Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $431.61/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 427 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $453.66/cwt +27.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 369 lb · 31 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $516.12/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 370 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,070	1,432	1,385
Feeder cattle	753	1,085	1,116
Slaughter cattle	161	183	183
Replacement cattle	156	164	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–276	270	8	540.00–560.00	$555.36	$1,499	+37.35
310–340	330	3	505.00–540.00	$522.17	$1,723	—
355–370	362	3	500.00–505.00	$501.71	$1,816	-17.44
410–443	435	7	475.00–490.00	$483.60	$2,104	-11.19
454	454	10	500.00	$500.00	$2,270	+8.64
505–507	507	4	440.00–465.00	$458.77	$2,326	+33.20
603–620	607	5	380.00–385.00	$382.02	$2,319	+1.98
809–822	819	16	318.00–325.00	$323.27	$2,648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	510.00–520.00	$514.72	$1,364	+23.05
300–345	320	7	460.00–500.00	$489.73	$1,567	+49.73
350–395	377	5	460.00–495.00	$486.47	$1,834	+31.60
465–495	480	2	420.00–445.00	$432.89	$2,078	+5.81
510–545	531	5	415.00–420.00	$416.92	$2,214	+15.65
550	550	3	350.00–380.00	$360.00	$1,980	—
630–633	630	10	330.00–357.50	$343.00	$2,161	+5.03
655–690	673	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,322	+11.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	440.00–450.00	$445.18	$1,247	—
505–510	508	2	370.00–385.00	$377.54	$1,918	—
555–595	575	5	320.00–340.00	$330.14	$1,898	+2.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	237	6	490.00–510.00	$500.11	$1,185	+6.03
280–288	283	11	475.00–510.00	$491.17	$1,390	+31.24
305–345	316	10	440.00–470.00	$455.47	$1,439	+10.79
351–388	369	31	440.00–470.00	$453.66	$1,674	+27.77
400–445	427	33	425.00–455.00	$431.61	$1,843	+1.11
450–476	473	21	406.00–410.00	$406.55	$1,923	+1.95
500–530	510	17	370.00–390.00	$384.93	$1,963	+19.83
558–565	560	3	350.00–375.00	$366.60	$2,053	+18.80
605–615	610	2	340.00–350.00	$344.96	$2,104	+10.64
667–698	679	14	305.00–332.00	$325.29	$2,209	+8.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213–240	222	8	440.00–460.00	$442.70	$983	-7.30
273–295	281	6	445.00–470.00	$457.27	$1,285	+18.30
305–335	317	5	400.00–420.00	$409.87	$1,299	-1.62
360–395	374	9	400.00–435.00	$419.53	$1,569	+26.16
400–430	410	7	400.00–420.00	$411.45	$1,687	+8.91
468–495	481	10	380.00–390.00	$386.04	$1,857	+13.98
520–545	537	5	330.00–355.00	$346.18	$1,859	+7.77
550–595	585	5	330.00–342.50	$339.64	$1,987	+24.51
610–625	618	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,823	+4.98
664–695	670	10	290.00–310.00	$293.10	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	400.00	$400.00	$832	—
265–280	273	2	400.00–420.00	$410.28	$1,120	+21.39
365–390	375	4	370.00–380.00	$374.87	$1,406	+22.15
405–425	420	7	350.00–370.00	$365.73	$1,536	+11.61
465–495	486	5	330.00–340.00	$337.07	$1,638	-13.95
525–540	526	13	310.00–325.00	$323.82	$1,703	—
670–695	680	3	250.00–265.00	$258.42	$1,757	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–249	243	11	560.00–580.00	$570.84	$1,387	—
265–285	276	7	525.00–560.00	$552.09	$1,524	+54.17
305–345	330	12	500.00–525.00	$509.63	$1,682	+4.94
350–380	370	25	500.00–530.00	$516.12	$1,910	+8.14
412–435	425	16	465.00–485.00	$473.80	$2,014	-0.36
455	455	3	465.00	$465.00	$2,116	-4.89
500–545	528	22	395.00–425.00	$400.71	$2,116	+6.74
550–585	578	12	370.00–395.00	$376.41	$2,176	+11.94
620–643	637	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,293	+24.08
675–690	683	2	325.00–330.00	$327.47	$2,237	-21.30
710–720	712	11	300.00–320.00	$312.26	$2,223	+16.39
770–790	780	2	270.00–300.00	$285.19	$2,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	208	3	530.00–540.00	$533.44	$1,110	+15.95
260–298	292	15	490.00–520.00	$504.03	$1,472	+42.34
325–345	334	4	475.00–495.00	$487.40	$1,628	+4.04
360–390	375	8	465.00–495.00	$482.31	$1,809	+4.72
405–437	429	4	445.00	$445.00	$1,909	+2.53
450–487	461	14	415.00–447.50	$437.97	$2,019	+13.14
505–545	520	4	360.00–390.00	$372.72	$1,938	+18.58
560–595	580	5	340.00–360.00	$351.90	$2,041	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	227	8	480.00–500.00	$488.70	$1,109	+1.23
280–290	285	2	440.00–450.00	$444.91	$1,268	—
301–333	316	12	420.00–460.00	$435.28	$1,375	-3.21
360–386	374	11	420.00–460.00	$450.46	$1,685	+9.59
405–445	430	3	415.00–430.00	$424.83	$1,827	+19.70
470–490	483	6	385.00–410.00	$400.80	$1,936	+4.91
505	505	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,768	+26.56
615–625	622	3	270.00–280.00	$276.65	$1,721	—
740	740	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,850	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1510	1157	80-85%	7	138.00–152.00	$148.13	$1,714	—
1025–1405	1205	80-85%	17	155.00–164.00	$160.17	$1,930	—
1070–1520	1253	80-85%	24	165.00–175.00	$169.79	$2,127	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1045	977	85-90%	3	135.00–137.50	$135.84	$1,327	—
870–1250	1055	85-90%	15	140.00–154.00	$146.86	$1,549	-12.84
860–1380	1108	85-90%	19	155.00–170.00	$162.02	$1,795	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1410	1342	75-80%	7	170.00–184.00	$175.47	$2,355	+23.55
1135–1695	1386	75-80%	9	159.00–168.00	$165.07	$2,288	—
1275–1555	1415	75-80%	2	148.00–149.00	$148.45	$2,101	-14.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1540	1338	2	160.00–184.00	$173.82	$2,326	—
1135–1830	1460	9	190.00–197.50	$194.34	$2,837	—
1160–1820	1549	9	201.00–217.00	$206.91	$3,205	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1530	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–3,400.00	$2,959.27
1140–1435	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00–3,050.00	$2,628.75
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–850	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,762.58
675–885	763	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,901.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1245	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1000–1265	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,120.78
1110–1285	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
1135–1200	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00–3,350.00	$2,938.87	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

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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.