Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

1,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.65/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 566 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 590 lb · 40 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.76/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 682 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,390	1,207	962
Feeder cattle	1,198	952	788
Slaughter cattle	192	153	174
Replacement cattle	—	102	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	410	27	175.00–178.00	$177.89	$729	—
530–548	545	8	162.00–164.00	$163.00	$888	—
590	590	40	166.00	$166.00	$979	+1.00
610–646	644	15	152.00–156.00	$152.25	$980	—
653–692	682	40	153.00–159.00	$156.76	$1,069	+6.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–420	419	8	158.00–163.00	$158.61	$665	-5.70
483–485	483	21	158.00–162.00	$161.04	$778	+1.04
515–520	516	7	150.00–160.00	$157.71	$814	+7.71
560–585	573	2	153.00–155.00	$154.02	$883	-0.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	162.00–165.00	$163.51	$455	+4.92
360–380	371	4	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$549	+0.51
410–425	419	32	143.00–147.00	$145.23	$609	-2.03
485–495	490	32	140.00–148.00	$144.75	$709	+2.24
510–540	533	21	136.00–147.00	$141.87	$756	-5.13
560–575	566	51	140.00–147.00	$145.65	$824	+3.10
620–640	625	20	138.00–145.00	$142.06	$888	+8.49
659–681	675	28	139.00–140.00	$139.28	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	11	140.00–145.00	$140.91	$430	-10.09
360–390	368	4	140.00–145.00	$142.69	$525	+4.64
410–425	420	19	132.00–140.00	$139.06	$584	+7.73
460–490	471	4	131.00–139.00	$134.74	$635	+6.33
515–525	520	3	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$655	-1.96
620–631	629	6	130.00–135.00	$130.82	$823	+10.82
705–715	710	2	114.00–122.00	$117.97	$838	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	329	8	130.00–139.00	$137.90	$454	+10.39
360–380	370	2	125.00–132.00	$128.59	$476	+6.84
420–430	426	4	120.00–125.00	$121.73	$519	+1.73
455–475	465	2	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$559	-3.00
517–520	517	11	115.00–120.00	$115.46	$597	-1.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	165.00–172.00	$169.55	$453	-0.45
310–330	324	8	157.00–162.00	$160.11	$519	—
370–383	374	18	152.00–159.00	$155.48	$581	—
420–446	428	27	142.00–150.00	$147.81	$633	-2.19
465–475	470	8	131.00–140.00	$133.91	$629	-1.40
520–530	525	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$696	+3.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	289	11	155.00–165.00	$160.41	$464	+5.83
320–330	325	2	147.00–157.00	$151.92	$494	+4.81
375	375	17	147.00–149.00	$147.12	$552	+5.97
460–475	468	2	120.00–127.00	$123.56	$578	-2.79
675–695	685	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$726	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	417	7	153.00–160.00	$157.64	$657	—
460–470	465	3	142.00–152.00	$145.63	$677	-0.37
555–585	582	9	130.00–133.00	$132.68	$772	-13.32
605	605	3	120.00–128.00	$125.33	$758	—
725	725	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1320	1142	80-85%	10	60.00–67.00	$64.41	$736	-2.14
1005–1280	1162	80-85%	24	68.00–76.00	$71.86	$835	—
1560	1560	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,232	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1080	1054	85-90%	5	50.00–57.00	$53.85	$568	-14.17
975–1185	1114	85-90%	11	58.00–65.00	$61.36	$684	-0.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1520	1473	75-80%	2	66.00–69.00	$67.45	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1830	1651	6	83.00–85.00	$83.72	$1,382	—
1960	1960	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,744	—

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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.