Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

1,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.80/cwt -10.98 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 472 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $145.03/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 482 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.71/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 532 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,035 830 1,244
Feeder cattle 896 657 1,120
Slaughter cattle 76 157 81
Replacement cattle 63 16 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 177.00 $177.00 $513 —
315–335 325 2 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
350–375 367 3 160.00–170.00 $166.82 $612 —
415–440 423 3 154.00–162.00 $159.23 $674 -17.12
450–498 482 32 142.00–147.00 $145.03 $699 -4.37
530–549 540 20 139.00–141.00 $140.61 $759 —
550–580 568 24 135.00–139.00 $137.00 $778 —
655–695 669 4 125.00–133.00 $128.22 $858 —
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 182.00 $182.00 $588 —
350–370 362 9 171.00–175.00 $171.67 $621 —
400–435 415 5 165.00–174.00 $170.96 $709 -12.78
455–475 467 10 150.00–159.00 $152.08 $710 -11.43
515–530 519 14 144.00–145.00 $144.86 $752 -9.36
560–574 571 5 140.00–141.00 $140.80 $804 -9.31
610–631 629 23 134.00–138.00 $137.66 $866 —
706–730 719 13 130.00–136.00 $132.81 $955 —
829–840 831 5 121.00–122.00 $121.80 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 150.00–155.00 $153.35 $526 —
365–385 375 4 144.00–152.00 $148.66 $557 —
415–445 433 4 137.00–147.00 $141.51 $613 —
460–492 487 14 130.00–139.00 $133.46 $650 —
515–535 528 14 127.00–137.00 $132.05 $697 —
624 624 4 126.00 $126.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 153.00 $153.00 $451 —
300–315 310 3 140.00–150.00 $145.65 $452 -6.77
354–375 366 19 139.00–141.00 $139.81 $512 -16.64
415 value added 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 —
405–441 426 27 134.00–142.00 $136.74 $583 -5.19
450–495 472 44 127.00–136.00 $130.80 $617 -10.98
500–546 532 29 127.00–132.00 $128.71 $685 -4.43
555–590 574 16 125.00–132.00 $125.81 $722 -3.07
600–625 608 3 120.00–121.00 $120.34 $732 -3.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 153.00 $153.00 $329 —
260–270 265 2 140.00–147.00 $143.57 $380 —
325–345 334 12 137.00–144.00 $141.14 $471 —
350–390 373 6 132.00–135.00 $133.86 $499 -10.28
408–443 426 28 126.00–132.00 $127.51 $543 -6.05
470–495 477 5 121.00–125.00 $124.00 $591 -8.04
500–535 516 8 120.00–124.00 $121.46 $627 -3.54
550–585 563 5 117.00–121.00 $119.58 $673 -0.40
633 633 4 113.00 $113.00 $715 +1.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–219 213 8 137.00–142.00 $141.41 $301 —
260–270 265 2 130.00–136.00 $133.06 $353 —
303–340 317 8 125.00–131.00 $127.82 $405 —
350–395 378 19 121.00–131.00 $126.91 $480 -6.36
405–440 436 15 115.00–125.00 $123.50 $538 -1.34
450–495 477 3 113.00–120.00 $116.59 $556 -5.71
500–535 518 2 110.00–115.00 $112.58 $583 -2.74
555–580 564 4 109.00–112.00 $110.73 $625 —
640 640 1 106.00 $106.00 $678 —
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 —
750 750 1 94.00 $94.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 140.00–150.00 $144.55 $318 —
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
300–325 308 3 140.00–150.00 $143.51 $442 —
354–380 358 8 130.00–140.00 $137.68 $493 —
400–445 407 10 125.00–133.00 $131.39 $535 -29.61
450–490 480 5 126.00–131.00 $129.05 $619 —
500–545 534 5 118.00–127.00 $123.15 $658 —
555–572 571 23 116.00–120.00 $116.17 $663 —
620 620 1 113.00 $113.00 $701 +6.32
650–685 667 3 100.00–104.00 $102.02 $680 —
730 730 1 93.00 $93.00 $679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–248 238 18 160.00–167.00 $166.63 $397 —
365–380 373 3 151.00–160.00 $156.66 $584 —
440 440 1 144.00 $144.00 $634 —
450–490 476 17 133.00–140.00 $135.31 $644 -11.60
505–545 531 8 128.00–134.00 $130.71 $694 —
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
600–635 618 3 115.00–121.00 $118.62 $733 -0.65
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 —
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 —
755–785 770 2 107.00–108.00 $107.51 $828 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 value added 205 1 210.00 $210.00 $430 —
210 210 1 190.00 $190.00 $399 —
265–295 275 3 190.00–197.00 $194.04 $534 —
300–345 332 11 172.00–182.00 $176.92 $587 -30.89
340 value added 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 —
360–395 373 13 165.00–172.00 $168.19 $627 -9.28
400–445 420 10 150.00–159.00 $153.32 $644 -29.17
450–460 457 3 141.00–150.00 $147.04 $672 -5.96
555 555 2 129.00 $129.00 $716 -1.00
608–635 615 4 126.00–129.00 $128.23 $789 —
660–680 670 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $811 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1090 997 85-90% 14 50.00–64.00 $56.10 $559 —
895–1220 1053 85-90% 13 59.00–65.00 $62.03 $653 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1285 1101 80-85% 14 68.00–75.00 $70.69 $778 +3.44
1150–1180 1165 80-85% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.51 $891 +4.51
1210–1465 1321 80-85% 6 63.00–66.00 $64.54 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1430 1278 2 82.00–89.00 $85.92 $1,098 —
1560–1845 1733 3 91.00–94.00 $92.39 $1,601 +0.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1015 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $835.66
850–1100 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–900.00 $799.56
950–1610 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 825.00–950.00 $892.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1300 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–1,050.00 $989.69
1100–1450 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,036.77

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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
1040–1145 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 850.00–950.00 $918.83 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.