Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Corrected report

1,059 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.06/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 481 lb · 68 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.26/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 581 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $381.58/cwt +20.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 484 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,059	990	1,399
Feeder cattle	843	791	1,103
Slaughter cattle	88	66	255
Replacement cattle	128	133	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers and Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers and Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder Heifers and Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher
→ 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	470.00–490.00	$480.36	$1,345	—
303–330	315	4	470.00–500.00	$486.99	$1,534	+28.28
365–378	374	13	445.00–460.00	$448.45	$1,677	+12.06
400–410	406	7	405.00–430.00	$411.39	$1,670	+1.39
460–465	460	18	400.00–432.50	$430.68	$1,981	+33.19
505–545	523	15	360.00–390.00	$371.36	$1,942	-5.99
550–595	578	19	345.00–365.00	$353.85	$2,045	-5.91
600–645	619	25	330.00–345.00	$340.59	$2,108	+0.01
655–675	667	3	325.00–335.00	$328.38	$2,190	-3.68
701–738	716	17	312.50–320.00	$317.29	$2,272	-8.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,328	—
330–349	344	15	440.00–460.00	$443.90	$1,527	+23.90
358–390	368	6	400.00–425.00	$412.01	$1,516	+2.01
400–448	428	8	375.00–400.00	$389.20	$1,666	+0.29
465–495	484	35	375.00–390.00	$381.58	$1,847	+20.53
515–535	529	4	330.00–355.00	$338.79	$1,792	+3.94
559–595	565	11	310.00–325.00	$312.31	$1,765	-10.07
633–645	635	6	295.00–307.50	$305.38	$1,939	-9.81
665–690	680	4	310.00–315.00	$311.22	$2,116	—
740	740	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	8	400.00–430.00	$417.54	$1,403	—
425–440	433	2	340.00–350.00	$345.09	$1,494	+2.77
465–490	478	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,530	—
550–575	563	3	270.00–300.00	$284.91	$1,604	-13.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	520.00	$520.00	$1,170	—
280–298	291	11	420.00–430.00	$425.03	$1,237	—
305–310	308	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,294	—
375–397	390	20	390.00–420.00	$399.74	$1,559	+16.51
400–431	421	28	350.00–380.00	$362.68	$1,527	+2.84
454–499	481	68	327.50–357.50	$341.06	$1,640	-0.22
500–543	527	17	310.00–335.00	$326.20	$1,719	+3.78
550–594	581	54	312.50–331.00	$323.26	$1,878	+4.77
665–696	692	9	310.00–345.00	$338.45	$2,342	—
725–740	733	2	300.00–320.00	$309.90	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,058	—
255–295	274	6	390.00–410.00	$399.88	$1,096	-0.12
310–345	332	13	380.00–400.00	$392.91	$1,304	+4.90
385–397	393	18	360.00–385.00	$374.56	$1,472	+27.21
430–445	438	3	320.00–335.00	$328.35	$1,438	-6.56
480–498	494	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,581	-5.00
500–530	520	4	275.00–300.00	$282.28	$1,468	—
556–598	571	15	275.00–300.00	$292.43	$1,670	-0.10
605–635	621	4	280.00–295.00	$286.29	$1,778	-10.53
650–680	670	3	270.00–305.00	$288.08	$1,930	+18.08
730	730	2	250.00–270.00	$260.00	$1,898	-8.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	369	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,292	—
415	415	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$1,255	-10.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	470.00–500.00	$483.89	$1,307	—
320–335	328	2	425.00–435.00	$430.11	$1,411	-12.46
360–396	383	21	430.00–450.00	$432.83	$1,658	+14.32
405–445	430	10	385.00–415.00	$404.92	$1,741	+13.31
450–485	471	19	360.00–390.00	$383.62	$1,807	+21.82
505–546	529	15	340.00–365.00	$349.00	$1,846	+3.86
550–585	564	9	325.00–350.00	$333.92	$1,883	—
625–645	631	4	290.00–300.00	$296.21	$1,869	-6.68
664–690	670	6	280.00–297.50	$294.13	$1,971	+16.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	490.00–500.00	$494.82	$1,029	—
300–330	318	5	400.00–415.00	$410.05	$1,304	—
350–395	375	4	390.00–410.00	$400.17	$1,501	+0.17
405–445	424	6	350.00–380.00	$369.84	$1,568	+2.39
450–490	476	5	325.00–355.00	$339.16	$1,614	+5.29
535–540	538	2	315.00–320.00	$317.51	$1,708	-7.60
555–595	579	11	300.00–320.00	$305.89	$1,771	-13.21
625–635	628	3	270.00–280.00	$276.68	$1,738	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	370.00–400.00	$384.41	$1,222	-0.88
365–385	371	4	340.00–380.00	$362.26	$1,344	-10.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1420	1188	80-85%	11	132.00–145.00	$142.30	$1,691	—
1115–1450	1286	80-85%	12	149.00–154.00	$151.38	$1,947	+0.85
1165–1545	1335	80-85%	7	155.00–160.00	$157.71	$2,105	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1240	1089	85-90%	13	136.00–150.00	$142.00	$1,546	+14.01
1050–1170	1124	85-90%	5	120.00–134.00	$126.49	$1,422	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1425	1365	75-80%	4	145.00–150.00	$148.29	$2,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1325	1273	6	165.00–184.00	$173.98	$2,215	—
1315–1965	1721	4	185.00–199.00	$190.81	$3,284	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1265	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1245–1470	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,650.00–3,400.00	$2,903.11

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1555	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,215.75
1200–1405	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,251.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–970	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,524.76
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–975	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,927.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–1260	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,650.00	$3,503.97	—
1205–1410	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,650.00	$3,094.83	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–980	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,950.27	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.