Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

1,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $222.70/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 448 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 564 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $210.64/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 564 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,556 1,301 1,365
Feeder cattle 1,106 958 1,080
Slaughter cattle 435 343 143
Replacement cattle 15 — 142

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $814 —
310–320 315 2 300.00–310.00 $305.08 $961 +11.66
402–410 404 4 267.00–269.00 $268.49 $1,085 -4.08
455–499 477 15 255.00–265.00 $259.80 $1,239 -2.51
556–575 564 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,410 +4.43
621 621 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,497 -5.54
665 665 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,583 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $915 +16.04
455–470 458 5 250.00–252.00 $251.59 $1,152 +4.06
505–520 513 2 240.00–245.00 $242.54 $1,244 -1.16
560 560 4 242.00–245.00 $244.25 $1,368 +1.32
651–673 660 10 228.00–232.00 $229.63 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–372 370 6 250.00–252.00 $251.68 $931 —
455–466 464 9 242.00–245.00 $242.65 $1,126 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 227.00–230.00 $229.02 $772 +3.68
359–390 362 10 220.00–225.00 $224.46 $813 -0.27
447–448 448 39 215.00–225.00 $222.70 $998 +1.14
455–470 462 11 215.00–225.00 $221.13 $1,022 +1.16
520–525 524 11 216.00–220.00 $219.28 $1,149 +1.61
557–571 564 20 206.00–214.00 $210.64 $1,188 -2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 467 3 227.00–237.00 $233.71 $1,091 -4.88
515–529 528 15 227.00–230.00 $229.80 $1,213 +4.97
667 667 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,474 +5.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 376 4 210.00–215.00 $213.69 $803 +2.01
470–480 475 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $986 +10.04
510–520 515 4 200.00–207.00 $203.53 $1,048 -4.47
657–663 660 13 185.00–190.00 $187.30 $1,236 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 290.00–295.00 $292.41 $790 —
370–380 373 4 267.00–270.00 $267.77 $999 +0.84
415–430 427 12 245.00–252.00 $247.73 $1,058 -0.60
455–470 464 4 235.00–242.00 $237.21 $1,101 -4.62
505–510 508 3 228.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,173 -3.66
555–560 556 5 215.00–222.00 $216.41 $1,203 -4.00
605–610 606 7 206.00–210.00 $206.58 $1,252 -7.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–474 473 7 230.00–235.00 $230.71 $1,091 —
510–527 525 7 220.00–227.00 $220.97 $1,160 -0.02
560–580 570 2 207.00–210.00 $208.47 $1,188 —
605–610 608 2 192.00–195.00 $193.49 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 8 260.00–265.00 $260.63 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1260 1142 80-85% 39 90.00–98.00 $93.39 $1,067 —
1205–1375 1249 80-85% 7 98.00–102.00 $99.63 $1,244 -1.19
1130–1500 1277 80-85% 25 83.00–89.00 $86.50 $1,105 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1020 936 85-90% 13 72.00–79.00 $75.61 $708 -2.81
1015–1165 1073 85-90% 8 88.00–95.00 $89.76 $963 -2.07
970–1155 1082 85-90% 26 80.00–86.00 $82.94 $897 -8.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1405 1343 75-80% 3 90.00–98.00 $93.57 $1,257 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,353 -6.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1480 1477 3 113.00–115.00 $114.33 $1,689 —
1490–1775 1594 4 118.00–121.00 $119.68 $1,908 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1120 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,262.64
1030–1350 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,363.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.