Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

1,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.85/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 376 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.80/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 619 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.85/cwt -12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 481 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,723	1,273
Feeder cattle	1,387	994
Slaughter cattle	245	187
Replacement cattle	91	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago. slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower with outstanding cows at 96.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 120.00 to 128.00, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer ans heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	8	197.00	$197.00	$739	-1.43
410–445	438	5	185.00–190.00	$185.94	$814	-10.06
462–485	472	6	175.00–182.00	$176.17	$832	-8.60
505–541	514	30	168.00–172.00	$170.33	$875	-9.67
576–597	581	28	163.00–166.00	$165.53	$962	-7.20
600–633	619	41	156.00–165.00	$159.80	$989	-0.08
677	677	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,009	-0.63
715–745	720	15	144.00–151.00	$150.05	$1,080	+0.99
772	772	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,058	-10.72
822–823	822	8	140.00–144.00	$143.00	$1,175	-1.73
1050–1065	1055	3	115.00–117.00	$115.67	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	329	4	187.00–190.00	$189.22	$623	—
365–385	374	4	182.00–187.00	$185.20	$693	-2.80
410–445	425	9	172.00–180.00	$172.86	$735	-12.14
475–494	489	8	169.00–172.00	$169.61	$829	—
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	±0.00
640	640	1	151.00	$151.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	162.00	$162.00	$640	-18.00
442	442	2	152.00	$152.00	$672	—
491	491	7	151.00	$151.00	$741	+1.00
528	528	2	155.00	$155.00	$818	+5.00
640–645	642	3	127.00–133.00	$130.99	$841	-3.52
685	685	1	124.00	$124.00	$849	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–299	297	18	166.00–167.00	$166.05	$493	-0.06
330–332	332	6	163.00–165.00	$164.67	$547	-0.33
350–397	376	43	157.00–165.00	$161.85	$609	-2.21
403 value added	403	3	166.00	$166.00	$669	—
403–440	415	3	155.00–156.00	$155.65	$646	-7.61
450–498	481	36	141.00–151.00	$143.85	$692	-12.42
503–537	521	33	141.00–145.00	$143.48	$748	-9.01
560–588	585	14	135.00–145.00	$137.62	$805	-13.92
622–634	630	11	133.00–142.00	$139.29	$878	-4.51
660–666	665	7	130.00–138.00	$136.87	$910	+1.88
720	720	9	131.00	$131.00	$943	-10.00
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	152.00–160.00	$156.13	$364	—
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	+0.87
313–335	319	5	146.00–155.00	$151.12	$482	-2.46
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	-7.59
410–441	428	14	142.00–147.00	$144.04	$616	—
475–495	484	4	138.00–140.00	$139.49	$675	-9.39
500–540	523	7	135.00–138.00	$136.42	$713	-5.54
550–598	579	6	131.00–133.00	$131.97	$764	-9.03
631	631	15	125.00	$125.00	$789	-5.99
730	730	1	113.00	$113.00	$825	—
795	795	12	113.00	$113.00	$898	-0.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	-3.15
257–288	274	9	140.00–145.00	$142.67	$391	+1.86
320–345	334	4	130.00–140.00	$137.60	$460	+0.19
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
450–470	460	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$619	+0.49
500–530	515	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$641	-11.01
558–570	560	5	120.00–128.00	$121.63	$681	-3.37
685	685	2	113.00	$113.00	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	9	178.00	$178.00	$600	-17.00
406–416	410	13	167.00–167.50	$167.30	$686	-5.42
458–472	465	7	154.00–162.00	$158.90	$739	+1.39
500–516	509	10	145.00–151.00	$147.61	$751	-5.06
555–570	563	2	143.00–144.00	$143.51	$808	—
601	601	4	139.00	$139.00	$835	+5.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	210.00–215.00	$212.31	$484	—
270–295	287	3	190.00–200.00	$194.12	$557	—
305–340	323	2	185.00–195.00	$190.27	$615	-10.17
350–373	358	10	182.00–190.00	$184.35	$660	-14.04
433–448	443	14	172.00–175.00	$172.84	$766	-12.49
511	511	12	163.00	$163.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–298	280	10	170.00–172.00	$170.39	$477	-4.38
368–370	368	9	167.00	$167.00	$615	-6.41
436–445	438	6	151.00–154.00	$153.49	$672	—
450–470	459	4	140.00–150.00	$146.94	$674	-3.06
505–525	516	5	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$697	-10.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1340	1096	80-85%	19	70.00–76.00	$73.63	$807	—
920–1465	1177	80-85%	50	79.00–86.00	$82.49	$971	-1.23
965–1490	1292	80-85%	33	87.00–94.00	$90.24	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–930	854	85-90%	10	58.00–61.00	$59.67	$510	—
860–1110	952	85-90%	26	62.00–69.00	$65.16	$620	-8.89
855–1145	1000	85-90%	12	72.00–79.00	$76.25	$762	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$928	—
1420	1420	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,250	+8.20
1310–1720	1583	75-80%	9	78.00–84.00	$81.61	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1420	1315	3	95.00–100.00	$96.86	$1,274	—
1420–1695	1589	4	104.00–110.00	$106.76	$1,696	—
1375–1913	1681	6	112.00–119.00	$115.65	$1,944	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1045	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	500.00–750.00	$655.32
730–1020	871	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	550.00–800.00	$686.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
875–970	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$840.54

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	-175.37

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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.