Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

1,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.89/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 479 lb · 44 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.10/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 718 lb · 37 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.27/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 724 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,366	1,755	908
Feeder cattle	1,163	1,527	689
Slaughter cattle	145	142	146
Replacement cattle	58	86	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 90.00, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 109.00, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 3.00 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
375	375	1	210.00	$210.00	$788	-20.00
408–434	425	13	197.00–206.00	$201.42	$856	+3.42
465–490	479	44	190.00–195.00	$192.89	$924	+0.42
503–516	512	25	185.00–189.00	$186.30	$954	-7.71
555–585	576	9	180.00–185.00	$180.54	$1,040	-4.62
605–648	620	18	175.00–183.00	$180.63	$1,120	-2.78
675–692	682	7	171.00–172.00	$171.57	$1,170	-5.10
705–740	718	37	166.00–169.00	$167.10	$1,200	-1.90
750–793	776	17	160.00–166.00	$163.49	$1,269	-1.39
835	835	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,261	—
850	850	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,284	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	210.00	$210.00	$598	—
350–380	371	7	201.00–207.00	$202.83	$752	-0.64
425–441	434	16	192.00–196.00	$195.12	$847	-0.13
455–490	473	2	182.00–187.00	$184.41	$872	+0.94
530–549	544	8	182.00–183.00	$182.24	$991	-3.27
560–595	583	4	173.00–177.00	$175.28	$1,022	-3.07
640	640	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,088	-3.88
655–690	673	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,077	—
780	780	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,209	—
800–825	810	7	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$1,194	-11.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	207.00	$207.00	$497	—
300–346	337	5	185.00–192.00	$186.25	$628	+4.25
380	380	1	182.00	$182.00	$692	+2.00
440–445	443	3	180.00–185.00	$182.34	$808	—
495	495	1	175.00	$175.00	$866	—
515–530	525	3	175.00–182.00	$179.04	$940	+4.04
575–585	583	5	160.00–170.00	$168.03	$980	+7.07
615	615	1	162.00	$162.00	$996	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	175.00	$175.00	$446	±0.00
357–398	386	18	166.00–169.00	$167.14	$645	-0.33
400–440	425	15	165.00–170.00	$168.18	$715	+4.14
451–491	470	30	162.00–168.00	$165.61	$778	+1.60
502–548	516	21	157.00–162.00	$160.78	$830	-1.88
555–595	578	13	152.00–159.00	$156.31	$903	-0.45
600–635	614	5	152.00–155.00	$154.38	$948	-3.62
650 value added	650	10	162.00	$162.00	$1,053	—
665–670	668	12	149.00–155.00	$153.92	$1,028	—
713–719 value added	715	20	154.00–160.00	$155.86	$1,114	—
710–745	737	15	143.00–150.00	$145.16	$1,070	—
806	806	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,120	—
865	865	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–338	327	6	162.00–167.00	$164.81	$539	-0.70
368–380	373	6	162.00–165.00	$162.85	$607	+11.51
425–430	428	3	160.00–162.00	$161.34	$691	+8.93
450–460	458	5	150.00–157.00	$154.82	$709	+1.16
520–545	530	5	147.00–157.00	$153.55	$814	+0.97
600–640	620	2	140.00–145.00	$142.42	$883	-0.93
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	±0.00
785	785	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,075	—
854	854	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	167.00	$167.00	$359	+2.00
255–290	275	5	150.00–160.00	$153.53	$422	-3.13
325–344	339	6	150.00–160.00	$157.58	$534	+8.13
425–445	435	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$663	+12.44
480	480	1	145.00	$145.00	$696	—
505	505	1	135.00	$135.00	$682	-8.07
560–595	575	5	139.00–140.00	$139.80	$804	+3.94
605	605	1	136.00	$136.00	$823	+6.00
690–695	693	2	128.00–136.00	$132.01	$915	—
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—
790	790	1	124.00	$124.00	$980	+17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	—
295	295	3	212.00	$212.00	$625	—
322–345	335	11	207.00–210.00	$208.69	$699	-11.47
365–380	373	7	197.00–207.00	$202.75	$756	+4.11
405–435	418	9	190.00–200.00	$196.83	$823	+1.83
450–488	476	10	180.00–190.00	$184.13	$876	+2.78
500–545	517	11	170.00–180.00	$175.46	$907	+1.48
584	584	4	162.00	$162.00	$946	—
701–730	704	9	145.00–153.00	$152.08	$1,071	—
762–774	769	8	140.00–150.00	$146.23	$1,125	—
855–861	860	6	130.00–131.00	$130.17	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	197.00–207.00	$200.37	$575	+2.26
330–340	335	2	200.00–202.00	$200.99	$673	+5.68
395	395	1	187.00	$187.00	$739	—
435	435	1	182.00	$182.00	$792	-1.00
470–490	480	4	170.00–177.00	$173.51	$833	-2.16
575–595	585	5	152.00–154.00	$152.79	$894	-6.71
600–645	625	3	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$952	+4.70
655	655	3	140.00	$140.00	$917	-1.37
715	715	1	136.00	$136.00	$972	—
770	770	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	187.00–192.00	$189.39	$417	—
330	330	1	192.00	$192.00	$634	+8.57
375	375	1	180.00	$180.00	$675	—
405	405	1	172.00	$172.00	$697	—
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	-5.32
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	-3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1515	1160	80-85%	36	73.00–80.00	$75.68	$878	—
945–1255	1168	80-85%	4	65.00–71.00	$68.67	$802	—
970–1570	1279	80-85%	11	81.00–88.00	$84.08	$1,075	+10.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1000	973	85-90%	9	57.00–64.00	$62.58	$609	—
840–1245	990	85-90%	17	65.00–72.00	$68.67	$680	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1580	1348	8	82.00–89.00	$85.92	$1,158	—
1025–1910	1499	7	92.00–99.00	$95.24	$1,428	—
1640–2175	1935	4	101.00–107.00	$104.22	$2,017	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
835–1105	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$955.46

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1245	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,080.23	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.