Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

2,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.17/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 427 lb · 73 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.83/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 519 lb · 56 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.17/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 376 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,933	2,967	3,369
Feeder cattle	2,194	2,286	2,750
Slaughter cattle	446	385	489
Replacement cattle	293	296	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (975), Athens (596), Donalsonville (669), Jackson (221), Moultrie (186) and Washington (286). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, under 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 6.00 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
309–330	312	33	180.00–200.00	$196.12	$612	+13.39
360–390	373	6	185.00–195.00	$188.11	$702	+7.17
400–445	416	31	175.00–183.00	$179.03	$745	+2.45
455–480	464	20	169.00–185.00	$171.95	$798	+4.47
500–541	529	13	150.00–161.00	$158.27	$837	-4.39
550–576	560	15	154.00–160.00	$158.39	$887	-0.79
605–635	619	13	140.00–156.00	$150.33	$931	+2.32
655–675	665	3	135.00–141.00	$138.69	$922	-3.53
740	740	1	127.00	$127.00	$940	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	182.00–188.00	$184.97	$477	+18.28
301–345	326	14	170.00–190.00	$176.50	$575	+7.90
355–399	392	21	175.00–183.00	$179.90	$705	+9.26
401–445	428	31	162.50–182.00	$172.65	$739	+7.63
455–495	472	12	150.00–173.00	$163.51	$772	+11.39
500–540	527	13	140.00–165.00	$155.53	$820	+6.58
580–595	588	2	148.00–149.00	$148.51	$873	+0.52
610	610	1	135.00	$135.00	$824	-0.31
665–695	680	2	120.00–128.00	$124.09	$844	-10.90
710	710	1	125.00	$125.00	$888	-8.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	170.00–175.00	$172.33	$379	—
270	270	3	170.00–178.00	$172.67	$466	-7.33
355–385	373	6	160.00–170.00	$166.12	$620	+11.62
425–430	428	3	160.00–170.00	$166.69	$713	+7.84
460–495	476	4	147.50–160.00	$155.42	$740	+7.20
510–545	533	5	130.00–154.00	$138.45	$738	+4.15
701–740	721	2	100.00–110.00	$105.14	$758	-19.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	12	139.00–150.00	$142.82	$397	+3.52
300–345	322	23	132.50–150.00	$140.71	$453	-0.87
355–398	376	47	125.00–154.00	$139.17	$523	-0.69
400–445	427	73	120.00–142.50	$133.17	$569	-3.26
455–495	476	39	118.00–139.00	$130.28	$620	-2.75
500–549	517	44	120.00–130.00	$127.16	$657	+0.67
555–595	574	12	115.00–129.00	$121.60	$698	+0.33
600–649	630	20	100.00–124.00	$115.02	$725	-1.66
655–695	678	12	100.00–118.00	$111.27	$754	+2.58
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	-13.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	8	153.00	$153.00	$444	—
302–335	310	6	145.00–147.50	$146.81	$455	+0.65
355–390	363	29	140.00–147.00	$143.91	$522	-0.79
405–445	426	14	135.00–144.00	$140.03	$597	-1.68
451–495	466	28	130.00–143.00	$137.15	$639	+1.04
500–545	519	56	124.00–140.00	$133.83	$695	-1.24
555–595	572	23	120.00–138.00	$128.74	$736	-2.02
600–645	619	19	120.00–130.00	$124.69	$772	-1.09
655–695	669	4	120.00–129.00	$122.70	$821	-7.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	5	130.00–140.00	$136.05	$310	+0.54
250–295	272	13	130.00–138.00	$134.20	$365	+10.90
305–345	324	12	125.00–138.00	$129.99	$421	-3.01
350–395	373	16	115.00–145.00	$129.89	$484	+0.88
405–445	425	43	110.00–138.00	$126.44	$537	-0.39
455–495	469	14	117.00–127.50	$123.26	$578	+2.47
500–545	522	9	105.00–117.50	$114.21	$596	-1.44
600–645	628	11	100.00–114.00	$105.42	$662	+0.69
705–740	723	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$727	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	195.00	$195.00	$400	-2.56
292	292	3	197.00	$197.00	$575	+8.68
300–345	329	21	175.00–190.00	$182.96	$602	+2.11
353–395	371	32	170.00–188.00	$174.95	$649	-2.71
370–385 value added	378	2	182.00–187.00	$184.55	$698	—
405–440 value added	413	10	175.00–182.00	$177.49	$733	—
400–445	428	28	165.00–180.00	$170.11	$728	-0.92
455–465 value added	462	3	172.00–180.00	$177.37	$819	+1.88
455–495	474	35	150.00–165.00	$158.12	$749	-3.93
500–545	520	29	143.00–157.50	$149.05	$775	-4.06
555–595	574	21	130.00–148.00	$138.03	$792	-0.62
600–645	628	19	124.00–137.00	$131.57	$826	-3.23
655–675	665	2	131.00–134.00	$132.48	$881	+1.62
700	700	1	118.00	$118.00	$826	-6.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–235	219	4	170.00–180.00	$176.17	$386	-15.64
255–280	274	7	170.00–190.00	$180.36	$494	+1.38
305–345	322	16	165.00–181.00	$171.71	$553	+0.83
355–397	371	29	157.00–172.50	$163.00	$605	-8.33
400–445	425	17	150.00–167.00	$158.69	$674	+0.97
455–495	478	25	135.00–155.00	$148.68	$711	-1.98
500–545	523	35	130.00–143.00	$134.93	$706	-6.66
555–595	573	22	121.00–140.00	$128.99	$739	-0.09
600–645	621	18	114.00–129.00	$123.35	$766	+2.75
655–695	673	3	111.00–121.00	$116.90	$787	+0.71
700–745	723	10	105.00–123.00	$113.55	$821	+1.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	167.00–175.00	$170.76	$364	-7.86
260–275	265	6	160.00–180.00	$166.66	$442	-3.78
300–345	324	9	140.00–175.00	$154.61	$501	+1.21
355–390	370	10	140.00–155.00	$147.19	$545	-4.18
405–445	423	18	135.00–157.50	$144.09	$610	-4.70
455–495	477	16	120.00–144.00	$134.93	$644	-4.10
500–545	515	18	120.00–132.00	$127.38	$656	+1.40
555–595	566	11	112.50–124.00	$120.19	$680	+3.39
605–640	616	4	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$693	-0.73
655–695	674	9	102.00–110.00	$106.51	$718	+0.78
705–740	721	5	104.00–106.00	$104.80	$756	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1785	1218	80-85%	32	50.00–64.00	$58.21	$709	+1.29
1010–1510	1232	80-85%	24	63.00–80.00	$72.70	$896	+15.78
890–1569	1249	80-85%	74	55.00–72.00	$64.02	$800	+7.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1500	949	85-90%	35	40.00–58.00	$50.19	$476	—
795–1355	997	85-90%	52	51.00–66.00	$58.06	$579	—
780–1165	1052	85-90%	9	60.00–74.00	$68.24	$718	+10.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1630	1416	75-80%	20	55.00–69.00	$64.23	$909	—
1130–1735	1442	75-80%	7	64.00–77.00	$71.23	$1,027	—
1285–1760	1497	75-80%	10	52.00–58.00	$54.55	$817	-10.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1630	1356	17	75.00–84.00	$80.45	$1,091	—
1150–2030	1589	20	78.00–89.00	$85.59	$1,360	—
1535–2200	1717	13	89.00–99.00	$93.55	$1,606	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–875	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–600.00	$558.70
635–1110	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	600.00–750.00	$664.83
715–1200	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–630.00	$626.27
680–1245	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	670.00–725.00	$695.73
820–1320	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	575.00–775.00	$695.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–960	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–640.00	$635.45
875–1295	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	800.00–975.00	$853.79
1005–1255	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	720.00–880.00	$802.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1320	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	52.00–70.00	$62.99	$648

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1095	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	56.00–59.00	$57.47	$617

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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
875–1220	959	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	500.00–775.00	$636.84	—
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1073–1225	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	750.00–875.00	$827.80	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1295–1370	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00–1,200.00	$1,151.85	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.