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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.00/cwt ≈ $1,583/hd at 657 lb · 46 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $366.70/cwt +16.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 357 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.33/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 464 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,262 966 1,285
Feeder cattle 1,020 704 1,138
Slaughter cattle 126 140 115
Replacement cattle 116 122 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 395.00 $395.00 $968 —
297 297 3 397.00 $397.00 $1,179 —
303–330 310 10 375.00–395.00 $386.90 $1,199 —
353–372 357 45 362.00–382.00 $366.70 $1,309 +16.11
434–435 434 6 335.00–345.00 $338.00 $1,467 +4.65
470–495 489 7 317.00–340.00 $327.34 $1,601 +9.83
500–540 524 13 298.00–315.00 $303.19 $1,589 -7.79
557–578 564 9 285.00–295.00 $290.57 $1,639 +11.35
615–630 623 4 260.00–272.00 $266.47 $1,660 +4.77
655–670 669 24 254.00–256.00 $254.08 $1,700 —
741 741 10 236.00 $236.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,040 —
325–330 328 2 350.00–370.00 $359.92 $1,181 +35.03
370–398 394 9 340.00–350.00 $348.96 $1,375 +22.93
400–445 436 16 320.00–330.00 $325.27 $1,418 +22.80
485 485 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,513 —
515 515 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 —
591 591 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,537 +5.00
610 610 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,568 +7.00
714 714 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,642 +18.00
755–765 760 2 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 8 340.00 $340.00 $938 +15.00
350–390 370 2 310.00–325.00 $317.09 $1,173 +22.09
470–490 483 3 265.00–280.00 $269.86 $1,303 -5.14
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 —
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 $700 +10.00
255–280 275 8 325.00–330.00 $325.60 $895 +35.60
300–345 329 19 317.00–327.00 $323.38 $1,064 +25.83
355–386 377 22 305.00–322.00 $313.77 $1,183 +30.37
410–415 411 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,233 +24.25
458–486 464 33 277.00–280.00 $279.33 $1,296 +11.50
505–535 515 3 272.00–280.00 $277.23 $1,428 +28.69
558 558 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,462 +32.61
657 657 46 241.00 $241.00 $1,583 —
711 711 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,678 —
790 790 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,691 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 300.00 $300.00 $735 +10.00
260–285 273 3 300.00–305.00 $301.74 $824 +23.63
320–344 341 9 295.00–307.00 $304.94 $1,040 +34.94
370–384 381 11 295.00–300.00 $299.55 $1,141 +39.55
400–418 410 4 285.00–290.00 $287.45 $1,179 +24.31
450–490 478 9 262.00–270.00 $266.70 $1,275 +10.90
500–525 508 8 260.00–262.00 $260.25 $1,322 +20.73
560–590 577 14 240.00–247.00 $242.88 $1,401 +22.88
600–635 609 8 220.00–230.00 $226.34 $1,378 +26.34
775 775 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 275.00 $275.00 $578 +15.00
260–285 273 3 270.00–280.00 $273.17 $746 +18.27
300–345 325 3 260.00–270.00 $263.54 $857 +13.95
360–375 371 8 260.00–280.00 $271.23 $1,006 +22.85
400–442 433 5 265.00–272.00 $267.35 $1,158 +15.58
455–460 458 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,145 +14.84
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 —
675 675 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,215 ±0.00
728–745 734 4 180.00–202.00 $190.47 $1,398 +20.47
750 750 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 420.00 $420.00 $966 +50.00
270–295 282 14 383.00–395.00 $394.18 $1,112 +34.08
325–343 336 7 375.00–390.00 $380.65 $1,279 +45.65
360–389 378 7 350.00–360.00 $352.76 $1,333 +24.30
405–428 417 15 327.00–337.00 $330.38 $1,378 +15.02
450–473 470 10 297.00–305.00 $298.06 $1,401 -4.74
500–533 520 7 280.00–292.00 $283.36 $1,473 -3.72
575–585 581 6 262.00–275.00 $265.15 $1,541 +0.87
660 660 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 380.00–390.00 $384.76 $808 +44.76
275 275 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,018 —
310–330 322 3 350.00–360.00 $353.37 $1,138 +27.26
355–395 385 23 325.00–340.00 $330.04 $1,271 +14.81
410–425 417 5 300.00–320.00 $305.90 $1,276 +10.37
460–499 490 27 285.00–292.00 $286.65 $1,405 -1.74
500 500 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 +4.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 350.00–370.00 $360.70 $776 +30.70
325–340 333 2 300.00–310.00 $305.11 $1,016 -1.78
350–390 370 2 290.00–295.00 $292.64 $1,083 +20.05
425–445 435 2 265.00–290.00 $277.21 $1,206 -0.35
510–525 518 2 250.00–260.00 $254.93 $1,321 +12.93
573 573 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,404 +7.47
605–620 607 8 240.00–247.00 $246.11 $1,494 +46.11
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 +30.00
750–790 770 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1790 1225 80-85% 23 100.00–109.00 $106.32 $1,302 -15.53
885–1820 1272 80-85% 32 110.00–119.00 $114.86 $1,461 —
1035–1575 1330 80-85% 13 121.00–127.00 $123.48 $1,642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1125 1008 85-90% 10 100.00–107.00 $102.64 $1,035 —
835–1395 1158 85-90% 5 95.00–97.00 $95.45 $1,105 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1595 1505 75-80% 4 100.00–107.00 $102.69 $1,545 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1945 1503 5 125.00–137.00 $130.83 $1,966 —
1160–2530 1610 7 136.00–148.00 $142.06 $2,287 +1.84
1750–2005 1895 3 149.00–153.00 $150.75 $2,857 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1030 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,550.00 $1,499.40
925–1215 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,500.00–1,975.00 $1,627.85
1005–1250 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,625.00–1,875.00 $1,735.15
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
855–1140 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,285.90
845–1240 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,125.00–1,475.00 $1,343.48

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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
1035–1190 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,775.00–1,800.00 $1,792.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.