Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

1,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.95/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 516 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.34/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 564 lb · 28 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.80/cwt +15.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 790 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,366	1,315	1,438
Feeder cattle	1,032	1,148	350
Slaughter cattle	162	167	1,088
Replacement cattle	172	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	197.00	$197.00	$778	+7.59
405–410	407	3	185.00	$185.00	$753	+0.50
495	495	1	177.00	$177.00	$876	-0.93
505–535	525	13	169.00–179.00	$171.85	$902	-3.16
560–583	575	6	169.00–171.00	$169.65	$975	—
605–615	613	13	169.00	$169.00	$1,036	—
668–680	672	10	163.00–166.00	$165.09	$1,109	+11.34
706–716	712	11	159.00–163.00	$161.55	$1,150	+17.04
780–792	790	15	152.00–159.00	$157.80	$1,247	+15.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–393	382	8	182.00–187.00	$184.09	$703	+9.57
445	445	1	180.00	$180.00	$801	—
483	483	6	170.00	$170.00	$821	+9.41
537	537	13	163.00	$163.00	$875	+1.84
565–590	578	2	163.00–165.00	$163.98	$948	+9.67
635	635	2	155.00	$155.00	$984	-0.33
699	699	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,076	+8.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	190.00	$190.00	$557	—
400–420	413	3	162.00–165.00	$162.97	$673	—
463–485	470	3	159.00–162.00	$160.03	$752	—
517	517	3	154.00	$154.00	$796	—
591	591	5	150.00	$150.00	$886	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	6	150.00–160.00	$156.28	$439	—
320–325	324	4	151.00–159.00	$157.02	$509	+2.58
390	390	5	154.00	$154.00	$601	+0.19
411	411	6	155.00	$155.00	$637	+3.00
477	477	3	144.00	$144.00	$687	-1.70
561–580	564	28	139.00–147.00	$144.34	$814	+10.32
610–648	636	8	135.00–140.00	$137.23	$873	+3.77
700–745	722	6	118.00–126.00	$123.18	$889	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–336	332	8	165.00–167.00	$166.77	$554	—
365–385	373	3	160.00–170.00	$164.10	$612	+1.02
458–463	461	7	156.00–161.00	$158.13	$729	+2.99
500–526	516	29	151.00–158.00	$154.95	$800	+2.53
575–595	592	6	142.00–151.00	$149.54	$885	+7.20
607	607	4	151.00	$151.00	$917	—
712	712	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	—
315–340	328	2	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$467	+1.44
355–385	373	6	140.00–142.00	$140.34	$523	—
403–435	415	5	139.00–141.00	$139.62	$579	-1.05
455–465	463	4	130.00–140.00	$132.46	$613	-2.68
542	542	9	138.00	$138.00	$748	—
581–590	584	11	127.00–135.00	$134.17	$784	+10.64
629	629	3	122.00	$122.00	$767	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	5	195.00–202.00	$199.82	$569	+5.15
310–345	332	3	190.00–192.00	$191.32	$635	+2.03
360–378	366	12	186.00–195.00	$191.46	$701	+4.29
380 value added	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	—
405–445	419	6	182.00–187.00	$185.45	$777	+9.12
517–545	525	11	153.00–163.00	$156.25	$820	+4.88
605–615	610	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$894	+5.09
650–665	660	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$928	—
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	272	14	185.00–187.00	$185.15	$504	+8.13
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	+8.97
370–390	380	2	170.00–180.00	$174.87	$665	-0.52
530	530	1	145.00	$145.00	$768	+6.47
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	—
690	690	1	125.00	$125.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	180.00	$180.00	$396	—
255	255	2	180.00	$180.00	$459	—
320–345	333	2	172.00–180.00	$175.85	$586	—
415	415	1	150.00	$150.00	$622	-7.28
465–483	477	4	141.00–150.00	$144.69	$690	-4.34
640	640	1	122.00	$122.00	$781	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1180	1019	80-85%	11	60.00–66.00	$63.15	$643	—
950–1460	1188	80-85%	29	67.00–74.00	$70.48	$837	-2.90
985–1560	1242	80-85%	13	76.00–79.00	$76.97	$956	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1035	958	85-90%	9	50.00–56.00	$53.47	$512	—
860–1110	973	85-90%	11	60.00–67.00	$62.43	$607	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$973	—
1625	1625	75-80%	2	56.00–60.00	$58.00	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1665	1430	7	82.00–88.00	$84.98	$1,215	—
1480	1480	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,465	+16.47
1550–2030	1730	7	90.00–97.00	$93.25	$1,613	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1010	816	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–875.00	$746.82
865–920	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–700.00	$603.08
860–1320	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	725.00–925.00	$856.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1030	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–950.00	$933.47
1000–1050	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$893.98
980–1170	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	950.00–1,050.00	$994.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.