Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

2,657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.20/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 525 lb · 96 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.72/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 424 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.67/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 576 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,657	3,679	2,608
Feeder cattle	2,124	2,609	1,923
Slaughter cattle	364	705	463
Replacement cattle	169	365	222

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1182), Athens (349), Donalsonville (553), Jackson (167), Moultrie (181) and Washington (225). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. 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
350	350	1	205.00	$205.00	$718	-0.25
400–445	423	2	188.00–198.00	$192.73	$815	+13.64
455–475	474	37	170.00–180.00	$177.74	$842	-9.88
505–530	514	4	163.00–167.00	$165.72	$852	-7.41
555–590	576	41	162.00–174.00	$167.67	$966	+1.41
615–640	635	10	144.00–161.00	$155.99	$991	-3.70
650–695	675	25	133.00–150.00	$148.62	$1,003	-4.12
725–735	730	2	141.00–151.00	$145.97	$1,066	-2.88
770	770	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,032	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	328	3	188.00–195.00	$190.24	$624	+24.40
355–395	376	20	185.00–194.00	$188.35	$708	+6.59
420–445	428	18	165.00–189.00	$182.88	$783	-0.83
455–485	472	5	160.00–184.00	$172.17	$813	-2.79
500–545	523	11	152.00–165.00	$156.28	$817	-4.51
555–560	558	4	161.00–162.00	$161.50	$901	+14.00
600–640	617	5	140.00–150.00	$145.85	$900	—
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	-19.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–349	338	22	162.00–190.00	$169.25	$572	+0.32
355–385	370	2	160.00–177.00	$168.84	$625	-14.32
455–495	467	11	150.00–167.00	$157.44	$735	-7.05
500–535	513	3	135.00–145.00	$140.77	$722	-6.23
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	-15.00
617–635	618	19	140.00–148.00	$140.48	$868	-3.54
656–670	659	5	136.00–146.00	$143.97	$949	+23.64
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	166.00	$166.00	$473	—
305–340	326	21	160.00–178.00	$168.70	$550	+3.06
355–395	373	30	162.00–178.00	$165.18	$616	-4.70
400–441	424	47	155.00–174.00	$166.72	$707	+0.79
450–496	481	24	143.00–164.00	$155.78	$749	-1.87
500–535	523	57	143.00–160.00	$152.47	$797	+0.20
502–538 value added	528	39	154.00–155.00	$154.27	$815	—
550–590	562	28	130.00–159.00	$147.35	$828	-4.31
602 value added	602	22	149.00	$149.00	$897	+3.00
605–645	614	12	121.00–140.00	$134.94	$829	—
670	670	18	141.00	$141.00	$945	+4.82
705 value added	705	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,036	—
710–745	728	2	119.00–126.00	$122.42	$891	-6.17
768	768	5	120.00	$120.00	$922	+2.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
270–297	287	8	155.00–165.00	$161.01	$462	+5.38
300–335	316	33	142.00–159.00	$156.94	$496	-0.35
355–395	377	21	140.00–168.00	$154.36	$582	+1.12
410–445	431	25	140.00–168.00	$152.54	$657	+4.31
450–495	470	22	131.00–158.00	$145.93	$686	-0.02
500–545	519	15	135.00–151.00	$141.81	$736	-1.00
550–595	569	9	120.00–140.00	$132.48	$754	-2.71
605–611	610	17	130.00–135.00	$133.42	$814	+3.96
655–685	677	7	126.00–134.00	$128.39	$869	+6.60
710–720	715	5	119.00–124.00	$120.40	$861	+3.94
755–790	774	4	116.00–125.00	$120.47	$932	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	16	135.00–160.00	$142.10	$320	-4.71
255–290	264	12	135.00–157.50	$145.42	$384	+0.19
310–340	326	14	129.00–148.00	$136.98	$447	-3.75
355–395	371	16	130.00–158.00	$145.59	$540	+2.61
400–445	418	30	115.00–142.50	$128.39	$537	-12.43
455–495	477	7	130.00–139.00	$134.83	$643	-1.45
500–545	526	9	110.00–130.00	$120.28	$633	-10.62
555–595	583	4	123.00–128.00	$125.96	$734	-0.27
660	660	1	107.00	$107.00	$706	-2.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	4	182.00	$182.00	$433	+12.00
250–295	266	9	160.00–175.00	$168.73	$449	+0.01
305–345	323	16	155.00–187.50	$168.42	$544	-0.24
350–395	377	23	140.00–175.00	$165.46	$624	-1.66
405–445	422	14	145.00–165.00	$157.53	$665	+1.37
450–495	468	20	135.00–157.00	$146.46	$685	-0.46
500–545	525	31	130.00–149.00	$139.14	$730	+3.39
555–595	566	24	124.00–140.00	$133.36	$755	+4.56
600–605	603	2	117.00–127.00	$122.02	$736	-2.75
650–690	668	3	107.00–126.00	$114.15	$763	-6.58
790–795	793	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	192.00–195.00	$193.45	$402	+8.22
255–288	277	8	170.00–191.00	$185.26	$513	+3.76
300–348	343	9	180.00	$180.00	$617	+2.53
355–392	373	36	160.00–185.00	$173.34	$647	-4.69
400–447	431	21	160.00–177.50	$165.71	$714	-4.67
450–495	473	15	150.00–167.50	$158.61	$750	-5.72
500–548	527	20	145.00–155.00	$148.57	$783	-6.75
555–595	581	10	137.50–147.50	$141.15	$820	-0.88
600–645	626	11	130.00–138.00	$134.84	$844	-1.63
680–695	687	5	120.00–130.00	$126.18	$867	-6.92
720–745	733	2	114.00–128.00	$120.88	$886	-4.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	295	13	180.00–186.00	$185.60	$548	—
340–345	343	2	199.00–202.00	$200.49	$688	-0.43
365 value added	365	1	205.00	$205.00	$748	—
355–395	369	6	172.00–200.00	$185.42	$684	-3.04
405–445	420	8	170.00–185.00	$179.05	$752	-4.53
455–498	474	11	160.00–170.00	$165.34	$784	-10.92
505–545	528	11	150.00–162.00	$157.95	$834	-3.20
555–585	567	3	145.00–150.00	$146.63	$831	-4.99
605–645	630	9	136.00–146.00	$140.99	$888	-2.38
650–690	663	10	136.00–140.00	$137.78	$913	-3.80
715	715	1	134.00	$134.00	$958	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1530	1185	80-85%	36	60.00–79.00	$68.50	$812	-1.21
870–1630	1230	80-85%	82	68.00–88.00	$76.95	$946	+0.71
1035–1560	1258	80-85%	24	82.00–88.00	$85.72	$1,078	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1440	985	85-90%	20	48.00–70.00	$56.78	$559	-8.83
825–1140	990	85-90%	16	67.00–90.00	$76.66	$759	+11.05
655–1340	993	85-90%	35	57.00–81.00	$66.59	$661	+0.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1430	1428	75-80%	2	55.00–69.00	$61.99	$885	-15.17
1010–1775	1463	75-80%	19	68.00–88.00	$78.89	$1,154	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–2375	1610	10	82.00–99.00	$91.71	$1,477	—
1275–2270	1717	20	91.00–109.00	$101.90	$1,750	—
1615–2045	1855	5	109.00–117.00	$112.52	$2,087	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–800	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–660.00	$643.48
755–990	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–925.00	$770.08
810–1040	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	550.00–750.00	$678.86
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1105–1165	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–770.00	$759.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1315	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	970.00–1,085.00	$1,032.36
1130–1320	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,100.00	$1,040.05

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–845	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$558.08
790–865	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–720.00	$648.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1060	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	77.00–98.00	$83.26	$881

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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
850–1185	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–1,025.00	$845.15	-59.54
1120–1140	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–950.00	$886.95	-488.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–1300	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–1,075.00	$1,001.42	—
1140–1220	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,302.54	—

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	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.