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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $322.04/cwt -38.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 536 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.40/cwt -28.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 460 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $389.77/cwt ≈ $1,937/hd at 497 lb · 30 head
Ashburn, GA 6-weight steers brought $338/cwt, down $71 from the mid-July peak of $402. GA 6-weight steers in the class are off that $402 mid-July high. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 1,344 1,455
Feeder cattle 744 1,058 1,106
Slaughter cattle 106 188 212
Replacement cattle 80 98 137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 lower. slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes and replacement cows sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 580.00–600.00 $590.18 $1,653 —
325 325 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,560 -71.71
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 —
415–416 416 8 420.00–425.00 $424.38 $1,765 —
470–498 497 30 387.00–397.00 $389.77 $1,937 —
505–530 523 16 377.00–395.00 $383.74 $2,007 -22.53
560–568 567 10 365.00–375.00 $374.01 $2,121 -16.54
605–635 608 21 342.00–347.00 $344.84 $2,097 -35.16
668–685 680 21 327.00–332.00 $330.60 $2,248 -29.40
710–724 723 13 325.00–330.00 $325.38 $2,352 -14.62
830 830 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 460.00–500.00 $480.55 $1,312 —
355–391 389 26 420.00–435.00 $420.56 $1,636 -32.41
435 435 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 -35.73
458–463 460 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 -40.77
510–545 537 10 350.00–370.00 $366.45 $1,968 -27.59
567–590 575 23 330.00–345.00 $341.69 $1,965 -40.28
673 673 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,086 —
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 —
765–786 785 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,332 -42.11
435 435 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 -64.88
483–485 484 3 320.00–350.00 $330.03 $1,597 -75.66
535–540 538 2 320.00–330.00 $325.02 $1,749 —
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 -26.55
605–615 610 2 310.00–315.00 $312.48 $1,906 —
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,430 +2.26
350–387 385 18 397.00–405.00 $397.40 $1,530 -13.44
405–415 410 2 370.00–380.00 $375.06 $1,538 —
460–463 460 30 352.00–355.00 $352.40 $1,621 -28.78
510–525 517 3 330.00–340.00 $334.95 $1,732 -34.95
555–595 561 10 325.00–330.00 $327.97 $1,840 -24.78
613–615 614 4 327.00–330.00 $329.25 $2,022 —
656–670 657 19 315.00 $315.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,198 —
265–290 278 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,251 —
315–335 327 3 400.00–420.00 $413.16 $1,351 -1.17
350–385 373 4 360.00–370.00 $366.16 $1,366 -21.25
400–436 425 17 350.00–360.00 $351.64 $1,494 -23.28
455–495 475 16 330.00–345.00 $336.08 $1,596 -22.01
513–546 536 34 315.00–327.00 $322.04 $1,726 -38.91
615–635 625 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 -16.15
650–695 670 5 280.00–300.00 $294.85 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 —
305–335 320 2 390.00–395.00 $392.38 $1,256 +0.65
355–395 375 4 325.00–350.00 $342.20 $1,283 -9.22
410–438 431 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,422 -16.00
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 -20.00
583–590 584 5 295.00–310.00 $298.03 $1,740 -28.52
615–645 631 4 265.00–300.00 $291.41 $1,839 -13.59
655–685 665 3 240.00–275.00 $252.02 $1,676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–292 287 4 450.00–480.00 $457.07 $1,312 —
320–347 331 8 410.00–450.00 $422.82 $1,400 -33.85
375–385 380 3 400.00–410.00 $403.38 $1,533 -32.62
400–440 420 5 370.00–390.00 $375.14 $1,576 -21.79
470–485 477 7 350.00–365.00 $357.15 $1,704 -33.58
510–540 516 20 330.00–350.00 $339.99 $1,754 -23.62
555–575 569 4 320.00–325.00 $321.25 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,403 —
275 275 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,622 +11.97
305–335 322 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,513 -40.91
350–388 369 5 435.00–470.00 $444.64 $1,641 —
400–445 428 11 397.00–425.00 $403.08 $1,725 -24.51
450–495 469 5 380.00–390.00 $384.90 $1,805 -35.10
500–545 515 13 355.00–365.00 $359.52 $1,852 -24.21
605 605 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —
755–780 768 2 275.00–280.00 $277.54 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -36.67
352–395 366 3 330.00–355.00 $338.99 $1,241 —
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 -39.67
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —
553–560 555 4 295.00–300.00 $298.74 $1,658 -33.40
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 —
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1550 1236 80-85% 16 147.00–162.00 $154.51 $1,910 -17.15
965–1720 1346 80-85% 7 177.00–189.00 $181.36 $2,441 —
995–1685 1371 80-85% 35 164.00–176.00 $170.10 $2,332 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1020 85-90% 2 158.00–160.00 $158.98 $1,622 —
1010–1260 1152 85-90% 6 149.00–155.00 $151.17 $1,741 —
970–1385 1163 85-90% 6 135.00–142.00 $139.86 $1,627 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,248 —
1340 1340 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1865 1780 4 205.00–209.00 $207.31 $3,690 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1290 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,183.19
920–1350 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,331.73
995–1280 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,219.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1325 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,850.00–3,550.00 $3,051.42

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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
1430 1430 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.