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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

1,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.63/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 468 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.33/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 578 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.65/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 390 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,556 1,066 0
Feeder cattle 1,216 843 0
Slaughter cattle 208 127 0
Replacement cattle 132 96 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous week for Thanksgiving.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 12 175.00 $175.00 $695 +1.27
458–485 471 23 162.00–172.00 $167.99 $791 +14.96
500–513 507 25 155.00–157.00 $156.12 $792 +3.33
556–560 557 7 148.00–156.00 $149.15 $831 +3.23
602–630 605 28 145.00–147.00 $146.78 $888 +6.65
660 660 4 143.00 $143.00 $944 +9.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 155.00 $155.00 $535 -2.96
360–392 384 4 152.00–155.00 $152.70 $586 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -3.72
460 460 2 139.00 $139.00 $639 +3.51
595 595 2 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
600 600 5 123.00 $123.00 $738 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 413 3 165.00–167.00 $165.71 $684 +16.43
450–490 465 3 157.00–160.00 $157.97 $735 —
580 580 3 130.00 $130.00 $754 ±0.00
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 +2.00
745 745 1 126.00 $126.00 $939 +8.34
758 758 3 117.00 $117.00 $887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 145.00 $145.00 $505 —
383–398 390 28 140.00–147.00 $144.65 $564 +9.44
410–422 420 8 133.00–135.00 $133.37 $560 -0.52
457–475 468 37 128.00–133.00 $129.63 $607 -0.35
503–525 507 5 125.00 $125.00 $634 -0.27
555–588 578 30 121.00–128.00 $127.33 $736 +7.96
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–207 207 4 142.00–145.00 $142.74 $295 —
312–343 329 16 135.00–139.00 $136.80 $450 +5.48
350–385 357 8 130.00–137.00 $134.66 $481 +2.85
405–411 410 8 127.00–129.00 $128.75 $528 +2.25
479–499 484 23 123.00–126.00 $124.25 $601 +0.51
500–540 526 7 116.00–121.00 $118.86 $625 +3.52
553–595 571 13 113.00–118.00 $117.13 $669 +4.27
615–636 633 7 110.00–114.00 $113.44 $718 +7.95
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +5.00
700 700 1 104.00 $104.00 $728 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–290 265 16 125.00–130.00 $128.14 $340 +5.95
300–344 326 13 120.00–130.00 $125.26 $408 +2.00
355–395 382 6 115.00–120.00 $115.78 $442 -6.69
440 440 1 119.00 $119.00 $524 +6.44
555–560 558 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $572 -0.98
645 645 1 97.00 $97.00 $626 +2.00
660–667 665 4 90.00–100.00 $92.48 $615 +0.48
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 +13.00
765–775 768 3 90.00–92.00 $90.67 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 192.00 $192.00 $432 —
302–345 316 21 166.00–170.00 $167.84 $530 +3.24
355–375 360 11 163.00–171.00 $168.33 $606 +4.75
395 value added 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
405–425 409 6 155.00–165.00 $157.06 $642 +3.24
420 value added 420 2 175.00–177.00 $176.00 $739 —
457–465 461 13 147.00–153.00 $151.45 $698 —
515–522 520 4 142.00–147.00 $143.24 $745 +3.20
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
620 620 1 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 +13.00
265–274 271 6 165.00 $165.00 $447 +3.00
370–393 390 9 160.00 $160.00 $624 +14.00
400–419 417 9 150.00–154.00 $153.57 $640 +12.68
485–490 486 4 140.00–145.00 $143.74 $699 +12.16
500–540 520 3 132.00–135.00 $133.96 $697 +5.62
565–580 576 7 126.00–127.00 $126.72 $730 +8.55
650 650 2 115.00 $115.00 $748 +5.70
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 162.00 $162.00 $373 +12.00
275–295 288 6 147.00–150.00 $149.05 $429 -0.49
324–335 325 11 132.00–142.00 $138.34 $450 +1.62
400–435 410 9 127.00–132.00 $131.08 $537 +2.04
460–475 472 11 125.00–130.00 $128.83 $608 +18.71
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 +4.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1365 1087 80-85% 19 50.00–54.00 $52.72 $573 —
920–1395 1164 80-85% 56 55.00–62.00 $58.65 $683 —
975–1365 1229 80-85% 22 63.00–67.00 $64.76 $796 +2.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–945 915 85-90% 10 39.00–46.00 $42.11 $385 —
1030–1210 1110 85-90% 12 47.00–54.00 $50.59 $562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1415 1372 75-80% 3 56.00–60.00 $58.01 $796 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–2000 1710 4 74.00–80.00 $76.29 $1,305 —
1585–1950 1813 3 94.00–97.00 $95.05 $1,723 —
1710–1905 1828 6 84.00–89.00 $86.01 $1,572 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–890 808 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 450.00–750.00 $582.58
715–1110 859 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 500.00–775.00 $623.81
815–1100 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 525.00–800.00 $613.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–935 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–825.00 $800.50
925–980 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–950.00 $892.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
998–1385 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 800.00–1,000.00 $891.73 +102.68
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
863–903 887 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 700.00–825.00 $769.01 —

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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.