Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

1,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.80/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 655 lb · 50 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.85/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 381 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.35/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 483 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,438	1,556	1,699
Feeder cattle	350	1,216	1,512
Slaughter cattle	1,088	208	187
Replacement cattle	—	132	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, 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
355–370	363	2	182.00–187.00	$184.45	$670	+9.45
405–420	413	6	177.00–182.00	$180.84	$747	—
465–487	480	36	159.00–165.00	$160.66	$771	-7.33
505–515	514	10	153.00–157.00	$155.00	$797	-1.12
560–580	579	33	145.00–149.00	$148.82	$862	-0.33
713–740	715	17	132.00–133.00	$132.06	$944	—
780–790	785	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–438	436	12	165.00–166.00	$165.92	$723	+0.21
470–480	475	2	149.00–150.00	$149.49	$710	-8.48
560–595	592	12	139.00–142.00	$139.65	$827	+9.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	9	165.00–175.00	$170.47	$569	+15.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	140.00–142.00	$140.63	$474	-4.37
405–420	413	9	130.00–138.00	$134.90	$557	+1.53
455–496	483	37	131.00–139.00	$134.35	$649	+4.72
508–548	523	25	128.00–133.00	$131.26	$686	+6.26
590–595	593	2	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$771	+2.67
605–640	613	8	120.00–128.00	$125.07	$767	—
655–665	655	50	124.00–130.00	$129.80	$850	+7.80
760–780	763	6	127.00–131.00	$130.32	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–294	292	18	135.00–139.00	$138.80	$405	—
320–330	325	2	134.00–139.00	$136.46	$443	-0.34
355–394	381	42	131.00–139.00	$137.85	$525	+3.19
420–430	425	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$514	-7.76
470–485	476	6	120.00–129.00	$126.15	$600	+1.90
520–545	533	12	115.00–122.00	$118.79	$633	-0.07
610–645	622	5	110.00–119.00	$115.25	$717	+1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	333	3	125.00–130.00	$126.60	$422	+1.34
470–495	483	2	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$560	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	3	160.00–167.00	$164.06	$443	-0.94
360–370	365	2	160.00–164.00	$162.03	$591	+2.03
405–420	413	2	150.00–157.00	$153.56	$634	-0.01
470–485	484	14	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$682	-2.74
510–530	522	6	132.00–139.00	$136.33	$712	+2.37
560–595	569	15	129.00–130.00	$129.28	$736	+2.56
610–620	613	3	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$756	—
670–695	683	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$792	+1.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	339	3	171.00–177.00	$173.01	$587	+5.17
360–381	379	9	172.00–177.00	$172.86	$655	+4.53
410–420	415	2	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$668	+3.93
485–490	488	2	148.00–153.00	$150.49	$734	-0.96
620–630	625	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$819	-0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1122	80-85%	27	58.00–65.00	$61.88	$694	—
1020–1180	1123	80-85%	11	49.00–56.00	$52.50	$590	—
1010–1475	1156	80-85%	31	66.00–74.00	$69.18	$800	+10.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–985	912	85-90%	6	41.00–46.00	$44.20	$403	+2.09
800–1200	999	85-90%	12	47.00–55.00	$50.66	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$979	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1665	1549	5	74.00–78.00	$76.03	$1,178	—
1265–2380	1602	6	82.00–89.00	$86.31	$1,383	—
1560–1955	1758	2	98.00–100.00	$99.11	$1,742	—

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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.