Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.98/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 471 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.89/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 428 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $153.03/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,066	1,126	1,462
Feeder cattle	843	952	1,231
Slaughter cattle	127	66	202
Replacement cattle	96	108	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower 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
360–380	367	3	172.00–177.00	$173.73	$638	+1.97
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	+10.00
460–485	467	22	152.00–156.00	$153.03	$715	-5.35
500–539	527	19	149.00–155.00	$152.79	$805	-1.42
550–587	572	10	144.00–151.00	$145.92	$835	-3.21
615–645	635	8	139.00–141.00	$140.13	$890	-1.72
650–675	667	8	131.00–139.00	$133.96	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	432	8	145.00–151.00	$149.28	$645	-8.72
500–545	528	4	133.00–135.00	$134.51	$710	—
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-10.00
615–625	620	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$800	-0.99
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	—
730–733	732	3	115.00–123.00	$117.66	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	5	155.00–162.00	$157.96	$509	—
440–444	443	7	142.00–144.00	$143.72	$637	+3.72
450–460	455	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$616	+0.49
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	-7.81
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—
735–745	740	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$818	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–393	376	10	135.00–136.00	$135.21	$508	-2.92
406–443	428	31	130.00–136.00	$133.89	$573	+0.59
450–486	471	55	128.00–135.00	$129.98	$612	-0.83
500–540	521	16	122.00–130.00	$125.27	$653	-1.09
555–595	578	8	118.00–121.00	$119.37	$690	-1.41
600–625	605	5	117.00–121.00	$119.18	$721	-2.09
650	650	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$774	—
710	710	2	108.00	$108.00	$767	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–332	330	6	131.00–133.00	$131.32	$433	-1.66
355–397	383	19	129.00–134.00	$131.81	$505	+2.14
410	410	4	120.00–129.00	$126.50	$519	-1.41
453–490	463	10	120.00–125.00	$123.74	$573	+0.75
505–530	520	3	115.00–116.00	$115.34	$600	-3.70
550–585	563	6	110.00–115.00	$112.86	$635	-3.45
605–635	619	4	105.00–107.00	$105.49	$653	-6.50
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	-5.00
720	720	1	106.00	$106.00	$763	—
765	765	1	99.00	$99.00	$757	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–289	278	7	117.00–125.00	$122.19	$340	-1.06
315–340	326	6	120.00–125.00	$123.26	$402	+4.07
365–375	370	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$453	+2.41
420–440	430	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$484	-1.27
470	470	1	116.00	$116.00	$545	+3.77
515–535	523	7	100.00–110.00	$102.13	$534	-7.87
550–590	582	5	97.00–105.00	$103.49	$602	—
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	-14.00
660	660	1	92.00	$92.00	$607	—
710	710	1	86.00	$86.00	$611	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	167.00	$167.00	$367	—
280	280	1	162.00	$162.00	$454	-5.50
300–325	309	8	150.00–160.00	$154.41	$477	-11.43
360–370	363	7	145.00–150.00	$146.00	$530	-11.50
410–445	430	12	135.00–145.00	$140.89	$606	-4.40
464–490	471	15	125.00–135.00	$131.58	$620	-8.90
510–520	515	3	127.00–130.00	$128.34	$661	-9.66
565–595	584	5	115.00–122.00	$118.17	$690	-8.16
600–625	614	4	113.00–120.00	$116.81	$717	-1.19
656–685	663	13	107.00–110.00	$109.30	$725	-4.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	170.00	$170.00	$434	-6.45
300–345	325	3	162.00–167.00	$164.60	$535	-6.17
350–385	374	16	161.00–170.00	$163.58	$612	-4.70
410–440	419	7	150.00–160.00	$153.82	$645	-1.18
509–540	514	14	135.00–143.00	$140.04	$720	+1.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	150.00	$150.00	$360	+4.89
265–295	290	6	147.00–150.00	$149.54	$434	—
320–325	323	4	132.00–140.00	$136.72	$442	-8.28
410–435	427	3	127.00–130.00	$129.04	$551	-1.54
460–475	462	10	107.00–115.00	$110.12	$509	—
510–518	517	8	104.00–110.00	$104.74	$542	-18.00
560–578	569	5	104.00–113.00	$109.62	$624	—
670–685	678	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$685	-4.01
700–710	705	2	90.00–94.00	$92.01	$649	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1430	1238	80-85%	8	62.00–64.00	$62.48	$774	—
1050–1450	1252	80-85%	10	48.00–54.00	$52.12	$653	-3.62
1035–1555	1260	80-85%	28	54.00–61.00	$57.48	$724	+1.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–1055	760	85-90%	15	40.00–46.00	$43.45	$330	—
1005	1005	85-90%	2	58.00	$58.00	$583	—
840–1115	1024	85-90%	15	48.00–55.00	$52.03	$533	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1615	1358	3	82.00–89.00	$84.85	$1,152	—
1025–1860	1411	5	74.00–81.00	$75.98	$1,072	-0.41
1865–2145	2040	4	90.00–94.00	$91.79	$1,873	-7.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1070	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$834.52
1025–1170	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,000.00	$952.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1050	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–700.00	$604.44

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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
1030–1180	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	725.00–850.00	$789.05	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265–1515	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,070.35	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.