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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.47/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 431 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $342.57/cwt +37.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 479 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.53/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 464 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,051 1,162 973
Feeder cattle 856 988 585
Slaughter cattle 151 70 344
Replacement cattle 44 104 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher and 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
235 235 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,480 —
360–390 368 13 470.00–515.00 $508.32 $1,871 +46.36
405–425 419 8 450.00–475.00 $465.77 $1,952 —
469 469 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,181 +42.92
521 521 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,032 -10.28
565–577 569 19 350.00–380.00 $362.53 $2,063 +2.77
612–649 638 25 340.00–357.00 $351.23 $2,241 +5.85
666–698 681 16 330.00–350.00 $338.11 $2,303 +2.25
700–705 701 5 325.00–337.00 $334.59 $2,345 +16.67
764 764 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,368 -1.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 327 3 485.00–490.00 $488.45 $1,597 +18.45
350–394 386 6 420.00–450.00 $431.34 $1,665 -16.26
414–445 427 14 400.00–420.00 $409.80 $1,750 -1.63
450–490 461 13 370.00–390.00 $375.32 $1,730 -24.68
536 536 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,983 +13.88
560 560 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 -3.31
638 638 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,137 +12.92
695 695 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–305 304 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,368 +33.74
355–390 368 3 380.00–400.00 $393.48 $1,448 -26.52
480–490 485 3 330.00–350.00 $343.26 $1,665 -27.38
540 540 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 +10.00
640–645 643 2 310.00–315.00 $312.51 $2,009 +2.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,367 +4.52
369–390 372 8 415.00–420.00 $415.66 $1,546 +9.22
405–449 431 26 370.00–400.00 $382.47 $1,648 -3.43
450–490 463 21 360.00–375.00 $368.97 $1,708 +6.05
468 value added 468 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,802 —
500–547 538 12 335.00–350.00 $339.44 $1,826 -2.52
597 597 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,000 -2.86
600–645 611 12 320.00–327.00 $322.25 $1,969 +10.19
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 -22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,058 -10.00
265–299 284 7 410.00–430.00 $426.01 $1,210 +11.01
330–335 333 3 400.00–420.00 $406.60 $1,354 +0.44
410–435 423 2 350.00–365.00 $357.72 $1,513 -9.01
470–485 480 4 330.00–355.00 $343.84 $1,650 +1.91
505–540 521 4 310.00–330.00 $322.69 $1,681 +3.13
550–568 563 13 310.00–330.00 $321.12 $1,808 +7.65
605–635 619 8 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $1,888 +16.17
650–695 680 4 290.00–295.00 $292.56 $1,989 +15.60
990 990 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 225 3 420.00–440.00 $427.26 $961 —
260–295 273 5 360.00–400.00 $371.71 $1,015 +11.62
330 330 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,221 +13.80
370–385 375 5 365.00–370.00 $368.97 $1,384 +8.96
420–425 423 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,396 -3.48
450–475 466 4 300.00–320.00 $310.08 $1,445 +1.53
505–525 513 3 300.00–310.00 $303.31 $1,556 +23.02
550–565 557 3 280.00–310.00 $296.53 $1,652 +8.96
600–620 610 2 270.00–295.00 $282.70 $1,724 +12.70
730–735 733 2 255.00–265.00 $259.98 $1,906 +9.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 490.00–500.00 $495.00 $1,163 +5.00
295 295 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,357 -0.27
335–345 340 3 435.00–460.00 $448.38 $1,524 -4.44
350–390 383 12 415.00–450.00 $430.96 $1,651 +27.60
405–440 418 15 385.00–425.00 $413.81 $1,730 +30.92
458–480 472 20 355.00–395.00 $373.30 $1,762 +0.23
500–541 525 11 330.00–355.00 $342.00 $1,796 +15.86
565–580 572 17 300.00–320.00 $317.34 $1,815 +2.71
605–635 620 18 290.00–300.00 $292.22 $1,812 -7.78
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 -6.61
810 810 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 5 570.00–600.00 $579.45 $1,582 —
305–321 316 13 520.00–560.00 $542.29 $1,714 +12.29
355–365 360 2 490.00–505.00 $497.40 $1,791 +45.78
400–445 414 5 435.00–470.00 $449.64 $1,862 +42.11
470–478 472 9 405.00–425.00 $420.50 $1,985 -1.52
505 505 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,919 +8.48
565–576 574 5 325.00–335.00 $333.03 $1,912 —
600–640 620 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 -7.51
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 +6.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 470.00–480.00 $475.18 $988 —
315–320 317 3 390.00–420.00 $403.32 $1,279 +28.35
375 375 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 -1.17
400–435 423 4 350.00–380.00 $362.19 $1,532 +5.37
473–490 479 25 310.00–350.00 $342.57 $1,641 +37.24
510 510 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 +18.67
625 625 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1345 1162 80-85% 16 120.00–130.00 $126.52 $1,470 —
880–1575 1211 80-85% 40 131.00–142.00 $136.66 $1,655 —
1185–1540 1321 80-85% 7 143.00–146.00 $144.25 $1,906 +21.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1285 991 85-90% 8 105.00–112.00 $108.87 $1,079 —
875–1270 1122 85-90% 17 117.00–127.00 $122.51 $1,375 +9.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1520 1470 75-80% 2 130.00–134.00 $131.93 $1,939 —
1355–1645 1491 75-80% 4 134.00–142.00 $136.68 $2,038 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,254 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1570 1527 3 178.00–180.00 $178.98 $2,733 —
1160–2390 1775 2 164.00–170.00 $168.04 $2,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1325 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,800.00–2,500.00 $2,042.60
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1475 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,797.34

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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
1180–1513 1347 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 3,100.00–4,300.00 $3,362.57 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055–1500 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,867.59 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.