Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

1,063 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Turner County Stockyard report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.01/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 588 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.08/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 622 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.16/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 525 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,063	962	799
Feeder cattle	861	788	678
Slaughter cattle	163	174	86
Replacement cattle	39	—	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	314	4	171.00–177.00	$175.05	$550	—
365–395	393	15	172.00–182.00	$176.88	$695	+8.93
415–445	432	7	156.00–159.00	$156.96	$678	-4.59
485–495	488	8	150.00–151.00	$150.25	$733	-4.25
525–530	528	3	145.00–147.00	$145.66	$769	-6.56
586–595	588	30	140.00–145.00	$141.01	$829	-5.60
625–635	634	12	138.00–140.00	$138.16	$876	-3.55
655–681	678	12	130.00–140.00	$137.50	$932	—
710	710	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$930	—
756	756	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,036	+15.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	374	18	131.00–136.00	$135.35	$506	+1.68
411–445	424	18	132.00–142.00	$133.93	$568	+0.80
455–475	468	6	129.00–134.00	$131.69	$616	+1.12
505–539	525	21	120.00–123.00	$122.16	$641	-2.16
585–586	586	13	120.00–122.00	$120.61	$707	—
605–625	622	25	115.00–122.00	$120.08	$747	+5.08
705–710	706	4	109.00–112.00	$111.25	$785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	3	132.00–135.00	$132.96	$352	—
325–348	343	5	125.00–134.00	$132.30	$454	+4.58
360–395	375	4	125.00–132.00	$128.51	$482	+3.56
415–445	421	6	120.00–130.00	$127.41	$536	+5.14
485–495	488	4	120.00–124.00	$121.02	$591	+1.47
510–530	514	5	111.00–119.00	$115.76	$595	+2.62
610–620	615	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$661	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	115.00–122.00	$118.55	$385	—
410–435	423	2	110.00–117.00	$113.60	$481	-3.44
473–485	475	6	105.00–112.00	$106.19	$504	-5.77
510–520	515	2	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$541	+0.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$549	+12.80
359–375	364	10	163.00–170.00	$168.04	$612	+8.53
410–420	415	2	148.00–151.00	$149.52	$621	-2.46
503–525	509	4	125.00–128.00	$127.23	$648	-4.27
620–649	643	5	117.00–119.00	$117.39	$755	-2.20
670–680	675	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	329	6	155.00–161.00	$158.57	$522	—
360–395	378	2	148.00–155.00	$151.34	$572	+6.33
455–490	473	2	131.00–135.00	$132.93	$629	-2.56
510–520	517	3	118.00–122.00	$119.32	$617	—
575–590	583	2	120.00–123.00	$121.52	$708	-4.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	127.00–134.00	$130.40	$565	-2.67
475–495	483	4	120.00–131.00	$125.28	$605	—
555–575	568	3	114.00–118.00	$115.64	$657	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1205	1103	80-85%	12	50.00–57.00	$54.48	$601	—
985–1400	1202	80-85%	18	58.00–66.00	$62.72	$754	-5.04
1120–1475	1352	80-85%	12	68.00–75.00	$71.01	$960	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1120	986	85-90%	8	40.00–45.00	$42.81	$422	—
885–1130	1073	85-90%	14	46.00–54.00	$49.55	$532	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1625	1445	4	83.00–90.00	$86.07	$1,244	—
1110–1985	1474	4	75.00–79.00	$77.19	$1,138	—
1795	1795	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,705	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1250	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$902.95
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1050	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–750.00	$698.15

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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.