Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $405.54/cwt -22.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 527 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.18/cwt -9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 619 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $409.84/cwt -18.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 470 lb · 27 head
Ashburn, GA 5-weight steers sold at $385/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $11/cwt above the GA average ($374). GA 5-weight steers are down $73 from their late June peak of $443. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 861 1,107 925
Feeder cattle 683 909 681
Slaughter cattle 113 86 139
Replacement cattle 65 112 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers had limited comparable sales from week before, steer and heifer calves sharply lower, bull calves 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 437.00–440.00 $439.40 $1,845 -14.30
505–541 527 39 390.00–417.00 $405.54 $2,137 -22.32
551–582 568 26 380.00–410.00 $390.53 $2,218 -31.30
605–630 619 28 372.00–382.00 $375.18 $2,322 -9.82
655 655 20 357.00–360.00 $359.10 $2,352 -2.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 465.00–495.00 $479.31 $1,558 -20.61
455–475 470 27 400.00–420.00 $409.84 $1,926 -18.75
520–548 529 23 372.00–387.00 $377.91 $1,999 -31.64
555–592 577 16 370.00–375.00 $372.37 $2,149 -23.41
610–620 617 3 350.00–360.00 $353.30 $2,180 -5.11
655–670 663 2 330.00–335.00 $332.53 $2,205 +0.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 436 7 410.00–415.00 $413.67 $1,804 -5.53
456–470 461 8 375.00–380.00 $376.91 $1,738 -16.23
560–580 572 10 325.00–340.00 $332.55 $1,902 +2.55
620–638 632 3 300.00–335.00 $311.45 $1,968 —
670 670 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $2,161 +14.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–274 271 10 450.00–500.00 $491.24 $1,331 -8.76
312–320 318 11 400.00–420.00 $406.27 $1,292 -18.75
360–375 368 9 370.00–395.00 $383.39 $1,411 -18.45
410–435 425 10 360.00–375.00 $370.58 $1,575 -17.50
460–495 481 5 340.00–350.00 $346.17 $1,665 -10.64
520–525 521 9 330.00–345.00 $338.87 $1,766 -5.47
553–560 555 8 310.00–330.00 $318.79 $1,769 -26.80
610–625 618 5 315.00–325.00 $321.78 $1,989 -3.22
675–686 684 6 290.00–300.00 $291.64 $1,995 -18.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,288 -42.56
446 value added 446 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,007 -70.00
460–472 467 10 365.00–375.00 $368.96 $1,723 -30.61
503–515 value added 509 4 445.00–500.00 $472.82 $2,407 —
520–530 525 10 350.00–352.00 $351.01 $1,843 -23.97
705–728 722 4 315.00–340.00 $333.90 $2,411 +13.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,410 +35.00
420–430 428 8 320.00–350.00 $342.63 $1,466 -10.47
460–470 463 3 320.00–330.00 $323.38 $1,497 +27.21
603–625 609 4 270.00–300.00 $292.30 $1,780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 418 11 420.00–450.00 $426.78 $1,784 -24.07
522–536 528 15 370.00–380.00 $377.29 $1,992 -22.71
555–570 563 2 360.00–370.00 $364.93 $2,055 -11.21
615–620 618 2 340.00–360.00 $349.96 $2,163 -0.04
705–730 716 4 310.00–330.00 $323.41 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–324 323 6 470.00–510.00 $503.40 $1,626 +0.48
360–370 364 5 430.00–450.00 $441.87 $1,608 -13.13
488–495 489 14 375.00–390.00 $376.09 $1,839 -21.87
505–520 513 2 350.00–355.00 $352.54 $1,809 -12.42
610–640 625 2 310.00–330.00 $319.76 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,392 -7.50
457–480 462 7 330.00–375.00 $354.42 $1,637 —
520–525 523 3 300.00–340.00 $313.25 $1,638 -31.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1400 1202 80-85% 7 172.00–181.00 $178.10 $2,141 -8.17
1122–1490 1266 80-85% 14 194.00–200.00 $196.83 $2,492 +0.90
1095–1690 1304 80-85% 28 182.00–192.00 $187.75 $2,448 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1155 1095 85-90% 2 154.00–155.00 $154.53 $1,692 —
970–1225 1120 85-90% 9 175.00–184.00 $178.95 $2,004 +33.69
980–1190 1120 85-90% 3 170.00–175.00 $171.46 $1,920 +26.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1805 1625 75-80% 2 182.00–189.00 $185.11 $3,008 -9.89
1680 1680 75-80% 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,343 +17.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1785 1595 2 228.00–238.00 $233.60 $3,726 +31.95
1530–2255 1883 7 215.00–221.00 $218.31 $4,111 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1100–1235 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,158.67

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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
1215–1575 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–3,700.00 $3,587.10 —

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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.