Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

1,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.99/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 424 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.08/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 375 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.40/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 526 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,367	1,689	1,150
Feeder cattle	1,030	1,409	936
Slaughter cattle	272	191	177
Replacement cattle	65	89	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 98.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00, heifer and bull calves steady 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
471–495	478	14	172.00	$172.00	$822	-5.00
500–545	513	13	167.00–172.00	$167.54	$859	+0.54
551–573	559	19	164.00–169.00	$165.39	$925	+2.65
607–615	608	15	163.00–166.00	$163.34	$993	+7.27
659–665	659	31	151.00–155.00	$154.87	$1,021	-1.13
700–725	718	4	143.00–147.00	$144.48	$1,037	-5.52
806	806	11	137.00	$137.00	$1,104	—
850	850	13	135.00	$135.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	185.00	$185.00	$660	+13.22
403–430	417	29	168.00–177.00	$173.89	$725	+2.46
450–495	465	16	160.00–170.00	$165.59	$770	+1.01
508–545	527	11	160.00–166.00	$162.60	$857	+1.60
695	695	1	143.00	$143.00	$994	-1.00
730	730	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	+8.22
332–340	334	4	170.00	$170.00	$568	+2.66
351–383	368	14	165.00–173.00	$171.02	$629	+8.69
410–425	418	3	160.00–167.00	$163.63	$684	+2.60
483–490	484	9	155.00–158.00	$157.66	$763	+7.70
515–535	526	4	150.00–158.00	$154.50	$813	+2.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	304	6	160.00	$160.00	$486	+3.00
355–391	375	34	156.00–160.00	$158.08	$593	-0.58
410–440	424	38	150.00–160.00	$157.99	$670	+6.36
465–485	473	32	149.00–159.00	$155.64	$736	+4.46
505–541	526	33	148.00–154.00	$151.40	$796	+3.90
555–585	563	10	145.00–149.00	$148.18	$834	+1.02
613	613	4	138.00	$138.00	$846	-5.09
652–665	653	11	136.00–137.00	$136.09	$889	—
720	720	1	133.00	$133.00	$958	+6.49
831	831	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–285	261	4	150.00–160.00	$152.73	$399	-4.27
325–345	338	7	145.00–155.00	$149.58	$506	+3.46
350–395	371	24	145.00–155.00	$150.15	$557	+0.92
405–445	423	4	140.00–149.00	$146.15	$618	-1.37
455–475	470	10	140.00–148.00	$145.03	$682	+9.98
535–545	540	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$743	—
575	575	1	138.00	$138.00	$794	-2.00
600–615	610	3	121.00–130.00	$127.05	$775	+0.12
665–690	678	3	118.00–125.00	$120.99	$820	+2.45
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
795	795	1	117.00	$117.00	$930	—
860–878	873	11	110.00–112.00	$111.46	$973	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–213	210	3	137.00–140.00	$137.97	$290	-12.27
285	285	2	140.00	$140.00	$399	-5.23
302–325	308	16	137.00–142.00	$138.90	$428	+3.82
380–390	385	3	130.00–137.00	$133.98	$516	-2.11
415–440	428	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$564	—
450	450	1	127.00	$127.00	$572	+2.00
520	520	1	122.00	$122.00	$634	—
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	-2.28
615–640	628	2	120.00	$120.00	$754	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	7	174.00	$174.00	$496	+4.00
300–335	317	3	170.00–178.00	$174.42	$553	+5.90
375–390	380	24	169.00–177.00	$172.19	$654	+3.30
405–440	420	6	155.00–165.00	$161.44	$678	+3.67
473–490	479	11	150.00–157.00	$154.60	$741	-0.20
500–535	519	10	146.00–150.00	$148.48	$771	-0.46
585	585	3	145.00	$145.00	$848	—
640	640	1	137.00	$137.00	$877	+1.54
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	+6.33
715	715	1	119.00	$119.00	$851	—
785	785	1	112.00	$112.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–243	231	11	168.00–177.00	$171.86	$397	+14.86
255–295	275	4	162.00–169.00	$165.76	$456	+2.29
305–338	316	19	170.00–172.00	$170.55	$539	+11.42
355–395	386	12	157.00–167.00	$163.64	$632	+8.74
400–445	432	5	140.00–150.00	$146.97	$635	+5.68
465–495	478	6	140.00–149.00	$145.45	$695	-0.08
525–545	537	3	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$762	+9.21
650–670	660	2	109.00–110.00	$109.49	$723	—
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	167.00	$167.00	$690	—
455	455	1	165.00	$165.00	$751	+8.00
505–549	537	15	157.00–162.00	$160.45	$862	—
555	555	1	154.00	$154.00	$855	—
630–635	630	13	139.00–140.00	$139.92	$881	-0.08
680–690	683	7	132.00–139.00	$134.02	$915	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1510	1269	80-85%	82	81.00–88.00	$84.63	$1,074	—
1025–1435	1296	80-85%	15	89.00–96.00	$91.39	$1,184	—
1105–1680	1303	80-85%	23	73.00–80.00	$77.47	$1,009	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1140	863	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$63.74	$550	—
840–1190	962	85-90%	22	69.00–76.00	$72.86	$701	-3.80
1140–1190	1166	85-90%	7	78.00–80.00	$79.29	$925	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1490	1478	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.02	$1,064	+1.02
1295–1805	1522	75-80%	10	75.00–80.00	$76.87	$1,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1720	1492	6	104.00–106.00	$105.10	$1,568	—
1515–1605	1560	2	113.00–116.00	$114.46	$1,786	+15.95
1095–1860	1588	9	94.00–99.00	$97.41	$1,547	-1.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1075	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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.