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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.88/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 575 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.74/cwt +9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 423 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.78/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 472 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 950 1,168
Feeder cattle 657 797 1,077
Slaughter cattle 157 153 57
Replacement cattle 16 — 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 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
405–434 423 31 180.00–188.00 $183.74 $777 +9.64
455–460 458 2 162.00–165.00 $163.51 $749 +4.28
503–520 508 14 153.00–156.00 $154.22 $783 +1.43
557–598 569 10 146.00–152.00 $150.11 $854 -1.23
670–685 678 3 133.00–138.00 $135.99 $922 +1.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 413 3 175.00–179.00 $176.35 $728 +9.97
470–498 488 20 148.00–153.00 $149.40 $729 -0.18
610–615 614 5 133.00–137.00 $135.60 $833 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $503 -6.15
360–370 365 2 153.00–160.00 $156.45 $571 +3.16
405–425 418 12 140.00–144.00 $141.93 $593 -3.07
455–485 472 24 140.00–144.00 $141.78 $669 +0.54
515–530 521 14 131.00–135.00 $133.14 $694 +1.09
560–581 575 34 128.00–135.00 $128.88 $741 -3.44
620–625 622 3 121.00–126.00 $124.32 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 383 12 140.00–145.00 $144.14 $552 +0.43
420–435 427 5 130.00–139.00 $133.56 $570 -1.86
460–475 465 3 130.00–136.00 $132.04 $614 -2.51
505–549 526 9 122.00–128.00 $125.00 $658 -0.39
560–565 563 2 115.00–125.00 $119.98 $675 -3.68
620–640 626 14 110.00–113.00 $111.64 $699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 130.00–137.00 $133.27 $484 —
410–420 415 5 120.00–128.00 $124.84 $518 +3.60
460–495 490 17 120.00–128.00 $122.30 $599 —
515–540 536 6 115.00–117.00 $115.32 $618 +2.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 315 5 200.00–210.00 $207.81 $655 +14.59
380–390 385 2 175.00–180.00 $177.47 $683 +5.56
425–430 428 2 180.00–185.00 $182.49 $781 +13.05
455–475 467 3 150.00–155.00 $153.00 $715 —
510–520 513 10 138.00–147.00 $140.80 $722 +2.16
560–565 563 2 129.00–131.00 $130.00 $732 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–475 457 13 143.00–150.00 $146.91 $671 +3.85
615–647 635 8 115.00–125.00 $119.27 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $676 —
610–620 613 3 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1455 1135 80-85% 12 65.00–68.00 $67.25 $763 —
1005–1355 1199 80-85% 31 69.00–75.00 $72.00 $863 +6.87
1220 1220 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1195 1093 85-90% 10 59.00–66.00 $62.96 $688 +5.35
1000–1285 1137 85-90% 9 50.00–58.00 $54.71 $622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1475 1326 4 81.00–88.00 $84.18 $1,116 —
1625 1625 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,674 —
1650–1845 1740 5 90.00–94.00 $91.83 $1,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1050–1145 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–900.00 $888.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.