Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

1,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.23/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 479 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.12/cwt +9.87 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 615 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.15/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 562 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,050 1,390 1,063
Feeder cattle 777 1,198 861
Slaughter cattle 245 192 163
Replacement cattle 28 — 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, 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
405–427 414 7 170.00–175.00 $172.21 $713 -5.68
460–495 481 18 170.00–175.00 $173.10 $833 —
506–535 522 11 167.00–173.00 $170.61 $891 +7.61
560–562 562 20 168.00–173.00 $171.15 $962 +5.15
610–638 615 24 160.00–167.00 $162.12 $997 +9.87
692 692 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,135 +7.24
710–720 711 10 158.00–165.00 $164.29 $1,168 —
792–795 793 9 147.00–155.00 $152.33 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 474 4 146.00–154.00 $147.98 $701 —
507–520 510 4 142.00–146.00 $143.02 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $673 +2.38
655–670 659 4 149.00–152.00 $149.76 $987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 373 4 150.00–152.00 $151.47 $565 +3.45
465–485 479 25 144.00–147.00 $145.23 $696 +0.48
510–520 515 11 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $742 +2.14
535 value added 535 2 158.00 $158.00 $845 —
605–610 606 5 138.00–140.00 $139.60 $846 -2.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $500 +11.65
380–395 388 13 143.00–149.00 $144.63 $561 +1.94
410–430 420 3 132.00–140.00 $135.64 $570 -3.42
455–485 468 6 135.00–143.00 $140.20 $656 +5.46
510–515 511 4 134.00–139.00 $135.75 $694 +9.75
705–725 715 2 116.00–120.00 $118.03 $844 +0.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 125.00–135.00 $128.46 $475 -0.13
455–485 464 4 120.00–128.00 $124.71 $579 +4.60
520–535 526 4 120.00–127.00 $123.26 $648 +7.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 164.00–170.00 $166.92 $618 —
420–440 434 19 152.00–160.00 $155.05 $673 -2.59
455–475 461 14 153.00–159.00 $154.58 $713 +8.95
520–530 528 6 143.00–150.00 $144.65 $764 —
560–590 572 13 135.00–144.00 $140.15 $802 +7.47
620–630 627 3 139.00–141.00 $140.34 $880 +15.01
725–735 730 2 101.00–105.00 $102.99 $752 -6.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 264 5 165.00–169.00 $168.18 $444 -1.37
320–331 329 7 155.00–165.00 $156.71 $516 -3.40
355–395 363 9 150.00–160.00 $156.72 $569 +1.24
460–495 486 4 140.00–145.00 $141.18 $686 +7.27
588–595 590 3 126.00–130.00 $127.34 $751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 4 155.00–162.00 $159.08 $426 -1.33
370–390 380 2 140.00–147.00 $143.59 $546 -3.53
460–475 470 3 130.00–132.00 $131.35 $617 +7.79
515–516 516 9 128.00–129.00 $128.11 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1220 1112 80-85% 10 60.00–67.00 $65.22 $725 +0.81
1125–1305 1215 80-85% 23 68.00–76.00 $72.32 $879 —
905–1625 1253 80-85% 6 78.00–82.00 $80.08 $1,003 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1010 919 85-90% 9 58.00–65.00 $60.18 $553 —
865–1120 969 85-90% 11 50.00–55.00 $52.49 $509 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1705 1450 7 81.00–88.00 $84.13 $1,220 —
1130–1930 1503 6 89.00–96.00 $93.58 $1,407 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1185 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $894.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.