Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

1,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.17/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 669 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.71/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 422 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.92/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 619 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,643	1,771	984
Feeder cattle	1,369	1,526	745
Slaughter cattle	164	156	164
Replacement cattle	110	89	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with outstanding cows 1.06 to 1.09, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls 1.20 to 1.23, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 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
290	290	1	235.00	$235.00	$682	-12.36
325–332	329	7	237.00–245.00	$240.39	$791	-1.55
350–386	370	11	240.00	$240.00	$888	+3.88
400–435	406	11	225.00–235.00	$233.76	$949	+3.52
450–478	475	9	215.00–225.00	$223.36	$1,061	-2.00
481 value added	481	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,106	—
505–507	507	9	217.00–219.00	$218.78	$1,109	+0.28
555–588	583	20	215.00	$215.00	$1,253	+1.58
600–635	621	7	189.00–195.00	$192.29	$1,194	-4.29
625 value added	625	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,262	—
653–677	669	42	180.00–185.00	$184.17	$1,232	-4.97
725–745	743	18	178.00–180.00	$179.89	$1,337	—
755–785	772	10	172.00–175.00	$173.29	$1,338	—
863	863	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,433	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–415	411	8	200.00–205.00	$203.27	$835	-15.73
468–495	485	8	200.00–203.00	$201.91	$979	—
550–565	557	3	187.00–196.00	$191.71	$1,068	-11.83
625	625	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,162	+1.00
723	723	8	172.00	$172.00	$1,244	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	200.00	$200.00	$710	+5.00
490	490	2	187.00	$187.00	$916	-8.00
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	-17.00
650–655	653	2	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$1,028	—
720	720	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	207.00	$207.00	$549	—
324	324	6	195.00	$195.00	$632	-4.19
345 value added	345	2	207.00–210.00	$208.50	$719	—
355–390	366	12	195.00–202.00	$199.79	$731	-0.12
380 value added	380	1	207.00	$207.00	$787	—
400 value added	400	1	210.00	$210.00	$840	+8.00
406–440	423	40	198.00–207.00	$200.48	$848	+6.16
465 value added	465	1	207.00	$207.00	$963	+7.00
455–477	469	18	192.00–202.00	$197.71	$927	+3.45
520–543	530	9	180.00–185.00	$181.12	$960	-6.84
550–595	561	13	173.00–182.00	$174.61	$980	-4.39
606–630	619	41	168.00–178.00	$172.92	$1,070	-1.94
650	650	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294–295	294	13	190.00–192.00	$191.85	$564	-3.15
320–327	326	16	180.00–185.00	$180.61	$589	-6.92
365	365	1	185.00	$185.00	$675	+2.44
520–549	543	5	160.00–170.00	$168.09	$913	-6.08
550–570	559	5	162.00–171.00	$166.62	$931	+0.40
600–645	615	14	153.00–160.00	$156.88	$965	+0.65
655	655	3	147.00	$147.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	160.00–170.00	$165.31	$529	-4.19
455–490	478	5	152.00–160.00	$155.08	$741	—
515–545	518	13	147.00–151.00	$147.56	$764	-3.46
563–587	574	11	143.00–145.00	$144.07	$827	-5.93
685	685	1	132.00	$132.00	$904	—
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	-1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	240.00–250.00	$244.73	$570	—
250	250	1	232.00	$232.00	$580	-5.38
310–320 value added	315	2	240.00–247.00	$243.44	$767	—
350 value added	350	1	242.00	$242.00	$847	+13.57
355–385	370	2	237.00–240.00	$238.56	$883	+22.07
410 value added	410	1	227.00	$227.00	$931	±0.00
405–430	423	10	210.00	$210.00	$888	+9.37
480	480	1	205.00	$205.00	$984	+10.97
510–545	528	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,082	+11.99
550–565	556	8	187.00–194.00	$189.40	$1,053	+7.40
620–640	630	2	177.00–178.00	$177.51	$1,118	+6.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	225.00	$225.00	$529	+5.00
260	260	1	215.00	$215.00	$559	+5.00
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	+8.00
350–385	354	12	200.00–210.00	$204.97	$726	—
405–448	441	6	185.00–190.00	$185.77	$819	-3.24
560–581	578	7	172.00–182.00	$177.17	$1,024	+7.17
620	620	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,085	+8.00
695	695	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,119	+16.00
760	760	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	6	190.00	$190.00	$694	+20.00
433–446	442	6	160.00–170.00	$163.27	$722	-16.73
502	502	10	176.00	$176.00	$884	+13.74
630	630	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1310	1118	80-85%	17	89.00–96.00	$91.68	$1,025	—
920–1395	1164	80-85%	13	81.00–88.00	$84.68	$986	-2.59
1070–1950	1311	80-85%	17	97.00–103.00	$100.06	$1,312	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–990	943	85-90%	7	67.00–74.00	$71.25	$672	+6.80
925–1150	1047	85-90%	10	76.00–81.00	$78.06	$817	-3.69
1040–1165	1086	85-90%	4	86.00–88.00	$86.99	$945	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1805	1463	75-80%	5	84.00–92.00	$87.40	$1,279	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1580	1218	9	92.00–100.00	$96.74	$1,178	—
1015–1830	1293	15	112.00–118.00	$114.45	$1,480	—
1015–1935	1413	9	104.00–111.00	$107.49	$1,519	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1250	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,133.25
940–1350	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,070.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1070	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,000.00	$934.66
895–1040	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–900.00	$865.10

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1087–1325	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,282.92	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–996	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,255.14	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1115	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,019.27	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	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.