Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.87/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 414 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.43/cwt +15.32 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 415 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.40/cwt +15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 528 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 917 781 907
Feeder cattle 789 631 810
Slaughter cattle 78 99 58
Replacement cattle 50 51 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 10.00, feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 higher 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
357–395 360 28 192.00–198.00 $197.31 $710 +10.31
403–442 415 46 194.00–199.00 $197.43 $819 +15.32
452–482 469 32 194.00–198.00 $195.66 $918 +15.66
509–515 value added 512 12 189.00–193.00 $191.01 $978 —
523–549 536 26 178.00–184.00 $181.35 $972 +12.54
558 558 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,010 +20.04
605–642 640 38 161.00–167.00 $162.10 $1,037 +8.72
650 650 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 +6.44
658 value added 658 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,099 —
756 value added 756 21 151.50 $151.50 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 14 189.00 $189.00 $546 +6.43
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 —
350–380 365 2 172.00–177.00 $174.60 $637 +7.90
438–440 439 3 165.00–170.00 $168.33 $739 +14.97
454–465 460 13 150.00–158.00 $154.35 $710 -3.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 343 5 187.00–192.00 $191.00 $655 +7.43
358–370 364 4 185.00–190.00 $187.46 $682 +4.69
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 +9.71
470–485 478 2 175.00–180.00 $177.54 $849 +8.45
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +9.51
615–620 618 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $921 +2.00
715 715 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,030 +2.50
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–371 369 13 155.00–159.00 $158.55 $585 +2.14
400–426 411 30 150.00–155.00 $151.99 $625 +2.65
419 value added 419 19 162.00 $162.00 $679 —
453–498 481 25 148.00–154.00 $151.39 $728 +6.13
500–547 523 15 145.00–151.00 $146.98 $769 +2.18
555–588 570 9 140.00–148.00 $144.84 $826 +7.57
605 605 21 142.50 $142.50 $862 +7.54
697 697 12 136.00 $136.00 $948 +9.01
710 710 1 133.00 $133.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 324 36 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $494 -1.09
350–360 357 3 145.00–150.00 $146.64 $524 -2.85
400–430 423 13 145.00–149.00 $147.85 $625 +3.24
455–465 461 4 142.00–145.00 $143.50 $662 +5.35
510–545 529 5 136.00–144.00 $140.19 $742 +5.17
555–598 579 7 131.00–135.00 $132.38 $766 —
600–645 623 2 130.00–132.00 $131.04 $816 +4.11
652–660 654 4 128.00 $128.00 $837 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +9.00
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 268 14 137.00–145.00 $140.37 $376 +1.26
305–315 308 3 137.00–145.00 $141.37 $435 -0.26
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 +1.97
435 435 1 139.00 $139.00 $605 +12.45
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 +4.04
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 195.00 $195.00 $575 —
310–344 326 7 190.00–195.00 $192.27 $627 +7.73
385–395 388 12 180.00–189.00 $185.25 $719 +4.65
405–409 407 10 175.00–179.00 $176.61 $719 -5.59
488–490 489 4 162.00–164.00 $162.50 $795 -4.07
511–520 513 7 154.00–158.00 $154.86 $794 +4.86
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 +0.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 7 180.00–190.00 $184.03 $523 +2.03
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -10.00
405–448 436 14 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $719 -1.97
461–478 471 10 159.00–162.00 $160.83 $758 +6.05
500–513 509 3 145.00 $145.00 $738 -3.00
555–578 570 3 135.00–142.00 $137.27 $782 -1.47
690 690 1 129.00 $129.00 $890 +2.18
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 147.00–155.00 $151.13 $469 -11.44
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 +14.66
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 +21.77
465–475 470 2 132.00–140.00 $135.96 $639 +10.63
520–545 533 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $733 +15.01
580 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $713 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1315 1163 80-85% 22 73.00–78.00 $75.53 $878 —
1145–1215 1173 80-85% 3 81.00–87.00 $83.61 $981 —
820–1565 1200 80-85% 5 61.00–67.00 $63.39 $761 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–985 940 85-90% 4 53.00–60.00 $55.65 $523 —
1000–1115 1058 85-90% 2 79.00 $79.00 $836 —
875–1345 1096 85-90% 11 64.00–71.00 $66.91 $733 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $942 —
1430–1790 1537 75-80% 8 71.00–77.00 $74.25 $1,141 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1685 1529 3 91.00–94.00 $92.65 $1,417 —
2020–2315 2168 2 103.00–105.00 $103.93 $2,253 —

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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
1000–1395 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,025.00–1,175.00 $1,084.04 —

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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.