Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

3,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.19/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 377 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.37/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 522 lb · 80 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.15/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 476 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,478	3,831	4,741
Feeder cattle	1,982	3,067	3,991
Slaughter cattle	1,356	509	578
Replacement cattle	140	255	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1438), Athens (525), Donalsonville (486), Jackson (289), Moultrie (475) and Washington (265). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes over 600 lbs mostly steady, under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	185.00–190.00	$186.77	$607	+1.94
355–375	363	14	180.00–190.00	$186.24	$676	+4.52
405–449	417	20	173.00–188.00	$179.58	$749	+6.03
455–487	478	43	159.00–180.00	$162.32	$776	-4.09
500–545	517	14	148.00–157.00	$153.70	$795	-1.85
553–590	571	51	140.00–160.00	$150.92	$862	-1.78
600–606	602	3	135.00–141.00	$138.34	$833	-2.52
665–690	674	4	130.00–133.00	$131.27	$885	-12.21
705–740	714	18	126.00–133.00	$131.73	$941	-4.27
755–790	774	4	118.00–123.00	$120.51	$933	-10.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	5	176.00–185.00	$180.55	$493	—
301–340	323	13	170.00–179.00	$177.42	$573	—
355–395	373	6	160.00–180.00	$167.89	$626	-8.61
401–445	422	38	150.00–174.00	$166.04	$701	+5.34
455–499	476	20	149.00–163.00	$159.90	$761	+1.98
515	515	2	147.50	$147.50	$760	+5.28
560–595	592	12	139.00–142.00	$139.65	$827	+2.32
605–620	607	8	140.00–144.00	$143.49	$871	+5.18
653–690	660	9	123.00–130.00	$126.36	$834	-7.91
760–790	775	2	109.00–112.00	$110.47	$856	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	8	165.00–175.00	$171.58	$470	—
305–345	334	9	165.00–175.00	$170.47	$569	+28.82
355–380	363	6	140.00–165.00	$153.77	$558	—
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	+0.01
455–495	476	11	139.00–158.00	$147.64	$703	—
505–547	521	18	119.00–150.00	$129.21	$673	—
605–630	615	3	121.00–127.00	$124.35	$765	+4.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	229	4	140.00–150.00	$144.38	$331	+3.36
265–299	286	36	135.00–150.00	$141.09	$404	—
300–335	319	10	127.00–150.00	$139.89	$446	+1.46
355–394	377	82	125.00–140.00	$137.19	$517	-1.68
405–445	420	36	120.00–140.00	$133.54	$561	+2.05
455–499	478	40	120.00–133.00	$126.98	$607	-4.78
505–545	525	55	115.00–131.00	$124.60	$654	-0.94
555–599	575	22	112.00–129.00	$119.01	$684	-0.82
605–645	619	33	105.00–126.00	$121.70	$753	+8.01
705–741	733	10	109.00–111.00	$110.61	$811	+4.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	140.00–142.00	$140.63	$474	+1.14
355–380	365	25	138.00–144.00	$143.39	$523	+1.31
401–445	423	39	130.00–148.00	$139.23	$589	-2.66
455–496	476	65	126.00–144.00	$136.15	$648	-4.97
500–549	522	80	123.00–141.00	$136.37	$712	+7.71
555–595	571	18	120.00–131.00	$127.39	$727	-2.75
605 value added	605	3	129.00	$129.00	$780	—
600–645	617	19	115.00–128.00	$122.86	$758	-8.09
655–695	657	57	110.00–130.00	$128.03	$841	+5.83
757–780	762	12	115.00–131.00	$125.16	$954	+9.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	135.00–138.00	$136.52	$332	—
275–290	278	9	117.50–135.00	$128.27	$357	+0.75
304–345	323	32	115.00–135.00	$126.90	$410	-3.49
355–395	371	26	112.00–145.00	$128.75	$478	-0.69
405–445	426	38	110.00–135.00	$125.84	$536	-1.62
455–495	468	18	110.00–127.50	$121.15	$567	-0.81
500–545	520	11	107.00–120.00	$114.92	$598	+1.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	15	155.00–178.00	$168.30	$463	-11.50
300–345	320	12	152.00–175.00	$168.13	$538	-2.24
355–395	370	19	150.00–178.00	$164.48	$609	+2.14
405–445	424	29	140.00–170.00	$156.69	$664	+5.50
455–495	472	31	130.00–147.50	$140.32	$662	+3.01
500–545	521	25	124.00–139.00	$132.04	$688	+2.46
550–595	571	32	121.00–130.00	$126.19	$721	+0.42
600–645	619	12	110.00–125.00	$118.54	$734	-2.92
655–695	673	22	110.00–119.00	$115.44	$777	+3.17
705–745	729	6	104.00–112.00	$107.27	$782	-0.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	6	150.00–185.00	$165.13	$438	-27.19
305–345	326	11	145.00–185.00	$169.18	$552	-6.44
355–395	370	24	143.00–183.00	$170.32	$630	-1.33
400–445	422	16	155.00–167.50	$160.65	$678	-3.62
455–490	473	9	147.50–155.00	$151.80	$718	+2.25
500–545	517	13	140.00–150.00	$146.55	$758	+3.22
555–595	578	8	129.00–135.00	$131.56	$760	-3.19
605–645	624	7	122.50–132.50	$128.91	$804	-2.34
655–695	676	10	117.00–127.00	$121.98	$825	-5.22
705–745	732	3	122.50–124.00	$122.98	$900	+5.91
755–795	775	4	109.00–116.00	$112.20	$870	-2.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	261	7	140.00–150.00	$142.87	$373	-1.36
300–345	321	6	130.00–160.00	$143.19	$460	-15.97
355–390	365	6	132.00–168.00	$148.30	$541	-1.01
405–445	431	21	125.00–160.00	$141.89	$612	+0.88
455–495	464	12	115.00–137.00	$128.24	$595	+2.27
505–545	524	17	115.00–127.50	$120.71	$633	-3.42
605–645	619	7	100.00–115.00	$108.96	$674	+1.28
660–680	667	3	100.00–111.00	$106.05	$707	+0.81
790–795	793	2	101.00–104.00	$102.50	$813	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1370	1102	80-85%	38	40.00–59.00	$53.33	$588	—
870–1465	1185	80-85%	80	50.00–67.00	$60.59	$718	—
1010–1750	1250	80-85%	54	62.00–74.00	$67.18	$840	+12.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1225	949	85-90%	25	40.00–51.00	$45.44	$431	—
800–1305	1038	85-90%	22	45.00–58.00	$50.49	$524	—
1025–1160	1093	85-90%	2	59.00–65.00	$61.81	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1395	1337	75-80%	3	52.00–58.00	$55.24	$739	—
1050–1720	1455	75-80%	30	54.00–66.00	$62.52	$910	—
1255–1750	1536	75-80%	10	66.00–78.00	$68.33	$1,050	+9.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–2380	1448	22	75.00–90.00	$84.04	$1,217	—
1030–1890	1490	13	70.00–81.00	$76.27	$1,136	-8.63
1360–2280	1785	10	83.00–100.00	$93.34	$1,666	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–960	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00–475.00	$442.11
840–1130	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–680.00	$607.84
800–1095	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	525.00–750.00	$605.18
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1155	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	62.00–87.00	$73.52	$787
1005–1240	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	54.00–60.00	$57.31	$644
1055–1350	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–70.00	$66.07	$795
1070–1645	1358	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–70.00	$67.58	$918

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1350	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	780.00–970.00	$881.31
1110–1195	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1285	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	52.00–57.00	$54.92	$604

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–950	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	520.00–700.00	$600.58

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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
700–1245	849	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	600.00–685.00	$636.72	—
985–1115	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–730.00	$629.12	-540.88
945–1410	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	675.00–1,110.00	$983.16	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1125	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,074.43	—
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1245	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	970.00–1,000.00	$983.90	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1085	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–870.00	$859.49	—

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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.