Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 3, 2025

1,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $386.49/cwt +25.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 607 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $440.28/cwt +18.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 381 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.04/cwt +17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 529 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,362 1,518 1,381
Feeder cattle 1,057 1,109 1,188
Slaughter cattle 151 239 107
Replacement cattle 154 170 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady all feeder classes sharply 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,410 —
330–345 337 3 500.00–525.00 $513.14 $1,729 -19.57
402–430 418 17 470.00–477.00 $476.18 $1,990 +13.72
450–490 478 26 437.00–465.00 $447.17 $2,137 +9.08
512–540 528 23 415.00–425.00 $420.64 $2,221 +18.48
555–599 566 22 380.00–400.00 $393.63 $2,228 +16.19
600–620 607 40 377.00–390.00 $386.49 $2,346 +25.74
651 651 17 368.00 $368.00 $2,396 +8.07
757 757 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,612 +19.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,544 —
368–395 389 20 440.00–465.00 $461.20 $1,794 +41.20
485–496 493 7 422.00–430.00 $424.25 $2,092 +24.25
512 512 3 387.00 $387.00 $1,981 +7.00
597 597 14 367.00 $367.00 $2,191 +4.36
600 600 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,190 +22.01
740 740 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,479 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 —
430–440 435 2 395.00–400.00 $397.47 $1,729 +2.47
450–470 468 10 350.00–380.00 $377.12 $1,765 +7.12
662–695 665 10 310.00–320.00 $318.96 $2,121 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 329 14 455.00–470.00 $463.53 $1,525 +16.88
359–390 381 39 430.00–460.00 $440.28 $1,677 +18.87
400–440 426 35 410.00–432.00 $424.17 $1,807 +18.89
460–474 466 21 380.00–425.00 $412.00 $1,920 +24.61
510–545 529 38 365.00–382.00 $371.04 $1,963 +17.37
558–584 578 23 350.00–371.00 $366.60 $2,119 +18.86
630 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 +10.00
678 value added 678 22 355.00 $355.00 $2,407 —
700 700 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,359 —
768 768 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 4 420.00–450.00 $441.99 $1,220 +22.42
315–335 327 3 420.00–430.00 $423.21 $1,384 +17.13
370–385 379 4 410.00–425.00 $417.57 $1,583 +23.42
430–434 433 7 370.00–380.00 $371.42 $1,608 -17.86
450–490 482 26 350.00–370.00 $366.69 $1,767 +19.24
520–530 525 4 330.00–350.00 $340.00 $1,785 +5.22
560–575 569 4 335.00–340.00 $337.25 $1,919 +8.58
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 —
745 745 4 297.00–305.00 $299.00 $2,228 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 400.00 $400.00 $980 ±0.00
265 265 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,034 +20.00
305–340 323 2 350.00–400.00 $376.36 $1,216 +17.68
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -1.73
527 527 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,528 -7.34
555–561 560 5 280.00–290.00 $281.98 $1,579 —
640 640 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,728 —
720 720 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 —
265–297 283 8 520.00–590.00 $550.19 $1,557 +22.12
335–340 338 3 485.00–510.00 $493.25 $1,667 -11.77
380–393 389 7 460.00–475.00 $470.02 $1,828 -5.04
401–405 402 10 460.00–475.00 $466.51 $1,875 +41.06
460–480 464 8 407.00–420.00 $409.43 $1,900 +9.43
500–530 515 18 360.00–385.00 $369.64 $1,904 +3.84
558–595 574 11 340.00–350.00 $348.18 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 +13.62
425 425 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 —
475–478 477 14 350.00–365.00 $354.27 $1,690 +12.96
525–538 528 8 310.00–340.00 $317.64 $1,677 -21.84
567–585 570 6 310.00–330.00 $326.58 $1,862 —
600 600 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,890 —
674 674 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,786 -25.00
795 795 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,421 —
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
355–390 370 6 430.00–450.00 $441.69 $1,634 +21.69
445–446 446 5 420.00–435.00 $432.01 $1,927 —
450–487 474 5 395.00–400.00 $399.05 $1,891 —
630–640 637 3 325.00–335.00 $329.97 $2,102 +4.17
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1705 1218 80-85% 30 150.00–158.00 $154.24 $1,879 -8.98
1000–1510 1234 80-85% 46 160.00–170.00 $165.05 $2,037 +1.83
1040–1730 1297 80-85% 34 171.00–182.00 $174.85 $2,268 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1045 913 85-90% 5 120.00–135.00 $129.09 $1,179 -6.21
885–1125 993 85-90% 4 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $1,564 —
805–1220 1058 85-90% 14 142.00–154.00 $149.83 $1,585 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,064 —
1825 1825 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1780 1391 9 175.00–185.00 $182.04 $2,532 —
1160–2240 1660 6 189.00–195.00 $192.01 $3,187 —
1355–1975 1703 6 199.00–213.00 $204.27 $3,479 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1385 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 1,700.00–2,800.00 $2,253.12
1040–1220 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,800.00 $2,360.12
1000–1585 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,650.00 $2,342.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1375 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,000.00–3,650.00 $3,204.72
1095–1270 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,088.04
1115–1325 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,979.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1198–1381 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 3,050.00–3,500.00 $3,362.85 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1332 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 2,000.00–2,950.00 $2,737.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.