Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

1,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.89/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 506 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.53/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 583 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $248.33/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 431 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,301 1,617 1,246
Feeder cattle 958 1,185 961
Slaughter cattle 343 337 285
Replacement cattle — 95 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–316 309 5 287.00–295.00 $293.42 $907 —
418–420 418 19 265.00–274.00 $272.57 $1,139 —
455–483 462 21 260.00–265.00 $262.31 $1,212 +5.31
505–513 506 35 250.00–259.00 $253.89 $1,285 +4.89
563–565 564 14 245.00–246.00 $245.57 $1,385 -3.56
604–635 620 14 245.00–248.00 $246.54 $1,529 +2.54
660 660 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,624 +9.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–344 339 16 272.00–279.00 $276.44 $937 +1.44
365–380 373 5 265.00–275.00 $270.34 $1,008 +5.57
420–436 432 9 255.00–263.00 $258.92 $1,119 +4.70
460–470 465 2 245.00–250.00 $247.53 $1,151 -4.56
520–531 524 9 240.00–248.00 $243.70 $1,277 +3.95
560–590 576 9 240.00–245.00 $242.93 $1,399 +8.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 329 14 231.00–235.00 $233.01 $767 -5.99
420–445 443 10 239.00–240.00 $239.09 $1,059 +7.14
451–460 452 10 235.00–239.00 $238.59 $1,078 +13.84
513–521 519 7 222.00–232.00 $224.83 $1,167 -6.81
560–585 583 23 225.00–230.00 $229.53 $1,338 +5.43
601–620 604 12 215.00–220.00 $216.26 $1,306 -2.56
674–675 674 11 210.00–219.00 $215.72 $1,454 +0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 6 225.00–227.00 $225.34 $735 -5.29
355–393 369 9 222.00–227.00 $224.73 $829 -2.28
405–436 423 12 217.00–226.00 $221.56 $937 -1.90
460–491 483 13 215.00–221.00 $219.97 $1,062 +3.96
520–530 522 10 210.00–220.00 $217.67 $1,136 +2.44
555–560 558 9 207.00–217.00 $213.21 $1,190 +6.71
707–710 708 4 200.00–202.00 $201.50 $1,427 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 367 3 210.00–215.00 $211.68 $777 +0.22
420–445 428 3 210.00–215.00 $211.73 $906 —
455–460 458 2 195.00–200.00 $197.49 $905 -12.21
530 530 3 207.00–210.00 $208.00 $1,102 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 3 287.00–292.00 $290.35 $894 +15.35
355–369 358 8 265.00–275.00 $266.93 $956 —
420–449 431 22 244.00–250.00 $248.33 $1,070 +3.33
468–480 474 13 240.00–243.00 $241.83 $1,146 -1.53
508–510 509 3 230.00–237.00 $234.66 $1,194 +2.66
570–575 575 12 220.00–225.00 $220.41 $1,267 -4.29
609–615 610 7 214.00–215.00 $214.14 $1,306 —
667–680 669 6 195.00–200.00 $199.15 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 3 252.00–260.00 $257.01 $964 —
410–418 417 9 239.00–240.00 $239.89 $1,000 +0.28
510–520 515 8 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,138 +0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 328 4 245.00–247.00 $245.49 $805 +0.49
420–430 423 3 225.00–232.00 $229.63 $971 +3.75
515–520 517 5 200.00–205.00 $202.01 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1320 1156 80-85% 43 90.00–98.00 $94.11 $1,088 —
960–1490 1213 80-85% 26 83.00–89.00 $86.40 $1,048 -7.68
1010–1475 1216 80-85% 16 98.00–104.00 $100.82 $1,226 -1.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1120 945 85-90% 9 75.00–81.00 $78.42 $741 —
940–1195 1058 85-90% 26 82.00–89.00 $85.05 $900 —
1000–1185 1069 85-90% 18 90.00–94.00 $91.83 $982 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1495 1480 75-80% 2 101.00–102.00 $101.49 $1,502 +1.56
1385–1615 1531 75-80% 8 92.00–99.00 $95.01 $1,455 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,047 —
2035 2035 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,544 —

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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.