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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.22/cwt +8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 613 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $319.75/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 473 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.62/cwt +8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 613 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 1,380 1,138
Feeder cattle 660 1,124 841
Slaughter cattle 108 147 162
Replacement cattle 76 109 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–306 305 4 360.00–365.00 $361.23 $1,102 —
360 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 —
410 410 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 —
468–481 473 29 317.00–323.00 $319.75 $1,512 +8.23
500–505 503 2 300.00–312.00 $306.03 $1,539 +4.23
607–630 613 19 272.00–282.00 $278.62 $1,708 +8.47
655–657 657 11 260.00–270.00 $269.09 $1,768 —
801 801 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,810 —
906 906 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,830 —
994 994 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 355.00 $355.00 $905 —
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 -10.00
350–395 386 11 320.00–335.00 $325.12 $1,255 +1.12
405–435 414 12 305.00–320.00 $312.69 $1,295 -0.30
454–495 472 18 300.00–312.00 $308.09 $1,454 +5.41
548 548 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,589 —
647 647 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,747 +8.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 346 14 310.00–326.00 $321.45 $1,112 —
375–392 386 13 291.00–310.00 $297.27 $1,147 -14.77
410–440 420 3 300.00–302.00 $300.65 $1,263 +10.38
458–499 485 13 290.00–296.00 $291.74 $1,415 -0.26
540 540 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,442 -5.00
568 568 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,534 +2.00
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 -7.71
383 383 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,034 -7.63
400–438 423 9 265.00–275.00 $270.79 $1,145 +8.10
470–485 479 5 255.00–262.00 $260.58 $1,248 -2.86
500–530 515 11 252.00–257.00 $253.21 $1,304 +2.31
568–570 569 4 252.00–255.00 $253.50 $1,442 +13.50
606–640 613 35 230.00–239.00 $232.22 $1,424 +8.56
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 285.00–295.00 $290.28 $769 —
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 +10.00
350 350 1 260.00 $260.00 $910 -4.86
400–445 424 16 250.00–260.00 $255.70 $1,084 +7.15
451–465 458 13 235.00–252.00 $245.36 $1,124 -1.64
510–545 524 4 235.00–242.00 $239.26 $1,254 +0.30
585 585 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,416 +5.00
630–648 637 14 217.00–220.00 $219.56 $1,399 +9.56
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —
846 846 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 350.00 $350.00 $735 -10.00
250–290 277 3 322.00–330.00 $324.41 $899 —
310–348 331 8 320.00–322.00 $320.71 $1,062 +20.71
350–395 387 14 290.00–300.00 $292.51 $1,132 -4.30
400 400 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 +4.61
450–488 470 8 265.00–274.00 $269.67 $1,267 -4.49
505–525 515 2 267.00–270.00 $268.53 $1,383 +6.77
568–598 583 4 257.00–262.00 $259.56 $1,513 -7.44
655–660 658 2 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,546 +13.98
820 820 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 335.00–350.00 $342.15 $917 -7.90
360–398 382 12 310.00–330.00 $321.00 $1,226 +6.97
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 +0.33
456–496 476 10 284.00–295.00 $289.27 $1,377 +8.21
505–549 522 14 272.00–282.00 $274.54 $1,433 —
583–592 588 14 260.00–264.00 $261.98 $1,540 +1.47
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 -8.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $914 -12.48
310 310 1 320.00 $320.00 $992 +7.53
380–395 389 4 290.00–300.00 $297.52 $1,157 -1.39
405–445 430 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 -6.47
480–490 485 2 260.00–275.00 $267.58 $1,298 +4.26
514–546 527 9 260.00–265.00 $263.69 $1,390 +16.17
550–582 574 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,435 +27.54
680 680 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,442 +9.50
720–723 722 4 197.00–200.00 $197.75 $1,428 —
810 810 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 232 3 380.00–390.00 $385.11 $893 +22.82
340 340 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 —
355 355 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 +20.00
450–465 458 2 300.00–312.00 $306.10 $1,402 +10.14
510–530 520 2 295.00–305.00 $299.90 $1,559 +18.39
550 550 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 -3.00
670–680 673 3 235.00–237.00 $236.33 $1,591 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1285 1179 80-85% 5 115.00–116.00 $115.19 $1,358 -5.75
1035–1600 1262 80-85% 22 130.00–140.00 $133.89 $1,690 —
870–1700 1341 80-85% 45 119.00–129.00 $125.41 $1,682 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1145 965 85-90% 11 110.00–117.00 $113.05 $1,091 —
905–1055 983 85-90% 11 100.00–106.00 $104.62 $1,028 —
940–1115 1008 85-90% 3 120.00–123.00 $120.96 $1,219 +18.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1640 1570 75-80% 2 121.00–125.00 $123.09 $1,933 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1465 1218 5 140.00–147.00 $142.74 $1,739 —
1155–1785 1470 2 150.00–151.00 $150.61 $2,214 —
1300–1680 1490 2 129.00–136.00 $132.05 $1,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
745–1375 991 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,075.00–1,450.00 $1,244.85
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1110–1120 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,775.00 $1,712.22

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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
1140–1360 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,950.00–2,100.00 $2,005.78 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.