Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

1,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $392.35/cwt ≈ $1,848/hd at 471 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.83/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,758/hd at 486 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.31/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 417 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,139	1,792	1,307
Feeder cattle	931	1,359	916
Slaughter cattle	172	223	345
Replacement cattle	36	210	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer and heifer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	455.00–460.00	$457.50	$1,418	—
389	389	16	430.00	$430.00	$1,673	±0.00
420–445	423	10	410.00–430.00	$421.93	$1,785	+2.34
462–493	471	49	390.00–402.00	$392.35	$1,848	—
505–520	514	8	377.00–390.00	$381.32	$1,960	+5.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	385.00–400.00	$392.50	$1,648	-12.50
484–490	484	20	375.00–384.00	$383.54	$1,856	+3.54
508–549	533	11	362.00–375.00	$368.16	$1,962	+8.16
575–587	576	28	347.00–350.00	$349.67	$2,014	+0.22
617–640	619	10	325.00–335.00	$333.97	$2,067	+8.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–386	381	13	395.00–402.00	$400.46	$1,526	+10.52
406–435	417	30	375.00–390.00	$384.31	$1,603	+8.40
457–497	486	31	355.00–370.00	$361.83	$1,758	+1.23
519–536	525	25	345.00–355.00	$350.50	$1,840	+11.15
563	563	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,858	-5.37
603	603	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,869	-15.48
665	665	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,796	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,209	-14.12
378–390	381	5	370.00–380.00	$374.99	$1,429	+1.47
415–438	430	12	365.00–370.00	$367.21	$1,579	+9.31
480–495	486	7	337.00–340.00	$338.31	$1,644	-2.30
507–529	513	16	330.00–337.00	$335.07	$1,719	+9.02
570–580	576	8	300.00–312.00	$310.01	$1,786	+3.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	313	18	370.00–380.00	$373.38	$1,169	+16.44
370–380	374	7	355.00–365.00	$360.65	$1,349	+7.88
420	420	7	340.00–355.00	$347.14	$1,458	+12.80
470–485	478	4	310.00–320.00	$314.92	$1,505	-13.41
515–520	516	6	312.00–317.00	$312.84	$1,614	+29.60
615–649	628	13	270.00–285.00	$279.96	$1,758	-0.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	500.00–510.00	$504.82	$1,075	—
275–287	285	7	485.00–490.00	$485.69	$1,384	-9.33
305–320	309	8	445.00–460.00	$456.11	$1,409	+10.66
370–398	387	5	420.00–425.00	$421.91	$1,633	-0.54
430–445	441	4	400.00–410.00	$402.44	$1,775	-5.24
470–473	472	3	380.00–385.00	$383.34	$1,809	-1.06
502–520	511	9	345.00–360.00	$353.68	$1,807	+3.89
565–570	567	3	330.00–350.00	$343.29	$1,946	+8.72
618–647	634	9	305.00–310.00	$306.76	$1,945	-10.52
655–679	670	24	290.00–300.00	$295.40	$1,979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–447	440	22	360.00–367.00	$363.28	$1,598	+17.24
465–493	473	19	340.00–350.00	$345.77	$1,635	+16.53
515–520	518	3	320.00–330.00	$326.69	$1,692	-4.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	286	8	460.00–475.00	$466.10	$1,333	+5.19
310–320	317	3	420.00–440.00	$433.47	$1,374	+13.47
355–390	364	5	395.00–405.00	$399.09	$1,453	—
410–411	411	8	370.00–385.00	$383.13	$1,575	-1.37
480–483	483	6	360.00–365.00	$360.83	$1,743	-7.28
510–520	515	2	335.00–340.00	$337.48	$1,738	-2.52
665–670	668	4	265.00–275.00	$270.00	$1,804	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1470	1191	80-85%	16	145.00–151.00	$148.05	$1,763	—
1005–1680	1357	80-85%	14	154.00–162.00	$156.57	$2,125	—
1170–1555	1383	80-85%	5	160.00–165.00	$162.10	$2,242	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1155	993	85-90%	9	127.00–137.00	$131.38	$1,305	—
875–1115	1024	85-90%	7	148.00–156.00	$151.93	$1,556	-3.51
980–1185	1044	85-90%	13	140.00–147.00	$143.46	$1,498	-11.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1555	1428	75-80%	4	151.00–154.00	$152.46	$2,177	—
1410–1500	1455	75-80%	2	164.00–165.00	$164.48	$2,393	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1975	1711	5	189.00–199.00	$194.13	$3,322	—
1455–2085	1770	2	170.00–182.00	$174.93	$3,096	-40.98
1675–2250	1995	4	200.00–208.00	$205.26	$4,095	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1230	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,143.96
1050–1270	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,322.63
1140–1360	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,100.00–2,700.00	$2,302.72

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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
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1085–1320	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,900.00	$2,473.83	—

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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.