Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $448.69/cwt +18.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 534 lb · 69 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $490.95/cwt +35.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,234/hd at 455 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.35/cwt +4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 474 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,578	1,458	1,545
Feeder cattle	1,237	1,077	1,204
Slaughter cattle	158	243	245
Replacement cattle	183	138	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	515.00	$515.00	$2,008	-37.10
404–420	413	10	490.00–510.00	$492.01	$2,032	+4.19
450–465	455	37	475.00–505.00	$490.95	$2,234	+35.01
510–548	534	69	435.00–472.00	$448.69	$2,396	+18.87
565–597	580	22	410.00–440.00	$428.60	$2,486	+13.60
600–646	624	17	397.00–420.00	$406.88	$2,539	+16.88
656	656	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,591	+45.00
707–745	717	25	352.00–370.00	$362.31	$2,598	—
760	760	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,508	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	3	540.00–550.00	$543.37	$1,750	+25.58
350–365	357	3	485.00–505.00	$496.73	$1,773	+13.30
433–445	439	11	450.00–485.00	$469.62	$2,062	+0.43
460–495	483	12	440.00–465.00	$455.04	$2,198	+15.01
509	509	6	430.00	$430.00	$2,189	—
592	592	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,338	-0.97
615–645	628	7	370.00–385.00	$376.98	$2,367	+9.49
700	700	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,345	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	373	7	450.00–470.00	$459.43	$1,714	+9.43
415–445	430	2	435.00–450.00	$442.76	$1,904	—
470–496	492	12	435.00–437.00	$436.68	$2,148	+35.91
540	540	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,106	+20.00
615	615	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,214	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
239–247	242	7	590.00–650.00	$616.20	$1,491	+24.08
269–279	272	15	515.00–520.00	$516.71	$1,405	-24.91
322–335	324	24	500.00–520.00	$506.64	$1,642	-43.98
350–391	373	12	475.00–515.00	$485.44	$1,811	-12.31
405–427	416	12	440.00–495.00	$459.27	$1,911	+20.17
450–482	474	34	425.00–450.00	$442.35	$2,097	+4.51
520–549	541	18	390.00–420.00	$412.42	$2,231	+22.37
552–576	567	33	370.00–417.00	$385.62	$2,186	+15.05
600–641	636	20	342.00–357.00	$344.01	$2,188	+0.52
650	650	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,210	+9.00
745	745	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,421	+20.00
770	770	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,252	±0.00
357–395	362	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,448	±0.00
410–430	425	13	395.00–400.00	$399.26	$1,697	+6.69
453–490	459	12	370.00–380.00	$373.41	$1,714	+23.41
505–544	528	26	330.00–352.00	$348.43	$1,840	-1.57
585	585	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,755	-32.76
610–620	615	2	260.00–280.00	$269.92	$1,660	+29.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	229	11	500.00–530.00	$521.73	$1,195	—
300–337	322	10	437.00–470.00	$444.08	$1,430	-20.82
355	355	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,615	+2.14
432–445	437	10	430.00–435.00	$432.96	$1,892	+15.42
455–470	462	10	390.00–410.00	$397.05	$1,834	+3.25
505–530	522	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,931	—
550–580	568	5	345.00–365.00	$357.89	$2,033	+6.70
620–649	641	7	320.00–330.00	$328.62	$2,106	+8.62
655	655	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	640.00–690.00	$663.03	$1,479	+23.03
270–290	274	24	580.00–610.00	$599.53	$1,643	-10.41
300–330	315	2	580.00–590.00	$585.24	$1,844	+9.21
350–395	370	27	495.00–550.00	$520.93	$1,927	-23.40
400–445	420	13	450.00–490.00	$475.25	$1,996	+22.38
450–495	469	18	440.00–485.00	$460.98	$2,162	+20.24
510–525	518	15	405.00–450.00	$416.54	$2,158	+12.94
555–595	574	12	375.00–420.00	$394.22	$2,263	+11.66
618–645	629	5	350.00–380.00	$362.13	$2,278	-5.51
670	670	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,278	+15.00
790–795	793	2	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$2,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,226	+20.00
250–285	268	2	550.00–560.00	$554.67	$1,487	+14.67
305–338	328	17	500.00–550.00	$528.70	$1,734	—
355–390	367	15	460.00–480.00	$470.35	$1,726	+9.94
420–435	424	4	425.00–430.00	$428.76	$1,818	—
470–495	487	3	400.00–430.00	$419.83	$2,045	+11.08
510–545	527	3	370.00–380.00	$373.32	$1,967	-11.68
575–595	585	2	345.00–360.00	$352.63	$2,063	+2.63
690–695	692	5	310.00–320.00	$315.98	$2,187	+1.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,421	+40.00
350–375	367	5	400.00–420.00	$414.22	$1,520	+14.22
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	-20.00
515	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1665	1129	80-85%	17	148.00–158.00	$153.83	$1,737	—
925–1675	1209	80-85%	63	160.00–172.00	$166.29	$2,010	+0.28
980–1780	1328	80-85%	24	173.00–184.00	$177.13	$2,352	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1125	1023	85-90%	5	149.00–158.00	$152.23	$1,557	—
935–1475	1129	85-90%	10	135.00–145.00	$139.42	$1,574	—
1000–1365	1167	85-90%	3	120.00–130.00	$127.14	$1,484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1505	1416	75-80%	4	165.00–174.00	$170.30	$2,411	—
1540–1735	1608	75-80%	3	175.00–181.00	$178.01	$2,862	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,670	-23.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2185	1609	4	197.00–205.00	$201.86	$3,248	+12.90
1360–1835	1613	4	183.00–193.00	$188.59	$3,042	-0.37
1690–2100	1958	4	210.00–219.00	$215.99	$4,229	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1075	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,550.00–2,500.00	$2,089.02
830–1310	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,500.00–2,500.00	$2,057.34
900–1675	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,750.00–2,700.00	$2,236.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1470	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,828.21
1000–1660	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,800.00–3,350.00	$3,061.54
1305–1345	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,150.00	$3,065.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
938–1140	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,920.74	-79.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1405	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,170.13	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.