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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $263.05/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 476 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.77/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 557 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.82/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 516 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 1,012 1,204
Feeder cattle 616 732 887
Slaughter cattle 106 179 187
Replacement cattle 25 101 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: This market will not be covered next two weeks due to holidays. Market coverage will resume January 10, 2024. Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 300.00 $300.00 $780 —
375 375 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,106 +9.00
410 410 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,115 +9.06
470–490 476 35 255.00–266.00 $263.05 $1,252 +9.71
552–568 557 25 243.00–250.00 $246.77 $1,375 +12.09
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 277.00 $277.00 $900 —
350–399 391 6 260.00–271.00 $269.36 $1,053 -1.16
413–420 418 8 261.00–267.00 $262.48 $1,097 +2.48
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 +11.00
576–585 577 7 235.00–240.00 $239.28 $1,381 +15.78
629 629 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,384 ±0.00
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
400–410 405 2 240.00–247.00 $243.46 $986 -8.69
515–525 520 3 227.00–235.00 $230.68 $1,200 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 255.00 $255.00 $599 —
290–295 293 2 245.00–247.00 $246.01 $721 —
310–340 327 6 240.00–247.00 $242.80 $794 +14.53
350–395 380 9 232.00–235.00 $232.92 $885 +3.51
428–440 437 11 210.00–222.00 $216.63 $947 +2.15
455–490 460 10 205.00–217.00 $207.39 $954 -3.25
525 525 13 199.00 $199.00 $1,045 -8.00
555–590 570 6 190.00–200.00 $196.77 $1,122 -3.23
600 600 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 —
350–390 364 11 237.00–250.00 $242.42 $882 +5.95
400–425 411 17 232.00–236.00 $234.54 $964 +9.43
457–470 458 12 222.00–234.00 $232.97 $1,067 +8.45
515–521 516 21 220.00–227.00 $224.82 $1,160 +8.88
560 560 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,159 -3.07
605 605 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 -2.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 230.00 $230.00 $662 +0.09
345 345 1 232.00 $232.00 $800 —
350–370 360 2 210.00 $210.00 $756 -3.85
430–445 435 3 200.00 $200.00 $870 +1.33
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 —
560–595 585 4 175.00–180.00 $178.80 $1,046 +6.80
630–645 638 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,085 +10.00
700 700 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 -3.64
760 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 300.00 $300.00 $600 +2.73
266 266 4 290.00 $290.00 $771 +2.52
300–335 315 12 285.00–300.00 $295.99 $932 +4.09
350–360 356 11 272.00–280.00 $274.10 $976 -5.27
413–417 416 6 267.00–277.00 $273.69 $1,139 +6.92
450–485 473 6 245.00–252.00 $247.45 $1,170 -5.91
500–502 501 11 232.00–242.00 $240.55 $1,205 -0.92
568 568 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,261 -7.92
600–603 601 9 195.00–205.00 $197.45 $1,187 -10.78
670 670 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 280.00 $280.00 $686 -10.00
307–343 332 10 257.00–262.00 $258.39 $858 -20.91
390–395 393 6 260.00–270.00 $264.51 $1,040 -3.49
415–440 425 7 245.00–255.00 $250.51 $1,065 -2.48
480–490 482 5 237.00–240.00 $237.61 $1,145 +2.66
540 540 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 —
565–575 570 2 200.00–212.00 $205.95 $1,174 -1.01
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 -16.62
710–735 723 2 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 250.00–255.00 $252.53 $538 —
257–295 268 7 250.00–260.00 $256.85 $688 +8.54
310 310 1 240.00 $240.00 $744 -12.60
365–395 371 5 240.00–252.00 $246.49 $914 +1.58
400–435 409 6 210.00–220.00 $212.95 $871 -29.08
480 480 1 200.00 $200.00 $960 -24.50
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 -10.00
635–640 638 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,085 —
680 680 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 +1.00
740 740 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 —
796 796 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,114 -17.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1375 1163 80-85% 14 86.00–94.00 $90.79 $1,056 +5.86
890–1635 1174 80-85% 27 95.00–106.00 $101.00 $1,186 +16.07
1070–1555 1231 80-85% 24 107.00–116.00 $111.81 $1,376 +17.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1015 957 85-90% 3 93.00–100.00 $96.72 $926 +23.42
855–1225 1019 85-90% 9 80.00–90.00 $83.44 $850 -7.86
835–1370 1060 85-90% 3 72.00–76.00 $73.91 $783 -10.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1725 1330 4 101.00–110.00 $104.60 $1,391 —
1060–1745 1403 2 113.00–114.00 $113.38 $1,591 —
1420–2155 1800 5 120.00–125.00 $122.87 $2,212 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
800–880 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $735.71
840–925 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–975.00 $958.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
870–980 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,002.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685–965 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–850.00 $776.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1173 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.