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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.79/cwt +18.79 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 470 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.20/cwt ≈ $731/hd at 427 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.95/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 486 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,204 1,366 975
Feeder cattle 887 1,032 793
Slaughter cattle 187 162 68
Replacement cattle 130 172 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note; This Market will not be covered next two weeks due to holidays. Market coverage coverage will resume on 1-4-23. Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, steer, heifer and bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 212.00–217.00 $214.44 $693 —
385–390 388 2 210.00–217.00 $213.48 $828 +16.48
400 value added 400 4 217.00 $217.00 $868 —
415–425 420 5 204.00–212.00 $208.60 $876 +23.60
450–496 470 39 194.00–198.00 $195.79 $920 +18.79
510–549 536 19 182.00–192.00 $186.05 $997 +14.20
550–554 553 9 181.00–185.00 $184.12 $1,018 +14.47
605–618 615 4 168.00–176.00 $169.97 $1,045 +0.97
715 715 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,144 -1.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 210.00 $210.00 $594 —
440 440 1 197.00 $197.00 $867 +17.00
510–535 527 3 179.00–180.00 $179.32 $945 +16.32
590 590 1 164.00 $164.00 $968 +0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 310 13 167.00–170.00 $167.47 $519 +0.70
315–340 value added 323 5 180.00–183.00 $180.63 $583 —
350–395 388 12 165.00–175.00 $170.74 $662 +6.64
390 value added 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
410–425 value added 420 6 177.00–185.00 $179.15 $752 —
413–446 429 23 165.00–175.00 $169.12 $726 —
455–495 486 29 157.00–167.00 $163.95 $797 +5.82
500–535 520 18 155.00–160.00 $157.15 $817 +2.20
552–590 563 12 146.00–153.00 $151.35 $852 +1.81
582 value added 582 2 157.00 $157.00 $914 —
655–673 669 5 140.00–149.00 $142.56 $954 —
770 770 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 4 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $617 +7.02
403–445 426 13 160.00–162.00 $160.39 $683 +5.39
495–496 496 7 153.00–155.00 $153.29 $760 +9.29
500–528 518 4 145.00–154.00 $150.83 $781 —
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -4.34
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 +2.77
740 740 1 129.00 $129.00 $955 +5.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 140.00–150.00 $145.39 $324 —
260–265 263 5 150.00–160.00 $154.78 $407 +9.78
310–330 319 7 150.00–157.00 $155.00 $494 +12.60
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 +11.66
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 -2.46
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 276 6 215.00–222.00 $217.07 $599 +17.25
311–340 316 10 205.00–215.00 $206.80 $653 +15.48
355 355 1 215.00 $215.00 $763 +23.54
400 400 1 215.00 $215.00 $860 +29.55
468 value added 468 2 190.00 $190.00 $889 —
465–498 492 11 175.00–182.00 $176.06 $866 —
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 +8.75
550–560 558 4 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
610 value added 610 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,019 —
600–645 625 3 150.00–159.00 $154.90 $968 +8.40
705 705 2 137.00 $137.00 $966 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 207.00 $207.00 $497 —
270–285 278 3 195.00–202.00 $198.94 $553 +13.79
315 315 1 202.00 $202.00 $636 +17.00
365–370 368 2 182.00–190.00 $186.03 $685 +11.16
405–420 413 2 172.00–180.00 $176.07 $727 —
470 470 1 170.00 $170.00 $799 —
525–540 533 2 155.00–159.00 $157.03 $837 +12.03
615–630 623 2 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $897 +9.01
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 4 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $426 +5.00
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 ±0.00
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 +15.00
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +8.00
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $788 —
985–1375 1139 80-85% 22 55.00–62.00 $58.69 $668 —
975–1340 1144 80-85% 40 63.00–69.00 $65.39 $748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1100 957 85-90% 12 45.00–52.00 $48.40 $463 -5.07
895–1050 990 85-90% 27 53.00–60.00 $57.21 $566 -5.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1550 1224 7 80.00–86.00 $82.68 $1,012 —
1125–1850 1527 21 88.00–95.00 $92.16 $1,407 —
1480–1950 1655 3 96.00–99.00 $97.77 $1,618 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–920 811 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–650.00 $604.16
840–1030 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–900.00 $821.44
820–1100 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 700.00–925.00 $826.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1270 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 925.00–1,100.00 $1,020.10
1085–1265 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,060.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1194–1506 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,297.04 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1152–1298 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,136.29 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
882 882 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $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.