Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.57/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 473 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 471 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.61/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	962	574	688
Feeder cattle	788	523	591
Slaughter cattle	174	33	97
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	3	165.00–172.00	$167.95	$621	—
408–430	419	18	159.00–164.00	$161.55	$677	—
455–491	471	33	151.00–157.00	$154.50	$728	+1.50
505–536	522	14	148.00–158.00	$152.22	$795	+9.51
570–585	573	29	144.00–148.00	$146.61	$840	+7.41
630–633	633	17	137.00–142.00	$141.71	$897	+4.75
770–795	783	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	376	4	155.00–157.00	$155.52	$585	-0.48
505–540	524	17	141.00–146.00	$145.47	$762	+7.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	468	3	130.00–132.00	$131.30	$614	-1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–393	386	11	130.00–136.00	$133.67	$516	-1.46
405–406	406	8	130.00–135.00	$133.13	$541	+0.98
466–488	473	40	126.00–133.00	$130.57	$618	+1.99
501–540	529	28	120.00–129.00	$124.32	$658	-0.86
630	630	3	114.00–117.00	$115.00	$724	-2.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	311	8	125.00–130.00	$127.72	$397	-1.73
360–380	370	2	123.00–127.00	$124.95	$462	-4.12
405–440	419	6	120.00–125.00	$122.27	$512	+2.27
460–470	465	4	115.00–124.00	$119.55	$556	-2.26
505–540	517	6	110.00–119.00	$113.14	$585	-2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–298	292	7	121.00–128.00	$126.10	$368	+3.08
405–420	413	2	115.00–119.00	$117.04	$483	+8.36
470–488	479	2	110.00–114.00	$111.96	$536	+2.37
515–530	523	4	100.00–109.00	$104.56	$547	-6.41
605–610	608	4	95.00–97.00	$96.00	$584	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–320	308	11	157.00–160.00	$159.72	$492	+1.40
375–388	386	6	157.00–160.00	$159.51	$616	+4.51
402–440	415	5	147.00–157.00	$151.98	$631	+4.73
505	505	2	128.00–135.00	$131.50	$664	+1.50
612–635	615	7	119.00–123.00	$119.59	$735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	155.00–160.00	$157.39	$430	+5.44
360–370	365	2	144.00–146.00	$145.01	$529	+0.81
420–425	423	3	137.00–142.00	$140.35	$594	+1.36
465–485	472	19	132.00–137.00	$135.49	$640	+5.48
575–580	578	4	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$728	+2.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	4	135.00–139.00	$137.04	$504	+12.15
405–420	413	2	129.00–137.00	$133.07	$550	+5.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1205	1091	80-85%	7	49.00–55.00	$51.66	$564	—
965–1445	1147	80-85%	9	55.00–63.00	$58.66	$673	—
1120–1415	1223	80-85%	10	64.00–72.00	$67.76	$829	+11.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–925	889	85-90%	5	39.00–45.00	$42.53	$378	-15.47
855–975	903	85-90%	10	45.00–51.00	$48.00	$433	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1890	1565	3	77.00–80.00	$78.34	$1,226	—
1445–1910	1647	3	83.00–89.00	$85.61	$1,410	—

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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.