Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 15, 2024

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $247.54/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 528 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $256.79/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 466 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $271.99/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 388 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,048	844	1,311
Feeder cattle	853	660	1,029
Slaughter cattle	103	108	164
Replacement cattle	92	76	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	3	385.00–390.00	$386.81	$1,033	—
348	348	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,235	—
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	+5.00
421–433	424	17	325.00–337.00	$333.64	$1,415	+8.64
455–475	464	14	318.00–323.00	$319.66	$1,483	-0.09
505–545	525	20	309.00–325.00	$314.46	$1,651	+8.43
558–568	563	11	305.00–311.00	$309.90	$1,745	—
605–640	620	18	265.00–272.00	$268.99	$1,668	-9.63
651–680	654	11	262.00–267.00	$266.53	$1,743	-2.56
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	—
755	755	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,812	—
843	843	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	+4.88
415–426	424	7	314.00–315.00	$314.14	$1,332	+1.45
498	498	6	312.00	$312.00	$1,554	+3.91
515–535	522	3	300.00–306.00	$303.95	$1,587	+13.95
588	588	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,676	—
612–623	618	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,607	-10.00
670	670	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	312.00	$312.00	$1,164	+14.73
439	439	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,295	-5.65
488	488	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,366	-11.74
580	580	2	262.00–270.00	$266.00	$1,543	-4.00
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—
963	963	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	3	280.00–290.00	$283.19	$901	—
355–399	388	21	267.00–280.00	$271.99	$1,055	+1.99
413–448	435	16	259.00–269.00	$263.61	$1,147	-7.18
460–490	466	26	251.00–261.00	$256.79	$1,197	-3.79
505–540	528	31	240.00–255.00	$247.54	$1,307	-5.67
550–570	556	7	237.00–245.00	$243.12	$1,352	-10.38
615	615	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,414	-2.22
655	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—
735	735	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,485	+2.00
817	817	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	326	4	265.00	$265.00	$864	-15.00
350–390	371	10	250.00–265.00	$253.02	$939	-6.98
400–440	420	2	250.00–255.00	$252.38	$1,060	-3.32
458–480	468	13	240.00–250.00	$246.92	$1,156	+1.56
500–535	523	3	230.00–237.00	$233.98	$1,224	-5.28
550–590	575	3	220.00–227.00	$223.97	$1,288	-18.03
628–642	633	9	210.00–219.00	$216.65	$1,371	-2.91
660–690	670	4	197.00–210.00	$204.67	$1,371	-5.33
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—
898	898	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	320.00	$320.00	$720	-30.00
314–335	318	5	300.00	$300.00	$954	-20.71
375–395	382	5	285.00–295.00	$287.46	$1,098	-5.05
430	430	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,268	+15.00
468	468	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,250	-2.67
539	539	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,412	-6.53
555–558	556	11	247.00–253.00	$249.63	$1,388	-9.93
604	604	7	238.00	$238.00	$1,438	—
740	740	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	-2.15
300–335	315	10	330.00–340.00	$335.95	$1,058	—
381	381	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,181	-11.00
427–433	429	10	299.00–300.00	$299.30	$1,284	-0.70
450–498	476	5	280.00–290.00	$281.89	$1,342	-7.38
500–546	531	18	270.00–282.00	$274.81	$1,459	+0.27
550–583	577	8	265.00–272.00	$266.45	$1,537	+4.47
600–645	623	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,558	+10.00
655–685	659	7	227.00–230.00	$228.86	$1,508	—
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	365.00	$365.00	$967	—
302	302	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,057	—
361–375	367	3	332.00–347.00	$339.64	$1,246	-10.36
425	425	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,339	—
451–467	460	11	292.00–297.00	$294.30	$1,354	-11.80
533	533	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,551	-8.90
565	565	2	277.00–280.00	$278.50	$1,574	+1.50
655	655	2	257.00	$257.00	$1,683	+20.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	310.00–327.00	$318.50	$860	+0.98
300–308	305	5	300.00–320.00	$311.21	$949	-8.79
375–380	376	5	300.00–302.00	$301.60	$1,134	+4.08
412	412	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,154	±0.00
510–530	520	2	250.00–252.00	$250.98	$1,305	-12.71
555–590	573	2	247.00–250.00	$248.55	$1,424	-1.45
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	+13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1295	1169	80-85%	8	110.00–119.00	$114.61	$1,340	-0.58
980–1575	1224	80-85%	34	120.00–129.00	$124.68	$1,526	—
1080–1545	1253	80-85%	13	130.00–137.00	$133.32	$1,670	-0.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1180	998	85-90%	6	105.00–109.00	$106.37	$1,062	+1.75
925–1180	1081	85-90%	6	111.00–120.00	$116.40	$1,258	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1495	1453	75-80%	2	119.00–125.00	$122.09	$1,774	—
1535	1535	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1695	1515	3	139.00–146.00	$141.85	$2,149	—
1315–1940	1548	4	149.00–156.00	$152.98	$2,368	—
1875	1875	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,188	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1270	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,750.00–1,925.00	$1,821.83
1100–1250	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,787.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–985	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,346.65
965–1115	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,453.61
990–1180	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,475.00–1,625.00	$1,537.74

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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
1090–1497	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	2,000.00–2,475.00	$2,252.02	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
911–970	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,992.42	+367.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1395	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,575.00–1,900.00	$1,774.14	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1160	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,211.61	—

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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.