Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.23/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 516 lb · 50 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.67/cwt +11.33 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 469 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.01/cwt -11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 485 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	967	1,391	1,035
Feeder cattle	713	1,046	896
Slaughter cattle	168	345	76
Replacement cattle	86	—	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher with one outstanding bull at 115.00, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–370	369	4	195.00	$195.00	$720	+1.24
400–449	433	17	186.00–195.00	$193.52	$838	+6.86
460–495	469	49	188.00–195.00	$192.67	$904	+11.33
505–535	513	44	174.00–184.00	$179.51	$921	-0.10
536 value added	536	6	185.50	$185.50	$994	—
550–584	577	9	175.00–180.00	$175.96	$1,015	+5.75
600–625	619	4	166.00–169.00	$168.27	$1,042	+6.27
660	660	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,082	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	197.00	$197.00	$565	—
395	395	2	180.00	$180.00	$711	—
403	403	13	180.00	$180.00	$725	—
490	490	1	170.00	$170.00	$833	+8.18
505–545	532	3	161.00–170.00	$166.47	$886	—
555–595	570	6	164.00–170.00	$166.67	$950	+11.67
605–625	618	5	154.00–160.00	$156.99	$970	—
727	727	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
480	480	1	160.00	$160.00	$768	—
533–540	535	3	150.00–160.00	$156.64	$838	—
603	603	6	149.00	$149.00	$898	—
660	660	1	137.00	$137.00	$904	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–380	367	20	157.00–164.00	$161.66	$593	-6.15
421–445	427	16	157.00–161.00	$159.75	$682	—
453–499	485	42	151.00–159.50	$156.01	$757	-11.20
500–530	511	28	146.00–154.00	$149.29	$763	+1.78
555–595	585	7	144.00–147.00	$146.30	$856	-11.85
600–630	621	7	139.00–149.00	$141.37	$878	-17.57
700–722	713	5	123.00–125.00	$124.21	$886	-3.26
765	765	2	128.00	$128.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
203–245	219	6	145.00–155.00	$150.38	$329	—
255–280	271	15	145.00–155.00	$149.33	$405	—
300–333	317	15	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$471	—
365–385	380	4	135.00–145.00	$140.07	$532	—
415–435	429	5	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$575	—
520–523	522	5	135.00–138.00	$137.40	$717	—
560	560	1	127.00	$127.00	$711	—
640–645	642	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$768	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–293	279	3	157.00–160.00	$159.10	$444	—
325	325	2	157.00	$157.00	$510	—
356–395	378	6	147.00–156.00	$152.82	$578	-2.57
410–445	425	21	145.00–155.00	$151.90	$646	+1.34
460–493	480	12	145.00–150.00	$148.09	$711	-4.40
505–540	515	4	140.00–142.00	$140.52	$724	+0.50
570	570	1	141.00	$141.00	$804	-1.68
633	633	2	134.00	$134.00	$848	-2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–248	227	6	180.00–182.00	$180.93	$411	—
257–287	269	11	167.00–177.00	$173.45	$467	—
320–340	330	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$564	—
350–365	354	11	160.00–162.00	$160.19	$567	—
435–445	441	7	145.00–153.00	$150.14	$662	—
460–465	463	2	137.00–139.00	$138.01	$639	—
505–530	516	6	130.00–140.00	$135.17	$697	—
585	585	1	139.00	$139.00	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–338	335	12	182.00–185.00	$184.52	$618	—
370–390	375	5	175.00–180.00	$178.96	$671	+13.98
430–440	438	4	164.00–172.00	$165.97	$727	—
450–485	465	10	159.00–166.00	$162.37	$755	—
540–545	543	2	154.00–158.00	$155.99	$847	—
585	585	1	146.00	$146.00	$854	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–330	324	4	192.00–192.50	$192.37	$623	—
360–382	379	10	185.00–187.00	$186.80	$708	-0.80
400	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	+8.37
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	+6.25
560–590	576	4	151.00–154.00	$152.99	$881	—
645	645	2	137.00–140.00	$138.50	$893	—
675	675	1	137.00	$137.00	$925	—
705–725	718	3	129.00–134.00	$130.64	$938	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1245	1090	80-85%	8	89.00–94.00	$90.70	$989	+20.16
1080–1490	1150	80-85%	17	75.00–81.00	$78.00	$897	—
1000–1525	1211	80-85%	33	81.00–88.00	$84.24	$1,020	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1115	979	85-90%	10	60.00–67.00	$62.59	$613	-0.13
935–1115	1014	85-90%	6	76.00–80.00	$77.64	$787	—
825–1230	1046	85-90%	34	68.00–75.00	$71.04	$743	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1535	1520	75-80%	2	73.00–74.00	$73.50	$1,117	—
1500–1650	1545	75-80%	4	85.00–86.00	$85.24	$1,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1830	1638	3	104.00–107.00	$105.98	$1,736	+4.51
1345–2035	1685	7	94.00–99.00	$96.49	$1,626	-14.06
1805–1970	1876	4	108.00–112.00	$110.95	$2,081	+20.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1065	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–850.00	$802.46
915–1250	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	700.00–950.00	$862.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–920	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.