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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.61/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 428 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.26/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 467 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $166.85/cwt +13.24 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 430 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 1,450 946
Feeder cattle 631 1,191 812
Slaughter cattle 99 225 95
Replacement cattle 51 34 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady 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
336–345 339 3 193.00–195.00 $193.68 $657 —
395 395 1 187.00 $187.00 $739 —
403–417 413 13 180.00–187.00 $182.11 $752 -3.15
450–453 452 4 179.00–183.00 $180.00 $814 +4.63
505–530 520 15 164.00–170.00 $168.81 $878 -0.33
555–588 577 3 160.00–163.00 $160.96 $929 -10.65
600–620 608 5 151.00–157.00 $153.38 $933 -4.50
656–695 664 7 148.00–149.00 $148.56 $986 -8.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–340 326 8 182.00–185.00 $183.57 $598 —
360–395 379 7 181.00–185.00 $182.77 $693 —
420–442 435 10 170.00–173.00 $170.29 $741 -1.57
455–480 471 11 167.00–170.00 $169.09 $796 +4.09
540–548 544 4 159.00–162.00 $160.49 $873 -0.86
570–590 583 4 154.00–158.00 $155.99 $909 -1.40
640 640 1 147.00 $147.00 $941 —
710–715 713 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $498 —
380–385 383 3 160.00–170.00 $166.70 $638 —
420–425 422 3 150.00–160.00 $153.36 $647 —
455–491 480 13 150.00–160.00 $157.63 $757 +3.62
511–530 515 5 150.00–155.00 $153.97 $793 +2.96
580–590 585 2 145.00–152.00 $148.47 $869 -0.43
650–680 668 3 132.00–138.00 $135.01 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
311–345 330 16 152.00–157.00 $153.59 $507 —
350–390 365 17 143.00–152.00 $149.49 $546 +4.78
412–444 428 35 140.00–148.00 $144.61 $619 -1.29
450–475 466 19 133.00–141.00 $138.15 $644 +1.17
515–548 538 10 131.00–140.00 $135.02 $726 +2.05
600–645 623 2 125.00–129.00 $126.93 $791 —
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 389 5 155.00–157.00 $156.41 $608 +1.88
420–440 430 6 149.00–150.00 $149.34 $642 -7.67
450–495 467 25 144.00–147.00 $145.26 $678 -6.28
500–530 522 11 142.00–147.00 $144.80 $756 -2.44
560–590 578 3 135.00–141.00 $137.27 $793 -2.83
610–640 623 9 131.00–140.00 $134.96 $841 -2.54
650–675 667 5 126.00–129.00 $126.99 $847 -5.59
770 770 1 126.00 $126.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 3 135.00–145.00 $139.11 $390 —
300–340 328 4 137.00–145.00 $141.63 $465 —
370–385 376 5 132.00–140.00 $138.03 $519 +1.45
410–440 425 3 120.00–130.00 $126.55 $538 -8.97
455–465 460 2 122.00–130.00 $125.96 $579 -3.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 182.00 $182.00 $535 —
330–333 332 4 170.00–177.00 $173.52 $576 —
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
400–445 430 20 160.00–170.00 $166.85 $717 +13.24
450–490 475 7 150.00–157.00 $154.78 $735 +2.21
520 520 1 148.00 $148.00 $770 +1.58
560–585 566 4 138.00–139.00 $138.74 $785 -9.67
675–686 684 5 122.00–128.00 $126.82 $867 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 182.00–187.00 $184.54 $591 +4.04
350–390 370 8 177.00–187.00 $180.60 $668 +0.02
400–417 415 11 177.00–183.00 $182.20 $756 +11.51
462–491 477 5 161.00–169.00 $166.57 $795 —
517–530 520 4 150.00 $150.00 $780 -5.34
563–565 564 4 146.00–148.00 $147.50 $832 —
650–683 674 6 132.00–136.00 $134.87 $909 —
710–745 728 2 124.00–126.00 $124.98 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 5 160.00–167.00 $162.63 $431 —
300–330 321 4 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $522 —
375–380 377 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $529 —
425–445 438 3 130.00–140.00 $133.23 $584 -14.21
475–480 478 3 125.00–126.00 $125.33 $599 -20.68
505–525 515 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $631 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1425 1290 80-85% 5 83.00–86.00 $85.05 $1,097 -6.11
1125–1615 1292 80-85% 23 73.00–80.00 $76.22 $985 -14.94
1165–1565 1354 80-85% 8 66.00–70.00 $68.62 $929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1250 1022 85-90% 13 62.00–68.00 $65.25 $667 +1.47
875–1125 1043 85-90% 11 54.00–61.00 $58.28 $608 -5.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1610 1608 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,721 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
910–1030 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–700.00 $676.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
990–1105 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1396–1480 1413 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,210.48 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.