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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.12/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 520 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.13/cwt +18.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 417 lb · 41 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $485.14/cwt -10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,606/hd at 331 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,105 850 1,377
Feeder cattle 855 582 984
Slaughter cattle 159 110 258
Replacement cattle 91 158 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 -10.00
390 390 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 —
425–435 430 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,935 -12.12
480–493 490 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,156 +10.00
519–524 521 19 412.00–430.00 $422.38 $2,201 —
575–590 587 15 400.00–420.00 $411.30 $2,414 +11.30
609 609 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,436 +30.00
683 683 14 372.00 $372.00 $2,541 —
710 710 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 —
760 760 9 332.00 $332.00 $2,523 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–384 372 19 540.00–570.00 $544.44 $2,025 -12.12
400–435 412 7 495.00–540.00 $516.05 $2,126 +19.44
452–498 480 20 465.00–495.00 $485.04 $2,328 +5.83
500–545 528 5 435.00–455.00 $444.85 $2,349 +0.87
570 570 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,480 —
610 610 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,470 +17.78
652 652 7 387.00 $387.00 $2,523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,428 —
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 —
495 495 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,030 +0.48
538 538 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,098 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 580.00 $580.00 $1,508 —
305–345 331 33 470.00–500.00 $485.14 $1,606 -10.64
360–389 381 11 460.00–480.00 $468.13 $1,784 -14.16
402–445 417 41 435.00–465.00 $455.13 $1,898 +18.76
455–480 474 15 430.00–450.00 $441.45 $2,092 +21.76
503–542 520 46 405.00–422.00 $414.12 $2,153 +7.45
635–642 640 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,240 -10.00
785 785 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,238 -15.00
270–298 286 11 500.00–520.00 $512.45 $1,466 +6.88
320–345 330 3 450.00–470.00 $456.46 $1,506 -8.29
350–397 371 18 430.00–455.00 $448.17 $1,663 -5.35
415–446 437 13 400.00–420.00 $409.09 $1,788 +5.62
450–495 474 17 400.00–420.00 $408.32 $1,935 +12.50
535–545 540 6 390.00–400.00 $395.80 $2,137 —
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,150 —
270–295 283 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,274 ±0.00
322–345 336 8 390.00–440.00 $423.40 $1,423 —
370 370 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 +2.20
405–410 408 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,510 -0.42
455 455 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 —
549 549 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,949 —
555–575 565 4 320.00–330.00 $327.46 $1,850 -22.54
605–625 615 2 295.00–300.00 $297.54 $1,830 -4.96
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 225 3 630.00–650.00 $639.93 $1,440 +19.93
250–279 273 5 610.00–660.00 $619.15 $1,690 -0.85
318–348 337 23 560.00–595.00 $583.90 $1,968 +10.59
353–384 369 22 520.00–570.00 $543.89 $2,007 -0.59
400–447 417 21 480.00–540.00 $509.94 $2,126 +16.05
465–492 478 17 450.00–475.00 $465.81 $2,227 +19.33
503–533 510 10 425.00–440.00 $433.40 $2,210 +5.92
585 585 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,369 -20.56
610–645 623 6 370.00–380.00 $374.97 $2,336 -20.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 —
280–285 283 3 550.00–590.00 $566.53 $1,603 -8.51
330 330 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,716 -28.67
350–370 360 2 500.00–505.00 $502.43 $1,809 -7.60
405–441 436 15 460.00–475.00 $465.62 $2,030 +20.62
486 486 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,041 -8.36
520–545 534 5 410.00–420.00 $411.95 $2,200 +1.95
550–560 553 4 370.00–395.00 $388.67 $2,149 +16.70
640 640 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,304 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,166 —
310 310 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,457 ±0.00
350 350 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
445 445 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 —
495 495 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,054 +45.00
505 505 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 —
560–570 565 2 330.00–350.00 $340.09 $1,922 +15.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1855 1352 80-85% 26 168.00–181.00 $176.89 $2,392 —
1070–1705 1397 80-85% 49 182.00–190.00 $185.51 $2,592 —
1295–1745 1520 80-85% 14 191.00–200.00 $193.93 $2,948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1140 1048 85-90% 6 172.00–180.00 $176.93 $1,854 +30.28
965–1145 1077 85-90% 7 145.00–154.00 $148.77 $1,602 -16.79
940–1270 1080 85-90% 4 161.00–169.00 $165.19 $1,784 -0.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1735 1578 75-80% 6 168.00–179.00 $173.70 $2,741 —
1625–1825 1718 75-80% 3 184.00–189.00 $185.65 $3,189 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1820 1528 3 233.00–240.00 $235.53 $3,599 —
1245–1910 1556 9 205.00–218.00 $211.03 $3,284 —
1470–2325 1826 11 220.00–227.00 $223.63 $4,083 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1260 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 2,950.00–5,150.00 $4,760.62
1135–1240 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,116.99
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1200 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,700.00 $2,566.37
995–1350 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,900.00 $2,699.36

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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
1250–1385 1308 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,500.00–3,950.00 $3,670.03 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1825 1825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.