Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.24/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 461 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.32/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 572 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.80/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 682 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 950 907 1,261
Feeder cattle 797 810 1,146
Slaughter cattle 153 58 115
Replacement cattle — 39 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifers calves 4.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–435 429 8 170.00–180.00 $174.10 $747 -1.46
461–477 464 16 156.00–160.00 $159.23 $739 +8.45
510–535 527 12 151.00–156.00 $152.79 $805 +6.27
560–580 567 6 149.00–152.00 $151.34 $858 +7.71
604–630 611 7 144.00–154.00 $152.38 $931 +14.18
665–689 682 22 130.00–140.00 $134.80 $919 -0.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 8 162.00–167.00 $166.38 $705 +13.88
470–491 482 7 149.00–150.00 $149.58 $721 +3.56
520–526 525 6 135.00–142.00 $136.16 $715 -4.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–346 336 15 155.00–159.00 $158.57 $533 +6.74
368–390 382 13 150.00–159.00 $153.29 $586 +7.80
423–436 430 16 141.00–149.00 $145.00 $624 -1.51
455–475 461 31 139.00–147.00 $141.24 $651 +4.58
505–539 523 9 130.00–136.00 $132.05 $691 -1.25
550–585 572 24 130.00–135.00 $132.32 $757 +6.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 384 7 143.00–148.00 $143.71 $552 +6.74
410–445 424 5 130.00–138.00 $135.42 $574 +1.47
460–495 477 18 133.00–135.00 $134.55 $642 +4.13
520–546 541 8 122.00–126.00 $125.39 $678 -3.00
580–585 583 3 123.00–125.00 $123.66 $721 +2.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 132.00–135.00 $133.99 $458 -2.62
430–433 432 4 120.00–125.00 $121.24 $524 -6.44
510–520 515 2 110.00–116.00 $113.03 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 263 5 205.00–212.00 $208.22 $548 +23.22
305–320 314 5 192.00–194.00 $193.22 $607 +17.83
385–395 393 18 168.00–173.00 $171.91 $676 +0.01
402–425 415 8 165.00–175.00 $169.44 $703 +6.01
520–535 525 6 136.00–144.00 $138.64 $728 +4.38
555–560 556 4 132.00–134.00 $132.50 $737 -1.54
610–640 628 5 129.00–135.00 $132.82 $834 +6.48
685–690 688 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $863 —
705–710 708 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 3 158.00–160.00 $158.68 $608 -3.56
401–444 419 13 150.00–160.00 $154.41 $647 +7.33
465–495 491 21 142.00–150.00 $143.06 $702 +7.07
560–585 573 4 121.00–124.00 $122.47 $702 -2.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 132.00–136.00 $134.07 $634 +5.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1455 1172 80-85% 32 70.00–77.00 $72.96 $855 —
1040–1290 1194 80-85% 18 62.00–69.00 $65.13 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1170 1074 85-90% 4 62.00–68.00 $65.25 $701 +11.96
925–1195 1085 85-90% 15 52.00–60.00 $57.61 $625 +4.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 75-80% 2 68.00 $68.00 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1320 1267 3 82.00–89.00 $86.38 $1,094 —
1620–1745 1683 2 95.00–97.00 $96.04 $1,616 —

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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.