Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

1,251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.63/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 487 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.36/cwt -9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 574 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.12/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 480 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,251	1,171	551
Feeder cattle	999	997	447
Slaughter cattle	114	114	56
Replacement cattle	138	60	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$568	—
375–390	385	3	172.00	$172.00	$662	-5.00
415–445	435	5	167.00–172.00	$168.60	$733	+1.77
455 value added	455	1	172.00	$172.00	$783	—
450–493	488	54	160.00–170.00	$161.44	$788	-0.12
505 value added	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
500–540	512	9	150.00–159.00	$156.38	$801	-1.54
550–580	574	47	144.00–149.00	$144.36	$829	-9.74
605	605	1	138.00	$138.00	$835	-10.23
655–693	687	18	133.00–139.00	$133.64	$918	—
750	750	1	129.00	$129.00	$968	-1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	172.00	$172.00	$516	+5.00
350–370	360	2	160.00–167.00	$163.60	$589	+0.28
415–425	420	2	155.00–159.00	$157.02	$659	+0.28
455–480	473	6	147.00–153.00	$151.50	$717	+2.25
500–545	526	12	135.00–145.00	$140.59	$740	-9.43
550–585	558	11	136.00–140.00	$136.74	$763	-4.89
600–635	614	24	131.00–135.00	$133.33	$819	-4.19
665–685	678	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$879	-2.90
735	735	1	128.00	$128.00	$941	+1.47
750	750	3	125.00	$125.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	329	3	152.00–160.00	$157.57	$518	+7.57
359–395	363	14	150.00–157.00	$151.54	$550	+3.16
400–440	422	3	140.00–148.00	$143.42	$605	-0.40
450–498	476	12	130.00–140.00	$133.72	$637	-0.11
520–524	523	6	124.00–126.00	$124.33	$650	-9.88
560–587	580	19	123.00–130.00	$123.71	$718	-6.29
610–620	615	2	116.00–120.00	$118.02	$726	-4.98
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	-9.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	157.00–160.00	$158.56	$428	+1.56
340–345	343	2	150.00	$150.00	$514	-5.00
360–385	373	2	140.00–145.00	$142.42	$531	+6.11
400–420	403	12	134.00–138.00	$135.25	$545	-0.36
455–497	480	41	132.00–138.00	$135.12	$649	+1.27
505–546	534	37	130.00–138.00	$132.73	$709	+5.93
570–595	575	27	127.00–132.00	$129.93	$747	+4.01
605–640	620	7	124.00–131.00	$129.40	$802	+0.40
650–654	653	6	125.00–127.00	$125.33	$818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	142.00	$142.00	$348	+3.43
260–280	275	12	128.00–135.00	$128.89	$354	-12.11
340–345	343	2	130.00	$130.00	$446	+2.59
350–399	380	21	120.00–127.00	$123.51	$469	+3.48
400–430	421	11	116.00–126.00	$120.88	$509	+5.32
455–488	474	23	116.00–124.00	$120.06	$569	+15.06
516–535	522	12	109.00–116.00	$111.55	$582	-1.46
555–595	575	13	105.00–110.00	$107.91	$620	-1.00
600–635	612	8	98.00–107.00	$100.27	$614	-4.48
700–722	719	7	90.00–97.00	$90.97	$654	-15.03
755	755	1	96.00	$96.00	$725	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	-5.00
343–345	344	6	137.00–143.00	$139.50	$480	-0.53
370–380	374	21	129.00–133.00	$129.81	$485	-0.38
405–448	424	14	127.00–132.00	$129.57	$549	-0.72
450–496	479	12	123.00–130.00	$128.30	$615	+2.33
500–525	515	4	124.00–128.00	$125.50	$646	+6.76
555–595	571	5	120.00–124.00	$121.18	$692	+1.64
610	610	1	112.00	$112.00	$683	±0.00
695	695	1	109.00	$109.00	$758	-0.49
710	710	1	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	—
280	280	1	142.00	$142.00	$398	-9.62
300–335	323	13	130.00–140.00	$134.02	$433	-10.33
350–395	363	9	130.00–140.00	$133.80	$486	-3.34
410–445	427	9	124.00–132.00	$125.78	$537	-11.37
455–495	474	7	119.00–127.00	$123.25	$584	-4.74
528–545	532	7	117.00–125.00	$120.57	$641	+3.95
555–580	568	5	114.00–121.00	$117.36	$667	-0.01
620	620	1	113.00	$113.00	$701	+2.03
650–652	652	4	106.00–110.00	$107.00	$698	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	4	157.00–160.00	$157.72	$454	-7.52
335	335	1	152.00	$152.00	$509	-5.00
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	-0.84
400–445	434	18	135.00–143.00	$136.05	$590	-7.18
451–485	467	9	130.00–140.00	$134.22	$627	-0.79
515–535	525	5	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$682	-0.75
550–570	561	4	125.00–129.00	$127.77	$717	+2.98
615	615	2	124.00	$124.00	$763	-0.61
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	-1.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 value added	320	1	187.00	$187.00	$598	—
335–345	340	4	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$604	+1.67
355–375	365	2	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$593	-6.46
405–446	435	10	155.00–162.00	$159.22	$693	+7.22
455–475	463	7	151.00–157.00	$154.27	$714	+12.27
510–545	528	2	133.00–137.00	$134.93	$712	+1.49
555–595	568	8	130.00–132.00	$130.25	$740	-2.37
735	735	1	122.00	$122.00	$897	+2.00
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1185	1023	85-90%	10	52.00–58.00	$54.82	$561	—
875–1175	1030	85-90%	27	60.00–67.00	$63.35	$653	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1330	1183	80-85%	13	69.00–74.00	$71.29	$843	—
1020–1465	1187	80-85%	5	62.00–68.00	$65.50	$777	—
1100–1515	1254	80-85%	9	78.00–85.00	$81.47	$1,022	+19.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1575	1388	75-80%	4	67.00–71.00	$69.03	$958	—
1435	1435	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,190	—
1180–1605	1368	3	75.00–79.00	$77.53	$1,061	—
1655	1655	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,705	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–955	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–925.00	$791.91
645–1260	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	775.00–1,000.00	$931.58
800–1385	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–975.00	$848.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1160	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,096.45
865–1275	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,177.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1206–1240	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,046.70	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1515	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,230.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
908	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	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.