Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.39/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 574 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.71/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 521 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.77/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 581 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,430 967 1,323
Feeder cattle 1,243 713 1,096
Slaughter cattle 97 168 132
Replacement cattle 90 86 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady. heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 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
380–395 385 9 195.00–200.00 $195.55 $753 +0.55
405 value added 405 1 205.00 $205.00 $830 —
440 440 1 197.00 $197.00 $867 +3.48
461–492 466 20 186.00–188.50 $188.10 $877 -4.57
503 value added 503 11 184.50 $184.50 $928 -1.00
502–549 515 36 173.00–180.00 $178.61 $920 -0.90
550–586 574 83 169.00–173.00 $172.39 $990 -3.57
602 602 21 168.00 $168.00 $1,011 -0.27
675–680 676 31 153.50–155.00 $154.81 $1,047 -9.19
700–735 713 6 144.00–154.00 $150.81 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 185.00 $185.00 $712 +5.00
455–483 476 11 175.00–183.00 $180.95 $861 +10.95
515–547 543 10 160.00–163.00 $160.28 $870 -6.19
550–596 586 17 160.00–164.00 $162.35 $951 -4.32
605 605 3 148.00 $148.00 $895 -8.99
685–692 691 12 144.00–152.00 $151.34 $1,046 —
715–720 719 7 139.00–142.00 $139.43 $1,003 -9.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–444 438 7 170.00–179.00 $177.15 $776 —
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 +7.00
500–545 525 7 145.00–155.00 $152.75 $802 -3.89
565–590 582 3 141.00–149.00 $143.59 $836 —
660–695 673 3 132.00–140.00 $136.70 $920 -0.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 —
383–389 386 8 160.00–167.00 $161.38 $623 -0.28
405 value added 405 2 171.00 $171.00 $693 —
414–430 417 6 162.00–168.00 $166.97 $696 +7.22
455 value added 455 2 168.00 $168.00 $764 —
450–495 480 40 154.00–162.00 $157.29 $755 +1.28
501–545 521 74 147.00–155.00 $152.71 $796 +3.42
565 value added 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
574–589 581 47 152.00–155.00 $153.64 $893 +7.34
607–635 613 8 145.00–152.00 $148.88 $913 +7.51
683 683 19 150.00 $150.00 $1,024 —
750 750 1 127.00 $127.00 $952 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 -2.00
375–385 378 3 150.00–157.00 $154.63 $585 +1.81
400–443 439 22 147.00–155.00 $147.70 $648 -4.20
450–490 463 10 140.00–149.00 $146.28 $677 -1.81
500–545 531 20 140.00–145.00 $142.70 $758 +2.18
557–570 560 5 135.00–138.00 $136.79 $766 -4.21
605–615 610 2 127.00–135.00 $130.97 $799 -3.03
655–670 662 3 120.00–130.00 $123.98 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 +0.67
325–335 330 2 150.00 $150.00 $495 +1.45
350–395 370 3 135.00–145.00 $140.78 $521 +0.71
405–435 415 9 125.00–130.00 $128.78 $534 -5.28
525–547 543 9 127.00–132.00 $130.79 $710 -6.61
570–580 577 3 122.00–125.00 $122.99 $710 -4.01
605–610 608 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $751 +3.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 207.00 $207.00 $611 —
325 value added 325 1 213.00 $213.00 $692 —
305–335 329 7 200.00–210.00 $208.59 $686 +16.22
370 value added 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
370–399 381 11 185.00–195.00 $189.90 $724 +3.10
400–415 value added 410 5 192.00–202.00 $197.58 $810 —
420–440 436 5 177.00–179.00 $178.61 $779 —
450–460 value added 455 10 180.00–185.00 $184.49 $839 —
465–485 472 3 165.00–172.00 $169.01 $798 —
505–525 515 3 160.00–162.00 $160.68 $828 +0.68
604–608 605 11 143.00–146.00 $144.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 192.00–195.00 $193.57 $538 —
305–315 308 3 175.00–185.00 $181.59 $559 -2.93
360–385 373 5 172.00–177.00 $175.62 $655 -3.34
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 -0.97
450–490 472 7 152.00–157.00 $155.55 $734 -6.82
509–516 512 12 150.00–152.00 $151.66 $776 -4.33
550–593 579 4 147.00–149.00 $147.47 $854 +1.47
605–625 620 4 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $874 —
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
763–785 770 3 120.00–125.00 $121.70 $937 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 -10.93
260–265 263 2 175.00–183.00 $178.96 $471 +5.51
310–340 325 2 160.00–170.00 $165.23 $537 -5.74
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +9.81
436–443 439 12 150.00–160.00 $155.69 $683 +5.55
455–470 466 5 140.00–150.00 $146.17 $681 +8.16
515–525 518 3 140.00 $140.00 $725 +4.83
570–590 580 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $768 -6.54
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1315 1151 80-85% 9 75.00–81.00 $78.62 $905 +0.62
845–1810 1219 80-85% 29 82.00–89.00 $86.35 $1,053 +2.11
1010–1575 1302 80-85% 10 90.00–97.00 $92.48 $1,204 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1215 1007 85-90% 21 72.00–79.00 $75.00 $755 -2.64
945–1245 1023 85-90% 8 64.00–71.00 $69.26 $709 -8.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1675 1397 3 92.00–99.00 $94.80 $1,324 —
1245–1795 1643 4 103.00–108.00 $105.53 $1,734 -0.45
1855 1855 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,096 +2.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
855–1050 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 950.00–1,050.00 $1,005.19
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1050 877 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 675.00–900.00 $814.09

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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
985–1185 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 925.00–1,075.00 $1,019.69 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.