Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

1,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.10/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 579 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.16/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 608 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.56/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 484 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,171 1,323 687
Feeder cattle 997 1,096 570
Slaughter cattle 114 132 62
Replacement cattle 60 95 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady, steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady 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
282 282 3 190.00 $190.00 $536 +3.00
355 355 1 177.00 $177.00 $628 +3.26
426–440 429 6 165.00–172.00 $166.83 $716 —
477–495 484 32 156.00–165.00 $161.56 $782 +2.21
505–540 516 31 154.00–159.00 $157.92 $815 +4.10
553–587 579 60 148.00–158.00 $154.10 $892 +1.84
608 value added 608 33 154.50 $154.50 $939 —
605–609 609 9 142.00–149.00 $148.23 $903 +7.12
728 728 3 133.00 $133.00 $968 —
755–770 763 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $996 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 -5.00
360–390 374 7 159.00–169.00 $163.32 $611 -1.68
420–445 435 5 154.00–160.00 $156.74 $682 +5.49
460–485 473 8 148.00–154.00 $149.25 $706 +2.59
520–537 533 4 147.00–151.00 $150.02 $800 +3.53
560–595 581 5 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $823 +1.01
600–645 613 29 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $843 +1.30
655–688 669 12 128.00–136.00 $132.57 $887 -1.88
700–725 713 2 125.00–128.00 $126.53 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 162.00 $162.00 $397 —
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
370–395 380 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $564 -8.97
400–445 436 8 140.00–150.00 $143.82 $627 +3.91
465–490 478 5 131.00–141.00 $133.83 $640 -1.65
501–545 515 11 130.00–137.00 $134.21 $691 -1.10
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
625 625 3 120.00–129.00 $123.00 $769 —
657–675 661 9 123.00–125.00 $124.66 $824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 157.00 $157.00 $424 +2.00
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
360–388 380 10 135.00–137.00 $136.31 $518 -3.69
405–445 423 21 133.00–139.00 $135.61 $574 -0.39
455–495 466 23 130.00–136.00 $133.85 $624 +2.35
505–545 525 15 125.00–131.00 $126.80 $666 +1.76
560–590 575 12 124.00–132.00 $125.92 $724 —
602 602 5 129.00 $129.00 $777 +4.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 157.00 $157.00 $338 —
260 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 -7.00
325–330 328 3 135.00–145.00 $140.03 $459 +0.14
360–395 372 10 127.00–132.00 $130.19 $484 -5.23
405–445 423 7 129.00–131.00 $130.29 $551 -1.22
470–495 487 15 119.00–129.00 $125.97 $613 +0.03
528–538 534 8 118.00–120.00 $118.74 $634 -2.36
565–585 579 4 115.00–123.00 $119.54 $692 -1.57
635 635 2 112.00 $112.00 $711 -4.99
660–675 668 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 137.00–140.00 $138.57 $319 -3.43
270 270 1 141.00 $141.00 $381 +6.48
300–335 324 5 120.00–130.00 $127.41 $413 -8.09
355–385 373 4 115.00–125.00 $120.03 $448 -10.00
400–437 425 9 110.00–120.00 $115.56 $491 -3.84
470 470 1 105.00 $105.00 $494 -15.11
505–534 529 8 106.00–115.00 $113.01 $598 -1.47
550–580 575 10 105.00–113.00 $108.91 $626 —
600–635 612 5 100.00–109.00 $104.75 $641 -5.02
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 —
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 —
760 760 1 95.00 $95.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 3 162.00–167.00 $165.24 $446 -4.18
300–310 305 2 157.00 $157.00 $479 -14.81
375–390 382 14 150.00–160.00 $150.84 $576 -3.21
415–440 425 12 139.00–145.00 $143.23 $609 +4.26
460–495 477 5 131.00–139.00 $135.01 $644 +0.06
500–534 527 18 129.00–131.00 $130.74 $689 +0.08
553–590 562 4 124.00–127.00 $124.79 $701 —
610–640 620 5 118.00–127.00 $124.61 $773 +5.61
658–698 679 5 115.00–124.00 $121.36 $824 +2.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.00 $182.00 $437 —
310–343 329 5 170.00–180.00 $175.83 $578 -6.90
350 value added 350 1 182.00 $182.00 $637 —
370–390 383 5 165.00–170.00 $169.03 $647 +0.29
415 415 1 152.00 $152.00 $631 -5.50
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 -2.49
500–545 523 2 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $698 —
560–591 588 10 129.00–133.00 $132.62 $780 +3.62
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 —
683 683 8 132.00 $132.00 $902 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
750 750 1 121.00 $121.00 $908 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 5 147.00–157.00 $151.62 $399 -1.14
305–345 328 6 142.00–147.00 $144.35 $473 -2.28
355–380 365 4 132.00–142.00 $137.14 $501 -6.28
435–445 439 7 135.00–140.00 $137.15 $602 +7.79
480–490 486 4 127.00–130.00 $127.99 $622 -0.44
515–545 528 3 113.00–120.00 $116.62 $616 +0.95
555–590 568 3 116.00–119.00 $117.37 $667 -1.60
625–645 635 2 109.00–113.00 $110.97 $705 -7.03
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +3.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1285 1218 80-85% 4 77.00–78.00 $77.74 $947 —
1015–1695 1259 80-85% 10 60.00–67.00 $62.15 $782 -9.61
1095–1535 1298 80-85% 17 68.00–75.00 $71.03 $922 -0.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1205 967 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $56.50 $546 —
965–1230 1078 85-90% 14 62.00–69.00 $66.07 $712 +11.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1615 1538 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,415 —
1165–1820 1556 6 78.00–84.00 $82.08 $1,277 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1005 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–900.00 $756.19
770–1155 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 600.00–875.00 $767.22

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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
1045–1375 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,099.49 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1355–1655 1498 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,238.49 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–955 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–950.00 $923.40 —

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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.