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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

1,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.30/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 414 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.57/cwt +10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 382 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.13/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,311 2,160 2,358
Feeder cattle 1,015 1,402 1,803
Slaughter cattle 192 445 455
Replacement cattle 104 313 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (495) Athens (361), Donalsonville (265), Jackson (94), Moultrie (94), and Washington (190). No trends available due to markets being closed previous week two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 358 5 190.00 $190.00 $680 +12.19
407–440 415 9 177.50–190.00 $184.60 $766 +4.85
450–495 474 13 160.00–187.00 $170.62 $809 -2.87
500–535 515 10 152.50–182.00 $175.43 $903 +13.04
550–575 569 17 150.00–178.00 $166.07 $945 +20.45
600–610 605 2 155.00–159.00 $157.02 $950 +15.20
650–691 675 5 130.00–155.00 $139.30 $940 +1.87
705–725 713 3 129.00–150.00 $136.45 $973 +0.96
785 785 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,170 +15.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 335 8 170.00–189.00 $178.44 $598 -11.56
350–395 370 4 175.00–185.00 $179.59 $664 -0.41
405–445 422 12 162.50–183.00 $176.88 $746 +11.27
465–495 486 8 151.00–178.00 $167.81 $816 +3.27
505–540 519 7 145.00–170.00 $158.89 $825 +11.50
555–595 572 5 135.00–160.00 $146.49 $838 +8.49
640–645 643 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $1,000 +29.17
700–725 713 2 120.00–137.00 $128.35 $915 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 257 3 170.00–178.00 $172.70 $444 -2.30
300 300 2 169.00 $169.00 $507 +0.68
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 +1.58
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 +0.44
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 +2.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 321 16 150.00–152.00 $150.87 $484 -2.28
350–398 381 16 146.00–158.00 $153.78 $586 +4.14
405–440 414 27 147.00–158.00 $151.30 $626 +1.80
455–485 470 22 137.00–154.00 $149.20 $701 +5.21
500–545 521 21 130.00–148.00 $140.48 $732 +6.46
555–595 576 15 124.00–145.00 $132.07 $761 -2.13
605–630 616 4 124.00–130.00 $128.21 $790 -8.26
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -2.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
285–295 293 4 149.00–157.50 $151.07 $443 +11.50
305–315 310 12 140.00–147.00 $145.26 $450 +6.70
350–395 369 14 130.00–147.50 $141.00 $520 -4.61
405–445 423 17 132.00–145.00 $137.05 $580 -0.69
450–495 473 24 127.00–139.00 $133.13 $630 +1.07
500–545 519 15 121.00–135.00 $127.59 $662 +2.90
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 +6.77
640 640 1 123.00 $123.00 $787 +5.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–242 239 10 135.00–137.00 $136.82 $327 +7.99
260–285 274 5 130.00–142.00 $136.32 $374 +14.08
305–340 325 9 125.00–144.00 $135.84 $441 +8.81
355–395 376 15 110.00–140.00 $129.69 $488 +1.34
405–445 427 10 125.00–130.00 $127.22 $543 +1.27
455–495 476 7 118.00–125.00 $121.09 $576 -0.20
505–535 520 5 110.00–122.00 $116.18 $604 +1.83
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 -1.81
630–645 635 5 112.00–119.00 $116.77 $741 +14.36
675–680 678 3 110.00–115.00 $111.66 $757 +16.66
705–720 713 2 105.00–108.00 $106.52 $759 -0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 +0.64
316–340 319 11 180.00–187.00 $186.13 $594 -3.12
355–395 382 25 175.00–188.00 $184.57 $705 +10.29
405–449 436 14 160.00–187.00 $176.09 $768 +1.51
455–495 475 12 147.50–175.00 $155.27 $738 -7.05
505–545 519 4 140.00–167.00 $149.65 $777 +2.04
555–595 575 2 132.50–143.00 $137.57 $791 -2.41
605–645 618 3 125.00–135.00 $131.52 $813 -2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–290 276 11 180.00–185.00 $181.74 $502 +3.10
300–348 326 13 170.00–183.00 $178.07 $581 +9.10
355–395 373 8 160.00–172.00 $164.92 $615 +3.28
405–445 432 7 140.00–165.00 $153.51 $663 -1.14
455–495 469 10 137.50–165.00 $146.46 $687 +0.96
500–545 519 6 127.50–157.00 $143.00 $742 +6.79
560–590 576 9 125.00–142.00 $135.46 $780 +2.12
645 645 2 121.00–129.00 $125.00 $806 +5.42
655–680 667 3 114.00–129.00 $120.95 $807 +7.19
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 +1.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 227 9 160.00–175.00 $162.87 $370 -5.43
265–290 278 2 172.50–182.50 $177.73 $494 +8.54
310–315 313 2 162.50–170.00 $166.22 $520 +5.38
355–380 367 11 155.00–167.00 $160.66 $590 +11.00
405–445 423 11 135.00–159.00 $152.10 $643 +16.01
455–495 466 11 125.00–145.00 $138.27 $644 +3.59
505–535 518 4 127.50–133.00 $130.67 $677 +5.70
560–590 574 6 120.00–128.00 $123.14 $707 -1.20
605–610 608 2 110.00–119.00 $114.48 $696 -4.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1490 1241 80-85% 46 65.00–76.00 $70.17 $871 +4.22
895–1745 1296 80-85% 5 57.00–61.00 $59.53 $772 -14.42
1125–1605 1360 80-85% 25 73.00–86.00 $77.01 $1,047 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1065 930 85-90% 10 41.00–59.00 $50.67 $471 —
775–1220 966 85-90% 15 52.00–71.00 $61.79 $597 +3.18
780–1190 1011 85-90% 4 68.00–80.00 $73.86 $747 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1585 1383 75-80% 3 55.00–63.00 $60.23 $833 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,169 —
1423–1870 1585 75-80% 11 63.00–74.00 $68.05 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–2230 1488 9 85.00–94.00 $90.03 $1,340 —
1300–1920 1576 9 90.00–105.00 $99.50 $1,568 —
1490–2430 1897 6 75.00–86.00 $80.75 $1,532 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1010 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 600.00–825.00 $731.83
690–1015 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $662.96
795–1015 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–730.00 $716.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1010 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
970–1380 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–940.00 $903.73
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1110 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 79.00–83.00 $80.70 $779
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
600–810 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–72.00 $71.15 $502

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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.