Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.90/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 484 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.24/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 367 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.05/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 454 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,328 1,127 0
Feeder cattle 961 847 0
Slaughter cattle 285 158 0
Replacement cattle 82 122 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–320 318 10 202.00–205.00 $204.12 $649 —
380–390 383 3 200.00–207.00 $204.63 $784 +3.63
470 470 6 169.00–172.00 $169.50 $797 -3.84
503–540 508 17 176.00–178.00 $176.37 $896 +9.37
560–570 565 2 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $918 -1.06
605–635 617 17 155.00–165.00 $160.13 $988 +4.88
660–691 683 6 154.00–164.00 $159.69 $1,091 +4.18
710–715 713 6 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $1,103 +3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–370 361 5 190.00–194.00 $190.82 $689 +5.69
408–431 421 11 170.00–182.00 $175.29 $738 -1.38
505–512 511 6 165.00–166.00 $165.16 $844 +5.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 464 15 154.00–156.00 $155.22 $720 +3.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–334 322 5 142.00–145.00 $143.86 $463 -6.14
360–395 367 24 145.00–150.00 $146.24 $537 +0.32
415–438 430 7 144.00–148.00 $146.27 $629 +0.03
463–497 484 31 134.00–142.00 $137.90 $667 -2.44
510–520 515 4 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $703 -3.28
560–570 568 11 135.00–137.00 $135.27 $768 —
610–615 613 3 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $774 -11.67
655–690 685 7 120.00–127.00 $120.96 $829 -7.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–408 408 15 150.00–155.00 $154.34 $630 +1.34
455–472 466 6 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $679 -1.98
510–530 522 9 138.00–139.00 $138.89 $725 -7.01
560–593 583 14 138.00–143.00 $139.39 $813 -5.51
659–685 671 13 128.00–136.00 $131.45 $882 -3.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 139.00–142.00 $140.52 $443 +10.52
360–377 365 6 131.00–139.00 $132.88 $485 -2.12
425–445 438 3 130.00–135.00 $133.38 $584 -0.93
451–480 454 23 120.00–129.00 $128.05 $581 -1.95
560–575 570 4 120.00–127.00 $123.26 $703 -6.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 390 9 185.00–189.00 $185.42 $723 +11.83
425–435 427 6 167.00–170.00 $168.83 $721 —
460–470 465 2 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $714 -3.35
512–515 513 11 147.00–152.00 $148.37 $761 -3.63
560–578 574 8 132.00–135.00 $134.27 $771 -5.06
610–620 615 4 127.00–133.00 $129.98 $799 -9.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–440 416 22 150.00–159.00 $158.14 $658 +4.14
465–473 469 4 145.00–149.00 $146.98 $689 +3.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 202.00–210.00 $206.10 $594 +1.10
305–345 329 5 202.00–205.00 $203.89 $671 —
360–375 364 4 195.00–202.00 $200.20 $729 +5.20
420–430 425 4 175.00–178.00 $176.48 $750 -1.92
535–545 540 2 155.00–164.00 $159.54 $862 -0.87
608–610 609 3 138.00–140.00 $138.67 $845 -1.83
755–765 760 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1520 1160 80-85% 26 71.00–78.00 $74.45 $864 -9.90
1125–1540 1237 80-85% 11 66.00–70.00 $68.49 $847 —
1100–1575 1398 80-85% 15 79.00–86.00 $81.90 $1,145 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1175 1127 85-90% 8 53.00–61.00 $58.96 $664 -10.53
1100–1180 1129 85-90% 20 63.00–70.00 $66.89 $755 -2.60
1070–1230 1150 85-90% 2 71.00–72.00 $71.47 $822 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1555 1409 4 94.00–99.00 $96.91 $1,365 —
1225–1675 1493 4 85.00–92.00 $89.34 $1,334 —
1410–1803 1501 6 100.00–107.00 $103.98 $1,561 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1225 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,024.89
1185–1305 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,072.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1230 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–975.00 $943.31

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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
1125–1275 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,079.44 —
1305–1368 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,089.56 —
1338–1345 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,175.00 $1,162.53 —

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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.