Dear Friends,

I hope this letter finds you and your family doing well. The intent of this letter is to inform and update you on the status of Turner County Stockyard. First and foremost, I would like to personally thank each family that has ever done business with the Wiggins family in our 62 and a half years here at Turner County Stockyard. My greatest asset in this business has been to have known so many families and make so many lifelong friends.

As the third generation here, I am now seeing some young men and women buying and selling cattle here that I can remember knowing their great grandparents. What a blessing it has been, but there will not be a fourth generation Wiggins here to carry on.
I am very proud of my sons but they have chosen different paths other than the family business and I admire them for that. One of them will be a doctor and the other will have a career in the music industry. This business was not for my brother, nor my Dad’s brother. Everyone has to find their own path in life.
As I write this letter, I have a commitment from a young man and his dad on the purchase of Turner County Stockyard. Robby ((706) 255-7880) and Todd Stephens will be the new owners officially starting in April or May. They are good Christian, honest, fair, and hardworking men. They bring in a great deal of knowledge about this business having been involved in the Northeast Georgia Livestock Market in Athens, Ga for many years. I would not have sold this business to just anyone. It had to be someone who I thought would continue to take care of the customers and employees; Robby and Todd will do that.
I have agreed to stay on a part time basis, mainly Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the next few years. So I will still be around to try and help you with your buying and selling needs. All of our current employees will remain the same with a few new faces also. This was a very hard decision for me to make as I have prayed about it and put many hours of deep thinking into it. It is the right decision for me and my family as we get older.
Again, I want to thank you, my friends, for your continued support over so many wonderful years, and I also ask that you join me in continuing to support Turner County Stockyard and Robby and Todd as they bring in two generations into the business. I thank you for continuing to make Turner County Stockyard one of the top markets in Georgia and the Southeast. We could not do it without your continued support and our great employees.

Thanks Again,
Allen Wiggins


Turner County Stockyard
1315 US HWY 41 S
P.O. Box 743
Ashburn, GA 31714
Toll Free: 1-800-344-9808
Phone: 1-229-567-3371
Fax: 1-229-567-3785
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FACTS ABOUT OUR STOCKYARD




Turner County Stockyard was built in 1948. H.R. Wiggins bought the stockyard in 1960 and has operated it since that time along with his son Roy Wiggins and now Roy's son Allen, also a partner.
The market has grown over the years from sales of less than $2,000,000 a year to about $30,000,000 a year. There were more than 69,900 head of cattle sold in 2009, making this the Number One Stockyard in Georgia in cattle sales.
The stockyard has continued to expand and update over the years with additional land and building purchases. During the 1970's the pen areas were completely rebuilt and paved and the sale arena was air conditioned.
In 1980 the stockyard added the computerized scales and in 1985 added the office computers to give both buyers and sellers better service.
Turner County Stockyard is a full service livestock market with sales on any number or classes of cattle.


Turner County Stockyard
1315 US HWY 41 S
P.O. Box 743
Ashburn, GA 31714
Toll Free: 1-800-344-9808
Phone: 1-229-567-3371
Fax: 1-229-567-3785