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Turner County Stockyard Market Report, Ashburn, GA

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 579 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.82/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 428 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.60/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 519 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,005 1,204 834
Feeder cattle 819 937 762
Slaughter cattle 151 197 54
Replacement cattle 35 70 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher with outstanding cows at 99.00 to 105.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 5 182.00 $182.00 $553 —
352–396 383 11 180.00–183.00 $181.41 $695 -8.59
400–443 423 22 175.00–179.00 $178.06 $753 -7.33
454–494 481 22 170.00–176.00 $172.20 $828 -10.50
512–543 519 46 161.00–167.00 $164.60 $854 -6.52
558–595 579 61 157.00–165.00 $159.50 $924 -3.50
629 629 7 155.00 $155.00 $975 -7.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 -11.78
405–420 413 2 167.00–173.00 $170.05 $702 +2.27
455–488 483 13 150.00–160.00 $155.54 $751 —
520–525 524 4 156.00–159.00 $156.74 $821 -5.26
590 590 1 151.00 $151.00 $891 —
640 640 1 147.00 $147.00 $941 -2.49
665–695 685 3 135.00–143.00 $137.59 $942 +1.93
715–717 716 3 133.00–134.00 $133.33 $955 —
760 760 2 130.00 $130.00 $988 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 363 3 150.00–156.00 $151.95 $552 —
400–445 428 5 143.00–153.00 $146.76 $628 -8.50
453–480 460 4 135.00–139.00 $136.04 $626 -14.96
505 505 3 144.00 $144.00 $727 —
570–585 578 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $844 +2.53
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 159.00 $159.00 $485 —
351–398 366 30 150.00–159.00 $153.43 $562 —
404–443 428 53 150.00–157.00 $152.82 $654 -6.01
465–488 479 23 149.00–158.00 $153.95 $737 -3.13
500–542 524 41 143.00–153.00 $147.34 $772 -5.17
560–597 576 33 142.00–152.00 $143.47 $826 -1.80
605–640 614 11 137.00–145.00 $141.33 $868 —
650–690 669 12 123.00–132.00 $130.49 $873 +4.49
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 -10.00
864 864 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–295 280 3 150.00–151.00 $150.65 $422 —
333–345 337 5 147.00–150.00 $148.79 $501 +3.79
350–392 377 15 145.00–148.00 $146.96 $554 -4.31
400–440 417 9 140.00–147.00 $143.96 $600 -4.00
460–495 481 15 137.00–147.00 $140.03 $674 -5.07
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -11.00
695 695 1 113.00 $113.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 +0.41
300–340 324 8 137.00–145.00 $141.75 $459 +5.26
350–380 366 5 132.00–142.00 $136.48 $500 -0.24
405–426 422 5 135.00–137.00 $135.38 $571 +4.40
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 ±0.00
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 182.00 $182.00 $510 —
320–348 337 5 179.00–184.00 $182.10 $614 -3.13
363–390 372 3 180.00–182.00 $181.30 $674 +5.00
430 430 6 164.00–166.00 $165.67 $712 -8.98
465–499 493 6 158.00–162.00 $158.63 $782 -4.34
520–540 530 2 155.00–157.00 $155.98 $827 +0.98
565–595 575 3 155.00–158.00 $156.69 $901 +7.02
600–637 630 9 141.00–150.00 $142.62 $899 +1.64
652–675 655 8 131.00–137.00 $131.77 $863 -0.20
722–725 722 12 124.00–129.00 $124.42 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 -6.06
325 325 3 175.00 $175.00 $569 +6.78
369–383 375 7 165.00–170.00 $167.81 $629 -2.05
417–430 419 7 160.00–161.00 $160.85 $674 -0.50
455–480 475 13 145.00–149.00 $147.63 $701 -8.51
500–535 524 4 140.00–147.00 $143.00 $749 -7.87
652 652 7 131.00 $131.00 $854 —
740 740 1 123.00 $123.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 162.00–170.00 $166.11 $470 -2.33
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 +8.15
355–375 370 4 155.00–156.00 $155.76 $576 -3.08
400–420 410 2 145.00–150.00 $147.56 $605 +5.32
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
550 550 1 122.00 $122.00 $671 -3.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1590 1227 80-85% 18 82.00–89.00 $85.19 $1,045 —
1145–1360 1231 80-85% 11 74.00–81.00 $77.61 $955 —
1015–1680 1304 80-85% 26 90.00–97.00 $94.18 $1,228 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1420 972 85-90% 11 61.00–66.00 $64.31 $625 —
1020–1170 1075 85-90% 3 80.00–85.00 $81.94 $881 —
1020–1190 1099 85-90% 20 69.00–76.00 $72.29 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 3 80.00 $80.00 $1,104 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1540 1330 5 94.00–100.00 $98.27 $1,307 —
1380–1760 1522 3 103.00–109.00 $105.62 $1,608 -0.16
1940 1940 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,289 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685–840 793 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 625.00–750.00 $684.77 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.