.68 $690 +10.36
570–595 579 4 123.00–129.00 $125.77 $728 +13.77
600–610 605 2 122.00 $122.00 $738 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.00 $172.00 $482 +5.00
310–335 329 4 172.00–177.00 $175.31 $577 +11.54
370–375 373 2 167.00–170.00 $168.49 $628 +5.48
410–445 428 5 145.00–151.00 $149.02 $638 +11.21
460–495 479 8 139.00–149.00 $146.31 $701 +15.31
505–545 519 4 136.00–140.00 $138.53 $719 +12.53
555–575 561 10 135.00–139.00 $135.50 $760 +5.50
615 615 1 133.00 $133.00 $818 +16.01
670–675 673 2 123.00–127.00 $124.99 $841 +13.99
710 710 1 113.00 $113.00 $802 +3.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 -2.00
275–280 278 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $410 +5.05
308–340 316 4 147.00 $147.00 $465 +17.00
370–375 371 4 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $478 -4.09
415–425 421 7 120.00–130.00 $123.38 $519 +6.40
470–495 476 4 120.00–121.00 $120.26 $572 +5.42
500–520 513 3 120.00–123.00 $121.66 $624 +10.48
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 +12.51
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
670–675 672 3 104.00–107.00 $105.33 $708 +10.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1340 1173 80-85% 17 75.00–82.00 $78.38 $919 —
1080–1320 1200 80-85% 2 84.00 $84.00 $1,008 +9.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–945 896 85-90% 4 52.00–57.00 $55.32 $496 -0.98
970–1090 1047 85-90% 3 60.00–65.00 $62.23 $652 —
950–1275 1088 85-90% 5 68.00–74.00 $71.39 $777 +6.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1655 1421 75-80% 4 71.00–74.00 $73.13 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1910 1719 5 93.00–100.00 $96.45 $1,658 —
1335–2070 1735 6 84.00–92.00 $88.53 $1,536 —
1825 1825 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,898 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1075–1095 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–875.00 $858.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1065–1270 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $842.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.