Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

1,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.11/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 429 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.07/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 480 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.33/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 522 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,495	1,624	1,643
Feeder cattle	1,253	1,348	1,369
Slaughter cattle	182	182	164
Replacement cattle	60	94	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 10.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	413	23	330.00–339.00	$335.86	$1,387	-14.14
455–475	466	4	310.00–330.00	$319.14	$1,487	-6.17
505–548	524	31	302.00–324.00	$315.80	$1,655	+8.71
578–586	584	34	280.00–295.00	$284.99	$1,664	-2.40
605–640	631	22	265.00–275.00	$269.66	$1,702	+4.00
664–668	665	18	255.00–261.00	$256.67	$1,707	+15.18
717–725	718	9	232.00–242.00	$240.33	$1,726	-4.67
775–785	777	9	220.00–225.00	$222.01	$1,725	—
805	805	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,570	—
860–896	890	6	190.00–192.00	$190.32	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	431	12	310.00–320.00	$316.48	$1,364	-8.69
470–497	479	12	304.00–305.00	$304.58	$1,459	-3.92
510–530	525	11	280.00–300.00	$284.63	$1,494	+4.92
595	595	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,606	+10.00
625–643	639	5	240.00–252.00	$242.35	$1,549	-7.65
680	680	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,666	+10.00
734–735	734	11	220.00–230.00	$229.09	$1,682	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	366	6	315.00–322.00	$319.64	$1,170	-10.36
400	400	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	+5.90
465–485	478	3	280.00–290.00	$283.24	$1,354	-6.76
520	520	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,352	—
621	621	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,453	—
693	693	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,518	-6.00
766	766	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,547	+22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–338	315	17	280.00	$280.00	$882	-22.44
366–387	377	11	272.00–280.00	$275.07	$1,037	-3.33
400–443	429	46	260.00–279.00	$270.11	$1,159	+8.23
459–496	480	42	255.00–275.00	$265.07	$1,272	+2.18
505–547	522	35	247.00–265.00	$255.33	$1,333	+9.50
565–588	576	9	235.00–257.00	$248.88	$1,434	+13.64
611–641	616	34	225.00–243.00	$239.95	$1,478	—
650	650	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,476	+6.28
795	795	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,630	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	290.00	$290.00	$798	+9.38
309–330	322	12	270.00–275.00	$271.60	$875	-13.40
350–360	356	4	262.00–270.00	$267.29	$952	+1.92
411–431	424	22	250.00–257.00	$252.47	$1,070	+1.68
455–495	482	3	240.00–250.00	$243.15	$1,172	+1.78
538–540	539	4	237.00–240.00	$239.25	$1,290	+7.25
555	555	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	+1.81
615–640	628	2	215.00–220.00	$217.45	$1,366	—
699	699	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,468	±0.00
773–787	780	6	201.00–202.00	$201.50	$1,572	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	275.00	$275.00	$811	+2.57
320–340	333	6	250.00–265.00	$260.20	$866	-14.80
350–380	359	7	250.00	$250.00	$898	+3.34
431	431	5	220.00	$220.00	$948	-20.00
480	480	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,104	±0.00
515–540	528	3	200.00–220.00	$206.69	$1,091	-13.29
645	645	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	+10.00
650–652	652	12	199.00–200.00	$199.17	$1,299	—
777	777	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,515	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	7	332.00	$332.00	$1,155	-13.00
350–395	372	7	312.00–315.00	$314.19	$1,169	-2.67
430	430	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,290	-14.88
474	474	12	280.00	$280.00	$1,327	-20.00
540	540	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,496	+2.05
581–597	594	23	262.00–267.00	$262.85	$1,561	—
619	619	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,467	—
715–735	725	2	207.00–215.00	$210.94	$1,529	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	385	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,232	-20.47
415	415	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,307	-25.00
458–495	464	28	305.00–312.00	$307.40	$1,426	—
500	500	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,525	+8.16
560–570	565	2	277.00	$277.00	$1,565	-0.97
610	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	+3.00
660–687	683	7	230.00–241.00	$239.29	$1,634	-2.71
775	775	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	300.00	$300.00	$765	-38.07
310–340	333	18	295.00–320.00	$314.82	$1,048	+3.66
374–375	374	5	295.00–302.00	$300.60	$1,124	+10.32
420–440	430	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	-15.00
585–595	590	2	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,328	—
685	685	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	+4.98
710–735	723	2	180.00–200.00	$189.83	$1,372	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1250	1097	80-85%	16	95.00–103.00	$98.82	$1,084	—
950–1715	1182	80-85%	48	104.00–117.00	$111.06	$1,313	+2.73
1010–1505	1255	80-85%	53	118.00–130.00	$123.92	$1,555	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1200	1003	85-90%	5	85.00–90.00	$88.15	$884	-7.37
910–1095	1014	85-90%	12	91.00–99.00	$95.18	$965	-0.34
995–1100	1065	85-90%	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,065	+14.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	75-80%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,702	—
1520–1920	1695	75-80%	5	118.00–120.00	$118.85	$2,015	+3.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–2370	1575	9	121.00–131.00	$125.35	$1,974	—
1390–1985	1713	3	108.00–120.00	$113.67	$1,947	—
1665–1990	1857	3	134.00–138.00	$136.62	$2,537	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
710–940	838	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–1,100.00	$949.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1040–1312	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,676.85	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1305	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,192.93	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–960	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,225.00	$1,088.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-289.36

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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.