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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

1,348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.15/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 572 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.99/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 473 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.61/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 570 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,348 1,302 1,066
Feeder cattle 1,095 1,029 843
Slaughter cattle 149 193 127
Replacement cattle 104 80 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

This market will not be covered next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Market coverage will resume on 11/30/22. Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one outstanding boner cow at 87, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher 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
335 335 1 187.00 $187.00 $626 —
360 360 1 187.00 $187.00 $673 +2.00
407–443 417 16 182.00–186.00 $184.57 $770 -0.55
464–480 471 8 176.00–179.00 $177.02 $834 -0.68
518 518 4 170.00 $170.00 $881 +2.00
553–583 572 40 161.00–168.00 $167.15 $956 +2.75
618–634 629 14 160.00–169.00 $165.33 $1,040 —
668 668 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,069 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 324 5 182.00–182.50 $182.10 $590 —
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
403–434 425 7 174.00–177.00 $175.25 $745 +0.25
515–540 531 4 160.00–165.00 $163.53 $868 +0.47
690 690 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,028 -1.00
740 740 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 7 170.00 $170.00 $466 —
326 326 8 167.00 $167.00 $544 —
350–395 360 24 160.00–170.00 $166.92 $601 —
400–447 423 24 160.00–168.00 $163.58 $692 +13.22
455–497 473 29 151.00–160.00 $155.99 $738 +5.49
511–549 536 20 149.00–159.00 $154.03 $826 +9.03
557 value added 557 11 153.00 $153.00 $852 —
568–593 579 15 142.00–151.00 $143.66 $832 +4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 9 153.00 $153.00 $364 —
285–290 288 10 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $423 -2.99
321 321 7 152.00 $152.00 $488 —
390 390 1 146.00 $146.00 $569 +1.20
410–420 419 13 147.00–157.00 $147.75 $619 +4.65
548 548 3 133.00 $133.00 $729 -1.03
580–585 582 3 131.00–137.00 $133.01 $774 +1.03
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 +10.00
683–685 684 3 125.00–130.00 $126.67 $866 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 140.00 $140.00 $333 —
280–295 285 4 132.00–140.00 $136.07 $388 -10.31
316 316 7 130.00 $130.00 $411 -12.09
380–387 385 4 130.00–135.00 $133.77 $515 -5.25
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 -10.00
470–485 475 5 130.00–132.00 $130.41 $619 +0.91
510–535 531 6 120.00–125.00 $124.20 $660 —
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 11 185.00 $185.00 $529 —
305–340 337 12 185.00–186.00 $185.92 $627 —
364–390 371 21 182.00–189.00 $185.29 $687 +4.08
425–435 427 17 172.00–181.00 $179.76 $768 +8.02
460–497 477 11 168.00–175.00 $172.37 $822 +5.37
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 +10.42
565 565 1 149.00 $149.00 $842 +5.00
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–282 261 18 177.00–182.00 $178.08 $465 -3.04
310–325 317 6 170.00–180.00 $176.10 $558 -2.08
355–380 358 13 176.00–177.00 $176.92 $633 +4.23
415–445 429 8 165.00–171.00 $167.32 $718 +0.32
465–495 473 7 156.00–158.00 $157.56 $745 +1.66
515–545 535 3 152.00–158.00 $155.62 $833 +12.23
559–575 561 7 140.00–143.00 $142.56 $800 +3.90
623–640 626 6 125.00–129.00 $128.32 $803 —
660–665 663 2 119.00–123.00 $120.99 $802 +0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–242 242 6 165.00–167.00 $165.33 $400 +2.89
250–280 263 4 162.00–167.00 $165.19 $434 +5.89
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 +8.00
503 503 3 146.00 $146.00 $734 +20.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1485 1199 80-85% 13 62.00–69.00 $66.67 $799 —
925–1615 1202 80-85% 21 70.00–77.00 $72.34 $870 -1.01
1080–1410 1226 80-85% 12 78.00–84.00 $79.66 $977 +14.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1100 919 85-90% 7 52.00–59.00 $54.91 $505 —
950–985 968 85-90% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.53 $750 +20.93
890–1125 986 85-90% 25 60.00–67.00 $63.27 $624 +6.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,102 —
1910 1910 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1440 1400 3 82.00–89.00 $86.80 $1,215 —
1445 1445 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,416 —
1140–2410 1652 11 90.00–97.00 $93.76 $1,549 -1.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1180 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,000.00 $932.00
1040–1335 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,207.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1130 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–850.00 $804.98
790–1185 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 825.00–975.00 $912.37

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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
1065–1245 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835–985 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,022.94 —

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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.