Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

1,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.71/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 520 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.90/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 468 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $315.70/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 470 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,315 1,664 1,251
Feeder cattle 1,125 1,368 934
Slaughter cattle 132 163 127
Replacement cattle 58 133 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
340 340 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,163 +2.15
368–395 379 10 325.00–342.00 $333.91 $1,266 +8.71
415–445 431 10 320.00–325.00 $323.91 $1,396 +7.75
450–498 482 15 295.00–305.00 $299.64 $1,444 -1.85
508–545 531 18 285.00–300.00 $290.30 $1,541 +2.78
565–583 579 4 273.00–280.00 $274.71 $1,591 +9.71
600–615 610 8 260.00–267.00 $263.99 $1,610 +13.99
698 698 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,668 —
769 769 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,623 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–488 470 30 310.00–322.00 $315.70 $1,484 -5.02
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 -7.00
560–581 577 18 281.00 $281.00 $1,621 +1.39
660–680 678 10 250.00–262.00 $251.17 $1,703 +20.17
750 750 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 —
850 850 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,726 —
915 915 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 388 10 310.00–315.00 $310.50 $1,205 —
400–438 424 8 297.00–310.00 $303.96 $1,289 +23.96
490 490 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 +3.00
510–548 539 8 270.00–280.00 $275.75 $1,486 +8.82
562 562 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,461 +10.00
630–640 637 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,592 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 345.00 $345.00 $776 +10.00
275 275 1 315.00 $315.00 $866 +4.40
305–335 330 10 297.00–305.00 $301.33 $994 +5.83
367–395 378 7 287.00–300.00 $293.27 $1,109 +0.93
400–419 407 20 280.00–292.00 $288.14 $1,173 +8.14
450–489 468 45 258.00–271.00 $263.90 $1,235 +5.42
500–540 520 63 249.00–257.00 $253.71 $1,319 +0.79
550–588 575 14 239.00–247.00 $242.14 $1,392 -7.84
600–618 616 10 230.00–237.00 $231.19 $1,424 +2.12
670–695 692 19 212.00–220.00 $217.05 $1,502 +12.05
779 779 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,636 —
823 823 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 320.00–330.00 $325.06 $725 +15.06
320 320 1 287.00 $287.00 $918 -0.23
350–397 378 14 270.00–281.00 $279.05 $1,055 -0.57
415–445 436 4 260.00–275.00 $263.57 $1,149 +2.17
470–490 483 8 245.00–247.00 $245.50 $1,186 -5.39
510–535 525 7 245.00–247.00 $245.56 $1,289 +8.56
590 590 18 233.00 $233.00 $1,375 -6.11
624–639 631 17 207.00–215.00 $211.44 $1,334 +2.78
670–680 675 2 207.00–210.00 $208.51 $1,407 —
740–744 743 5 194.00–197.00 $194.60 $1,446 +7.60
790 790 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 290.00–295.00 $292.41 $819 —
320–332 328 3 265.00–270.00 $268.37 $880 —
360–398 383 5 250.00–260.00 $256.24 $981 +2.67
400–449 444 12 242.00–250.00 $245.61 $1,091 -1.48
460–478 472 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,086 +8.00
510–545 528 2 230.00–235.00 $232.58 $1,228 +9.41
550–570 562 3 220.00–230.00 $224.01 $1,259 —
610–645 622 3 190.00–200.00 $196.54 $1,222 —
670–675 672 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,310 —
705 705 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,198 —
750 750 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,215 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 3 345.00 $345.00 $804 —
250 250 2 340.00 $340.00 $850 +7.34
315–340 328 2 330.00–340.00 $335.19 $1,099 +3.28
362–390 369 5 325.00–335.00 $331.89 $1,225 +4.28
407–417 412 6 302.00–310.00 $305.95 $1,261 +2.40
465–490 467 17 285.00–290.00 $289.69 $1,353 —
505–538 530 11 265.00–273.00 $271.78 $1,440 +9.33
560–595 573 3 250.00–262.00 $254.60 $1,459 +2.60
600 600 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 +2.00
655 655 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
715 715 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,480 —
765–791 785 10 194.00–205.00 $196.26 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 6 315.00–320.00 $315.82 $1,023 -7.50
360 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 -22.31
420 420 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,226 +14.49
458–485 462 13 275.00–281.00 $279.12 $1,290 +31.87
530–540 535 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 ±0.00
560–590 579 5 237.00–247.00 $240.82 $1,394 +20.82
600 600 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 -8.46
672–680 675 7 197.00–212.00 $208.99 $1,411 —
795 795 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 360.00 $360.00 $954 —
350–372 363 5 342.00–345.00 $343.16 $1,246 —
410–425 415 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 +6.11
524–535 526 5 277.00–280.00 $277.61 $1,460 +2.61
600 600 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,482 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1495 1243 80-85% 20 114.00–122.00 $118.63 $1,475 -12.89
960–1740 1268 80-85% 37 123.00–133.00 $127.79 $1,620 -12.78
1155–1500 1314 80-85% 13 134.00–141.00 $136.83 $1,798 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1840 1676 75-80% 8 120.00–127.00 $121.94 $2,044 —
1255–2510 1721 75-80% 6 111.00–118.00 $115.87 $1,994 —
2025 2025 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,673 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $905 —
985 985 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 +13.03
875–1175 1028 85-90% 6 106.00–115.00 $110.54 $1,136 -5.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1925 1354 9 125.00–140.00 $131.85 $1,785 -5.83
1395–2135 1698 7 144.00–151.00 $147.13 $2,498 -1.83
1675–2170 1923 2 154.00–156.00 $154.87 $2,978 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
980–1065 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,425.00–1,550.00 $1,506.17
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
950–955 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,425.00 $1,412.47
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.