Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

1,818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.85/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 577 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $297.38/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 623 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.64/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 475 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,818 1,719 1,328
Feeder cattle 1,452 1,378 1,121
Slaughter cattle 243 253 196
Replacement cattle 123 88 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher 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
300–340 315 4 445.00–475.00 $459.09 $1,446 -8.52
365–398 391 14 430.00–470.00 $434.74 $1,700 +3.34
405 405 8 432.00 $432.00 $1,750 +18.57
453–486 473 50 377.00–392.00 $382.91 $1,811 -7.00
500–536 535 41 372.00–375.00 $372.07 $1,991 +0.36
553–561 559 23 347.00–365.00 $351.52 $1,965 -5.48
600–640 614 12 327.00–336.00 $332.76 $2,043 +10.87
650 650 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 —
715–742 717 45 292.00–299.00 $298.52 $2,140 +4.89
918 918 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,341 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 +13.70
450–499 493 8 365.00–372.00 $371.20 $1,830 -4.37
500–520 510 2 350.00–355.00 $352.55 $1,798 -1.03
578–585 582 18 337.00–342.00 $339.72 $1,977 +7.84
623–633 630 6 320.00–325.00 $321.65 $2,026 +6.04
650–682 673 18 290.00–302.00 $300.65 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 339 5 420.00–425.00 $420.97 $1,427 +13.33
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 -21.88
430 430 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 -15.00
470 470 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 -10.00
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 +5.00
610–630 620 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,829 ±0.00
678 678 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,878 -10.00
700–720 710 2 265.00–270.00 $267.54 $1,900 —
780 780 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 510.00–580.00 $543.82 $1,213 —
289 289 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,243 +10.00
365–390 369 12 385.00–400.00 $394.50 $1,456 -3.56
403–417 405 16 380.00–390.00 $382.81 $1,550 -1.18
454–495 475 62 337.00–343.00 $341.64 $1,623 -3.48
506–535 519 40 320.00–340.00 $332.59 $1,726 -2.19
553–595 577 102 305.00–327.00 $310.85 $1,794 -2.54
600–635 617 28 275.00–300.00 $284.88 $1,758 +9.03
650–683 665 37 270.00–282.00 $274.93 $1,828 +12.40
701–733 712 6 267.00–270.00 $268.97 $1,915 —
760–770 767 3 257.00–265.00 $262.36 $2,012 —
855 855 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 440.00–450.00 $445.35 $958 —
340 340 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,326 -10.00
365–399 397 17 360.00–374.00 $373.24 $1,482 -4.79
405–441 437 17 340.00–357.00 $347.94 $1,520 -12.24
459–495 475 18 312.00–325.00 $316.27 $1,502 +0.79
500–532 511 28 310.00–317.00 $315.42 $1,612 +4.38
555–581 577 10 290.00–295.00 $294.03 $1,697 +8.14
620–625 623 2 260.00–270.00 $264.98 $1,651 -0.02
665 665 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 340 3 350.00–370.00 $363.24 $1,235 -1.86
350–378 369 3 325.00–350.00 $332.91 $1,228 +7.78
442–445 443 31 330.00–332.00 $331.16 $1,467 +22.30
490 490 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 +30.00
510–545 528 2 300.00–305.00 $302.58 $1,598 —
635–645 640 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 +5.00
660–670 667 6 230.00–245.00 $241.66 $1,612 +31.66
735–740 739 12 210.00–230.00 $227.92 $1,684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,140 +100.00
265–280 270 6 455.00–475.00 $468.22 $1,264 +6.95
330–345 339 13 425.00–436.00 $433.63 $1,470 -17.36
360–390 380 4 420.00–445.00 $431.48 $1,640 +16.48
410–425 417 27 405.00–415.00 $406.09 $1,693 +7.70
450–465 453 6 370.00–385.00 $374.97 $1,699 +4.97
502–540 515 14 345.00–352.00 $348.29 $1,794 +8.83
556–565 560 6 325.00–340.00 $334.12 $1,871 +10.90
600–625 623 76 297.00–315.00 $297.38 $1,853 -2.78
700 700 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,040 ±0.00
305 305 15 385.00 $385.00 $1,174 +35.00
350–385 368 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,362 +22.53
405–438 430 8 350.00–365.00 $351.77 $1,513 —
455 455 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 —
505–543 528 4 300.00–325.00 $316.45 $1,671 —
610 610 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,800 —
785 785 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,845 —
806–808 807 6 220.00–227.00 $224.66 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,070 +15.00
325–327 327 8 412.00–415.00 $412.37 $1,348 +0.05
365–390 380 3 405.00–410.00 $406.60 $1,545 —
400–442 429 10 370.00–390.00 $375.53 $1,611 -3.53
470–495 488 7 350.00–365.00 $352.06 $1,718 -2.27
710 710 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1435 1172 80-85% 40 128.00–136.00 $133.47 $1,564 -8.92
930–1700 1179 80-85% 91 137.00–147.00 $141.45 $1,668 -0.94
1000–1485 1282 80-85% 17 148.00–157.00 $151.17 $1,938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1370 1016 85-90% 8 115.00–125.00 $121.20 $1,231 -16.00
845–1395 1038 85-90% 15 127.00–134.00 $130.77 $1,357 -6.43
845–1145 1038 85-90% 8 135.00–141.00 $137.40 $1,426 +0.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1690 1461 75-80% 10 135.00–144.00 $139.88 $2,044 -18.31
1600–1615 1608 75-80% 2 147.00 $147.00 $2,364 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2420 1626 8 174.00–184.00 $179.37 $2,917 —
1310–2290 1819 9 188.00–195.00 $191.85 $3,490 -7.32
1825–1890 1858 2 204.00–209.00 $206.54 $3,838 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1110 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,600.45
790–1385 1152 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,706.30
1215–1255 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,947.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1370 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,676.16
905–1285 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,500.00 $2,132.03

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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.