Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

1,303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $234.57/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 680 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.37/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 583 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.19/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 368 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,303	1,178	1,000
Feeder cattle	1,154	871	880
Slaughter cattle	98	284	85
Replacement cattle	51	23	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady, and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	5	260.00–267.00	$263.25	$1,092	—
465	465	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,232	+12.59
510–538	525	18	254.00–262.00	$257.38	$1,351	—
578 value added	578	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,445	—
595	595	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,422	-0.08
610–640	632	10	230.00–235.00	$233.55	$1,476	+0.70
659–698	680	64	229.00–239.00	$234.57	$1,595	+9.71
704–730	716	17	227.00–231.00	$229.08	$1,640	+6.07
765	765	13	227.00	$227.00	$1,737	—
830	830	9	217.00	$217.00	$1,801	—
932	932	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,934	—
1091	1091	10	173.00	$173.00	$1,887	—
1249	1249	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,811	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	265.00–275.00	$270.06	$1,053	—
436–445	438	9	245.00–250.00	$249.44	$1,093	+0.95
450–485	465	10	247.00–251.00	$250.49	$1,165	+6.24
513	513	9	245.00	$245.00	$1,257	+5.14
555–580	561	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,290	+5.75
673	673	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,528	—
706–744	732	13	210.00–215.00	$213.52	$1,563	—
805–835	820	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$1,537	—
875	875	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	260.00	$260.00	$871	—
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	—
405	405	1	240.00	$240.00	$972	—
559	559	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,269	—
770	770	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,401	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–388	386	11	230.00	$230.00	$888	—
409–428	413	12	227.00–235.00	$228.38	$943	—
451–482	471	26	220.00–230.00	$227.50	$1,072	+14.79
505–538	526	20	200.00–210.00	$206.77	$1,088	-6.10
565–595 value added	574	7	217.50–219.00	$218.56	$1,255	—
578–591	585	26	205.00–216.00	$210.70	$1,233	+1.67
602–606	604	14	191.00–195.00	$192.71	$1,164	-11.83
693 value added	693	13	206.00	$206.00	$1,428	—
734 value added	734	31	216.00	$216.00	$1,585	—
869	869	8	173.00	$173.00	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	272	3	227.00–235.00	$229.90	$625	—
355–377	368	32	215.00–225.00	$223.19	$821	+8.23
405–420	417	27	215.00–222.00	$218.92	$913	+9.34
455–481	474	11	217.00	$217.00	$1,029	+11.33
535–542	541	10	187.00–197.00	$195.80	$1,059	-9.83
554	554	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,025	—
635	635	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,111	—
690	690	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217	217	3	230.00	$230.00	$499	—
255–298	292	14	215.00–220.00	$219.38	$641	—
310–329	317	18	210.00–220.00	$214.72	$681	+1.04
350–370	367	7	200.00–205.00	$204.32	$750	—
405–445	424	8	200.00–205.00	$203.08	$861	—
455	455	1	185.00	$185.00	$842	—
510	510	2	172.00	$172.00	$877	—
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	—
755	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—
875	875	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,225	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	326	9	252.00–260.00	$253.80	$827	—
355–398	380	22	240.00–247.00	$242.93	$923	-1.83
425–427	427	6	235.00–242.00	$236.16	$1,008	+1.54
450–495	454	16	220.00–230.00	$221.13	$1,004	-6.88
516	516	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,109	+2.50
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	-11.00
685–695	688	3	180.00–187.00	$184.00	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	295.00	$295.00	$826	—
328–335	333	7	265.00–275.00	$267.81	$892	—
372	372	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,004	—
404 value added	404	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,050	—
405–432	423	9	247.00–250.00	$247.96	$1,049	—
465–480	478	6	235.00–242.00	$240.50	$1,150	—
505–530	514	5	227.00–232.00	$229.79	$1,181	+8.21
558–586	577	6	212.00–217.00	$215.39	$1,243	-8.13
643	643	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,382	+1.50
650	650	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,365	—
740	740	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	260.00	$260.00	$611	—
305–335	325	3	240.00–250.00	$246.87	$802	—
363–380	369	3	220.00–230.00	$223.44	$824	-9.13
425	425	1	220.00	$220.00	$935	-5.65
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	-17.81
520	520	2	187.00	$187.00	$972	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1410	1168	80-85%	8	102.00–111.00	$105.25	$1,229	—
1005–1420	1193	80-85%	16	82.00–89.00	$86.12	$1,027	—
1000–1480	1208	80-85%	13	90.00–100.00	$93.26	$1,127	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1180	936	85-90%	8	70.00–77.00	$73.41	$687	-6.65
915–1350	1109	85-90%	9	79.00–84.00	$81.56	$905	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1805	1518	75-80%	3	108.00–112.00	$110.41	$1,676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1910	1534	8	108.00–117.00	$113.81	$1,746	—
1385–1970	1660	3	95.00–100.00	$97.96	$1,626	—
1710–1985	1828	4	119.00–124.00	$120.50	$2,203	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
815–960	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,050.00	$936.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1135	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,138.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1335	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,394.31	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.