Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

908 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Turner County Stockyard report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.07/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 574 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.45/cwt -5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.51/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	908	1,147	1,395
Feeder cattle	689	880	1,239
Slaughter cattle	146	194	109
Replacement cattle	73	73	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	220.00–222.00	$221.01	$515	—
260–290	275	2	207.00–210.00	$208.42	$573	—
350–398	368	12	187.00–190.00	$187.50	$690	-6.07
402–430	409	16	180.00–185.00	$182.26	$745	-5.59
450–482	472	6	177.50–185.00	$180.18	$850	-4.08
515–545	535	5	170.00–177.00	$171.94	$920	-2.96
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	—
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	+0.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	334	3	185.00–187.00	$186.37	$622	+1.37
380	380	2	180.00	$180.00	$684	-4.89
400–440	422	3	175.00–176.00	$175.68	$741	—
460–475	468	2	167.00–177.00	$172.08	$805	-7.92
511–525	514	14	164.00–168.00	$166.71	$857	-4.29
582	582	5	160.00	$160.00	$931	-1.00
605	605	1	154.00	$154.00	$932	+2.00
653	653	3	152.00	$152.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$574	-2.28
350–380	361	7	175.00–177.00	$175.60	$634	+7.17
595	595	1	146.00	$146.00	$869	+6.00
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	—
773	773	2	125.00	$125.00	$966	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	$408	—
250–275	267	3	157.50–160.00	$158.28	$423	—
353–395	368	9	152.00–157.00	$154.85	$570	-1.70
405–448	425	20	152.00–157.00	$153.51	$652	-0.17
455–495	475	17	150.00–155.00	$153.52	$729	+2.37
502–529	519	25	149.00–156.00	$150.45	$781	-4.43
555–588	574	33	146.00–155.00	$151.07	$867	+4.07
610–620	615	17	142.00–151.00	$145.17	$893	+1.95
663–668	667	11	139.00–143.00	$141.92	$947	+8.92
700	700	1	133.00	$133.00	$931	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	155.00	$155.00	$372	-2.00
265–295	277	3	142.00–150.00	$145.56	$403	—
320–345	331	14	150.00–153.00	$152.36	$504	-0.90
360–390	369	7	145.00–152.00	$149.55	$552	-0.81
410–445	428	2	142.00–145.00	$143.44	$614	—
467–495	479	18	142.00–147.00	$145.82	$698	+2.87
515–530	523	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$756	+0.51
550–590	567	5	140.00–145.00	$141.97	$805	+7.46
625–640	633	2	131.00–139.00	$135.05	$855	—
740	740	1	122.00	$122.00	$903	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	213	3	140.00–145.00	$143.44	$306	+9.04
250–295	273	6	130.00–140.00	$134.85	$368	-3.29
300–335	309	7	137.00–145.00	$140.69	$435	+7.15
375	375	1	142.00	$142.00	$532	+5.00
415	415	1	132.00	$132.00	$548	-3.00
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	±0.00
500–545	519	4	127.00–137.00	$133.27	$692	+6.27
570–580	575	2	131.00–135.00	$132.98	$765	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
720	720	3	110.00	$110.00	$792	—
765–790	784	4	95.00–99.00	$95.98	$752	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$490	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	+10.00
300–325	311	4	190.00–200.00	$195.38	$608	+5.70
350–385	368	3	182.50–185.00	$184.21	$678	-3.03
400–447	429	12	180.00–187.00	$182.30	$782	-2.07
460–475	469	7	175.00–180.00	$175.85	$825	-3.24
530	530	1	167.00	$167.00	$885	-0.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	185.00–190.00	$187.37	$525	+3.48
330	330	1	185.00	$185.00	$610	+4.41
375–395	385	4	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$687	-1.94
405–430	422	3	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$722	-3.98
480–485	483	2	165.00–170.00	$167.49	$809	-1.52
505	505	1	157.00	$157.00	$793	-1.63
555–580	568	2	145.00–155.00	$149.89	$851	-2.86
605–635	625	4	133.00–137.00	$135.24	$845	-0.76
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	165.00–167.00	$165.99	$387	-3.42
250–290	270	2	165.00–170.00	$167.69	$453	+12.69
315–340	328	2	155.00–160.00	$157.40	$516	+3.03
385	385	1	167.00	$167.00	$643	+17.00
410–425	416	4	150.00–160.00	$153.05	$637	+3.05
500	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	+2.00
560	560	1	145.00	$145.00	$812	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—
700–745	723	2	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$814	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1135	80-85%	12	63.00–69.00	$66.73	$757	—
1000–1645	1155	80-85%	27	70.00–78.00	$74.09	$856	+10.59
940–1500	1193	80-85%	18	81.00–88.00	$83.92	$1,001	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1100	919	85-90%	5	48.00–53.00	$50.48	$464	—
830–1200	1025	85-90%	11	63.00–69.00	$65.63	$673	+7.69
860–1130	1030	85-90%	15	55.00–62.00	$58.06	$598	+0.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625	1625	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,056	—
1735–1960	1885	75-80%	3	68.00–74.00	$69.84	$1,316	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1805	1465	6	83.00–89.00	$85.98	$1,260	—
1140–2015	1567	9	91.00–97.00	$94.60	$1,482	—
2180	2180	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,158	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1185	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–700.00	$636.66
860–1275	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	650.00–875.00	$801.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1290	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–975.00	$933.18

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1100	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	775.00–900.00	$835.75	—

↑ Back to top

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.