Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.81/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 462 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $431.73/cwt ≈ $1,822/hd at 422 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.08/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 516 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	954	1,221	1,262
Feeder cattle	748	894	1,020
Slaughter cattle	113	151	126
Replacement cattle	93	176	116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	485.00–490.00	$488.35	$1,333	—
315–338	329	4	470.00–480.00	$472.39	$1,554	+4.60
383	383	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,685	—
450–470	457	3	420.00–430.00	$426.57	$1,949	—
505–533	518	15	400.00–422.50	$409.66	$2,122	-3.84
564–590	583	21	370.00–381.00	$380.14	$2,216	-2.34
600–630	624	10	355.00–372.50	$363.75	$2,270	—
658–670	660	6	330.00–357.50	$347.87	$2,296	+10.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	420.00–430.00	$424.69	$1,380	-15.31
377	377	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,583	-9.47
400–445	421	9	420.00–430.00	$422.19	$1,777	-18.64
540–545	542	3	365.00–390.00	$381.62	$2,068	+24.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	2	390.00–400.00	$394.91	$1,710	+18.67
640	640	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,984	—
730–745	738	2	245.00–255.00	$249.95	$1,845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	5	440.00–470.00	$460.59	$1,211	+25.42
305–345	329	13	400.00–420.00	$412.16	$1,356	+1.07
350–396	365	31	400.00–420.00	$410.58	$1,499	+29.29
410–445	431	26	370.00–395.00	$384.74	$1,658	+13.20
450–497	462	36	360.00–375.00	$366.81	$1,695	+4.07
505–548	516	33	335.00–355.00	$344.08	$1,775	-3.22
550–595	571	12	335.00–352.50	$341.87	$1,952	-1.74
600–620	605	6	320.00–340.00	$328.37	$1,987	+7.10
650–669	665	10	310.00–330.00	$321.74	$2,140	+16.42
708	708	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,159	+12.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	7	390.00–410.00	$404.39	$1,080	+8.29
303–342	332	18	370.00–395.00	$375.80	$1,248	-13.58
355–385	367	3	370.00–385.00	$378.52	$1,389	+32.97
413–440	419	6	330.00–360.00	$341.83	$1,432	+6.84
460–480	472	5	330.00–350.00	$337.97	$1,595	+11.55
510–535	521	7	310.00–330.00	$315.59	$1,644	-1.16
550–593	575	6	300.00–325.00	$314.00	$1,806	-3.34
650–695	680	3	270.00–290.00	$276.37	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	222	5	370.00–420.00	$392.28	$871	—
300–325	310	5	320.00–360.00	$340.90	$1,057	—
350–365	354	5	330.00–350.00	$343.90	$1,217	+38.76
455–475	463	3	300.00–305.00	$301.65	$1,397	+23.87
500–540	513	4	280.00–300.00	$289.98	$1,488	+9.98
555–590	573	3	265.00–290.00	$274.78	$1,574	+2.69
650–673	670	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	222	3	540.00–570.00	$553.53	$1,229	-52.36
294–298	296	8	470.00–500.00	$477.52	$1,413	-11.24
310–347	327	24	465.00–495.00	$481.37	$1,574	+9.04
350–385	366	6	440.00–465.00	$449.05	$1,644	+4.54
400–435	422	34	425.00–450.00	$431.73	$1,822	—
450–473	464	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,856	-16.83
500–533	514	27	370.00–385.00	$372.57	$1,915	-16.38
575–583	579	14	345.00–357.50	$352.49	$2,041	-1.21
600–645	616	9	320.00–335.00	$326.68	$2,012	-6.94
700–730	713	3	285.00–295.00	$289.93	$2,067	-14.96
755–785	770	2	280.00–290.00	$284.90	$2,194	-0.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	3	510.00–530.00	$523.57	$1,220	+23.84
250–296	288	6	455.00–460.00	$455.72	$1,312	+7.43
315–325	320	4	420.00–460.00	$442.62	$1,416	+14.79
353–395	386	20	400.00–420.00	$414.30	$1,599	-9.74
405–445	423	15	395.00–420.00	$411.69	$1,741	-12.61
453–498	472	22	370.00–395.00	$381.97	$1,803	-7.22
510–527	523	4	350.00–367.50	$363.23	$1,900	+0.96
605	605	2	290.00–310.00	$300.00	$1,815	-5.04
670–690	680	3	265.00–285.00	$273.41	$1,859	—
715–725	720	3	265.00–270.00	$266.66	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	470.00–490.00	$480.00	$960	—
265–280	273	2	400.00–435.00	$417.02	$1,138	—
303–330	318	6	380.00–410.00	$394.96	$1,256	—
365	365	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	$1,332	+3.61
420–440	428	4	350.00–380.00	$367.51	$1,573	-10.40
455–490	468	5	350.00–365.00	$352.98	$1,652	+20.88

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1310	1108	85-90%	7	154.00–166.00	$159.48	$1,767	—
1010–1275	1122	85-90%	6	127.00–138.00	$132.03	$1,481	—
930–1420	1172	85-90%	16	140.00–152.00	$144.88	$1,698	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1390	1238	80-85%	7	142.00–155.00	$151.64	$1,877	—
1220–1565	1374	80-85%	8	165.00–169.00	$167.11	$2,296	—
1390–1400	1395	80-85%	2	159.00	$159.00	$2,218	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1415	1403	75-80%	2	159.00–164.00	$161.48	$2,266	+0.50
1535–1775	1655	75-80%	2	169.00–170.00	$169.46	$2,805	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1990	1472	14	200.00–214.00	$206.79	$3,044	—
1015–1925	1608	12	160.00–181.00	$172.52	$2,774	—
1130–2315	1612	10	183.00–197.50	$188.71	$3,042	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1290	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,811.49
1165–1485	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,698.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1235	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,257.90
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,100.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
745–950	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–1,950.00	$1,760.88

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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
1450–1740	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,700.00	$3,518.18	—
1650	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–975	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–2,750.00	$2,727.31	—

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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.