Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.66/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 371 lb · 60 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.15/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 720 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $337.08/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 521 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,453	1,545	1,485
Feeder cattle	1,170	1,204	1,205
Slaughter cattle	204	245	178
Replacement cattle	79	96	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to inclement weather last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	470.00–495.00	$482.65	$980	+32.65
265	265	2	465.00–480.00	$472.50	$1,252	—
330–345	338	2	425.00–430.00	$427.44	$1,445	+2.44
355–375	365	3	390.00–400.00	$395.05	$1,442	-11.08
405–430	413	6	375.00–395.00	$381.59	$1,576	+10.45
450–483	473	7	345.00–350.00	$347.57	$1,644	-0.46
505–546	521	29	332.00–339.00	$337.08	$1,756	+8.59
575–590	584	7	307.00–315.00	$310.38	$1,813	-0.73
647	647	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,876	-24.76
650–680	664	16	282.00–292.00	$288.35	$1,915	+10.51
717–728	720	33	269.00–271.00	$270.15	$1,945	+5.15
750–795	761	4	260.00–262.00	$261.48	$1,990	-1.52
801–810	805	9	253.00–258.00	$255.24	$2,055	+5.24
893	893	3	235.00	$235.00	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	225	3	420.00–450.00	$439.11	$988	—
265–270	267	3	400.00–420.00	$411.69	$1,099	—
315–349	336	18	395.00–415.00	$406.16	$1,365	—
361	361	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,390	+13.06
429	429	19	350.00–367.00	$353.58	$1,517	+6.52
505–545	525	2	320.00–330.00	$324.81	$1,705	+14.81
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	—
661–680	665	5	277.00–280.00	$279.39	$1,858	+14.39
750–790	760	4	245.00–250.00	$246.30	$1,872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	3	345.00–370.00	$354.83	$1,199	—
365–395	380	2	350.00–365.00	$357.20	$1,357	+32.20
415–436	434	9	325.00–340.00	$326.59	$1,417	+11.59
450	450	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,440	—
515–548	537	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,665	+17.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,026	-0.54
300–314	311	21	350.00–375.00	$356.03	$1,107	-2.73
354–393	371	60	337.00–350.00	$341.66	$1,268	-2.32
428–445	431	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,465	+13.68
465–481	474	24	295.00–310.00	$303.87	$1,440	-1.09
523	523	15	300.00	$300.00	$1,569	+12.30
555–586	580	5	275.00–280.00	$279.04	$1,618	-9.96
604–621	612	19	268.00–279.00	$273.71	$1,675	+13.71
656–668	659	8	260.00–270.00	$262.53	$1,730	+2.23
700–731	727	7	246.00–250.00	$246.55	$1,792	+16.55
770	770	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,848	+23.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249	249	7	380.00	$380.00	$946	+25.00
270–295	288	14	347.00–355.00	$348.75	$1,004	+1.03
325–330	328	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,132	+12.39
364–395	373	10	330.00–335.00	$331.55	$1,237	+11.55
420–435	428	2	310.00–315.00	$312.46	$1,337	+19.02
470–473	473	7	285.00–292.00	$291.01	$1,376	+16.82
500–526	517	14	270.00–280.00	$273.71	$1,415	+3.89
554–580	558	14	267.00	$267.00	$1,490	+13.14
668	668	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,570	—
705	705	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,600	+12.00
753	753	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	5	350.00	$350.00	$833	—
290	290	1	330.00	$330.00	$957	+27.41
305–340	329	4	330.00–335.00	$331.16	$1,090	—
385–390	389	6	295.00–310.00	$297.47	$1,157	+24.90
405–439	434	17	300.00–305.00	$304.44	$1,321	+45.45
450–495	469	13	265.00–280.00	$273.95	$1,285	+8.12
515–530	523	2	240.00–250.00	$245.07	$1,282	-14.93
550–567	563	9	250.00–260.00	$255.90	$1,441	+25.90
628–645	634	14	217.00–230.00	$223.67	$1,418	+11.67
655–685	669	4	225.00–230.00	$228.78	$1,531	+21.78
713	713	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,604	—
760	760	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,596	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	344	23	380.00–395.00	$389.54	$1,340	+4.54
350–370	360	3	380.00–385.00	$383.29	$1,380	+25.40
443	443	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,573	-4.03
450–495	458	21	330.00–342.00	$339.76	$1,556	—
525	525	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,664	—
556	556	9	292.00	$292.00	$1,624	+24.00
632	632	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,751	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	228	4	460.00–490.00	$478.13	$1,090	+33.13
268	268	6	435.00	$435.00	$1,166	-5.00
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	-8.29
404–438	411	24	370.00–395.00	$388.40	$1,596	+22.39
454	454	4	357.00	$357.00	$1,621	+37.55
500–520	510	2	335.00–345.00	$340.10	$1,735	+36.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	222	3	405.00–420.00	$413.57	$918	+63.57
260–295	282	3	380.00–405.00	$391.66	$1,104	—
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	—
385	385	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	—
415–420	418	3	330.00–335.00	$331.65	$1,386	+3.33
470–485	478	2	310.00–320.00	$314.92	$1,505	+42.81
570	570	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,607	—
620–647	644	8	265.00–267.00	$266.76	$1,718	—
690	690	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,760	—
728	728	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,747	—
760	760	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,824	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1350	1141	80-85%	22	130.00–139.00	$134.99	$1,540	—
925–1540	1209	80-85%	73	139.00–149.00	$143.68	$1,737	+7.58
1040–1815	1358	80-85%	31	150.00–162.00	$154.81	$2,102	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1040	940	85-90%	2	105.00–110.00	$107.23	$1,008	—
840–1350	1021	85-90%	8	120.00–130.00	$123.08	$1,257	—
1015–1165	1103	85-90%	3	139.00–140.00	$139.31	$1,537	+9.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1480	1353	75-80%	3	125.00–127.00	$126.35	$1,710	—
1265–1840	1568	75-80%	6	139.00–148.00	$142.88	$2,240	—
1880	1880	75-80%	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,801	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–2220	1736	5	160.00–171.00	$166.23	$2,886	—
1675–2180	1939	8	184.00–192.00	$188.32	$3,652	—
1785–2265	2057	7	193.00–212.00	$198.49	$4,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1305	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,280.41
1100–1635	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,369.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1075	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,566.46
1135–1285	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,620.61
1040–1665	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,600.00–2,050.00	$1,905.34

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1290	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,025.00–2,125.00	$2,085.31	—

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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.