Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

1,334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.36/cwt -13.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 488 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $240.00/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 505 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $245.34/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 621 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,334	1,556	1,207
Feeder cattle	1,036	1,106	952
Slaughter cattle	155	435	153
Replacement cattle	143	15	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,012	—
405–440	423	2	262.00–267.00	$264.40	$1,118	-4.09
465 value added	465	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,242	—
450–485	468	16	254.00–262.00	$258.08	$1,208	-1.72
510–536	527	23	255.00–263.00	$257.81	$1,359	—
560–595	567	5	246.00–255.00	$247.89	$1,406	-2.11
610–625	621	31	242.00–249.00	$245.34	$1,524	+4.34
764–788	769	10	212.00–217.00	$213.02	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–382	371	8	257.00–262.00	$258.31	$958	—
405–417	414	9	250.00–257.00	$251.52	$1,041	—
462–470	464	4	245.00–251.00	$249.48	$1,158	-2.11
500–509	505	35	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	-2.54
573–593	589	18	235.00–244.00	$242.43	$1,428	-1.82
615	615	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,445	—
655–685	665	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,530	+0.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	230.00–232.00	$230.98	$781	—
405–425	411	4	230.00–237.00	$233.05	$958	—
475	475	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,092	-12.65
510	510	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,148	—
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	—
735–745	740	2	195.00–200.00	$197.48	$1,461	—
785	785	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	225.00	$225.00	$934	—
475–497	488	36	220.00–225.00	$220.36	$1,075	-13.35
505–548	530	28	220.00–225.00	$220.75	$1,170	-9.05
550–598	584	21	210.00–219.00	$215.22	$1,257	—
675	675	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,384	-16.00
713	713	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	225.00	$225.00	$630	—
343	343	5	225.00	$225.00	$772	-4.02
365–388	385	7	217.00–222.00	$221.32	$852	-3.14
410–433	418	11	212.00–222.00	$214.78	$898	-7.92
455–494	482	20	215.00–217.00	$216.81	$1,045	-4.32
505–545	536	5	210.00–216.00	$213.66	$1,145	-5.62
550	550	2	202.00–207.00	$204.50	$1,125	-6.14
600–626	611	7	190.00–197.00	$193.53	$1,182	—
663–669	667	25	185.00–192.00	$187.23	$1,249	—
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	220.00	$220.00	$649	—
310–340	325	6	217.00–222.00	$219.87	$715	—
350–386	374	12	210.00–215.00	$212.95	$796	-0.74
410–440	416	6	205.00–210.00	$208.29	$866	—
458–485	468	7	195.00–205.00	$202.07	$946	-5.46
500	500	1	190.00	$190.00	$950	-13.53
565	565	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	—
655–695	675	2	165.00–170.00	$167.43	$1,130	-19.87
720	720	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	280.00	$280.00	$658	—
255 value added	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	—
270–290	280	2	280.00–290.00	$284.82	$797	-7.59
300 value added	300	1	310.00	$310.00	$930	—
315–330	322	3	280.00–285.00	$283.34	$912	—
350–380 value added	364	8	290.00–295.00	$293.11	$1,067	—
390	390	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,061	+4.23
403	403	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,048	+12.27
510–524	522	16	235.00–240.00	$235.68	$1,230	+4.68
550–558	557	7	230.00–231.00	$230.86	$1,286	+14.45
620–645	633	2	212.00–217.00	$214.45	$1,357	+7.87
655	655	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	255.00	$255.00	$778	—
355	355	1	247.00	$247.00	$877	—
415–420	418	2	242.00–247.00	$244.49	$1,022	—
460–483	471	10	235.00–240.00	$237.26	$1,117	+6.55
590–595	593	2	217.00–220.00	$218.49	$1,296	+10.02
680–694	686	9	190.00–195.00	$192.75	$1,322	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	235.00	$235.00	$881	—
420	420	1	227.00	$227.00	$953	—
490	490	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,039	—
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	—
684	684	10	160.00	$160.00	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1655	1149	80-85%	31	87.00–94.00	$90.55	$1,040	-2.84
975–1600	1230	80-85%	13	95.00–102.00	$98.70	$1,214	-0.93
975–1405	1243	80-85%	14	81.00–87.00	$84.79	$1,054	-14.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–975	953	85-90%	3	87.00–89.00	$87.64	$835	—
825–1090	964	85-90%	23	78.00–85.00	$81.60	$787	—
930–1110	976	85-90%	4	70.00–76.00	$74.09	$723	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1480	1440	75-80%	3	85.00–86.00	$85.31	$1,228	—
1290–1705	1463	75-80%	6	90.00–94.00	$91.26	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1585	1273	11	100.00–109.00	$104.22	$1,327	—
1285–1825	1527	3	111.00–117.00	$114.35	$1,746	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,025.00	$950.09
860–1090	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	825.00–1,075.00	$963.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
910–1265	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,135.78
1150–1325	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,196.59

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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
883–1080	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	950.00–1,200.00	$1,091.81	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1090	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,250.03	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–870	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–950.00	$877.68	—

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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.