Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

1,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $284.58/cwt +25.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 474 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.00/cwt +20.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 566 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $274.70/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 419 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,439 1,334 1,390
Feeder cattle 1,124 1,036 1,198
Slaughter cattle 315 155 192
Replacement cattle — 143 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 6.00 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
304–305 305 12 300.00–310.00 $304.16 $928 —
358–377 373 21 285.00–295.00 $286.37 $1,068 +16.37
403–447 419 31 270.00–277.00 $274.70 $1,151 +10.30
470–473 472 6 267.00–275.00 $269.66 $1,273 +11.58
474 value added 474 37 287.00 $287.00 $1,360 +20.00
502–548 509 19 255.00–263.00 $261.35 $1,330 +3.54
565 value added 565 25 276.00 $276.00 $1,559 —
560–568 568 18 255.00–257.00 $256.89 $1,459 +9.00
610–618 616 12 247.00–252.00 $249.91 $1,539 +4.57
655–674 668 10 239.00–247.00 $240.67 $1,608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 262.00–265.00 $263.53 $1,088 +12.01
460–480 470 2 252.00–260.00 $256.09 $1,204 +6.61
560–580 573 6 245.00–252.00 $246.95 $1,415 +4.52
670–690 680 2 220.00–225.00 $222.46 $1,513 -7.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 393 5 242.00–247.00 $245.04 $963 —
405–423 415 11 232.00–241.00 $239.09 $992 +14.09
455–496 476 12 234.00–245.00 $239.81 $1,141 +19.45
528–540 531 16 220.00–225.00 $223.01 $1,184 +2.26
565–575 565 24 220.00–226.00 $225.75 $1,275 +10.53
613–636 627 8 206.00–213.00 $208.56 $1,308 —
655–680 661 4 205.00–207.00 $206.49 $1,365 +1.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–323 322 21 230.00–237.00 $231.99 $747 +6.99
360–390 385 6 230.00–235.00 $234.22 $902 +12.90
420–427 424 8 225.00–230.00 $227.87 $966 +13.09
465–490 472 10 217.00–227.00 $220.76 $1,042 +3.95
515–533 530 15 210.00–217.00 $214.93 $1,139 +1.27
555–598 581 10 209.00–217.00 $210.06 $1,220 +5.56
610–620 615 2 197.00–200.00 $198.49 $1,221 +4.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 215.00–220.00 $216.88 $781 +3.93
420 420 3 215.00–217.00 $216.33 $909 +8.04
465–470 468 2 210.00–217.00 $213.48 $999 +11.41
560–589 570 3 200.00–202.00 $201.31 $1,147 +16.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 15 300.00–310.00 $301.33 $844 +16.51
320–345 334 7 290.00–300.00 $295.90 $988 +12.56
395 395 5 275.00–285.00 $277.00 $1,094 +5.00
418–420 418 16 257.00–267.00 $265.74 $1,111 +5.74
455–460 458 5 250.00–260.00 $256.03 $1,173 —
520 520 4 232.00–242.00 $234.50 $1,219 -1.18
555–565 560 8 235.00–242.00 $239.51 $1,341 +8.65
605–625 615 2 222.00–232.00 $227.08 $1,397 +12.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 280.00–285.00 $282.44 $635 —
280–295 293 10 280.00–290.00 $282.57 $828 —
314–346 333 23 280.00–285.00 $283.16 $943 +28.16
460–486 480 5 235.00–245.00 $237.92 $1,142 +0.66
510–530 523 3 222.00–227.00 $225.38 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–545 533 2 210.00–220.00 $215.12 $1,147 +15.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1295 1148 80-85% 26 87.00–94.00 $90.30 $1,037 -0.25
1120–1300 1196 80-85% 12 95.00–100.00 $96.48 $1,154 —
1120–1420 1216 80-85% 21 81.00–86.00 $84.42 $1,027 -14.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1120 952 85-90% 5 70.00–76.00 $73.16 $696 -14.48
880–1220 1103 85-90% 23 78.00–84.00 $81.14 $895 —
1100–1200 1150 85-90% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.57 $996 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1585 1465 75-80% 4 80.00–88.00 $84.42 $1,237 -6.84
1420–1560 1476 75-80% 5 90.00–96.00 $92.54 $1,366 +1.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1280 1233 4 103.00–110.00 $107.81 $1,329 —
1310–1855 1605 10 112.00–120.00 $116.59 $1,871 —

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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.