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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

1,737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $306.79/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,301/hd at 424 lb · 44 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.27/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 368 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $345.94/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 421 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,737 1,453 0
Feeder cattle 1,334 1,170 0
Slaughter cattle 245 204 0
Replacement cattle 158 79 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–383 369 16 402.00–465.00 $416.04 $1,535 +20.99
404–421 415 9 385.00–390.00 $386.62 $1,604 +5.03
460–496 475 14 347.00–352.00 $349.76 $1,661 +2.19
503–508 506 8 332.00–350.00 $340.96 $1,725 +3.88
550–585 576 10 320.00–340.00 $323.92 $1,866 +13.54
600–647 634 5 285.00–295.00 $290.05 $1,839 +0.05
707–708 707 25 267.00–270.00 $268.56 $1,899 -1.59
797 797 17 256.00 $256.00 $2,040 —
850–870 852 13 245.00–248.00 $247.76 $2,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -6.16
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 -5.00
420–443 434 8 350.00–365.00 $352.58 $1,530 -1.00
465–470 468 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,556 —
551–578 565 9 305.00–312.00 $311.22 $1,758 +11.22
603 603 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,658 —
680–692 689 24 268.00–275.00 $269.29 $1,855 -10.10
745 745 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,974 —
750–790 770 2 250.00–255.00 $252.44 $1,944 +6.14
863 863 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 375 6 350.00–370.00 $353.47 $1,326 -3.73
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 +3.41
458–490 478 6 315.00–327.00 $321.99 $1,539 +1.99
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 ±0.00
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —
725–740 733 2 240.00–250.00 $245.05 $1,796 —
770 770 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,825 —
865 865 1 232.00 $232.00 $2,007 —
909 909 9 222.00 $222.00 $2,018 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 350.00–365.00 $357.34 $858 —
333–347 345 17 340.00–350.00 $347.06 $1,197 -8.97
360–395 368 30 325.00–330.00 $328.51 $1,209 -13.15
368 value added 368 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,295 —
404–443 420 31 325.00–335.00 $329.20 $1,383 -10.80
465–490 483 24 310.00–317.00 $312.05 $1,507 +8.18
500–520 516 10 300.00–310.00 $308.02 $1,589 +8.02
583–590 588 13 274.00–277.00 $274.76 $1,616 -4.28
616–632 624 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,654 -8.71
692–696 693 27 254.00 $254.00 $1,760 -8.53
701 701 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,788 +8.45
765–767 767 10 230.00–232.00 $231.60 $1,776 -8.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 10 320.00–335.00 $326.54 $996 -18.46
385 385 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,213 -16.55
405–449 424 44 300.00–320.00 $306.79 $1,301 -5.67
450 450 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -11.01
503–545 535 19 270.00–280.00 $275.73 $1,475 +2.02
573 573 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,473 -10.00
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —
665 665 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,613 +7.50
765 765 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,760 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 320.00 $320.00 $704 -30.00
290–295 294 4 300.00–335.00 $326.36 $959 -3.64
300–329 325 10 300.00–320.00 $307.52 $999 -23.64
425 425 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 -24.44
466–495 470 8 260.00–270.00 $261.32 $1,228 -12.63
500–523 507 6 250.00–260.00 $252.97 $1,283 +7.90
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -25.90
635–645 640 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 +6.33
665–685 675 2 220.00–222.00 $221.01 $1,492 -7.77
710–730 722 3 210.00–225.00 $218.29 $1,576 -6.71
770 770 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,671 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–227 225 11 430.00–435.00 $434.59 $978 —
295–298 298 13 380.00–395.00 $381.14 $1,136 —
313–330 321 9 360.00–385.00 $373.56 $1,199 -15.98
368–399 390 8 355.00–375.00 $369.04 $1,439 -14.25
400–443 421 31 330.00–355.00 $345.94 $1,456 -9.06
500–544 536 14 305.00–312.00 $309.60 $1,659 -7.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 207 3 465.00–490.00 $473.06 $979 -5.07
253–263 256 7 435.00–440.00 $436.47 $1,117 +1.47
325–343 334 10 400.00–415.00 $408.97 $1,366 +8.97
355–370 357 7 385.00–395.00 $387.90 $1,385 —
466–495 471 12 325.00–330.00 $329.56 $1,552 -27.44
505–525 522 6 317.00–320.00 $318.49 $1,663 -21.61
576 576 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,682 —
610–640 628 11 267.00–275.00 $271.34 $1,704 —
688 688 9 260.00 $260.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 ±0.00
365 365 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 -15.00
405–408 408 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,224 -31.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1320 1135 80-85% 26 126.00–138.00 $133.92 $1,520 -1.07
915–1810 1168 80-85% 81 139.00–149.00 $143.75 $1,679 —
990–1665 1261 80-85% 34 150.00–164.00 $154.27 $1,945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1165 971 85-90% 6 133.00–139.00 $136.12 $1,322 —
935–1060 976 85-90% 6 110.00–120.00 $115.14 $1,124 —
825–1185 979 85-90% 14 125.00–131.00 $127.85 $1,252 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1765 1517 75-80% 3 150.00–155.00 $151.76 $2,302 —
1590–1650 1620 75-80% 2 146.00–148.00 $146.98 $2,381 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,302 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2185 1450 6 162.00–176.00 $169.63 $2,460 —
1315–2080 1659 6 181.00–188.00 $184.00 $3,053 —
1375–2055 1841 7 190.00–200.00 $193.82 $3,568 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1295 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,400.00–1,900.00 $1,690.08
850–1420 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,838.19
795–1305 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,250.00–1,800.00 $1,572.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
935–1180 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,214.66
975–1710 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,307.34

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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
1202–1510 1276 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,850.00–3,575.00 $3,425.49 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140–1370 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,750.00–2,350.00 $2,051.05 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.