Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

2,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.25/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 419 lb · 74 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.23/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 374 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.25/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 473 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,658	2,818	2,971
Feeder cattle	2,008	2,170	2,413
Slaughter cattle	475	455	321
Replacement cattle	175	193	237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1147), Athens (341), Donalsonville (537), Jackson (112), Moultrie (240) and Washington (281). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	190.00	$190.00	$648	+4.26
355–379	364	22	180.00–197.00	$190.57	$694	+6.56
400–446	428	22	177.50–190.00	$184.75	$791	-2.33
455–480	461	14	160.00–188.00	$180.90	$834	+0.12
500–545	527	48	150.00–179.00	$173.18	$913	+4.40
555–560	558	2	144.00–149.00	$146.51	$818	-20.55
605–648	625	31	132.00–160.00	$157.38	$984	+1.18
655–690	667	31	130.00–161.00	$150.05	$1,001	+3.87
720	720	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,066	±0.00
770–776	775	5	131.00–147.00	$143.82	$1,115	+1.26
835	835	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,169	—
912	912	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	274	13	170.00–185.00	$175.46	$481	-7.74
300–315	311	11	170.00–185.00	$177.67	$553	+1.17
355–380	373	17	170.00–187.00	$180.47	$673	-1.68
400–445	434	15	160.00–179.00	$174.57	$758	-1.00
455–480	469	15	150.00–180.00	$170.20	$798	+4.79
505–545	518	13	143.00–171.00	$160.70	$832	-0.75
550–595	564	17	135.00–161.00	$154.88	$874	+0.95
600–645	624	13	150.00–159.00	$157.77	$984	+12.36
720–725	723	2	150.00–151.00	$150.50	$1,088	—
818	818	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	215	3	166.00–170.00	$168.54	$362	—
280–290	285	2	175.00–190.00	$182.63	$520	+10.58
300–345	318	8	150.00–180.00	$167.54	$533	-4.92
355–390	373	2	167.00–170.00	$168.43	$628	-4.76
400–445	423	9	150.00–163.00	$157.45	$666	-7.04
460–495	476	5	144.00–164.00	$155.69	$741	-6.80
505–530	518	2	156.00–159.00	$157.46	$816	+0.05
560–585	573	2	125.00–140.00	$132.66	$760	-8.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	180.00–184.00	$181.98	$379	+6.98
255–278	265	6	145.00–154.00	$148.73	$394	—
330–349	344	31	145.00–162.00	$155.56	$535	+1.08
355–395	374	54	145.00–167.50	$155.23	$581	+0.18
400–445	419	74	142.00–162.50	$153.25	$642	+0.84
453–493	473	51	140.00–159.00	$149.25	$706	+5.91
500–545	518	30	135.00–157.00	$145.59	$754	+5.50
513–530 value added	519	3	158.00–159.00	$158.34	$822	—
555–599	569	19	130.00–147.00	$141.43	$805	+0.15
600–640	620	33	120.00–148.00	$140.89	$874	+10.11
635 value added	635	1	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
655–690	664	11	122.00–135.00	$132.12	$877	+1.75
733 value added	733	2	128.00	$128.00	$938	—
735	735	1	135.00	$135.00	$992	+17.48
761–790	777	18	106.00–133.00	$121.80	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	214	7	145.00–170.00	$155.71	$333	—
255–270	257	8	150.00–156.00	$151.27	$389	+5.29
305–345	318	33	140.00–155.00	$149.18	$474	+5.71
355–395	365	17	136.00–160.00	$149.43	$545	+3.94
405–445	428	8	135.00–148.00	$143.85	$616	+2.44
455–495	468	30	130.00–149.00	$141.63	$663	+7.93
500–541	525	10	128.00–145.00	$134.02	$704	+4.99
555–580	566	8	121.00–137.00	$130.52	$739	+4.02
605–645	621	9	115.00–120.00	$118.63	$737	-14.81
680	680	1	126.00	$126.00	$857	+13.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	239	7	130.00–158.00	$140.07	$335	+1.51
255–290	270	23	132.00–155.00	$140.78	$380	+1.46
305–345	327	12	130.00–157.50	$141.02	$461	+4.46
355–390	376	7	120.00–137.00	$126.73	$477	-4.09
400–445	419	14	125.00–135.00	$130.30	$546	+4.23
455–495	476	8	120.00–135.00	$125.82	$599	+5.69
500–545	516	12	117.50–127.00	$122.04	$630	+1.53
555–595	568	8	108.00–118.00	$113.35	$644	-8.56
605–645	624	11	103.00–125.00	$113.35	$707	+14.61
685	685	2	110.00–117.00	$113.50	$777	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	190.00	$190.00	$456	—
255–285	266	10	177.00–190.00	$182.04	$484	-6.21
300–345	321	28	160.00–190.00	$177.45	$570	-4.99
355–380	369	14	160.00–182.00	$173.87	$642	-1.40
405–445	422	16	152.00–177.00	$163.47	$690	-5.53
457–495	466	14	149.00–170.00	$154.61	$720	-7.02
505–540	528	6	146.00–161.00	$156.48	$826	+6.78
550–595	577	20	130.00–158.00	$140.41	$810	+2.96
605–645	625	11	121.00–136.00	$126.42	$790	+0.81
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	+8.49
705–740	728	3	106.00–109.00	$108.03	$786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–293	285	3	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
325–330	327	9	187.00–192.00	$189.68	$620	-2.39
360–399	385	15	180.00–190.00	$186.81	$719	-2.06
400–445	419	17	170.00–187.00	$180.71	$757	-3.08
452–495	471	26	150.00–182.00	$171.48	$808	-0.10
500–545	513	14	149.00–172.00	$162.42	$833	-0.33
550–585	568	2	147.50–162.00	$154.53	$878	+7.43
605–640	628	3	130.00–132.00	$130.64	$820	-12.32
655–690	667	6	120.00–128.00	$124.40	$830	-6.67
705–740	716	4	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$838	-15.08
790–795	793	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	213	4	167.00–177.00	$169.41	$361	-11.65
255–280	271	10	155.00–170.00	$159.69	$433	+0.52
305–345	319	14	150.00–175.00	$160.24	$511	-11.84
360–395	380	11	145.00–163.00	$153.12	$582	-9.86
405–445	425	10	135.00–160.00	$151.50	$644	-5.58
450–495	470	14	130.00–148.00	$140.94	$662	-6.18
505–545	526	20	130.00–148.00	$135.92	$715	+0.96
555–595	568	5	124.00–132.50	$127.31	$723	+2.98
600–640	620	2	115.00–116.00	$115.52	$716	-3.04
690–695	693	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1485	1127	80-85%	53	53.00–69.00	$62.01	$699	—
875–1490	1223	80-85%	77	61.00–77.00	$70.64	$864	-0.23
855–1595	1284	80-85%	32	69.00–85.00	$77.79	$999	+12.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1155	975	85-90%	27	41.00–59.00	$50.81	$495	-9.41
700–1240	1023	85-90%	52	51.00–68.00	$58.28	$596	—
980–1220	1084	85-90%	9	62.00–79.00	$67.40	$731	-2.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1545	1427	75-80%	7	55.00–62.00	$59.28	$846	+3.74
1230–1595	1429	75-80%	16	71.00–77.00	$73.60	$1,052	+18.06
1140–1750	1451	75-80%	29	62.00–72.00	$67.10	$974	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–2065	1334	22	71.00–90.00	$85.66	$1,143	—
1020–1855	1394	19	81.00–98.00	$91.40	$1,274	+1.92
1530–1995	1757	10	91.00–106.00	$99.90	$1,755	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–970	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	575.00–875.00	$712.73
810–1145	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–925.00	$843.56
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
810–1220	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–720.00	$712.02
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–795	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	72.00–75.00	$73.55	$566
820–1555	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	68.00–85.00	$74.34	$805
775–1520	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	65.00–87.00	$68.25	$837

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1425	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	930.00–1,050.00	$966.76
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1175–1285	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–940.00	$919.11
1665	1665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	965.00	$965.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–985	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	63.00–70.00	$65.83	$606
930–1100	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	71.00–73.00	$71.92	$730

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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
865–1050	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	550.00–775.00	$680.32	—
945–1140	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–1,050.00	$914.03	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	-130.00
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	450.00	$450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.