Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

3,534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.32/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 478 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.32/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 521 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $179.04/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 432 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,534	4,035	430
Feeder cattle	2,694	3,005	252
Slaughter cattle	587	736	118
Replacement cattle	253	294	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1723), Athens (559), Donalsonville (406), Jackson (178), Moultrie (285) and Washington (383). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	3	200.00–215.00	$209.10	$665	+2.04
360–375	373	9	197.00–200.00	$197.32	$736	-7.51
405–445	426	13	185.00–195.00	$188.83	$804	+0.54
460–490	473	8	175.00–188.00	$178.17	$843	-5.26
505–541	514	34	168.00–189.00	$171.99	$884	-4.49
555–597	579	35	160.00–178.00	$166.75	$965	+2.95
600–633	619	41	156.00–165.00	$159.80	$989	+7.24
677	677	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,009	+0.34
715–745	722	17	144.00–151.00	$149.57	$1,080	+0.57
772	772	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,058	—
822–823	822	8	140.00–144.00	$143.00	$1,175	-7.00
1050–1065	1055	3	115.00–117.00	$115.67	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	197.50	$197.50	$553	-2.95
310–340	323	15	187.00–210.00	$199.06	$643	+15.06
365–390	381	14	182.00–200.00	$193.69	$738	-2.11
405–449	429	19	172.00–188.00	$177.65	$762	-6.27
455–495	475	21	169.00–181.00	$174.88	$831	-2.66
500–545	523	5	160.00–165.00	$162.88	$852	-9.96
555–595	572	10	150.00–169.00	$161.04	$921	+8.41
610–645	631	7	149.00–156.00	$152.44	$962	+2.44
690–695	694	5	135.00–140.00	$139.01	$965	-8.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	276	5	200.00–208.00	$203.30	$561	+13.80
310–345	331	9	175.00–198.00	$192.37	$637	+10.09
360–395	382	5	162.00–185.00	$178.23	$681	-0.64
410–442	429	9	152.00–180.00	$168.31	$722	+1.11
460–491	487	8	151.00–167.50	$152.95	$745	-11.08
505–545	529	10	147.00–158.00	$154.19	$816	-4.96
555–595	568	3	145.00–147.50	$146.63	$833	+3.65
601–645	637	7	125.00–135.00	$128.93	$821	—
685	685	1	124.00	$124.00	$849	-18.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–299	297	18	166.00–167.00	$166.05	$493	+4.17
330–332	332	6	163.00–165.00	$164.67	$547	+2.94
350–397	376	43	157.00–165.00	$161.85	$609	-0.90
403 value added	403	3	166.00	$166.00	$669	—
400–440	416	9	145.00–156.00	$149.62	$622	-6.60
450–499	478	58	141.00–154.00	$145.32	$695	-10.32
500–545	521	52	139.00–155.00	$144.32	$752	-5.28
555–595	577	40	135.00–150.00	$139.75	$806	-5.70
600–640	625	18	125.00–142.00	$135.28	$846	+2.06
655–666	664	8	130.00–138.00	$136.14	$904	+3.84
705–745	724	16	119.00–131.00	$128.32	$929	+1.90
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	+2.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	4	150.00–160.00	$155.65	$358	-0.72
255–285	270	4	150.00–160.00	$156.14	$422	+0.40
310–345	324	13	145.00–167.50	$151.18	$490	-4.70
355–395	372	35	140.00–160.00	$150.51	$560	-4.39
401–445	421	43	137.00–157.50	$147.27	$620	-1.32
455–495	473	43	135.00–150.00	$142.94	$676	-0.17
500–545	522	41	129.00–148.00	$139.03	$726	+0.37
550–598	576	28	126.00–141.00	$133.25	$768	+0.02
605–645	630	26	125.00–132.50	$126.43	$797	-5.33
655–695	681	5	119.00–129.00	$122.12	$832	+2.31
730	730	1	113.00	$113.00	$825	-9.68
795	795	12	113.00	$113.00	$898	+7.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	-5.10
255–290	275	18	140.00–150.00	$143.08	$393	-7.47
300–345	329	20	130.00–145.00	$138.05	$454	-11.82
355–395	368	42	130.00–155.00	$142.61	$525	-2.33
405–445	420	32	130.00–147.50	$141.20	$593	-2.42
450–495	466	12	125.00–140.00	$133.59	$623	+0.86
500–545	521	15	124.00–138.00	$130.41	$679	+5.54
555–599	574	16	120.00–128.00	$122.86	$705	-2.38
605–645	612	6	117.50–120.00	$119.56	$732	+4.27
685–690	687	3	105.00–113.00	$110.32	$758	-4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–213	212	9	190.00–200.00	$198.93	$422	+0.65
263–299	284	16	178.00–190.00	$187.04	$531	-3.57
305–345	334	15	178.00–200.00	$181.69	$607	-9.57
350–395	371	22	160.00–190.00	$176.31	$654	-1.54
405–445	420	28	160.00–186.00	$171.25	$719	+1.47
455–495	470	21	154.00–176.00	$162.34	$763	-4.26
500–545	519	24	137.00–159.00	$149.21	$774	-3.40
555–595	566	9	140.00–147.50	$143.30	$811	-1.02
601–645	616	14	115.00–140.00	$134.56	$829	-1.14
655–695	664	5	122.00–136.00	$130.62	$867	+2.42
780–795	788	3	116.00–120.00	$118.35	$933	-0.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	160.00–168.00	$164.36	$370	-15.98
263–298	280	10	170.00–172.00	$170.39	$477	-10.92
305–345	322	11	167.50–190.00	$177.79	$572	+0.08
355–390	367	23	150.00–187.00	$164.12	$602	-4.52
405–445	426	25	151.00–175.00	$162.78	$693	+2.06
450–495	477	30	140.00–162.50	$149.62	$714	-3.76
500–545	517	23	130.00–147.00	$139.19	$720	-1.33
555–595	569	16	127.50–139.00	$134.35	$764	+0.01
605–645	615	9	110.00–130.00	$124.29	$764	+1.04
655–695	678	6	107.00–126.00	$116.35	$789	-0.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	210.00–215.00	$212.31	$484	+0.36
270–295	287	3	190.00–200.00	$194.12	$557	-11.88
305–349	334	6	185.00–215.00	$204.47	$683	+7.60
350–395	367	24	180.00–200.00	$187.45	$688	-5.42
405–448	432	43	172.00–197.00	$179.04	$773	-5.30
455–490	475	5	170.00–192.00	$178.30	$847	+0.74
505–525	511	17	140.00–163.00	$158.41	$809	+0.92
555–590	566	7	135.00–145.00	$139.03	$787	—
610–640	630	3	130.00–134.00	$131.29	$827	-12.27
660–695	682	7	130.00–139.00	$133.86	$913	-7.69
715–745	735	5	123.00–137.00	$129.65	$953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1810	1193	80-85%	47	60.00–76.00	$70.74	$844	—
920–1910	1237	80-85%	112	70.00–86.00	$79.68	$986	+1.71
965–1500	1254	80-85%	60	82.00–94.00	$88.98	$1,116	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1150	953	85-90%	29	50.00–70.00	$60.50	$577	-15.91
810–1170	977	85-90%	61	52.00–78.00	$65.48	$640	-10.93
835–1375	1008	85-90%	24	71.00–87.00	$78.09	$787	+14.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1590	1370	75-80%	10	60.00–72.00	$68.02	$932	—
1315–1665	1431	75-80%	13	80.00–94.00	$85.62	$1,225	+1.52
1220–1885	1627	75-80%	39	73.00–87.00	$79.13	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1840	1480	17	87.00–100.00	$95.09	$1,407	—
1310–1995	1637	15	95.00–110.00	$103.40	$1,693	—
1375–2010	1717	14	105.00–120.00	$113.03	$1,941	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
730–1405	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	550.00–900.00	$750.64
760–1295	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	500.00–925.00	$719.39
760–1120	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–760.00	$695.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1195	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	900.00–970.00	$943.30
860–1550	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	825.00–1,225.00	$956.86
875–1390	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	825.00–1,275.00	$989.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1025	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	71.00–78.00	$74.78	$710
880–1010	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	80.00–115.00	$94.64	$899
935–1020	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–82.00	$80.09	$783
820–1145	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	90.00–118.00	$106.16	$1,105
1095–1100	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	75.00–77.00	$76.00	$834

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1445	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	75.00–85.00	$78.72	$853

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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
855–1175	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,072.35	—
950–1390	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,124.48	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-295.67

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.