Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

1,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.28/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 524 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.49/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 571 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.37/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 424 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,822	1,328	1,197
Feeder cattle	1,484	1,121	1,060
Slaughter cattle	254	196	84
Replacement cattle	84	11	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	380.00–395.00	$387.62	$1,182	+10.12
370–375	372	6	372.00–377.00	$376.17	$1,399	—
403–445	417	10	350.00–365.00	$358.36	$1,494	+11.94
458–495	492	27	345.00–348.00	$347.79	$1,711	+1.22
505–514	513	6	327.00–341.00	$338.70	$1,738	+22.75
554–588	571	57	306.00–317.00	$312.49	$1,784	+5.96
607–630	608	39	285.00–303.00	$302.52	$1,839	+27.52
667	667	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,801	—
705–730	726	30	242.00–250.00	$245.12	$1,780	+0.98
759	759	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,860	+14.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	—
308–348	322	17	365.00–375.00	$372.80	$1,200	+10.03
354–388	366	12	360.00–370.00	$363.22	$1,329	—
425–441	433	12	333.00–342.00	$334.72	$1,449	+9.22
464–487	477	31	330.00–336.00	$331.88	$1,583	+2.45
505–543	533	19	300.00–320.00	$309.89	$1,652	-9.03
600	600	8	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	+5.28
670–693	680	17	253.00–259.00	$255.96	$1,741	+3.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	350.00	$350.00	$875	—
340–345	343	2	340.00–350.00	$345.04	$1,183	—
375–392	391	16	320.00–327.00	$326.58	$1,277	—
418	418	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,254	—
463–493	468	11	320.00	$320.00	$1,498	—
695	695	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,682	-1.56
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	345.00	$345.00	$707	—
260	260	1	335.00	$335.00	$871	—
315–345	323	7	315.00–320.00	$317.45	$1,025	+4.95
355–398	391	37	299.00–320.00	$302.32	$1,182	-4.86
401–435	416	18	288.00–298.00	$293.28	$1,220	-0.90
450–488	480	28	274.00–283.00	$279.95	$1,344	-7.41
500–541	524	71	266.00–279.00	$272.28	$1,427	+11.82
567–580	577	13	259.00–270.00	$261.49	$1,509	+4.09
614–626	618	18	239.00–245.00	$242.10	$1,496	-2.32
720–740	735	4	210.00–212.00	$210.49	$1,547	—
754–755	754	5	201.00–210.00	$202.80	$1,529	—
844	844	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	226	6	320.00–330.00	$327.47	$740	—
288	288	14	315.00	$315.00	$907	+17.47
300–341	330	20	297.00–312.00	$302.31	$998	+1.75
350–374	369	10	290.00–295.00	$294.05	$1,085	-3.45
401–438	424	40	280.00–287.00	$285.37	$1,210	+5.28
462–483	466	11	265.00–270.00	$265.91	$1,239	-10.84
523–542	531	7	250.00–260.00	$255.63	$1,357	+0.12
570–594	583	17	245.00–255.00	$248.51	$1,449	-4.37
621	621	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,441	—
665–690	678	2	220.00–222.00	$220.98	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–234	233	6	300.00–310.00	$306.70	$715	—
275–280	277	3	300.00	$300.00	$831	—
305–323	322	14	280.00–290.00	$280.68	$904	-11.84
390	390	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	-22.82
430–445	438	4	260.00–270.00	$265.09	$1,161	-8.88
450–473	467	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,121	-26.01
508	508	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,118	—
575	575	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,248	-20.32
620–645	635	3	202.00–212.00	$206.93	$1,314	—
650–655	653	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,306	—
790	790	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,422	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	320	6	360.00–380.00	$363.28	$1,162	+0.80
350–398	367	17	360.00–372.00	$368.42	$1,352	+21.42
407–415	408	12	347.00–352.00	$351.58	$1,434	+10.98
455–482	472	12	307.00–330.00	$309.91	$1,463	+0.75
525–540	538	7	298.00–300.00	$298.28	$1,605	-18.48
572	572	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,584	-2.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	350.00–355.00	$352.47	$804	—
260–278	275	7	345.00–350.00	$345.67	$951	—
335	335	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,139	+2.50
370–385	379	12	330.00–340.00	$334.21	$1,267	—
445	445	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,380	+4.94
490	490	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,396	+2.44
560	560	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,456	—
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—
765	765	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	375.00	$375.00	$919	—
280	280	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,008	+3.29
426–440	428	9	320.00–332.00	$330.63	$1,415	+12.39
530–545	538	2	292.00–297.00	$294.53	$1,585	+3.53
620–630	622	7	250.00–260.00	$252.88	$1,573	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1505	1199	80-85%	63	129.00–139.00	$133.13	$1,596	-0.15
875–1425	1260	80-85%	24	119.00–128.00	$123.69	$1,558	—
1095–1345	1270	80-85%	10	140.00–150.00	$144.16	$1,831	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1160	1000	85-90%	12	104.00–110.00	$107.59	$1,076	—
935–1270	1081	85-90%	41	112.00–124.00	$118.82	$1,284	—
1035–1160	1087	85-90%	7	125.00–132.00	$127.28	$1,384	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1610	1485	75-80%	3	129.00–130.00	$129.30	$1,920	—
1510–1585	1548	75-80%	2	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$1,820	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1835	1502	6	125.00–135.00	$131.33	$1,973	—
1135–1840	1560	6	145.00–156.00	$149.34	$2,330	—
1635–1975	1792	3	158.00–165.00	$160.67	$2,879	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1065	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,475.00–1,675.00	$1,560.32
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1165–1430	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,950.00	$1,798.46

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1080	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,369.76
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

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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
1050–1570	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	2,125.00–2,575.00	$2,375.84	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,966.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
962	962	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.