Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

1,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.78/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 485 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $196.76/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 587 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $237.16/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 469 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,285	1,259	1,366
Feeder cattle	1,138	967	1,032
Slaughter cattle	115	221	162
Replacement cattle	32	71	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steer, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	300.00–312.00	$303.71	$850	+4.03
320–336	332	26	300.00–307.00	$303.78	$1,009	-1.22
360–368	366	5	290.00–292.00	$290.39	$1,063	+4.35
405–410	408	2	285.00–290.00	$287.48	$1,173	+7.48
451–463	456	27	250.00–260.00	$253.74	$1,157	+2.00
510–536	530	25	239.00–247.00	$239.90	$1,271	-4.91
561–570	567	19	230.00–240.00	$233.15	$1,322	-1.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–482	474	5	240.00–247.00	$244.27	$1,158	+3.58
510–545	542	20	230.00–235.00	$233.82	$1,267	—
612–635	622	13	220.00–224.00	$222.46	$1,384	+12.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	416	8	255.00–265.00	$256.26	$1,066	—
470–480	475	2	235.00–237.00	$235.99	$1,121	+15.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–344	337	4	225.00–227.00	$226.02	$762	-3.64
360–391	386	27	233.00–235.00	$233.28	$900	+9.09
425–441	433	14	225.00–227.00	$226.43	$980	+0.77
455–480	476	18	217.00–220.00	$219.00	$1,042	+8.04
510–527	517	16	205.00–215.00	$206.70	$1,069	-0.30
576–595	587	33	192.00–200.00	$196.76	$1,155	-3.24
605–620	615	5	180.00–190.00	$184.98	$1,138	+1.68

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–342	341	10	240.00–247.00	$244.91	$835	-0.21
370–378	377	7	235.00–240.00	$239.30	$902	-0.94
405–420	410	9	230.00–232.00	$231.32	$948	-4.47
471–491	485	36	225.00–229.00	$226.78	$1,100	-2.44
506–520	515	13	220.00–225.00	$222.13	$1,144	-3.87
610	610	3	190.00–192.00	$191.33	$1,167	-9.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–290	274	4	220.00–227.00	$223.12	$611	+8.30
360–380	367	3	215.00–222.00	$219.58	$806	+10.90
410–420	413	3	210.00–220.00	$216.61	$895	+16.61
520	520	4	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$1,027	—
610–630	620	2	170.00–178.00	$174.06	$1,079	+0.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	7	300.00–310.00	$302.95	$982	+13.46
360–370	368	4	290.00–292.00	$291.51	$1,073	+12.94
455–491	469	28	235.00–242.00	$237.16	$1,112	-5.23
505–515	511	18	232.00–237.00	$233.92	$1,195	-3.10
568–570	569	3	220.00–222.00	$220.67	$1,256	-10.54
610	610	6	202.00–207.00	$206.17	$1,258	-10.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–313	312	3	290.00–297.00	$292.32	$912	+37.32
390	390	13	275.00–280.00	$276.54	$1,079	+20.68
420–430	423	3	250.00–255.00	$251.69	$1,065	+11.96
455–460	458	2	227.00–230.00	$228.49	$1,046	+1.06
510–520	513	3	225.00–230.00	$226.69	$1,163	—
560–568	562	16	210.00–212.00	$210.51	$1,183	-9.49
620–630	623	3	192.00–195.00	$193.99	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	373	3	265.00–270.00	$266.61	$994	+38.70
419–438	424	15	232.00–242.00	$236.18	$1,001	+16.18
455–460	457	3	210.00–215.00	$211.68	$967	+8.29
560–570	566	5	192.00–200.00	$195.82	$1,108	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1320	1168	80-85%	16	82.00–91.00	$87.72	$1,025	—
1115–1520	1255	80-85%	13	93.00–100.00	$95.63	$1,200	—
1120–1390	1280	80-85%	4	101.00–106.00	$103.06	$1,319	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1060	1040	85-90%	3	70.00–76.00	$73.29	$762	-21.57
925–1190	1097	85-90%	12	78.00–85.00	$81.92	$899	—
1120–1180	1160	85-90%	3	85.00–86.00	$85.68	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1580	1528	6	112.00–116.00	$113.67	$1,737	+2.00
1370–1840	1548	3	102.00–109.00	$104.86	$1,623	-6.81
1625–2300	1963	2	120.00–126.00	$123.52	$2,425	—

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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
1185–1390	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00–1,925.00	$1,855.97	—
1445–1558	1507	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,951.31	—

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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.