Cattle Market Pulse

Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

1,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $239.18/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 476 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.37/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 529 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $210.34/cwt +18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 554 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,375 1,643 1,425
Feeder cattle 1,159 1,369 1,154
Slaughter cattle 109 164 210
Replacement cattle 107 110 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher with outstanding cows 107 to 113 , slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher with one outstanding bull at 129, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves sharply 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
355–391 376 17 247.00–250.00 $248.83 $936 +8.83
405–410 410 19 232.00–242.00 $234.05 $960 +0.29
457 value added 457 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,124 +16.00
474–479 478 45 238.00–240.00 $238.57 $1,140 +15.21
515 value added 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 —
525–545 528 6 224.00–225.00 $224.83 $1,187 +6.05
554–555 554 15 226.00–228.00 $226.53 $1,255 +11.53
560 value added 560 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,327 —
618–649 641 21 199.00–206.00 $202.96 $1,301 +10.67
658 658 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,283 +10.83
750–795 780 3 174.00–185.00 $177.53 $1,385 +4.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 252.00 $252.00 $731 —
329 329 5 242.00 $242.00 $796 —
405–431 426 7 212.00–222.00 $213.42 $909 +10.15
450–491 475 14 210.00–220.00 $217.48 $1,033 +15.57
526 526 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,126 —
553–563 554 27 210.00–213.00 $210.34 $1,165 +18.63
648 648 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,244 +6.00
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —
730 730 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–343 335 5 230.00–237.00 $232.87 $780 —
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 +13.00
515–535 522 3 192.00–200.00 $197.27 $1,030 +22.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 210.00 $210.00 $588 +3.00
340–343 342 5 210.00–212.00 $211.20 $722 +16.20
355–375 368 3 207.00–210.00 $209.04 $769 +9.25
410–442 422 13 206.00–213.00 $210.78 $889 +10.30
455–497 483 21 197.00–206.00 $203.81 $984 +6.10
502–540 529 30 187.00–194.00 $189.37 $1,002 +8.25
593 593 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,091 +9.39
620–647 640 4 167.00–175.00 $173.06 $1,108 +0.14
650–673 662 4 171.00–172.00 $171.49 $1,135 +6.49
746 746 17 166.00 $166.00 $1,238 —
778–788 786 9 154.00–157.00 $154.66 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 212.00 $212.00 $435 —
280–290 285 2 200.00–205.00 $202.54 $577 +10.69
305 305 1 202.00 $202.00 $616 +21.39
358–395 384 18 201.00–205.00 $201.94 $775 +16.94
408–424 414 12 192.00–200.00 $195.65 $810 —
463–480 466 5 183.00–185.00 $183.41 $855 —
525–547 544 8 172.00–176.00 $175.52 $955 +7.43
580 580 1 167.00 $167.00 $969 +0.38
670–695 683 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $1,099 +13.98
710 710 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 308 11 190.00–195.00 $190.94 $588 +25.63
355–388 377 4 180.00 $180.00 $679 —
420–433 430 5 182.00–185.00 $184.41 $793 —
453–455 454 4 170.00–173.00 $172.25 $782 +17.17
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $663 +15.48
307 value added 307 3 257.00 $257.00 $789 +13.56
323–345 337 8 245.00–252.00 $248.59 $838 —
365–397 386 6 232.00–240.00 $237.26 $916 -1.30
405–435 418 4 220.00–227.00 $223.10 $933 +13.10
465–483 477 3 220.00–222.00 $220.65 $1,053 +15.65
500–516 510 15 205.00–214.00 $208.82 $1,065 +3.82
560–589 578 8 207.00–210.00 $208.09 $1,203 +18.69
613–616 615 6 186.00–191.00 $187.66 $1,154 +10.15
650 650 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 235.00 $235.00 $552 +10.00
308–340 315 5 237.00–242.00 $239.06 $753 +29.06
394 394 4 220.00 $220.00 $867 —
400–425 415 11 210.00–217.00 $215.74 $895 +29.97
520 520 1 192.00 $192.00 $998 —
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 +5.00
667 667 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,121 +7.00
735 735 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,227 —
770 770 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,209 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
265–280 273 2 215.00 $215.00 $587 —
305 305 1 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 +16.73
450–475 463 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $845 —
535 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 -6.00
680 680 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,047 —
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1220 1136 80-85% 7 80.00–89.00 $85.79 $975 -5.89
1015–1265 1179 80-85% 10 90.00–98.00 $94.88 $1,119 +10.20
1070–1600 1250 80-85% 16 99.00–106.00 $102.53 $1,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1035 974 85-90% 10 70.00–78.00 $73.71 $718 —
930–1145 1022 85-90% 5 88.00–94.00 $90.67 $927 +12.61
955–1180 1082 85-90% 9 79.00–86.00 $83.18 $900 -3.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1355 1315 75-80% 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1225 1217 3 100.00–103.00 $101.66 $1,237 +4.92
1090–2095 1438 8 106.00–113.00 $110.37 $1,587 +2.88
1285–2150 1666 6 114.00–121.00 $117.32 $1,955 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–1125 801 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,110.03
845–1215 977 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,137.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–865 721 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 750.00–950.00 $904.59
750–1105 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–950.00 $849.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
717–908 797 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 52 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,333.12 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1350 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,297.14 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.