Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

1,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.43/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 470 lb · 42 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.00/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 780 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 477 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,244	1,367	1,082
Feeder cattle	934	1,030	908
Slaughter cattle	142	272	143
Replacement cattle	168	65	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one outstanding at 98.00, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 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
469–485	477	21	168.00	$168.00	$801	-4.00
513	513	7	165.00	$165.00	$846	-2.54
590–595	593	2	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$1,011	+5.11
633	633	6	157.00	$157.00	$994	-6.34
683	683	7	144.00	$144.00	$984	-10.87
779–782	780	30	133.00	$133.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–325	319	4	165.00–170.00	$166.27	$530	-3.73
350–385	377	10	167.00–170.00	$168.47	$635	-2.55
405–440	416	8	157.00–162.00	$161.37	$671	-2.26
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	+1.34
565	565	1	124.00	$124.00	$701	—
640	640	1	131.00	$131.00	$838	—
771–775	771	10	121.00	$121.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
367	367	8	172.00	$172.00	$631	-13.00
490–498	496	4	165.00–166.00	$165.25	$820	-0.34
550–568	562	6	157.00–160.00	$159.18	$895	—
785–798	795	4	125.00–128.00	$127.26	$1,012	—
843	843	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	150.00	$150.00	$370	—
270–280	278	10	150.00	$150.00	$417	-2.73
305–335	315	6	142.00–152.00	$148.34	$467	-1.24
358–390	377	10	140.00–150.00	$147.19	$555	-2.96
410–441	430	17	140.00–147.00	$145.18	$624	-0.97
455–462	460	9	134.00–135.00	$134.22	$617	-10.81
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	-8.00
610–620	613	4	130.00–135.00	$131.27	$805	+4.22
675–693	690	10	118.00–120.00	$119.50	$825	-1.49
715–730	723	2	113.00–120.00	$116.46	$842	+1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	162.00	$162.00	$559	—
365–395	381	5	156.00–162.00	$160.44	$611	+2.36
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	+2.01
450–497	470	41	145.00–155.00	$152.25	$716	-3.39
485 value added	485	1	160.00	$160.00	$776	—
510–535	523	10	145.00–155.00	$150.88	$789	-0.52
555–575	564	4	143.00–151.00	$147.24	$830	-0.94
638	638	2	141.00	$141.00	$900	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–215	208	8	132.00–140.00	$136.13	$283	-1.84
260–295	278	2	140.00–145.00	$142.34	$396	+2.34
305–310	309	5	130.00–140.00	$135.39	$418	-3.51
360–390	375	4	120.00–130.00	$125.48	$471	-8.50
405–428	417	9	119.00–125.00	$120.20	$501	-11.47
450–490	462	4	122.00–127.00	$124.45	$575	-2.55
505–538	523	8	119.00–128.00	$124.11	$649	+2.11
550–565	557	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$667	-5.34
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	-5.00
650	650	1	108.00	$108.00	$702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–295	266	7	170.00–175.00	$173.44	$461	-0.56
313–330	319	7	167.00–172.00	$169.29	$540	-5.13
350–370	362	8	160.00–168.00	$166.86	$604	-5.33
405–445	414	10	150.00–152.00	$150.21	$622	-11.23
455–485	465	15	142.00–151.00	$148.14	$689	-6.46
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	-8.48
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	—
665	665	1	128.00	$128.00	$851	-2.00
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	222	3	165.00–170.00	$168.38	$374	-3.48
255–295	281	7	160.00–165.00	$161.70	$454	-4.06
300–345	328	7	155.00–162.00	$157.99	$518	-12.56
360–380	368	5	140.00–142.00	$141.17	$520	-22.47
410–440	432	6	135.00–145.00	$142.58	$616	-4.39
469	469	7	126.00	$126.00	$591	-19.45
520–545	533	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$690	-12.48
570	570	1	123.00	$123.00	$701	—
615	615	1	124.00	$124.00	$763	—
675–695	684	5	115.00–124.00	$117.82	$806	+8.33
770	770	6	103.00	$103.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	4	168.00	$168.00	$719	+1.00
460–475	468	2	155.00	$155.00	$725	-10.00
520–545	535	9	150.00–157.00	$152.91	$818	-7.54
553–595	568	8	148.00–152.00	$150.61	$855	-3.39
620–645	638	8	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$946	+8.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1435	1185	80-85%	23	81.00–88.00	$84.94	$1,007	—
1080–1355	1206	80-85%	6	89.00–95.00	$90.79	$1,095	—
1165–1515	1325	80-85%	10	75.00–79.00	$77.51	$1,027	+0.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1000	916	85-90%	12	60.00–67.00	$63.47	$581	—
800–1155	1032	85-90%	16	70.00–76.00	$72.28	$746	—
965–1125	1045	85-90%	2	81.00–84.00	$82.61	$863	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1600	1395	75-80%	3	77.00–84.00	$80.95	$1,129	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–2065	1557	7	94.00–100.00	$98.12	$1,528	-16.34
1530–1680	1633	4	102.00–108.00	$106.09	$1,732	—
1510–2065	1812	7	110.00–117.00	$114.11	$2,068	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
710–830	776	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–775.00	$706.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1253	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	925.00–1,125.00	$1,038.96	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735–820	801	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–750.00	$673.22	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–955	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,078.17	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1255	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,186.62	—

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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.