Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

1,719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $311.04/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 529 lb · 72 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.06/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 380 lb · 50 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $413.43/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 434 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,719	1,202	1,606
Feeder cattle	1,378	1,007	1,210
Slaughter cattle	253	133	311
Replacement cattle	88	62	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer, heifer, bull calves unevenly steady and 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
310–343	331	7	432.00–440.00	$435.26	$1,441	+35.26
370–380	375	2	400.00–410.00	$405.07	$1,519	-13.75
412–426	418	11	382.00–390.00	$386.30	$1,615	+11.35
451–496	481	31	362.00–377.00	$375.57	$1,806	+4.57
500–540	535	26	350.00–357.00	$353.58	$1,892	+2.81
578–599	588	19	330.00–334.00	$331.88	$1,951	-0.61
600–639	630	31	307.00–317.00	$315.61	$1,988	—
702–733	713	37	280.00–285.00	$282.15	$2,012	+4.54
766	766	10	279.00	$279.00	$2,137	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	30	460.00–480.00	$467.61	$1,473	+15.61
355–364	362	14	430.00–440.00	$431.40	$1,562	-8.40
400–442	434	39	406.00–435.00	$413.43	$1,794	+1.10
460–465	463	26	382.00–405.00	$389.91	$1,805	+4.94
505–516	512	6	365.00–375.00	$371.71	$1,903	-4.25
553	553	8	357.00	$357.00	$1,974	+15.00
608–649	643	13	320.00–333.00	$321.89	$2,070	-4.16
724–739	727	22	292.00–294.00	$293.63	$2,135	+6.99
914	914	4	237.00	$237.00	$2,166	—
983	983	2	222.00	$222.00	$2,182	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–345	325	9	400.00–410.00	$407.64	$1,325	—
360–385	369	5	385.00–395.00	$391.88	$1,446	+23.66
430	430	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,570	+15.00
495	495	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,708	+9.97
555–580	568	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,789	—
623	623	7	295.00	$295.00	$1,838	—
698	698	8	287.00	$287.00	$2,003	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	+10.00
343	343	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,372	+30.00
366–398	380	27	370.00–385.00	$378.03	$1,437	+18.03
424–449	435	33	340.00–366.00	$360.18	$1,567	+19.28
450–498	480	25	310.00–332.00	$315.48	$1,514	-2.17
503–548	529	72	300.00–317.00	$311.04	$1,645	-1.84
574–591	581	13	280.00–297.00	$285.89	$1,661	-2.08
620	620	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,643	+0.93
710–735	727	3	230.00–232.00	$230.65	$1,677	+0.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,155	—
300	300	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,245	—
360–390	380	50	387.00–402.00	$398.06	$1,513	+11.43
410–425	418	17	382.00–395.00	$383.99	$1,605	+1.29
459–478	468	13	342.00–350.00	$345.12	$1,615	+2.66
509–525	522	36	322.00–341.00	$334.78	$1,748	+3.64
562–577	566	13	302.00–318.00	$313.39	$1,774	-5.70
635–645	643	6	270.00–277.00	$275.85	$1,774	+1.15
650–690	669	12	260.00–267.00	$262.53	$1,756	-3.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	4	370.00	$370.00	$870	+20.00
294–295	294	5	370.00–385.00	$373.01	$1,097	—
310–333	325	6	350.00–380.00	$365.10	$1,187	+15.10
365–385	375	2	320.00–330.00	$325.13	$1,219	-24.87
428–440	432	4	300.00–325.00	$308.86	$1,334	+0.60
485	485	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,358	+10.00
560	560	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,428	-2.50
610	610	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,494	—
650	650	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,365	-35.00
700	700	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,081	+40.00
275–285	282	3	445.00–495.00	$461.27	$1,301	+21.27
305–340	318	3	435.00–480.00	$450.99	$1,434	+19.05
365–388	373	18	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,548	-6.67
406–435	422	12	395.00–410.00	$398.39	$1,681	+1.60
470	470	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,739	-19.22
510–549	534	18	337.00–342.00	$339.46	$1,813	-9.18
550–574	568	19	322.00–330.00	$323.22	$1,836	-14.32
613–630	622	4	292.00–307.00	$300.16	$1,867	—
655–685	668	14	280.00–290.00	$285.91	$1,910	-1.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–228	222	8	450.00	$450.00	$999	+32.42
315–348	340	4	410.00–420.00	$412.32	$1,402	+12.32
402–444	418	18	377.00–382.00	$379.06	$1,584	—
460–493	488	6	340.00–357.00	$354.33	$1,729	-14.38
500–525	517	3	325.00–335.00	$328.23	$1,697	+3.37
560–590	577	5	300.00–315.00	$308.85	$1,782	-2.78
750	750	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,838	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	±0.00
260	260	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,040	—
320	320	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,120	-14.55
355–385	366	4	340.00–350.00	$347.47	$1,272	-10.38
550	550	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,524	-18.06
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1485	1178	80-85%	38	134.00–146.00	$142.39	$1,677	—
905–1545	1197	80-85%	75	147.00–159.00	$152.84	$1,829	—
1075–1610	1366	80-85%	26	159.00–170.00	$163.47	$2,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–960	955	85-90%	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,375	—
1005	1005	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,256	-7.62
870–1230	1006	85-90%	18	130.00–141.00	$137.20	$1,380	+4.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1565	1384	75-80%	4	145.00–148.00	$146.71	$2,030	+7.29
1325–1605	1465	75-80%	4	155.00–161.00	$158.19	$2,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1830	1682	6	177.00–187.00	$184.43	$3,102	—
1400–2060	1809	10	190.00–206.00	$199.17	$3,603	—
1650–2080	1900	6	205.00–223.00	$212.09	$4,030	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1325	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,167.94
1020–1380	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,194.05

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1120	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,704.31
1065–1240	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,885.15

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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.