Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

1,251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $410.09/cwt +25.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 561 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $448.40/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 477 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $423.19/cwt -11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 521 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,251	1,303	1,139
Feeder cattle	799	874	931
Slaughter cattle	195	148	172
Replacement cattle	257	281	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with higher undertone.

▲ Feeder cattle: All Feeder Classes and Calf Classes steady with higher undertone
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle steady
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	5	580.00–610.00	$599.83	$1,428	—
325–338	330	5	550.00–600.00	$580.16	$1,915	+30.16
375–388	380	19	530.00–545.00	$537.82	$2,044	—
400–436	430	18	500.00–515.00	$513.11	$2,206	+5.88
450–458	454	13	480.00–500.00	$494.98	$2,247	-5.02
505–545	529	12	430.00–500.00	$446.21	$2,360	+2.45
553	553	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,378	—
610–645	629	8	410.00–425.00	$412.45	$2,594	+2.49
655–690	677	3	390.00–400.00	$394.91	$2,674	-0.09
755–795	779	4	330.00–340.00	$335.04	$2,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	434	19	470.00–485.00	$476.37	$2,067	—
535	535	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,247	—
555–598	587	6	410.00–420.00	$418.42	$2,456	+3.42
615–645	628	3	365.00–385.00	$376.53	$2,365	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	8	650.00	$650.00	$1,982	-20.00
350–384	378	6	570.00–590.00	$573.08	$2,166	-17.56
670	670	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,747	—
700–710	703	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,777	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–284	281	7	580.00	$580.00	$1,630	-10.00
310–340	326	11	525.00–560.00	$542.75	$1,769	-10.26
350–398	386	20	490.00–520.00	$496.20	$1,915	-6.81
410–425	417	9	450.00–495.00	$472.88	$1,972	-7.89
450–490	471	14	435.00–450.00	$444.62	$2,094	-1.83
500–535	521	25	395.00–435.00	$423.19	$2,205	-11.07
550–585	562	13	390.00–420.00	$407.98	$2,293	-12.51
628	628	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,324	±0.00
650–680	665	2	340.00–345.00	$342.56	$2,278	+0.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	540.00–550.00	$545.27	$1,527	—
320–349	343	11	470.00–520.00	$497.84	$1,708	+13.46
350–390	371	5	450.00–480.00	$463.69	$1,720	+3.60
400–423	412	12	420.00–435.00	$427.12	$1,760	-12.79
450–495	477	13	410.00–430.00	$421.06	$2,008	+7.60
505–540	527	9	395.00–415.00	$405.01	$2,134	—
575–595	588	8	350.00–380.00	$372.52	$2,190	+2.58
630–643	641	19	350.00–360.00	$350.53	$2,247	-9.47
710–740	726	4	315.00–325.00	$321.30	$2,333	+11.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	500.00–520.00	$509.44	$1,136	+9.44
250–295	281	5	470.00–500.00	$490.98	$1,380	-9.02
310–349	338	8	440.00–465.00	$446.62	$1,510	+16.38
355–390	373	7	420.00–440.00	$424.93	$1,585	-5.07
447	447	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,699	±0.00
605–638	625	4	320.00–330.00	$327.58	$2,047	—
705–725	715	2	250.00–270.00	$260.14	$1,860	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	600.00–630.00	$614.33	$1,382	+14.33
325–346	344	14	570.00–595.00	$591.85	$2,036	+71.85
360–399	392	22	500.00–530.00	$512.01	$2,007	-0.24
420–445	431	14	450.00–485.00	$461.40	$1,989	-6.29
450–495	477	28	440.00–460.00	$448.40	$2,139	+3.40
508–535	527	14	415.00–440.00	$432.10	$2,277	—
550–585	561	29	370.00–420.00	$410.09	$2,301	+25.90
610–635	623	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,305	—
650–673	663	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,320	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	5	650.00–670.00	$655.60	$1,790	+10.72
300–335	324	14	620.00–660.00	$640.01	$2,074	+1.10
350–380	362	13	540.00–580.00	$555.97	$2,013	-30.09
483	483	5	480.00	$480.00	$2,318	-11.89
555–565	560	2	425.00–440.00	$432.43	$2,422	+2.35
605–618	616	9	395.00–415.00	$401.09	$2,471	+11.09
710–711	711	6	355.00–365.00	$363.34	$2,583	+3.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	550.00–580.00	$564.19	$1,315	—
285–295	290	2	500.00–550.00	$524.57	$1,521	-9.09
300–345	328	6	490.00–520.00	$501.57	$1,645	+1.57
375–393	387	3	480.00–490.00	$486.77	$1,884	+16.77
430–435	433	2	430.00–440.00	$435.03	$1,884	-10.05
450–480	463	8	400.00–430.00	$420.08	$1,945	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1550	1217	80-85%	12	154.00–168.00	$164.17	$1,998	—
1055–1450	1234	80-85%	15	186.00–193.00	$188.51	$2,326	—
1040–1480	1253	80-85%	36	170.00–184.00	$176.83	$2,216	-0.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1255	1020	85-90%	36	163.00–175.00	$170.14	$1,735	+4.01
910–1210	1066	85-90%	9	150.00–160.00	$155.86	$1,661	+14.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1500	1380	75-80%	3	188.00–190.00	$189.07	$2,609	—
1340–1665	1451	75-80%	12	164.00–176.00	$171.95	$2,495	—
1100–1670	1461	75-80%	11	180.00–187.50	$183.66	$2,683	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1530	1373	2	200.00–205.00	$202.79	$2,784	—
1270–2135	1604	8	207.00–217.00	$212.87	$3,414	+1.20
1535–1985	1694	9	219.00–232.00	$223.41	$3,785	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1260	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,856.83
1045–1385	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,700.00–3,950.00	$3,067.23
1065–1665	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	2,700.00–3,750.00	$3,004.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1155	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,350.52
1020–1335	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,409.44
1065–1485	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,493.85

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–995	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,450.00	$2,196.83
865–985	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,858.04

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
850–930	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,865.73
906–955	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,573.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
850–900	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,402.86	—
850–955	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00–3,850.00	$3,638.09	+238.09
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1015	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00–3,900.00	$3,800.74	—
1000–1100	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00–3,450.00	$3,382.81	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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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.