Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

1,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.25/cwt -15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 513 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.06/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 463 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.28/cwt -12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 519 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,233	2,012	1,529
Feeder cattle	828	1,615	1,215
Slaughter cattle	252	341	230
Replacement cattle	153	56	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 124.00, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower 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
269–275	270	6	200.00–207.00	$205.81	$556	—
305–340 value added	323	2	202.00–207.00	$204.36	$660	—
339–345	340	8	187.00–190.00	$187.38	$637	—
350 value added	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	—
355–365	357	6	185.00–190.00	$185.85	$663	-14.15
411–440	422	21	180.00–183.00	$181.31	$765	—
450–475	457	12	173.00–180.00	$174.19	$796	-15.04
502–540	513	70	163.00–169.00	$165.25	$848	-15.57
550–593	574	19	159.00–169.00	$162.38	$932	-12.62
615–635	626	11	155.00–160.00	$157.73	$987	-9.11
650	650	1	147.00	$147.00	$956	-7.57
730–742	739	4	141.00–142.00	$141.75	$1,048	-3.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	180.00	$180.00	$558	-17.00
368–380	373	10	172.00–180.00	$174.49	$651	-13.67
408–440	419	10	170.00–175.00	$170.84	$716	-14.16
510–535	529	4	160.00–161.00	$160.75	$850	-7.25
558	558	2	157.00	$157.00	$876	-8.49
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—
690	690	2	137.00	$137.00	$945	-8.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	—
390	390	1	155.00	$155.00	$604	-27.00
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	5	165.00–175.00	$170.97	$484	—
320–335	329	10	157.00–165.00	$158.79	$522	-3.43
365 value added	365	1	165.00	$165.00	$602	—
360–394	389	9	151.00–156.00	$151.96	$591	-11.61
405–448	420	20	150.00–160.00	$153.59	$645	-6.88
450–492	463	54	147.00–155.00	$152.06	$704	-4.42
501–535	519	40	145.00–151.00	$147.28	$764	-6.41
555–595	574	13	141.00–150.00	$143.98	$826	-5.09
605	605	1	143.00	$143.00	$865	-0.37
719	719	5	123.00	$123.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	223	6	157.00–167.00	$161.43	$360	-5.57
265–275	270	4	152.00–162.00	$157.09	$424	+1.02
310–340	330	13	147.00–155.00	$150.53	$497	-1.95
353–360	355	9	145.00–148.00	$147.32	$523	+0.93
435–445	440	2	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$625	-8.53
470–490	478	4	144.00–145.00	$144.75	$692	-4.25
500–528	523	17	139.00–142.00	$141.47	$740	-1.96
560	560	2	138.00	$138.00	$773	+3.08
630–635	633	2	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$801	-9.04
657–665	659	4	117.00–119.00	$118.50	$781	—
704	704	5	120.00	$120.00	$845	—
775	775	1	115.00	$115.00	$891	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$320	-2.61
295	295	1	135.00	$135.00	$398	-5.00
305–330	322	3	130.00–140.00	$136.84	$441	-0.16
420	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	-1.51
505–540	523	3	130.00	$130.00	$680	—
630–645	638	3	115.00–121.00	$118.69	$757	+7.69
685	685	1	106.00	$106.00	$726	+1.00
700–710	705	4	106.00–110.00	$107.00	$754	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	207.00	$207.00	$424	+12.00
265–295	280	4	195.00–205.00	$200.45	$561	—
300–345	311	7	187.00–195.00	$190.23	$592	-4.77
330 value added	330	1	202.00	$202.00	$667	—
360	360	3	187.00	$187.00	$673	+3.80
410–445	429	11	170.00–180.00	$171.51	$736	-9.51
453–480	464	11	163.00–172.00	$164.65	$764	-0.69
500–530	513	12	153.00–162.00	$156.00	$800	-3.00
550–560	555	4	151.00–160.00	$154.25	$856	-0.77
620–643	638	5	140.00–147.00	$141.36	$902	-3.64
705–727	722	4	126.00–134.00	$127.95	$924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	182.00–192.00	$187.06	$417	—
250–285	275	4	182.00–192.00	$185.86	$511	+0.86
305	305	1	182.00	$182.00	$555	+3.53
350–390	360	11	168.00–175.00	$171.51	$617	+1.33
410–440	416	7	162.00–167.00	$164.82	$686	-4.55
450–475	459	8	150.00–160.00	$156.46	$718	-0.28
540–545	543	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$820	-1.82
560	560	1	142.00	$142.00	$795	-7.93
740	740	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$855	—
750	750	1	114.00	$114.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
295	295	1	152.00	$152.00	$448	-8.00
390	390	1	147.00	$147.00	$573	-18.00
426	426	4	139.00	$139.00	$592	-19.37
460	460	1	145.00	$145.00	$667	-5.00
790	790	1	106.00	$106.00	$837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1330	1145	80-85%	11	75.00–80.00	$78.51	$899	—
980–1500	1202	80-85%	69	81.00–88.00	$85.47	$1,027	—
900–1580	1249	80-85%	33	89.00–96.00	$92.58	$1,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–910	890	85-90%	4	62.00–67.00	$65.83	$586	—
875–1110	991	85-90%	12	68.00–75.00	$72.14	$715	—
815–1210	1046	85-90%	11	76.00–82.00	$79.87	$835	-1.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,224	+3.52
1180–1985	1391	75-80%	17	79.00–86.00	$82.59	$1,149	-2.89
1305–1550	1402	75-80%	3	64.00–71.00	$68.11	$955	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1740	1623	3	107.00–110.00	$108.76	$1,765	—
1600–1670	1635	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$1,660	—
1470–2320	2016	4	115.00–121.00	$118.06	$2,380	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–960	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–825.00	$742.93
840–990	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–950.00	$859.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–875	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$863.60
945–1060	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–950.00	$901.93
950–1275	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,110.79

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–885	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–875.00	$862.54	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.