Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.06/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 372 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.56/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 618 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.27/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 492 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,273 1,250 1,016
Feeder cattle 994 1,052 887
Slaughter cattle 187 153 95
Replacement cattle 92 45 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2,00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher 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
350–385 368 2 197.00–200.00 $198.43 $730 +4.96
408 408 4 196.00 $196.00 $800 +4.00
460–493 487 13 180.00–188.00 $184.77 $900 +5.24
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 +5.41
559–585 567 26 169.00–177.00 $172.73 $979 +5.78
610–628 621 32 154.00–162.00 $159.88 $993 +5.84
681–690 682 8 149.00–154.00 $149.63 $1,020 -1.03
710–720 715 16 147.00–151.00 $149.06 $1,066 +1.67
770–790 778 11 146.00–150.00 $147.72 $1,149 —
838–844 840 19 142.00–146.00 $144.73 $1,216 —
892 892 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,249 +12.00
910–931 928 8 138.00–139.00 $138.88 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 188.00 $188.00 $688 +1.04
400–445 423 2 185.00 $185.00 $783 +0.77
452–455 453 4 175.00 $175.00 $793 +5.00
535–545 540 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $894 +4.50
575 575 2 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
695 695 1 139.00 $139.00 $966 —
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —
753–770 758 9 130.00–139.00 $131.69 $998 —
820 820 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,082 —
977 977 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 +2.75
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
625–640 633 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $851 —
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
700–720 710 2 127.00–133.00 $130.04 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–296 292 8 166.00–167.00 $166.11 $485 +4.11
320–330 327 6 165.00 $165.00 $540 +5.48
360–395 372 34 160.00–166.00 $164.06 $610 +2.92
403–442 423 21 160.00–167.00 $163.26 $691 +6.44
450–499 492 32 151.00–160.00 $156.27 $769 +3.43
510–549 531 20 149.00–154.00 $152.49 $810 +3.48
553–590 563 26 144.00–153.00 $151.54 $853 +2.66
600 value added 600 5 149.00 $149.00 $894 —
600–639 621 29 138.00–147.00 $143.80 $893 +3.98
655–678 675 14 131.00–140.00 $134.99 $911 -3.26
695 value added 695 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,070 —
705 705 3 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
798 798 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–230 226 6 140.00–145.00 $143.15 $324 -5.82
270–290 284 14 132.00–142.00 $140.81 $400 -2.88
310–325 315 3 135.00–142.00 $137.41 $433 -3.03
351–360 353 6 135.00–142.00 $138.16 $488 -0.82
435–445 440 4 130.00–140.00 $134.49 $592 +1.20
465 465 3 134.00 $134.00 $623 +8.90
505–515 510 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $691 +8.49
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 -2.00
615–640 628 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $694 -8.51
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–290 279 8 159.00–160.00 $159.13 $444 +9.13
305–340 323 2 152.00–155.00 $153.58 $496 +4.08
350–375 363 2 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $554 +4.31
475–488 485 8 147.00–150.00 $148.88 $722 +7.73
505–535 523 4 140.00–145.00 $141.96 $742 +0.20
590 590 1 141.00 $141.00 $832 +5.22
635–645 640 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $838 -2.01
685–690 688 2 117.00–121.00 $118.99 $819 —
755–795 775 4 110.00–117.00 $113.41 $879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 331 21 197.00–207.00 $200.44 $663 +14.20
350–385 372 5 195.00–205.00 $198.39 $738 +12.72
401–433 412 29 182.00–190.00 $185.33 $764 +9.70
460–485 478 17 165.00–175.00 $169.16 $809 -3.20
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 197.00 $197.00 $581 +17.00
330 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 +18.16
360–387 381 5 180.00–187.00 $185.27 $706 +17.61
415–445 430 9 167.00–177.00 $172.72 $743 +10.74
455–460 458 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $721 +3.08
506–535 522 27 150.00–156.00 $152.67 $797 +0.09
605–625 615 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $821 -0.51
652–667 660 6 130.00 $130.00 $858 -0.03
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 170.00–180.00 $174.77 $468 +2.61
300–345 328 3 160.00–170.00 $165.20 $542 +0.31
355–380 372 3 170.00–175.00 $173.41 $645 +18.38
450–495 473 2 150.00 $150.00 $710 +10.96
530–540 535 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $781 +10.99
565–570 568 2 127.00–135.00 $131.02 $744 +6.02
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
705–739 732 5 109.00–110.00 $109.19 $799 —
760 760 1 102.00 $102.00 $775 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1565 1188 80-85% 25 80.00–88.00 $83.72 $995 +4.17
1025–1720 1212 80-85% 21 89.00–96.00 $90.68 $1,099 —
1055–1330 1216 80-85% 10 71.00–78.00 $74.07 $901 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1015 935 85-90% 16 62.00–68.00 $65.25 $610 —
835–1070 939 85-90% 10 55.00–61.00 $58.65 $551 —
860–1180 974 85-90% 10 70.00–79.00 $74.05 $721 +2.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1710 1449 75-80% 4 79.00–81.00 $79.80 $1,156 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1325 1225 14 93.00–100.00 $97.02 $1,188 —
1073–2145 1474 18 101.00–109.00 $103.48 $1,525 —
1655–2195 1936 7 110.00–119.00 $114.31 $2,213 +3.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1090 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 600.00–825.00 $724.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1040 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $874.94
960–1230 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 850.00–1,000.00 $929.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1026–1320 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 30 750.00–1,000.00 $876.52 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
913–930 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 850.00–975.00 $950.37 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1320 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,182.35 —

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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.