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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $337.63/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,272/hd at 673 lb · 49 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.96/cwt +21.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 771 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.86/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 628 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 1,373 1,738
Feeder cattle 731 1,044 1,270
Slaughter cattle 93 119 289
Replacement cattle 188 210 179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–385 372 4 455.00–490.00 $480.93 $1,789 +30.93
440–445 443 13 420.00–450.00 $440.84 $1,953 +5.84
450 450 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,958 —
530–536 535 10 365.00–375.00 $365.99 $1,958 —
560–575 568 16 360.00–375.00 $366.89 $2,084 +6.79
605–623 612 11 352.00–362.00 $355.32 $2,175 +8.32
652–698 673 49 330.00–340.00 $337.63 $2,272 +3.38
710 710 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,308 +2.66
761–788 771 42 325.00–332.00 $328.96 $2,536 +21.96
861 861 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 +10.00
305–345 325 2 450.00–480.00 $465.92 $1,514 —
354–370 363 11 430.00–450.00 $442.66 $1,607 +12.66
410 410 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,681 —
450–490 483 6 380.00–410.00 $403.42 $1,949 +9.41
555–590 573 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,006 +2.10
620–640 630 4 330.00–335.00 $331.27 $2,087 —
685 685 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,124 —
710–715 713 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,282 +20.00
770 770 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 420.00–430.00 $423.05 $1,155 —
350 350 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 —
410–425 418 2 375.00–400.00 $387.72 $1,621 +0.64
505–525 513 3 310.00–350.00 $330.19 $1,694 -19.81
595 595 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 +10.00
600–610 605 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 +25.00
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 430.00–460.00 $444.75 $1,356 —
375–390 384 17 400.00–420.00 $411.43 $1,580 +8.17
400–432 419 14 380.00–390.00 $382.06 $1,601 +2.14
453–490 472 15 355.00–365.00 $360.19 $1,700 -6.76
500–525 515 19 330.00–345.00 $334.80 $1,724 -6.18
550–565 558 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,786 -8.75
604–644 628 35 302.00–322.00 $308.86 $1,940 -1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,288 +3.78
305–345 338 10 400.00–428.00 $421.11 $1,423 +2.83
365–395 375 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 -10.00
405–435 423 3 370.00–375.00 $371.69 $1,572 +1.69
458–490 466 21 330.00–350.00 $344.53 $1,606 +3.61
505–533 529 17 310.00–320.00 $311.71 $1,649 -18.29
590 590 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,800 —
600–640 620 2 280.00–285.00 $282.58 $1,752 -2.52
725 725 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 -9.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 242 14 420.00–450.00 $447.28 $1,082 —
258–290 274 5 370.00–400.00 $379.78 $1,041 -45.43
350–387 376 5 350.00–367.00 $360.49 $1,355 +4.62
400–410 403 3 340.00–350.00 $346.61 $1,397 +3.49
465–466 466 7 280.00–300.00 $297.15 $1,385 -28.74
570–580 575 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–337 312 15 450.00–470.00 $461.44 $1,440 +27.44
353–390 358 18 430.00–440.00 $433.87 $1,553 +3.08
433–440 437 5 370.00–390.00 $378.05 $1,652 -18.65
450–490 482 5 350.00–370.00 $353.73 $1,705 -22.08
521–540 528 27 330.00–350.00 $334.81 $1,768 -13.19
550–590 574 20 310.00–330.00 $320.75 $1,841 -4.16
725–733 732 8 280.00–285.00 $284.38 $2,082 —
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–241 239 9 450.00 $450.00 $1,076 -42.04
250–275 263 3 420.00–450.00 $439.56 $1,156 -17.97
305–310 308 2 405.00–440.00 $422.64 $1,302 +10.11
360–375 369 10 380.00–415.00 $387.49 $1,430 -4.22
405–410 408 2 330.00–365.00 $347.39 $1,417 -0.58
490 490 2 290.00–330.00 $310.00 $1,519 -40.88
506–530 510 11 270.00–310.00 $289.07 $1,474 -26.51
903 903 7 250.00 $250.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,484 +10.00
305–345 327 3 500.00–510.00 $504.80 $1,651 +26.63
370–390 386 5 445.00–465.00 $461.17 $1,780 +21.17
400–430 415 3 420.00–425.00 $423.33 $1,757 -0.40
460–495 470 7 380.00–400.00 $383.64 $1,803 -11.36
505–548 531 10 360.00–390.00 $365.71 $1,942 -9.29
600–625 617 3 322.00–325.00 $322.97 $1,993 +17.71
685–688 686 5 310.00–312.00 $311.20 $2,135 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1565 1225 80-85% 29 144.00–153.00 $148.33 $1,817 —
1175–1305 1248 80-85% 6 154.00–160.00 $155.99 $1,947 —
980–1520 1268 80-85% 16 130.00–142.00 $138.33 $1,754 -5.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1115 1098 85-90% 2 139.00–144.00 $141.54 $1,554 +20.34
1135–1255 1213 85-90% 6 110.00–125.00 $118.89 $1,442 —
1005–1640 1288 85-90% 8 130.00–136.00 $131.67 $1,696 -6.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,317 +21.00
1505–1610 1555 75-80% 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $2,216 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1630 1501 5 170.00–175.00 $172.53 $2,590 +1.52
1420–1755 1561 5 183.00–188.00 $185.29 $2,892 +3.70
1560–1600 1580 2 193.00–197.00 $194.97 $3,081 +13.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1425 1152 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 2,500.00–4,900.00 $3,337.09
920–1335 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,400.00–3,250.00 $2,868.00
1580 1580 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1215 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,650.00–2,100.00 $1,861.82
755–1410 1164 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,196.05
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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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
1110–1315 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,350.00–3,700.00 $3,529.82 —

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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.