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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

1,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.16/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 384 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.85/cwt +9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 474 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.65/cwt ≈ $926/hd at 309 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,256 960 1,687
Feeder cattle 1,053 797 1,374
Slaughter cattle 138 115 244
Replacement cattle 65 48 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,080 +11.35
413–420 415 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,378 +12.00
472–490 478 5 315.00–325.00 $322.38 $1,541 +19.27
558–583 573 26 280.00–292.00 $285.61 $1,637 —
600–636 627 20 263.00–275.00 $267.36 $1,676 +5.36
670–685 678 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $1,712 +1.31
705–738 731 8 232.00–240.00 $233.72 $1,708 —
785 785 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–349 349 9 370.00–377.00 $376.23 $1,313 —
355–363 362 7 370.00–380.00 $371.40 $1,344 +19.83
402–410 404 5 345.00–360.00 $355.98 $1,438 +23.98
453–458 457 19 330.00–343.00 $338.92 $1,549 +13.68
500–543 512 16 320.00–330.00 $326.70 $1,673 -3.30
609 609 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,705 -15.00
715 715 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 335.00 $335.00 $770 —
365–380 378 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,210 -7.00
465–480 473 2 297.00–300.00 $298.52 $1,412 —
579–585 581 11 270.00–279.00 $278.18 $1,616 +14.20
610–625 615 3 240.00–257.00 $251.24 $1,545 +29.24
695 695 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,717 +12.00
735 735 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 -6.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–326 309 27 295.00–302.00 $299.65 $926 —
354–395 384 50 299.00–315.00 $304.16 $1,168 +13.52
430–433 431 17 280.00–296.00 $288.70 $1,244 +0.58
452–490 474 38 282.00–297.00 $288.85 $1,369 +9.18
502–505 503 4 270.00–282.00 $278.99 $1,403 +16.92
555–583 569 6 255.00–267.00 $260.85 $1,484 +4.47
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +16.79
665–666 666 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,532 —
735 735 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,668 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 305.00 $305.00 $656 +13.00
315–340 325 5 280.00–282.00 $280.42 $911 -0.51
360–395 383 8 270.00–285.00 $276.22 $1,058 +6.22
470–472 471 7 270.00–277.00 $273.85 $1,290 +15.03
520–543 526 17 255.00–260.00 $258.80 $1,361 +13.82
550–590 571 19 240.00–250.00 $243.50 $1,390 —
620–623 622 5 225.00–230.00 $226.00 $1,406 -6.00
650–692 677 6 220.00–227.00 $224.86 $1,522 +0.24
705–740 731 4 212.00–217.00 $213.21 $1,559 +3.21
750–784 774 7 205.00–208.00 $207.17 $1,603 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–216 211 7 270.00–290.00 $278.32 $587 +3.32
263 263 2 267.00 $267.00 $702 +17.00
320–325 323 2 260.00–275.00 $267.56 $864 +12.32
355–374 366 9 250.00–260.00 $257.81 $944 +2.94
414 414 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,035 —
460–470 465 8 250.00–260.00 $253.47 $1,179 +23.47
512 512 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,229 —
565 565 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,339 —
604–640 623 19 220.00–225.00 $223.96 $1,395 +8.96
689 689 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,433 —
700–713 709 4 180.00–200.00 $187.48 $1,329 —
790 790 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 292 12 360.00–372.00 $370.22 $1,081 —
353–385 371 14 352.00–375.00 $362.49 $1,345 +30.62
407–430 411 13 327.00–335.00 $329.12 $1,353 -1.06
454–475 461 12 317.00–330.00 $323.61 $1,492 +1.81
510–520 517 3 300.00–310.00 $303.35 $1,568 -2.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 365.00 $365.00 $759 —
298 298 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,043 +4.99
350–395 370 12 330.00–335.00 $334.61 $1,238 +18.29
470–478 477 10 300.00–310.00 $300.98 $1,436 -2.47
500–520 510 2 280.00–290.00 $284.90 $1,453 -0.10
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 +8.00
667 667 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,614 +17.00
735 735 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 203 5 320.00–340.00 $335.86 $682 +34.04
255–263 262 7 325.00–330.00 $329.30 $863 —
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 +40.00
400–434 430 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 +4.97
576–595 579 6 250.00–260.00 $258.29 $1,495 —
625–635 630 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1245 1080 80-85% 12 105.00–116.00 $110.67 $1,195 —
995–1535 1230 80-85% 35 117.00–127.00 $123.08 $1,514 —
1080–1995 1361 80-85% 37 128.00–138.00 $132.54 $1,804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 957 85-90% 3 92.00–96.00 $94.73 $907 -13.82
915–1150 1035 85-90% 18 100.00–108.00 $103.58 $1,072 +2.85
995–1150 1073 85-90% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.32 $1,205 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1780 1453 75-80% 6 118.00–125.00 $121.58 $1,767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1560 1395 4 121.00–138.00 $131.03 $1,828 —
1625–1965 1803 5 155.00–164.00 $158.57 $2,859 —
1640–2110 1872 5 142.00–152.00 $146.78 $2,748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
870–1110 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,367.05
1110–1215 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,725.00 $1,577.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–940 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,204.74
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.