Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $340.33/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 472 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $325.20/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 518 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.55/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 558 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	1,307	1,239
Feeder cattle	798	916	944
Slaughter cattle	262	345	217
Replacement cattle	38	46	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 12.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 6.00 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
360–390	370	3	375.00–385.00	$380.14	$1,407	+19.14
405–420	409	4	370.00–380.00	$375.05	$1,534	+35.85
455–480	472	43	337.00–345.00	$340.33	$1,606	+1.75
507–530	518	35	322.00–330.00	$325.20	$1,685	-7.46
555	555	4	322.00	$322.00	$1,787	+1.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	314	6	357.00–360.00	$357.53	$1,123	—
365–390	377	6	364.00–370.00	$366.11	$1,380	—
405–445	433	6	350.00–360.00	$356.27	$1,543	+31.51
460–470	465	2	325.00–330.00	$327.47	$1,523	+4.16
507–520	510	10	310.00–320.00	$316.40	$1,614	+10.75
570–585	580	3	300.00–302.00	$300.66	$1,744	+2.64
620–630	622	5	265.00–272.00	$268.41	$1,670	+8.43
665–690	678	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,776	+9.25
720–740	727	3	242.00–247.00	$245.30	$1,783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–320	316	9	345.00–347.00	$346.78	$1,096	—
375–385	377	15	347.00–350.00	$347.61	$1,310	—
420	420	10	347.00–348.00	$347.50	$1,460	—
655–670	663	2	247.00–250.00	$248.52	$1,648	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	310.00–320.00	$315.04	$970	—
355–360	356	22	317.00–321.00	$320.08	$1,139	+22.80
405–438	424	10	280.00–290.00	$285.08	$1,209	+1.61
455–475	464	28	269.00–275.00	$271.60	$1,260	+1.90
510–539	532	8	267.00–270.00	$268.12	$1,426	+5.98
560–598	578	9	247.00–252.00	$248.62	$1,437	+1.78
610–638	630	13	230.00–235.00	$232.45	$1,464	+4.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	4	325.00–335.00	$331.01	$877	—
353–355	354	6	330.00–332.00	$331.00	$1,172	+25.91
403–429	411	30	292.00–300.00	$298.20	$1,226	+4.68
460–470	463	4	275.00–280.00	$276.27	$1,279	+2.50
553–575	558	31	256.00–264.00	$261.55	$1,459	+3.13
661	661	13	228.00	$228.00	$1,507	+1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	4	290.00–300.00	$296.79	$1,083	+13.24
460–485	468	7	262.00–267.00	$265.38	$1,242	+13.95
535–542	540	21	255.00–259.00	$256.94	$1,387	+9.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	4	400.00–410.00	$405.06	$883	—
370–380	375	2	360.00–370.00	$364.93	$1,368	+14.93
405–420	415	3	330.00–340.00	$333.25	$1,383	+15.48
455–472	470	12	322.00–332.00	$327.67	$1,540	+17.76
515	515	3	297.00–300.00	$299.00	$1,540	+0.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	390	4	350.00–355.00	$353.80	$1,380	+19.34
420–440	430	7	320.00–327.00	$323.58	$1,391	+22.55
455–485	478	4	310.00–320.00	$312.38	$1,493	+15.61
525–530	528	3	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$1,487	-10.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	442	5	300.00–310.00	$304.03	$1,344	+6.44
470–480	473	3	300.00–305.00	$301.69	$1,427	+24.15
670–680	675	2	222.00–227.00	$224.52	$1,516	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1460	1188	80-85%	19	130.00–138.00	$133.61	$1,587	+11.71
1050–1395	1240	80-85%	12	123.00–129.00	$126.59	$1,570	—
1155–1410	1303	80-85%	14	141.00–152.00	$144.42	$1,882	+12.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1005	922	85-90%	10	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$969	-0.57
875–1160	956	85-90%	14	120.00–127.00	$123.20	$1,178	+11.02
835–1140	965	85-90%	20	111.00–118.00	$115.12	$1,111	+2.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,827	—
1300–1400	1383	75-80%	6	132.00–139.00	$135.20	$1,870	+3.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1270	1195	2	147.00–150.00	$148.59	$1,776	—
1845–1965	1905	2	165.00–169.00	$167.06	$3,182	—
1470–2355	1968	6	158.00–161.00	$159.65	$3,142	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1195	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,648.41
1095–1290	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,975.00	$1,893.87

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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
1005–1020	1014	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,925.00–1,950.00	$1,940.71	—
1025–1315	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,975.00–2,100.00	$2,033.70	—

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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.