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Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

1,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.17/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 472 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $240.32/cwt -12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 373 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.16/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 564 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,311 1,138 978
Feeder cattle 1,029 841 801
Slaughter cattle 164 162 115
Replacement cattle 118 135 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 249.00 $249.00 $896 —
443 443 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,094 +2.34
500–548 524 13 230.00–237.00 $234.51 $1,229 -8.12
550–573 559 9 226.00–232.00 $228.85 $1,279 -2.53
653–690 668 16 207.00–215.00 $210.11 $1,404 -1.93
721–744 731 15 192.00–199.00 $194.30 $1,420 -2.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–385 356 10 242.00–244.00 $242.42 $863 +0.71
430–445 438 2 235.00–237.00 $236.02 $1,034 —
455–485 466 5 230.00–232.00 $230.62 $1,075 -1.71
505–510 509 4 226.00–227.00 $226.25 $1,152 -2.79
567–595 582 11 220.00–223.00 $221.89 $1,291 +1.89
602–640 609 16 212.00–219.00 $215.75 $1,314 —
675–677 676 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,352 -1.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 240.00 $240.00 $780 —
390–398 395 3 222.00–227.00 $225.36 $890 +3.36
418 418 2 222.00 $222.00 $928 —
458–470 464 4 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,009 -0.57
570–595 583 2 205.00–207.00 $206.02 $1,201 -3.01
754 754 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 230.00 $230.00 $582 —
300–303 value added 302 4 237.00–240.00 $239.26 $723 —
307–342 320 10 223.00–225.00 $223.85 $716 -6.15
359–398 370 17 230.00–235.00 $233.35 $863 +11.35
400–410 value added 405 4 228.00–229.00 $228.49 $925 —
400–444 429 14 215.00–221.00 $219.60 $942 -1.93
470 value added 470 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,029 -1.00
455–496 472 39 208.00–216.00 $213.02 $1,005 -1.20
505–525 514 18 200.00–210.00 $206.63 $1,062 -5.50
555–566 563 14 200.00–202.00 $200.57 $1,129 +4.22
568 value added 568 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,238 +8.00
600–646 623 13 184.00–190.00 $185.46 $1,155 -14.54
650 value added 650 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,242 —
656–668 664 11 180.00–187.00 $184.08 $1,222 —
748 748 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,249 —
835 835 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 -8.84
305–325 317 3 200.00–210.00 $204.92 $650 —
390–398 397 7 205.00–210.00 $209.30 $831 -5.43
445 445 1 207.00 $207.00 $921 +1.28
490–495 492 3 197.00–200.00 $198.99 $979 -1.37
500–503 502 3 190.00–195.00 $193.34 $971 -1.49
630–640 636 10 175.00–182.00 $177.41 $1,128 —
685–695 690 2 168.00–169.00 $168.50 $1,163 +1.50
700 700 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,148 —
769 769 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 190.00 $190.00 $437 -23.53
293 293 2 190.00 $190.00 $557 -7.00
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 -20.00
525 525 1 179.00 $179.00 $940 -2.46
635 635 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,067 -1.00
765 765 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 247.00 $247.00 $778 -6.00
352 value added 352 5 252.00 $252.00 $887 -2.95
351–398 380 15 235.00–238.00 $236.43 $898 -6.02
400–443 414 14 226.00–232.00 $228.92 $948 -0.40
458–488 478 8 226.00–229.00 $228.16 $1,091 +4.18
502–503 502 11 215.00–218.00 $216.09 $1,085 —
562–585 566 6 204.00–205.00 $204.17 $1,156 —
619–630 621 6 196.00–197.00 $196.83 $1,222 +6.83
672 672 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,324 +4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–317 306 8 240.00–245.00 $241.94 $740 -5.06
388 388 2 234.00 $234.00 $908 +5.89
400–410 408 5 222.00–225.00 $222.59 $908 +0.59
469 469 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,032 +4.84
525–545 538 12 210.00–214.00 $211.90 $1,140 +8.38
645 645 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,200 +4.00
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 240.00 $240.00 $504 +10.00
250–283 270 5 237.00–240.00 $238.11 $643 +11.80
430–445 438 2 215.00 $215.00 $942 +18.44
490 490 1 187.00 $187.00 $916 -13.99
550–575 563 2 187.00–195.00 $191.09 $1,076 +16.09
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1615 1144 80-85% 37 90.00–100.00 $94.89 $1,086 —
1130–1315 1187 80-85% 6 87.00–89.00 $88.34 $1,049 —
975–1440 1197 80-85% 25 105.00–115.00 $108.17 $1,295 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–890 880 85-90% 4 87.00–89.00 $88.01 $774 —
800–1195 992 85-90% 19 79.00–86.00 $82.52 $819 —
925–1105 1029 85-90% 17 70.00–77.00 $73.53 $757 +0.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $968 —
1200–1335 1267 75-80% 3 102.00–104.00 $103.30 $1,309 —
1405–1455 1430 75-80% 2 94.00–97.00 $95.47 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,350 —
1495–1875 1685 4 120.00–126.00 $122.35 $2,062 —
1545–1900 1723 2 111.00–119.00 $115.41 $1,989 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
870–960 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–950.00 $918.70
750–1080 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–900.00 $810.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–870 813 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–900.00 $888.38
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1075–1115 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.73

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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
1056–1460 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,309.38 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1043–1238 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,155.29 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 -291.99

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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.