Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

1,332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.76/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 523 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.55/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 668 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.40/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 619 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,332 456 0
Feeder cattle 1,174 312 0
Slaughter cattle 115 115 0
Replacement cattle 43 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 6.00 to 9.00 higher, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 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
315 315 1 195.00 $195.00 $614 —
390 390 1 172.00 $172.00 $671 —
450–488 475 19 157.00–165.00 $161.92 $769 +14.52
505–535 515 11 152.00–156.00 $155.36 $800 +10.40
552–585 558 32 147.00–154.00 $152.26 $850 +4.84
605–618 612 24 142.00–146.00 $144.67 $885 +5.41
650–680 668 45 139.00–144.00 $142.55 $952 —
718 718 8 136.00 $136.00 $976 +2.00
800 800 8 123.00 $123.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
420–440 428 22 156.00–162.00 $159.43 $682 +12.43
455–485 467 23 146.00–155.00 $149.92 $700 +8.55
510–546 530 23 147.00–151.00 $150.52 $798 +9.52
550–590 573 31 141.00–145.00 $144.15 $826 +13.15
642 642 21 136.00 $136.00 $873 —
674–683 675 15 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
751–790 759 5 119.00–120.00 $119.79 $909 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 172.00 $172.00 $353 —
285 285 1 157.00 $157.00 $447 —
395 395 1 152.00 $152.00 $600 +15.00
402–445 411 9 140.00–150.00 $142.90 $587 +12.90
470–490 479 4 130.00–140.00 $136.20 $652 —
504–540 514 13 135.00–139.00 $137.13 $705 +9.13
550–560 555 2 127.00–137.00 $132.05 $733 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 167.00 $167.00 $392 —
285 285 1 152.00 $152.00 $433 —
330 330 1 147.00 $147.00 $485 +3.48
360–398 382 28 145.00–148.00 $146.27 $559 +7.00
400–438 422 21 142.00–149.00 $146.27 $617 +10.27
455–460 value added 458 4 144.00–146.00 $145.25 $665 —
450–490 467 21 133.00–143.00 $140.75 $657 +6.27
508–545 523 45 130.00–137.00 $133.76 $700 +3.72
550–595 569 10 128.00–134.00 $132.17 $752 —
600–643 619 39 128.00–131.00 $129.40 $801 +6.90
650–676 671 17 123.00–127.00 $126.53 $849 +11.51
700–745 723 2 110.00–119.00 $114.36 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
302–335 315 5 140.00–143.00 $141.21 $445 +6.21
370–379 377 8 134.00–140.00 $134.87 $508 +1.66
400–410 405 3 130.00–137.00 $133.97 $543 +6.96
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 +9.33
510–545 521 6 122.00–127.00 $124.36 $648 +4.82
565–595 588 8 122.00–126.00 $123.73 $728 +7.76
615–645 629 7 119.00–127.00 $123.88 $779 +10.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 262 3 125.00–135.00 $128.31 $336 -6.69
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
380–390 383 3 126.00–129.00 $127.98 $490 +1.99
405–445 435 12 119.00–129.00 $120.66 $525 +5.66
485–490 489 8 110.00–120.00 $111.24 $544 —
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 +15.00
590–595 593 2 110.00–119.00 $114.48 $679 +5.48
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 281 5 170.00–180.00 $174.18 $489 +14.18
310–338 332 8 152.00–160.00 $158.47 $526 +0.99
350–395 373 4 152.00–157.00 $155.18 $579 +14.18
405–445 424 14 144.00–153.00 $151.57 $643 +9.22
450–490 476 16 139.00–149.00 $143.17 $681 +9.54
500–535 517 12 135.00–141.00 $137.67 $712 +8.43
560–580 573 4 131.00–133.00 $131.74 $755 +12.74
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 —
650–695 688 10 118.00–124.00 $120.20 $827 +5.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 $322 —
280–290 285 2 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $449 +8.59
305–333 322 11 140.00–150.00 $142.35 $458 +3.32
350–385 366 5 140.00–149.00 $143.22 $524 +13.03
400–445 433 6 132.00–142.00 $138.06 $598 +9.06
450–490 473 9 127.00–137.00 $131.03 $620 —
500–535 515 3 125.00–130.00 $127.28 $655 —
550–565 556 4 118.00–124.00 $120.27 $669 —
630 630 1 119.00 $119.00 $750 +13.49
700–745 723 2 110.00 $110.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 187.00–197.00 $192.27 $538 —
340–345 343 2 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $626 —
351–380 358 8 172.00–177.00 $174.60 $625 +17.60
400–425 411 10 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $657 +8.60
485 485 1 156.00 $156.00 $757 +9.06
500–520 512 3 142.00–149.00 $144.37 $739 +5.71
565–585 575 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $799 +4.09
600–625 608 9 129.00–136.00 $133.54 $812 +5.57
680 680 1 128.00 $128.00 $870 +4.02
760 760 1 124.00 $124.00 $942 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1335 1184 80-85% 11 65.00–69.00 $67.80 $803 —
1020–1700 1189 80-85% 27 70.00–76.00 $73.67 $876 —
975–1490 1205 80-85% 4 77.00–78.00 $77.57 $935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1195 1047 85-90% 9 59.00–66.00 $63.50 $665 +2.88
975–1115 1062 85-90% 3 68.00–73.00 $70.91 $753 +1.91
960–1385 1102 85-90% 9 50.00–57.00 $53.27 $587 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1420 1410 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.50 $952 -3.00
1345–1570 1458 75-80% 2 61.00–63.00 $61.92 $903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1525 1449 4 97.00–101.00 $99.04 $1,435 —
1360–1790 1547 6 80.00–87.00 $83.30 $1,289 —
1260–2080 1683 8 88.00–94.00 $91.01 $1,532 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1110 1012 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–725.00 $677.76
955–1115 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–900.00 $804.07
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505–1620 1574 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205–1425 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,000.00 $988.55 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.