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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.12/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 514 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.51/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 521 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.93/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 461 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,204 583 885
Feeder cattle 937 501 725
Slaughter cattle 197 47 129
Replacement cattle 70 35 31

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher. bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
404–445 407 14 185.00–190.00 $185.39 $755 +14.37
450–478 471 17 180.00–185.00 $182.70 $861 +20.80
504–548 514 55 164.00–174.00 $171.12 $880 —
573–588 581 12 163.00 $163.00 $947 +14.11
607–618 609 14 157.00–163.00 $162.13 $987 +16.13
655–674 665 10 155.00–158.00 $156.48 $1,041 —
700 700 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 —
760 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
906 906 13 125.50 $125.50 $1,137 —
1118 1118 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 179.00 $179.00 $621 +8.00
365–385 378 3 170.00–180.00 $176.78 $668 +4.78
405–420 417 5 167.00–171.00 $167.78 $700 +7.57
505 505 1 162.00 $162.00 $818 —
605–630 618 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $924 +16.73
670–685 675 6 135.00–139.00 $135.66 $916 —
785 785 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 417 3 152.00–157.00 $155.26 $647 —
483–490 485 3 151.00 $151.00 $732 +4.54
580–595 588 4 140.00–147.00 $143.46 $844 —
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 420 11 152.00–162.00 $158.83 $667 +12.58
459 value added 459 9 165.00 $165.00 $757 —
456–483 462 16 153.00–162.00 $157.08 $726 +9.43
500–531 521 31 149.00–156.00 $152.51 $795 +7.60
552–584 570 16 144.00–147.00 $145.27 $828 +6.73
682 682 1 126.00 $126.00 $859 —
710 710 1 131.00 $131.00 $930 +12.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 12 156.00 $156.00 $348 —
305 305 10 145.00 $145.00 $442 -3.28
368–395 373 11 147.00–155.00 $151.27 $564 +7.15
400–423 416 17 140.00–150.00 $147.96 $616 +6.52
475–495 486 12 140.00–150.00 $145.10 $705 +8.62
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 +6.06
560–592 589 10 133.00–136.00 $135.71 $799 +4.70
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 221 13 140.00–145.00 $144.59 $320 +14.59
298–299 299 9 145.00 $145.00 $434 +12.57
300–325 310 14 130.00–140.00 $136.49 $423 +6.14
359–375 362 11 130.00–140.00 $136.72 $495 —
400–405 403 2 127.00–135.00 $130.98 $528 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -2.32
500–530 523 4 130.00 $130.00 $680 +6.27
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 +9.00
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 12 178.00 $178.00 $418 —
280–292 291 17 181.00–182.00 $181.06 $527 +19.06
300–345 314 7 167.00–172.00 $168.22 $528 +1.17
350–395 373 10 167.00–172.00 $169.86 $634 +2.88
425–445 439 6 157.00–163.00 $161.35 $708 +11.89
450–498 474 16 151.00–158.00 $156.14 $740 +7.46
510–535 525 7 148.00–152.00 $150.87 $792 +6.31
605–611 608 8 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $806 —
699 699 7 129.00 $129.00 $902 +3.00
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +6.69
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 +8.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 330 9 183.00–187.00 $185.23 $611 —
365–399 384 11 174.00–180.00 $176.30 $677 —
408–445 420 3 174.00–175.00 $174.65 $734 +5.65
455–485 470 2 162.00–164.00 $162.97 $766 +3.97
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 —
555–582 575 6 147.00–154.00 $149.67 $861 +0.67
615–644 637 7 140.00–144.00 $140.98 $898 +0.98
650–695 686 11 131.00–137.00 $131.97 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 165.00–172.00 $168.35 $396 +18.35
255–275 265 2 167.00–170.00 $168.44 $446 +15.05
305–345 330 5 147.00–155.00 $151.85 $501 +1.26
370–395 381 7 155.00–160.00 $158.84 $605 +4.15
400–445 430 3 141.00–145.00 $142.24 $612 -2.76
460–472 469 4 136.00–137.00 $136.25 $639 -6.55
540 540 1 143.00 $143.00 $772 —
555–590 562 5 124.00–130.00 $125.26 $704 -10.74
853 853 5 104.00 $104.00 $887 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1330 1155 80-85% 15 74.00–81.00 $78.30 $904 —
950–1535 1156 80-85% 42 82.00–89.00 $85.94 $993 —
1005–1435 1173 80-85% 30 90.00–97.00 $93.07 $1,092 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1130 933 85-90% 23 68.00–75.00 $71.57 $668 —
885–1070 935 85-90% 17 59.00–66.00 $63.40 $593 —
965–1080 1003 85-90% 3 78.00–81.00 $79.08 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1500 1470 75-80% 3 66.00–70.00 $67.69 $995 —
1605–1660 1625 75-80% 3 76.00–80.00 $77.69 $1,262 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1665 1468 4 98.00–100.00 $98.69 $1,449 —
1325–1790 1521 7 102.00–108.00 $105.78 $1,609 —
1770–1935 1853 2 115.00 $115.00 $2,131 —

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
735–985 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–800.00 $725.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–860 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
800–1000 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $866.67

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070–1230 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 775.00–1,100.00 $919.28 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–950 818 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–750.00 $657.87 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1225 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,232.81 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–915 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 950.00–1,000.00 $975.14 -124.86

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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.