Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $131.28/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 572 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.81/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.20/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 521 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,286	1,251	902
Feeder cattle	1,045	999	788
Slaughter cattle	105	114	75
Replacement cattle	136	138	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cow unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	387	3	155.00–165.00	$160.41	$621	-3.19
403–445	432	16	145.00–155.00	$151.85	$656	-5.17
495	495	1	142.00	$142.00	$703	-9.50
501–543	524	19	135.00–142.00	$140.74	$737	+0.15
555–595	572	67	129.00–139.00	$131.28	$751	-5.46
610–645	639	14	125.00–129.00	$127.49	$815	-5.84
650–685	659	11	120.00–125.00	$124.44	$820	-5.23
739	739	16	124.00	$124.00	$916	-4.00
760	760	4	120.00	$120.00	$912	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	168.00	$168.00	$596	-4.00
400–425	413	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$671	-6.18
458–470	459	9	150.00–160.00	$151.14	$694	-10.30
501–534	523	20	144.00–150.00	$145.59	$761	-10.79
657–674	669	11	127.00–130.00	$127.80	$855	-5.84
814	814	14	120.00	$120.00	$977	—
868	868	5	115.00	$115.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	343	8	147.00–152.00	$147.55	$506	-10.02
405–442	428	23	130.00–140.00	$137.21	$587	-6.21
488–496	492	13	138.00–140.00	$138.93	$684	+5.21
523	523	3	129.00	$129.00	$675	+4.67
560–595	580	4	115.00–125.00	$119.43	$693	-4.28
610–630	620	3	114.00–121.00	$116.66	$723	-1.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	267	3	140.00–144.00	$141.38	$377	+1.38
330–340	335	3	130.00–137.00	$133.97	$449	-5.53
360–395	384	10	126.00–135.00	$133.22	$512	+3.41
425–440	433	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$543	-4.06
451–493	467	33	118.00–125.00	$121.81	$569	-6.49
510–530	514	14	115.00–124.00	$119.92	$616	-5.58
565–595	584	14	117.00–121.00	$118.70	$693	-2.48
610–625	620	6	111.00–117.00	$113.66	$705	+1.66
670–685	675	4	110.00–112.00	$110.76	$748	+1.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263 value added	263	2	162.00	$162.00	$426	—
260–285	275	3	150.00–160.00	$154.08	$424	-4.48
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	-10.00
386	386	3	136.00	$136.00	$525	-6.42
405–408	406	7	129.00–132.00	$131.14	$532	-4.11
476–499	484	15	128.00–131.00	$129.03	$625	-6.09
500–536	521	24	125.00–130.00	$129.20	$673	-3.53
560–595	579	23	123.00–130.00	$124.85	$723	-5.08
610 value added	610	1	129.00	$129.00	$787	—
610–635	616	4	118.00–119.00	$118.74	$731	-10.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	-12.00
250–285	268	2	120.00–125.00	$122.66	$329	-6.23
318–340	330	11	120.00–125.00	$123.23	$407	-6.77
370–380	375	15	115.00–125.00	$121.39	$455	-2.12
410–435	422	11	110.00–120.00	$115.29	$487	-5.59
450–493	478	18	110.00–120.00	$117.90	$564	-2.16
500–525	509	6	104.00–110.00	$107.83	$549	-3.72
570–575	573	3	105.00–111.00	$109.01	$625	+1.10
625–635	632	3	100.00–109.00	$105.65	$668	+5.38
685–690	688	2	95.00–99.00	$97.01	$667	—
715	715	1	88.00	$88.00	$629	-2.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	7	145.00–152.00	$147.73	$421	+5.73
300–337	325	10	137.00–147.00	$140.56	$457	+6.54
350–380	358	8	125.00–135.00	$132.06	$473	-1.74
435–447	444	10	121.00–131.00	$128.83	$572	+3.05
450–495	471	8	115.00–125.00	$120.43	$567	-2.82
505–530	519	4	109.00–110.00	$109.74	$570	-10.83
575–588	586	6	115.00–118.00	$117.51	$689	+0.15
600–640	625	5	104.00–110.00	$106.96	$668	-6.04
655–670	663	2	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$673	-5.48
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—
755–795	775	2	98.00–101.00	$99.54	$771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	160.00–162.50	$161.21	$459	+3.49
320–330	327	3	150.00–155.00	$153.37	$502	+1.37
370–385	378	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$533	-8.98
400–445	413	12	135.00–145.00	$139.26	$575	+3.21
455–495	467	13	128.00–135.00	$132.75	$620	-1.47
500–535	522	10	120.00–129.00	$126.43	$660	-3.56
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	-7.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	162.00	$162.00	$551	-15.50
350–388	380	12	154.00–162.00	$155.20	$590	-7.37
450	450	1	145.00	$145.00	$652	-9.27
510–530	521	5	131.00–140.00	$136.60	$712	+1.67

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$614	—
925–1015	978	85-90%	17	45.00–52.00	$48.59	$475	—
945–1425	1135	85-90%	17	53.00–60.00	$56.57	$642	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1365	1154	80-85%	11	63.00–68.00	$65.85	$760	-5.44
1005–1285	1187	80-85%	7	57.00–63.00	$60.94	$723	-4.56
1045–1415	1239	80-85%	4	72.00–78.00	$74.88	$928	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1590	1426	75-80%	4	63.00–64.00	$63.46	$905	+3.46
1330–1610	1500	75-80%	3	55.00–61.00	$58.62	$879	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1540	1463	2	85.00–86.00	$85.47	$1,250	—
1200–1760	1541	4	74.00–79.00	$76.10	$1,173	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1170	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	550.00–800.00	$669.23
810–1180	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	550.00–800.00	$669.20
925–1130	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	650.00–950.00	$780.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1250	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,135.03
975–1265	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–1,000.00	$914.53

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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
1000–1218	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	950.00–1,150.00	$1,073.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1265	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,284.66	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.