Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

1,792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.61/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 481 lb · 65 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.48/cwt +40.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,011/hd at 618 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $384.50/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 425 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,792	1,398	1,048
Feeder cattle	1,359	1,077	853
Slaughter cattle	223	229	103
Replacement cattle	210	92	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,612	-11.63
408–438	423	10	417.00–422.00	$419.59	$1,775	—
510–525	513	13	374.00–380.00	$375.42	$1,926	+1.52
555	555	17	360.00	$360.00	$1,998	-0.72
605–611	610	17	340.00–347.00	$345.77	$2,109	+0.77
725–748	734	5	280.00–297.00	$286.93	$2,106	+4.09
780–784	783	6	280.00–285.00	$284.17	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	341	13	400.00–427.00	$420.94	$1,435	—
369	369	7	407.00	$407.00	$1,502	—
441–443	442	9	405.00	$405.00	$1,790	—
470	470	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	+1.03
505	505	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,818	+7.82
562–592	573	20	345.00–355.00	$349.45	$2,002	+4.49
625–643	640	6	325.00–330.00	$325.81	$2,085	+4.13
675	675	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,231	—
360–370	365	2	370.00–375.00	$372.53	$1,360	—
418–420	420	8	345.00–352.00	$350.26	$1,471	—
497	497	7	362.00	$362.00	$1,799	—
515–517	517	8	330.00–335.00	$330.62	$1,709	—
705–723	720	6	240.00–245.00	$240.82	$1,734	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	450.00	$450.00	$990	—
250–299	268	7	450.00–455.00	$453.40	$1,215	+15.39
310–322	319	4	415.00–425.00	$417.43	$1,332	+7.02
355–399	386	24	385.00–400.00	$389.94	$1,505	+3.99
400–435	403	21	365.00–377.00	$375.91	$1,515	+12.96
479–495	480	46	355.00–361.00	$360.60	$1,731	-8.89
504–533	519	27	335.00–350.00	$339.35	$1,761	+6.55
560–568	567	14	327.00–336.00	$335.37	$1,902	+6.11
603–622	618	57	307.00–329.00	$325.48	$2,011	+40.97
650–675	669	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,840	—
738	738	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,993	+3.00
757	757	5	272.00	$272.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,010	-16.56
285–290	288	2	405.00–430.00	$417.39	$1,202	+2.08
320–333	329	11	390.00–400.00	$399.12	$1,313	+14.04
355–385	365	3	370.00–380.00	$373.52	$1,363	+15.90
435–447	443	28	355.00–360.00	$357.90	$1,585	+13.61
450–499	481	65	332.00–347.00	$340.61	$1,638	-4.17
510–549	537	16	320.00–329.00	$326.05	$1,751	+3.56
578	578	4	307.00	$307.00	$1,774	-0.45
676	676	8	267.00	$267.00	$1,805	-1.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	370.00–400.00	$384.84	$916	—
315–340	327	3	350.00–370.00	$356.94	$1,167	—
373–395	384	11	340.00–360.00	$352.77	$1,355	—
400–445	413	8	320.00–342.00	$334.34	$1,381	—
460–475	471	24	320.00–330.00	$328.33	$1,546	—
500–520	510	3	270.00–295.00	$283.24	$1,445	—
600	600	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	255	4	490.00–500.00	$495.02	$1,262	+9.77
303–344	323	14	437.00–460.00	$445.45	$1,439	-14.55
360–395	370	10	420.00–430.00	$422.45	$1,563	+4.35
415–435	425	2	400.00–415.00	$407.68	$1,733	—
454–455	454	15	384.00–390.00	$384.40	$1,745	+19.53
500–540	520	29	346.00–360.00	$349.79	$1,819	-1.47
550–578	566	17	327.00–360.00	$334.57	$1,894	+8.48
605–649	637	7	310.00–320.00	$317.28	$2,021	+5.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–295	265	13	450.00–480.00	$460.91	$1,221	-11.50
335	335	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,407	-12.50
404–443	425	50	365.00–392.00	$384.50	$1,634	+2.84
455–490	473	20	360.00–370.00	$368.11	$1,741	+12.98
500	500	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,700	+17.87
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—
615–620	618	2	290.00–295.00	$292.49	$1,808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	410.00	$410.00	$943	—
365–395	383	12	365.00–385.00	$375.05	$1,436	-4.20
420–440	430	9	340.00–350.00	$346.04	$1,488	-3.90
450–493	474	16	325.00–332.00	$329.24	$1,561	-9.08
544–547	545	21	325.00–335.00	$331.65	$1,807	—
585–590	587	3	305.00–315.00	$310.01	$1,820	+19.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1400	1144	80-85%	28	150.00–159.00	$154.76	$1,770	-13.97
970–1480	1227	80-85%	24	173.00–184.00	$176.07	$2,160	—
975–1615	1289	80-85%	73	160.00–170.00	$164.23	$2,117	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1180	1016	85-90%	20	144.00–150.00	$147.69	$1,501	-0.47
935–1135	1021	85-90%	9	152.00–160.00	$155.44	$1,587	+25.78
890–1285	1055	85-90%	7	140.00–142.00	$141.11	$1,489	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1680	1531	75-80%	10	157.00–164.00	$161.49	$2,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1620	1446	5	187.00–199.00	$191.71	$2,772	—
1360–1955	1621	4	175.00–180.00	$176.59	$2,863	—
1455–1995	1757	8	209.00–220.00	$215.91	$3,794	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1330	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,520.92
945–1465	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,450.00–2,850.00	$2,669.31
925–1445	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,740.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–990	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,251.43
960–1350	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,137.17
1095–1260	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,984.40

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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
1218–1450	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	2,600.00–3,050.00	$2,878.76	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1206	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	2,050.00–2,550.00	$2,333.09	+37.47

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
802–940	871	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,230.94	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.