Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.09/cwt -15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 424 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $325.88/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,076/hd at 637 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.50/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 563 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,312	1,482	1,380
Feeder cattle	1,105	1,181	1,124
Slaughter cattle	89	132	147
Replacement cattle	118	169	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bulll calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	4	465.00–505.00	$491.79	$1,377	+24.45
318–322	320	16	470.00–495.00	$478.44	$1,531	+38.64
406–418	407	33	420.00–436.00	$433.31	$1,764	+13.31
452–457	456	18	390.00–410.00	$401.69	$1,832	+15.97
504–540	517	10	365.00–370.00	$367.93	$1,902	-0.15
555–588	563	36	355.00–362.00	$358.50	$2,018	-3.72
610	610	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,104	+7.09
685–690	686	4	312.00–325.00	$321.73	$2,207	-8.27
903	903	8	265.00	$265.00	$2,393	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	435.00–440.00	$438.29	$1,262	—
361–375	363	9	415.00–417.00	$415.23	$1,507	+12.06
400–415	410	3	405.00–410.00	$406.63	$1,667	+26.63
460–472	468	26	375.00–385.00	$379.40	$1,776	+11.14
505–545	512	6	350.00–360.00	$358.22	$1,834	+2.10
565–568	568	10	350.00	$350.00	$1,988	-2.65
601–645	637	50	325.00–330.00	$325.88	$2,076	+10.88
655	655	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,011	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,100	—
342	342	6	397.00	$397.00	$1,358	-5.99
360–396	392	8	365.00–375.00	$373.85	$1,465	+15.33
406–445	420	14	360.00–375.00	$370.52	$1,556	+25.51
452	452	8	355.00	$355.00	$1,605	+5.00
530	530	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,776	+28.22
550–571	567	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,928	+40.00
600	600	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,740	—
755–780	768	2	260.00–270.00	$265.08	$2,036	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,046	+50.89
250–265	258	2	425.00–450.00	$437.14	$1,128	—
300–345	326	11	390.00–400.00	$398.17	$1,298	+7.05
355–388	375	18	360.00–395.00	$375.56	$1,408	-5.00
414–444	424	50	345.00–360.00	$356.09	$1,510	+1.62
455–480	466	20	335.00–350.00	$345.44	$1,610	-4.08
503–546	527	33	322.00–335.00	$329.52	$1,737	-12.35
556–561	558	8	310.00–325.00	$316.28	$1,765	-11.14
605–639	618	26	290.00–304.00	$298.43	$1,844	-29.57
650–680	665	2	277.00–290.00	$283.65	$1,886	—
703–706	705	13	270.00–275.00	$271.92	$1,917	—
864	864	14	253.00	$253.00	$2,186	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	420.00	$420.00	$958	+20.00
280–295	290	5	395.00–400.00	$398.02	$1,154	—
325–345	338	3	360.00–370.00	$363.20	$1,228	+6.09
359–395	373	29	350.00–365.00	$355.92	$1,328	+12.99
430–445	438	15	325.00–340.00	$335.67	$1,470	-1.86
455–495	478	19	320.00–335.00	$329.91	$1,577	+0.74
500–530	518	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,658	+1.93
570	570	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,682	-15.00
615–618	617	5	275.00–280.00	$276.00	$1,703	-4.96
650–678	658	10	267.00–270.00	$269.38	$1,773	+5.11
760–764	764	13	237.00–245.00	$244.39	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	380.00	$380.00	$912	-15.00
260–290	286	9	355.00–370.00	$368.31	$1,053	+23.31
317–335	320	7	330.00–350.00	$347.00	$1,110	+17.00
355–380	368	3	330.00–340.00	$333.21	$1,226	—
440–445	443	3	310.00–315.00	$311.65	$1,381	-8.35
480–498	494	5	300.00–310.00	$301.94	$1,492	-3.77
515–540	528	2	280.00–287.00	$283.58	$1,497	+10.33
640–645	643	2	250.00–265.00	$257.53	$1,656	+12.53
730	730	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224–225	224	6	500.00	$500.00	$1,120	+30.04
275–285	280	2	450.00–500.00	$474.55	$1,329	+29.55
312 value added	312	6	520.00	$520.00	$1,622	—
315–335	327	20	445.00–450.00	$449.50	$1,470	+4.50
355–380	374	8	415.00–427.00	$424.69	$1,588	-0.31
405–410	407	14	410.00–420.00	$412.88	$1,680	+17.94
465–486	477	18	355.00–365.00	$357.62	$1,706	—
505–520	513	2	340.00–345.00	$342.46	$1,757	—
568	568	2	327.00	$327.00	$1,857	—
610–635	623	2	307.00–310.00	$308.47	$1,922	+13.47
650–670	660	2	290.00–295.00	$292.54	$1,931	+12.54
750	750	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	6	400.00–430.00	$415.49	$1,342	+8.70
360–395	373	4	380.00–400.00	$391.16	$1,459	+5.38
415–440	431	15	370.00–380.00	$372.31	$1,605	+0.95
460–465	464	7	350.00–360.00	$352.13	$1,634	+4.48
500–545	526	6	320.00–330.00	$323.28	$1,700	-7.24
550–590	573	6	300.00–325.00	$318.09	$1,823	+0.11
600	600	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,680	—
713	713	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	370.00	$370.00	$925	-21.15
325–345	338	6	360.00–390.00	$371.50	$1,256	+11.50
365–393	385	4	350.00–375.00	$367.81	$1,416	+33.61
400–425	413	8	330.00–360.00	$349.39	$1,443	+18.31
450–480	462	6	320.00–340.00	$333.32	$1,540	+1.64
510	510	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	±0.00
595	595	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,666	—
775	775	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1595	1152	80-85%	26	141.00–151.00	$146.11	$1,683	—
950–1520	1155	80-85%	8	135.00–140.00	$137.36	$1,587	—
1000–1545	1183	80-85%	6	154.00–164.00	$157.85	$1,867	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1100	967	85-90%	7	130.00–135.00	$132.62	$1,282	—
990–1140	1043	85-90%	3	110.00–120.00	$113.89	$1,188	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1745	1558	75-80%	2	132.00–137.00	$134.80	$2,100	—
1525–2005	1697	75-80%	3	139.00–141.00	$139.79	$2,372	-7.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–2050	1462	10	179.00–188.00	$183.21	$2,679	—
1080–1990	1505	8	165.00–176.00	$170.99	$2,573	+1.95
1480–2080	1708	6	190.00–203.00	$193.28	$3,301	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
775–1165	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,844.62
780–1165	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,650.00–2,050.00	$1,898.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1145	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,755.37
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
935–1400	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,688.64

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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
1222–1475	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,625.86	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1210	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,700.00–2,150.00	$1,848.76	—

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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.