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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.36/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 413 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $185.66/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 382 lb · 22 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.87/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 321 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 975 777
Feeder cattle 387 793 625
Slaughter cattle 61 68 152
Replacement cattle 47 114 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 358 5 190.00 $190.00 $680 —
407–425 412 8 184.00–190.00 $185.55 $764 +6.27
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 +10.24
500–518 513 9 174.00–182.00 $178.08 $914 +17.73
570–575 575 12 164.00–166.00 $164.17 $944 +7.30
600–610 605 2 155.00–159.00 $157.02 $950 +4.23
650–680 665 2 149.00–155.00 $152.07 $1,011 +11.57
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
785 785 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 337 3 182.00–189.00 $186.61 $629 -3.39
350–370 360 2 175.00–180.00 $177.43 $639 —
495 495 1 165.00 $165.00 $817 -0.50
505–515 510 2 170.00 $170.00 $867 +24.00
700 700 1 137.00 $137.00 $959 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 169.00 $169.00 $507 —
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 321 16 150.00–152.00 $150.87 $484 +3.87
350–398 385 13 149.00–158.00 $154.93 $596 +9.63
405–440 413 23 147.00–153.00 $151.36 $625 +10.60
455–485 474 15 145.00–152.00 $150.62 $714 +16.14
500–520 513 6 140.00–145.00 $141.81 $727 +7.41
555–575 565 2 137.00–140.00 $138.53 $783 +7.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
295 295 3 149.00 $149.00 $440 +9.34
310 310 9 146.00 $146.00 $453 +7.95
350 350 3 145.00–147.00 $146.33 $512 +8.89
410–415 413 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $562 +1.99
450–495 473 2 136.00–139.00 $137.57 $651 +7.57
500 500 2 135.00 $135.00 $675 +6.76
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
640 640 1 123.00 $123.00 $787 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–242 239 10 135.00–137.00 $136.82 $327 +0.77
260–285 273 2 142.00 $142.00 $388 +6.87
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 +2.23
365–370 368 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $488 +11.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 +15.00
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 -7.00
316–330 317 10 185.00–187.00 $186.79 $592 -1.43
366–393 382 22 183.00–188.00 $185.66 $709 +13.85
408–449 441 11 178.00–187.00 $179.83 $793 +13.88
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 +12.71
505 505 1 167.00 $167.00 $843 +18.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–290 276 11 180.00–185.00 $181.74 $502 -0.76
300–348 327 9 180.00–183.00 $181.28 $593 +13.23
360–365 363 2 165.00–172.00 $168.52 $612 +8.12
460–465 463 2 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $741 +5.37
500–540 520 3 149.00–157.00 $153.59 $799 +14.53
570–590 580 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $818 +5.42
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 +2.43
665 665 1 129.00 $129.00 $858 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 8 160.00–170.00 $161.25 $363 -9.51
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 +13.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1465 1145 80-85% 20 69.00–76.00 $73.07 $837 +16.07
1285–1605 1367 80-85% 6 82.00–86.00 $83.59 $1,143 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 4 50.00 $50.00 $490 +4.95
915–1120 1018 85-90% 4 56.00–63.00 $59.72 $608 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $809 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1610 1352 5 87.00–94.00 $90.76 $1,227 —
1357–1920 1584 6 98.00–105.00 $101.15 $1,602 +5.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
725–1010 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 600.00–825.00 $731.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1010 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $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.