Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $368.20/cwt ≈ $1,727/hd at 469 lb · 36 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $434.38/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 332 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.93/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 467 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,358	1,437	960
Feeder cattle	991	1,095	797
Slaughter cattle	345	210	115
Replacement cattle	22	132	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales from week before, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	389	6	417.00–420.00	$417.46	$1,624	—
460–490	469	36	360.00–370.00	$368.20	$1,727	—
520–523	523	8	346.00–350.00	$346.50	$1,812	+14.50
560–575	569	18	320.00–327.00	$323.50	$1,841	—
710–725	718	4	270.00–285.00	$278.82	$2,002	+4.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	332	22	430.00–447.00	$434.38	$1,442	+1.01
460–465	464	9	372.00–375.00	$372.33	$1,728	+0.98
510–511	511	9	365.00–366.00	$365.33	$1,867	+17.19
575	575	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	-3.13
619–641	629	20	300.00–311.00	$305.66	$1,923	—
658–675	667	4	280.00–290.00	$284.94	$1,901	-2.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–437	435	11	379.00–385.00	$379.53	$1,651	—
480–485	481	17	345.00–355.00	$350.45	$1,686	—
520–530	522	5	330.00–335.00	$333.98	$1,743	—
590–598	595	7	310.00–317.00	$312.98	$1,862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	385.00–390.00	$387.52	$1,135	+11.04
310–321	320	12	372.00–385.00	$373.30	$1,195	+6.72
356–360	357	12	365.00–370.00	$368.08	$1,314	+4.65
405–415	406	19	340.00–350.00	$341.38	$1,386	+7.16
460–470	467	20	315.00–322.00	$319.93	$1,494	+1.48
505–530	509	8	307.00–315.00	$308.40	$1,570	+3.47
552–555	553	6	295.00–297.00	$296.67	$1,641	-5.00
768	768	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,805	-4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	3	350.00–365.00	$355.13	$934	+1.51
325–347	338	7	360.00–370.00	$364.13	$1,231	+24.13
360–397	380	15	350.00–360.00	$353.96	$1,345	+30.09
420	420	5	330.00–337.00	$335.60	$1,410	+21.37
475–495	489	12	302.00–312.00	$305.76	$1,495	+32.75
510–545	531	4	287.00–300.00	$294.22	$1,562	+24.22
555–590	571	7	277.00–290.00	$282.64	$1,614	+6.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	321	8	345.00–355.00	$346.89	$1,114	+46.89
360–375	373	6	340.00–345.00	$340.81	$1,271	—
420–427	426	6	310.00–320.00	$318.36	$1,356	+38.36
455–462	460	7	295.00–297.00	$296.43	$1,364	+46.43
575–590	578	11	274.00–277.00	$274.56	$1,587	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	405.00–410.00	$408.75	$1,492	+11.31
405–440	417	14	375.00–387.00	$381.87	$1,592	+20.46
460–485	469	6	355.00–365.00	$360.87	$1,692	+20.87
522–525	524	10	327.00–330.00	$329.10	$1,724	+7.70
570–590	580	2	295.00–302.00	$298.44	$1,731	+5.10
610–630	622	11	275.00–280.00	$278.22	$1,731	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	4	415.00–425.00	$420.09	$1,113	+67.40
420–437	433	11	360.00–370.00	$362.87	$1,571	+62.87
460–470	465	2	340.00–350.00	$345.05	$1,604	—
515–520	519	4	297.00–305.00	$298.99	$1,552	+58.99
560–580	573	3	280.00–285.00	$281.63	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–422	422	12	390.00–395.00	$390.41	$1,648	+7.77
625	625	4	292.00	$292.00	$1,825	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1515	1120	80-85%	28	151.00–161.00	$155.59	$1,743	—
1045–1555	1203	80-85%	17	143.00–150.00	$146.91	$1,767	-0.11
980–1685	1235	80-85%	28	164.00–174.00	$168.35	$2,079	+21.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1035	913	85-90%	10	120.00–129.00	$123.95	$1,132	—
895–1295	1085	85-90%	22	130.00–140.00	$135.66	$1,472	—
870–1240	1088	85-90%	21	140.00–149.00	$143.81	$1,565	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1750	1558	75-80%	9	145.00–153.00	$148.83	$2,319	—
1575	1575	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,567	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2125	1531	9	180.00–190.00	$186.65	$2,858	+1.97
1400–1625	1540	7	193.00–199.00	$196.38	$3,024	+11.70
1860–1980	1921	4	209.00–218.00	$214.03	$4,112	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
920–1290	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,029.19

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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
1220–1320	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,518.11	—

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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.