Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $172.28/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 422 lb · 39 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.09/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 422 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.82/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 466 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,365	1,328	753
Feeder cattle	1,080	961	666
Slaughter cattle	143	285	52
Replacement cattle	142	82	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	180.00	$180.00	$581	—
375–390	383	2	180.00–187.00	$183.43	$703	-7.39
405–425	422	39	165.00–174.00	$172.28	$727	-3.01
475–492	487	21	157.00–161.00	$159.49	$777	—
536	536	8	160.00	$160.00	$858	-5.16
550–593	576	11	143.00–145.00	$144.64	$833	—
615–630	616	18	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$887	—
665–670	668	2	139.00–144.00	$141.49	$945	—
700–710	705	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$962	—
780	780	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	18	159.50	$159.50	$947	-2.98
616–645	633	15	149.50–150.00	$149.69	$948	-10.44
703–710	704	11	150.00–152.00	$151.82	$1,069	-2.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	182.00	$182.00	$410	—
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
304–345	318	12	160.00–170.00	$163.99	$521	—
380–395	388	2	165.00–170.00	$167.55	$650	—
410–440	427	5	154.00–158.00	$156.24	$667	—
469	469	5	137.00	$137.00	$643	-18.22
513–540	528	6	139.00–149.00	$144.77	$764	—
555–590	564	6	130.00–137.00	$134.81	$760	—
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	—
660–680	669	4	125.00–134.00	$127.76	$855	—
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	142.00	$142.00	$476	-1.86
350–393	376	21	137.00–141.00	$139.34	$524	-6.90
415–445	422	30	137.00–144.00	$143.09	$604	-3.18
450–487	466	22	132.00–139.00	$135.82	$633	-2.08
520–535	530	7	131.00–137.00	$135.57	$719	-0.92
570–575	573	11	125.00–131.00	$128.00	$733	-7.27
600–638	613	11	123.00–126.00	$125.08	$767	-1.25
675	675	1	116.00	$116.00	$783	-4.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–498	487	21	140.00–145.00	$141.32	$688	-4.33
504–509	507	21	138.00–148.00	$140.75	$714	+1.86
580–585	583	18	135.00–140.00	$136.93	$798	-2.46
585 value added	585	1	152.00	$152.00	$889	—
680–698	692	3	132.00–139.00	$134.29	$929	+2.84
748	748	2	127.00	$127.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–275	271	4	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$366	—
305–335	326	12	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$442	-4.84
375–390	381	5	125.00–132.00	$128.83	$491	-4.05
429–435	430	8	132.00–135.00	$132.38	$569	-1.00
460–483	474	8	120.00–128.00	$125.04	$593	-3.01
515–545	525	7	115.00–122.00	$117.73	$618	—
550–555	553	2	112.00–117.00	$114.51	$633	-8.75
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
265–270	268	2	180.00	$180.00	$482	—
360–375	365	4	169.00–177.50	$171.35	$625	-14.07
405	405	2	162.00–167.00	$164.50	$666	-4.33
470–485	474	5	142.00–148.00	$144.78	$686	-8.68
510–547	539	6	136.00–143.00	$139.13	$750	-9.24
551–582	564	17	125.00–135.00	$131.99	$744	-2.28
625–645	635	2	120.00–129.00	$124.43	$790	-5.55
650–655	654	4	114.00–119.00	$117.75	$770	—
704	704	6	117.00	$117.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	167.00–175.00	$170.64	$375	—
290	290	2	156.00	$156.00	$452	—
330–345	338	2	155.00–162.00	$158.58	$536	—
390–395	393	4	159.00–160.00	$159.75	$628	—
430–440	435	2	137.00–145.00	$141.05	$614	-17.09
495	495	1	136.00	$136.00	$673	-10.98
508	508	2	132.00	$132.00	$671	—
690–695	693	2	109.00–113.00	$110.99	$769	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	150.00	$150.00	$682	—
530	530	1	147.00	$147.00	$779	-12.54
618	618	3	131.00	$131.00	$810	-7.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1510	1222	80-85%	15	66.00–73.00	$69.92	$854	+1.43
1125–1595	1270	80-85%	20	74.00–81.00	$76.80	$975	—
1225–1515	1386	80-85%	7	82.00–86.00	$84.60	$1,173	+2.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1160	1032	85-90%	13	52.00–59.00	$56.28	$581	—
945–1270	1077	85-90%	23	62.00–69.00	$65.17	$702	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$821	+5.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1720	1528	75-80%	6	70.00–75.00	$72.80	$1,112	—
1535–1945	1740	75-80%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.56	$1,036	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1710	1552	5	88.00–95.00	$92.80	$1,440	—
1555–2555	1900	4	100.00–103.00	$101.75	$1,933	—
2085	2085	1	111.00	$111.00	$2,314	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1075	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–825.00	$771.51
915–1130	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	675.00–950.00	$870.57
815–1170	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–925.00	$843.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
990–1165	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00–1,075.00	$1,016.85
990–1225	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	975.00–1,175.00	$1,042.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1455	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,223.18	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1110	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,050.00	$999.43	—

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	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.