Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.23/cwt +7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 517 lb · 50 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,035/hd at 767 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.66/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 475 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,365 1,244 1,278
Feeder cattle 1,114 934 947
Slaughter cattle 157 142 174
Replacement cattle 94 168 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 90.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 365 4 182.00–190.00 $184.51 $673 —
403–412 408 5 177.00–177.50 $177.20 $723 —
450–478 470 11 170.00–175.00 $173.76 $817 +5.76
545 value added 545 1 179.00 $179.00 $976 —
564 564 29 167.00 $167.00 $942 -3.50
637 637 11 151.00 $151.00 $962 -6.00
650–670 654 5 150.00–151.00 $150.80 $986 +6.80
739 739 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,101 —
754–763 757 9 139.00–145.00 $140.90 $1,067 +7.90
806 806 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,128 —
875 875 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,181 —
900 900 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,206 —
976 976 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,181 —
1049 1049 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–341 341 29 180.00–185.00 $180.65 $616 —
350–387 374 6 177.00 $177.00 $662 +5.00
407–428 414 13 170.00–175.00 $172.26 $713 —
456–490 467 10 160.00–169.00 $166.14 $776 +0.89
530–546 540 23 162.00–164.00 $163.13 $881 —
570 570 1 159.00 $159.00 $906 -0.18
635 635 1 149.00 $149.00 $946 —
675 675 1 147.00 $147.00 $992 —
778 778 9 121.00 $121.00 $941 -6.26
805 805 1 121.00 $121.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 173.00 $173.00 $588 +6.73
400–440 415 3 160.00–165.00 $163.39 $678 +2.02
458 458 2 158.00 $158.00 $724 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–390 375 7 160.00–162.00 $160.89 $603 +0.45
410–440 418 18 155.00–165.00 $162.64 $680 +2.64
453 value added 453 3 166.00 $166.00 $752 +6.00
463–495 477 27 155.00–164.00 $158.95 $758 +6.70
500 value added 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 —
500–545 517 49 155.00–160.00 $158.09 $817 +7.21
570–591 583 16 140.00–142.00 $140.25 $818 -6.99
608–618 612 19 134.00–138.00 $136.51 $835 -4.49
730–745 735 4 119.00–126.00 $121.99 $897 —
767 value added 767 32 135.00 $135.00 $1,035 —
805 805 2 119.00 $119.00 $958 —
870 870 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,035 —
940 940 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
1000 1000 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–278 275 9 150.00–151.00 $150.21 $413 +0.21
305 305 2 150.00 $150.00 $458 +1.66
360–390 382 28 147.00–157.00 $153.17 $585 +5.98
402–440 413 12 144.00–150.00 $145.55 $601 +0.37
450–493 486 6 147.00–150.00 $149.54 $727 +15.32
525–540 533 4 138.00–148.00 $143.52 $765 —
550–592 585 11 130.00–138.00 $136.97 $801 +6.97
680–690 685 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $805 -2.01
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 -1.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–280 269 10 145.00–147.00 $145.21 $391 +2.87
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 +4.61
358–385 360 14 137.00–140.00 $139.77 $503 +14.29
401–430 406 6 130.00–137.00 $131.24 $533 +11.04
470–478 475 3 120.00 $120.00 $570 -4.45
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -4.11
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 -2.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 160.00 $160.00 $392 -8.38
260–294 285 11 157.00–162.00 $160.06 $456 -1.64
323–345 332 5 152.00–157.00 $154.08 $512 -3.91
355–390 371 7 145.00–152.00 $148.34 $550 +7.17
405–413 410 3 145.00–150.00 $146.65 $601 +4.07
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 +10.00
500–535 518 3 130.00–140.00 $133.88 $693 +4.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–335 316 8 165.00–172.00 $169.24 $535 -0.05
362–380 367 4 160.00–165.00 $163.70 $601 -3.16
403–425 412 4 155.00–161.00 $156.51 $645 +6.30
452–475 457 8 145.00–152.00 $150.85 $689 +2.71
525 525 2 150.00 $150.00 $788 +10.00
630–645 638 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $877 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 177.00 $177.00 $602 —
360 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
405 405 2 167.00–175.00 $171.00 $693 +3.00
480 480 1 157.00 $157.00 $754 +2.00
520–545 537 3 154.00–157.00 $154.97 $832 +2.06
585 585 1 149.00 $149.00 $872 -1.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1582 1202 80-85% 37 74.00–81.00 $77.07 $926 -13.72
980–1400 1214 80-85% 16 82.00–89.00 $85.08 $1,033 -5.71
1070–1450 1304 80-85% 11 68.00–73.00 $69.46 $906 -8.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1025 960 85-90% 12 60.00–66.00 $63.25 $607 —
940–1210 1053 85-90% 18 67.00–74.00 $69.94 $736 —
1055 1055 85-90% 2 83.00 $83.00 $876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1523 1488 75-80% 5 70.00–76.00 $72.32 $1,076 —
1340–1597 1522 75-80% 8 60.00–69.00 $66.91 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1700 1409 4 92.00–97.00 $95.25 $1,342 —
1450–1990 1680 3 99.00–106.00 $102.05 $1,714 —
1715–1905 1840 3 111.00–118.00 $113.42 $2,087 -0.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
855–1100 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 600.00–825.00 $749.02
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1050–1120 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,000.00 $959.13

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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
1040–1255 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 875.00–1,100.00 $1,023.05 -15.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1403 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,154.97 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–955 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,100.00 $1,007.33 —

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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.