Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

1,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.15/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 524 lb · 82 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.94/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 474 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.42/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 578 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,182 1,723 1,226
Feeder cattle 964 1,387 927
Slaughter cattle 141 245 161
Replacement cattle 77 91 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower with outstanding cows at 90.00 to 94.00, slaughter bulls unevenly steady with one outstanding bull at 129.00, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 205.00 $205.00 $718 +8.00
400–445 423 2 188.00–198.00 $192.73 $815 +6.79
470–475 474 36 177.00–180.00 $177.94 $843 +1.77
505 505 1 167.00 $167.00 $843 -3.33
560–582 578 32 163.00–167.00 $166.42 $962 +0.89
615–638 634 9 156.00–161.00 $157.33 $997 -2.47
650–690 675 23 148.00–150.00 $149.57 $1,010 +0.57
770 770 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,032 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 3 188.00–195.00 $190.24 $624 +1.02
386 386 11 186.00 $186.00 $718 +0.80
430–433 432 3 170.00–171.00 $170.67 $737 -2.19
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 +0.39
505–515 510 2 155.00–165.00 $159.95 $816 —
555–560 558 4 161.00–162.00 $161.50 $901 +11.50
600–640 620 2 145.00–146.00 $145.48 $902 -5.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
385 385 1 177.00 $177.00 $681 +15.00
470–495 483 2 155.00 $155.00 $749 +4.00
500–535 513 3 135.00–145.00 $140.77 $722 -14.23
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 166.00 $166.00 $473 -0.05
325–340 330 16 160.00–169.00 $166.92 $551 +2.25
366–380 372 15 162.00–164.00 $162.82 $606 +0.97
400–420 416 21 159.00–164.00 $163.15 $679 +7.50
450–480 464 5 151.00–152.00 $151.59 $703 +7.74
500–530 521 43 143.00–152.00 $150.22 $783 +6.74
502–538 value added 528 39 154.00–155.00 $154.27 $815 —
550–578 571 7 139.00–147.00 $144.75 $827 +7.13
602 value added 602 22 149.00 $149.00 $897 —
610–615 611 8 136.00–139.00 $137.13 $838 -2.16
670 670 18 141.00 $141.00 $945 +4.13
705 value added 705 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 +8.87
278–297 290 6 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $471 +2.44
300–317 313 4 152.00–159.00 $157.32 $492 +6.20
358–380 367 5 145.00–152.00 $149.22 $548 +4.22
415–440 426 5 149.00–151.00 $149.80 $638 +5.76
450–490 466 5 135.00–145.00 $141.91 $661 +2.42
500–540 520 4 135.00–141.00 $138.23 $719 +1.81
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 +3.03
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 +5.00
682–685 683 4 126.00–127.00 $126.25 $862 —
710–720 715 5 119.00–124.00 $120.40 $861 +7.40
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 228 3 140.00–150.00 $146.86 $335 +6.86
255–275 265 5 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $364 -5.35
310–325 315 4 130.00–140.00 $133.02 $419 -4.58
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
400–435 413 16 115.00–124.00 $121.59 $502 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -4.49
515–545 530 2 130.00 $130.00 $689 +5.51
555–595 580 3 123.00–128.00 $126.29 $732 +4.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 192.00–195.00 $193.45 $402 —
275–288 282 6 182.00–191.00 $189.20 $534 —
348 348 8 180.00 $180.00 $626 +2.00
365–380 370 3 180.00–182.00 $181.32 $671 —
400–420 412 3 162.00–165.00 $163.98 $676 -3.32
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -3.90
500–548 530 14 145.00–151.00 $147.70 $783 +0.09
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 -0.51
620–630 625 2 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $853 -2.49
680–685 683 3 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $881 —
720 720 1 128.00 $128.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 4 182.00 $182.00 $433 —
250–275 262 7 170.00–175.00 $170.75 $447 +0.36
325–345 335 2 170.00–172.00 $170.97 $573 —
350–383 376 5 160.00–167.00 $165.70 $623 -1.30
405–410 408 2 150.00–157.00 $153.52 $626 +0.03
450–460 455 2 135.00–141.00 $137.97 $628 -8.97
510–545 532 7 135.00–142.00 $139.44 $742 +4.39
555–580 566 10 137.00–140.00 $137.40 $778 —
605 605 1 127.00 $127.00 $768 —
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 199.00–202.00 $200.49 $688 +10.22
365 value added 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 —
360–395 377 3 190.00–200.00 $195.15 $736 +10.80
410 410 1 177.00 $177.00 $726 +4.16
455–498 487 4 169.00–170.00 $169.23 $824 —
560–585 573 2 145.00 $145.00 $831 —
605–635 615 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $863 —
650–690 663 10 136.00–140.00 $137.78 $913 —
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1285 1147 80-85% 15 65.00–72.00 $69.19 $794 —
1065–1485 1227 80-85% 31 75.00–82.00 $78.71 $966 —
1035–1560 1254 80-85% 22 83.00–88.00 $85.89 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1035 949 85-90% 14 59.00–66.00 $63.84 $606 —
825–1130 950 85-90% 11 67.00–74.00 $71.25 $677 +6.09
890–1165 969 85-90% 5 51.00–57.00 $54.46 $528 -10.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1670 1348 75-80% 3 73.00–75.00 $74.17 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1845 1605 4 100.00–109.00 $104.12 $1,671 —
1190–2375 1628 6 90.00–99.00 $94.06 $1,531 —
1615–2045 1825 3 112.00–117.00 $114.60 $2,091 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
755–895 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $677.12
825–910 876 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 550.00–750.00 $659.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1320 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,100.00 $1,040.05

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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
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00 $600.00 -175.00

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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.