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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.93/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 723 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.77/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 522 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.42/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 620 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,214 1,722 943
Feeder cattle 937 1,482 777
Slaughter cattle 212 186 114
Replacement cattle 65 54 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 382.00 $382.00 $1,089 +22.00
300–340 320 9 365.00–390.00 $371.32 $1,188 —
355–397 381 15 350.00–375.00 $356.14 $1,357 +7.14
416 416 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,456 +15.39
452–467 460 6 337.00–340.00 $338.52 $1,557 +16.65
500–540 528 6 300.00–310.00 $302.65 $1,598 +6.16
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 -1.79
606–611 609 22 258.00–262.00 $259.27 $1,579 -3.14
693 693 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,684 +2.00
705–710 706 9 240.00–247.00 $242.11 $1,709 +21.30
782 782 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,705 ±0.00
810–847 829 10 219.00–220.00 $219.49 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 383 5 330.00–340.00 $338.15 $1,295 +5.94
478–485 483 10 300.00–310.00 $303.39 $1,465 +11.24
515–520 518 2 290.00–292.00 $291.00 $1,507 +4.00
579 579 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,592 +7.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 320.00 $320.00 $864 —
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 +20.00
508–545 517 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,422 +6.35
650–695 668 6 230.00–235.00 $233.52 $1,560 —
815 815 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–243 232 3 290.00–295.00 $293.49 $681 —
300–338 324 15 280.00–285.00 $282.43 $915 +2.43
352–388 375 19 277.00–282.00 $279.88 $1,050 +5.16
409–440 418 23 264.00–277.00 $268.37 $1,122 +2.79
450–460 458 8 270.00–280.00 $271.23 $1,242 +14.89
500–540 522 30 240.00–250.00 $245.77 $1,283 -0.42
553–590 574 22 235.00–241.00 $236.76 $1,359 -4.60
600–635 620 28 229.00–234.00 $232.42 $1,441 +7.38
650–657 654 18 218.00–229.00 $224.75 $1,470 +9.75
722–738 723 42 215.00–216.00 $215.93 $1,561 +13.27
780–795 785 9 210.00–212.00 $211.32 $1,659 +17.83
850 850 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 337 13 265.00–277.00 $273.94 $923 +5.40
355–385 374 10 260.00–270.00 $267.57 $1,001 -0.27
405–449 433 14 250.00–260.00 $257.27 $1,114 +2.88
470–490 483 4 242.00–255.00 $246.03 $1,188 +0.25
515–548 540 7 230.00–237.00 $234.74 $1,268 +4.88
560–598 589 11 220.00–232.00 $230.61 $1,358 +2.97
650–660 655 2 212.00–220.00 $216.03 $1,415 +10.02
725–735 730 3 190.00–197.00 $194.01 $1,416 +4.01
780 780 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,459 —
805 805 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 —
890 890 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 -10.23
350–370 360 3 250.00–260.00 $254.91 $918 +9.19
460–495 478 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,028 —
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 —
643 643 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,286 +7.58
705 705 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,177 -8.00
785–795 790 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $1,363 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 322 10 362.00–365.00 $362.92 $1,169 +26.90
350–390 367 3 350.00–360.00 $356.45 $1,308 +19.09
403–435 417 4 335.00–345.00 $340.36 $1,419 +0.36
465–475 467 6 297.00–312.00 $309.46 $1,445 +14.46
510–540 529 10 277.00–297.00 $291.60 $1,543 +12.31
572–575 573 6 270.00–275.00 $270.84 $1,552 —
640 640 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,581 +17.00
653–680 662 3 237.00–240.00 $238.03 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 +20.00
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 +39.88
365–383 381 8 317.00–320.00 $317.36 $1,209 —
425–430 428 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,348 —
460–485 473 2 280.00–285.00 $282.57 $1,337 +2.36
535 535 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 -3.95
605–635 620 2 235.00–237.00 $236.02 $1,463 —
695 695 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,578 —
720 720 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 335.00 $335.00 $888 +17.97
320 320 1 295.00 $295.00 $944 -8.57
355–378 361 8 300.00–302.00 $301.48 $1,088 +36.48
450 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1475 1149 80-85% 61 101.00–111.00 $106.07 $1,219 —
1040–1365 1170 80-85% 14 90.00–100.00 $95.35 $1,116 -27.35
1085–1660 1327 80-85% 48 112.00–124.00 $116.91 $1,551 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1150 962 85-90% 6 74.00–80.00 $77.76 $748 -6.74
890–1160 1053 85-90% 10 91.00–99.00 $94.35 $994 -7.65
925–1115 1077 85-90% 5 100.00–101.00 $100.17 $1,079 -1.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1845 1748 75-80% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.58 $1,461 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1615 1420 4 105.00–115.00 $112.05 $1,591 —
1335–2045 1791 8 132.00–138.00 $134.94 $2,417 —
1610–2435 1906 15 121.00–131.00 $126.96 $2,420 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1120 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,086.09
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1035–1055 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055–1215 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,170.22 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1255 1191 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,515.79 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.