Turner County Stockyard Market Report

Ashburn, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.68/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 517 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.44/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 518 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.85/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 583 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	910	1,241	781
Feeder cattle	739	986	631
Slaughter cattle	83	223	99
Replacement cattle	88	32	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows significantly higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	282.00	$282.00	$846	+10.98
350 value added	350	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,032	—
351–385	368	8	270.00–280.00	$275.16	$1,013	—
414–445	420	11	255.00–260.00	$255.46	$1,073	-7.02
484–490	484	16	250.00	$250.00	$1,210	-1.51
500–535	518	23	245.00–250.00	$247.44	$1,282	+0.57
560–598	583	23	241.00–250.00	$245.85	$1,433	—
609–639	621	13	238.00–245.00	$242.23	$1,504	+0.44
655–675	659	12	228.00–237.00	$231.01	$1,522	—
720	720	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	282.00	$282.00	$691	—
380–385	383	2	262.00–267.00	$264.52	$1,013	+5.05
443	443	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,103	—
460–498	480	4	240.00–247.00	$243.77	$1,170	-0.82
510–524	521	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,250	—
550–578	571	10	230.00–240.00	$235.91	$1,347	—
600–640	617	6	227.00–235.00	$231.54	$1,429	—
680	680	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	277.00	$277.00	$637	—
285	285	1	270.00	$270.00	$770	—
300–322	317	4	250.00–255.00	$251.18	$796	—
389–390	389	5	245.00–255.00	$247.00	$961	—
440	440	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	—
465	465	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,102	+3.54
501–525	507	7	220.00–222.00	$220.57	$1,118	—
585	585	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,316	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–331	328	8	237.00–240.00	$238.13	$781	—
410–449	432	21	229.00–237.00	$231.91	$1,002	+5.81
463–494	482	14	224.00–225.00	$224.79	$1,083	+4.50
500–545	517	31	219.00–228.00	$221.68	$1,146	+11.59
565 value added	565	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,283	—
555–583	576	19	213.00–220.00	$216.60	$1,248	+8.26
600–625 value added	613	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,349	—
625–635	630	2	207.00–210.00	$208.51	$1,314	+3.51
655	655	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,290	-6.47
735 value added	735	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,544	—
780–785	783	2	195.00–197.00	$196.00	$1,535	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	4	235.00–240.00	$238.06	$669	—
325–335	330	2	225.00–230.00	$227.54	$751	-6.04
360–395	374	18	225.00–234.00	$229.25	$857	+3.80
407–435	420	14	217.00–227.00	$222.84	$936	+4.06
455–485	470	12	215.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,018	+7.82
503–545	530	8	207.00–217.00	$212.51	$1,126	—
565–585	581	5	207.00–212.00	$209.78	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
275–290	283	2	225.00–230.00	$227.43	$644	—
310–340	323	4	210.00–220.00	$214.43	$693	—
360–390	375	3	210.00–220.00	$213.20	$800	-3.80
425–430	428	2	205.00–207.00	$206.01	$882	+0.55
450–495	469	4	192.00–200.00	$196.63	$922	—
515	515	1	187.00	$187.00	$963	—
615	615	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,150	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	290.00	$290.00	$652	—
295	295	1	275.00	$275.00	$811	—
315–335	325	3	265.00–275.00	$268.23	$872	—
360 value added	360	2	277.00	$277.00	$997	—
350–395	371	8	257.00–267.00	$260.46	$966	+15.46
430–448	443	5	246.00–252.00	$247.96	$1,098	—
475–485	479	9	237.00–238.00	$237.67	$1,138	+5.99
500–525	501	17	232.00–233.00	$232.88	$1,167	—
565–590	576	5	230.00–237.00	$231.83	$1,335	+5.42
720	720	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—
750	750	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	245.00–252.00	$248.29	$926	+11.47
415–440	430	8	235.00–240.00	$237.26	$1,020	+5.48
450–490	469	9	230.00–236.00	$233.77	$1,096	+11.40
511–535	517	10	222.00–230.00	$224.71	$1,162	—
550–595	567	3	220.00–222.00	$220.65	$1,251	—
645	645	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,367	—
715	715	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	255.00–265.00	$260.17	$567	—
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	—
355–380	368	2	230.00	$230.00	$846	+0.21
440–445	443	2	225.00	$225.00	$997	—
470–475	473	4	210.00–220.00	$216.77	$1,025	—
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—
570	570	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	-5.07

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1165	987	85-90%	9	81.00–88.00	$83.95	$829	—
935–1260	1062	85-90%	10	89.00–96.00	$93.41	$992	+0.11
1045–1140	1127	85-90%	17	97.00–98.00	$97.17	$1,095	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1455	1216	80-85%	7	89.00–97.00	$94.24	$1,146	-13.71
1090–1610	1269	80-85%	22	100.00–106.00	$103.27	$1,310	+11.21
1330	1330	80-85%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,423	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1580	1442	75-80%	5	97.00–105.00	$102.11	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1365	1273	2	108.00–110.00	$108.93	$1,387	—
1210–1925	1494	6	115.00–122.00	$118.63	$1,772	—
1710–1870	1793	3	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$2,259	+1.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1120	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,175.00–1,525.00	$1,359.48
920–1400	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,452.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–875	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–1,000.00	$843.65
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1045–1650	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,506.79	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1240	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,314.80	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.