Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

1,328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $255.51/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 531 lb · 46 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.14/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 733 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.95/cwt -6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 518 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,328	1,606	1,196
Feeder cattle	1,121	1,210	984
Slaughter cattle	196	311	130
Replacement cattle	11	85	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steer and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves 6.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 2.00 higher, 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
320	320	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	$1,208	+2.50
420–435	428	4	342.00–351.00	$346.42	$1,483	+3.92
455–461	460	9	335.00–348.00	$346.57	$1,594	+21.39
505–536	518	36	300.00–326.00	$315.95	$1,637	-6.21
562–571	567	10	303.00–310.00	$306.53	$1,738	+7.25
605	605	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	+2.13
727–738	733	42	240.00–245.00	$244.14	$1,790	-5.69
774–795	777	16	230.00–232.00	$230.26	$1,789	-9.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	344	12	360.00–363.00	$362.77	$1,248	—
445–447	447	4	325.00–327.00	$325.50	$1,455	-4.50
460–476	470	18	325.00–332.00	$329.43	$1,548	+10.95
502–541	516	29	315.00–322.00	$318.92	$1,646	+13.92
620–630	621	11	262.00–265.00	$264.72	$1,644	-0.28
676–683	680	14	248.00–256.00	$252.59	$1,718	-2.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–544	532	10	292.00–300.00	$293.61	$1,562	—
670–682	681	9	240.00–244.00	$243.56	$1,659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–281	278	2	295.00–300.00	$297.53	$827	+1.08
334–340	335	9	300.00–305.00	$300.56	$1,007	+0.56
360–370	367	12	290.00–300.00	$297.50	$1,092	-0.69
420–430	426	11	279.00–285.00	$280.09	$1,193	+0.78
460–495	481	4	272.00–280.00	$276.75	$1,331	+15.94
505–545	531	46	250.00–260.00	$255.51	$1,357	+5.51
555–589	588	24	250.00–253.00	$252.88	$1,487	+6.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$953	+2.50
372–380	373	10	300.00–308.00	$307.18	$1,146	-8.44
401–430	416	23	292.00–305.00	$294.18	$1,224	-1.24
480–486	484	9	282.00–290.00	$287.36	$1,391	+5.54
525–528	526	13	260.00–261.00	$260.46	$1,370	-3.53
570–595	578	3	255.00–262.00	$257.40	$1,488	-2.66
605–621	615	12	240.00–247.00	$244.42	$1,503	+2.92
660–689	674	30	230.00–237.00	$235.00	$1,584	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	290.00–295.00	$292.52	$901	+11.96
390–396	395	6	282.00–287.00	$282.82	$1,117	+8.05
430–440	437	3	272.00–278.00	$273.97	$1,197	+13.97
470–480	475	4	265.00–267.00	$266.01	$1,264	+36.01
580–589	587	9	236.00–242.00	$237.32	$1,393	+22.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	360.00–365.00	$362.48	$1,135	-4.52
359–360	359	22	345.00–355.00	$347.00	$1,246	+3.45
420	420	5	335.00–342.00	$340.60	$1,431	+5.93
468–492	482	7	305.00–315.00	$309.16	$1,490	-3.25
535–545	536	9	307.00–318.00	$316.76	$1,698	+31.76
560–570	565	2	275.00–285.00	$279.96	$1,582	+2.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	3	355.00–360.00	$356.71	$938	+9.61
305–310	305	12	345.00–350.00	$345.42	$1,054	—
392–395	394	4	332.00–340.00	$336.02	$1,324	—
440–446	445	8	317.00–327.00	$318.24	$1,416	+9.56
455–475	465	5	290.00–300.00	$294.73	$1,370	-9.67
520–525	523	2	290.00–292.00	$291.00	$1,522	—
555–560	558	2	255.00–260.00	$257.49	$1,437	-9.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	335.00–340.00	$337.50	$1,080	—
410–420	415	4	300.00–310.00	$305.06	$1,266	—
455–470	459	4	280.00–290.00	$282.56	$1,297	—
510–520	515	4	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$1,455	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1175	1041	80-85%	7	117.00–125.00	$120.88	$1,258	—
1020–1482	1172	80-85%	18	128.00–137.00	$133.28	$1,562	—
955–1390	1224	80-85%	10	139.00–146.00	$142.37	$1,743	+4.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–935	919	85-90%	10	100.00–108.00	$101.81	$936	—
840–1070	952	85-90%	6	110.00–116.00	$112.96	$1,075	-0.21
875–1050	985	85-90%	5	117.00–122.00	$119.31	$1,175	+18.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1790	1577	75-80%	3	148.00–151.00	$149.55	$2,358	—
1485–1775	1589	75-80%	5	130.00–135.00	$133.00	$2,113	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1570	1435	3	155.00–161.00	$158.24	$2,271	—
1300–1840	1651	5	163.00–174.00	$167.53	$2,766	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,773.84

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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.