Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

2,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.46/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 571 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.82/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 514 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.48/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 484 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,012	1,589
Feeder cattle	1,615	1,192
Slaughter cattle	341	272
Replacement cattle	56	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower with outstanding cows at 103.00 to 110.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 125.00 to 129.00, feeder steers steady to 3,00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	352	3	195.00–205.00	$200.00	$704	—
450–480	456	27	185.00–194.00	$189.23	$863	+11.74
500–545	514	61	177.00–186.00	$180.82	$929	-1.06
552	552	32	175.00	$175.00	$966	+3.79
608–620	612	27	160.00–170.00	$166.84	$1,021	+9.84
653–678	668	12	154.00–156.00	$154.57	$1,033	+0.07
720–743	738	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,070	-3.18
767	767	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,081	±0.00
843	843	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,155	-0.74
908	908	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	197.00	$197.00	$630	—
365–392	380	8	185.00–192.00	$188.16	$715	+3.93
422	422	9	185.00	$185.00	$781	+12.35
450–495	473	2	175.00–180.00	$177.38	$839	—
526	526	7	168.00	$168.00	$884	+6.64
554–590	574	31	160.00–168.00	$165.49	$950	+5.49
670–685	678	2	142.00–150.00	$145.96	$990	+3.74
717	717	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,018	+2.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
388	388	3	182.00	$182.00	$706	+6.49
418–435	420	15	170.00–171.00	$170.86	$718	+3.86
465–495	483	3	160.00–169.00	$165.44	$799	—
545	545	6	164.00	$164.00	$894	+10.57
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–323	313	12	162.00–162.50	$162.22	$508	—
376–385	378	36	162.00–170.00	$163.57	$618	+2.56
400–440	419	33	157.00–164.00	$160.47	$672	+6.43
458–499	484	57	152.00–161.00	$156.48	$757	+2.62
505 value added	505	24	163.00	$163.00	$823	—
500–545	518	15	151.00–159.00	$153.69	$796	-0.67
555–586	571	76	145.00–153.00	$149.07	$851	+3.18
580 value added	580	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,038	+15.00
605–641	634	8	139.00–145.00	$143.37	$909	+2.86
665–670	665	11	134.00–138.00	$137.63	$915	+6.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	167.00	$167.00	$392	+5.00
250–285	268	2	155.00–157.00	$156.07	$418	+1.07
325–330	328	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$500	-2.12
350–370	361	4	142.00–152.00	$146.39	$528	-4.33
414–445	424	21	145.00–154.00	$150.55	$638	+3.01
490	490	1	149.00	$149.00	$730	+5.86
525–545	535	2	140.00–147.00	$143.43	$767	+13.43
550–580	562	3	130.00–138.00	$134.92	$758	—
605–645	635	6	132.00–138.00	$135.53	$861	—
760	760	1	114.00	$114.00	$866	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	145.00	$145.00	$334	-3.44
275–280	278	2	140.00	$140.00	$389	-4.80
305–325	315	2	137.00	$137.00	$432	-6.44
375–390	379	4	130.00–137.00	$135.20	$512	-4.72
405–440	428	3	130.00–140.00	$136.51	$584	—
450–480	465	2	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$620	—
610	610	1	111.00	$111.00	$677	-4.00
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	185.00	$185.00	$462	—
306–349	332	12	177.00–182.00	$178.47	$593	+8.47
350–362	360	11	170.00–172.00	$170.18	$613	-4.36
400–430	425	7	165.00–175.00	$169.37	$720	+5.53
450–499	476	9	154.00–162.00	$156.74	$746	-1.92
505–540	513	6	150.00–156.00	$152.82	$784	+4.82
562–585	565	16	149.00–151.00	$149.93	$847	+4.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	8	195.00	$195.00	$456	—
310	310	1	195.00	$195.00	$604	—
350–360	353	11	182.00–192.00	$183.20	$647	+0.22
410–415	413	2	177.00–185.00	$181.02	$748	—
458–465	459	12	165.00–169.00	$165.34	$759	-3.66
540	540	1	159.00	$159.00	$859	+4.50
557–585	565	5	154.00–157.00	$155.02	$876	+5.24
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	+4.00
680–695	688	3	137.00–139.00	$138.33	$952	+1.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	-2.00
390	390	1	165.00	$165.00	$644	+10.00
425–445	433	3	155.00–160.00	$158.37	$686	—
460–490	475	2	150.00	$150.00	$712	+13.00
540	540	1	145.00	$145.00	$783	+3.68
680–695	684	4	121.00–127.00	$125.48	$858	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1335	1165	80-85%	53	93.00–100.00	$96.33	$1,122	-0.92
1040–1620	1190	80-85%	85	85.00–92.00	$88.99	$1,059	-8.26
990–1343	1282	80-85%	16	78.00–84.00	$81.83	$1,049	-22.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1160	1020	85-90%	10	79.00–86.00	$81.28	$829	+2.85
830–1290	1075	85-90%	19	70.00–77.00	$72.55	$780	—
980–1360	1123	85-90%	16	62.00–69.00	$64.74	$727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1540	1391	75-80%	4	84.00–88.00	$85.48	$1,189	—
1480–1660	1555	75-80%	3	74.00–76.00	$75.04	$1,167	—
1670–1885	1778	75-80%	2	92.00–98.00	$94.82	$1,686	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1920	1662	10	109.00–114.00	$111.45	$1,852	—
1220–1970	1729	6	117.00–124.00	$120.69	$2,087	—
1500–2385	1789	5	101.00–107.00	$105.37	$1,885	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1230	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.14

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1220	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–825.00	$803.57

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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.