Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

3,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $156.35/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 469 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.72/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 471 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.48/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 523 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,234	3,196	2,979
Feeder cattle	2,444	2,494	2,319
Slaughter cattle	664	472	502
Replacement cattle	126	230	158

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1367), Athens (534), Donalsonville (644), Jackson (292), Moultrie (206) and Washington (191). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 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
355–395	365	7	170.00–197.50	$179.51	$655	-12.86
415–448	433	14	178.00–187.00	$181.63	$786	-4.69
465–495	477	17	172.00–182.00	$173.53	$828	-1.84
500–548	515	44	164.00–178.00	$168.54	$868	-2.86
551–595	561	28	160.00–170.00	$164.80	$925	-1.25
605–649	610	23	153.00–166.00	$162.26	$990	+2.08
655–665	659	32	151.00–155.00	$154.87	$1,021	+6.87
700–725	718	4	143.00–147.00	$144.48	$1,037	+14.48
806	806	11	137.00	$137.00	$1,104	—
850	850	13	135.00	$135.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	3	170.00–175.00	$172.75	$479	-12.51
315–347	331	8	160.00–170.00	$168.32	$557	-4.75
351–383	370	22	150.00–173.00	$165.50	$612	-0.48
405–447	426	20	150.00–167.00	$157.11	$669	-1.54
453–495	469	65	147.50–165.00	$156.35	$733	+3.33
515–540	529	6	150.00–158.00	$154.33	$816	+8.83
645	645	1	133.00	$133.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	8	172.00–197.50	$179.92	$585	-5.08
355–395	364	5	182.50–185.00	$184.46	$671	+6.08
403–430	417	29	168.00–177.00	$173.89	$725	+0.54
450–495	466	21	160.00–170.00	$165.80	$773	-1.29
508–545	532	24	152.50–168.00	$162.83	$866	+3.25
605–640	622	14	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$903	-3.45
695	695	1	143.00	$143.00	$994	+4.29
720–740	730	3	138.00–144.00	$140.97	$1,029	+10.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–330	313	9	160.00	$160.00	$501	-1.82
355–391	375	39	156.00–168.00	$158.90	$596	-6.54
403–440	422	49	150.00–164.00	$158.43	$669	+2.21
455–498	471	61	146.00–162.00	$155.72	$733	+1.78
500–545	523	52	140.00–160.00	$151.48	$792	+3.41
555–595	562	20	140.00–149.00	$145.45	$817	+2.62
605–613	610	8	136.00–139.00	$137.38	$838	-0.09
652–665	653	11	136.00–137.00	$136.09	$889	+4.66
705–745	723	3	119.00–133.00	$124.78	$902	-5.23
831	831	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–285	263	7	150.00–160.00	$153.38	$403	-1.81
305–345	330	18	145.00–166.00	$156.48	$516	+0.54
350–395	369	40	140.00–163.00	$151.59	$559	-3.27
401–445	429	31	140.00–158.00	$150.15	$644	+5.17
455–495	475	46	140.00–155.00	$145.80	$693	+1.13
500–545	527	22	131.00–140.00	$137.13	$723	-2.02
555–590	572	16	130.00–155.00	$141.30	$808	+8.93
600–645	617	8	121.00–130.00	$128.58	$793	+6.27
650–690	668	9	115.00–125.00	$119.23	$796	+2.99
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
765–795	777	3	110.00–117.00	$114.69	$891	+3.17
860–878	873	11	110.00–112.00	$111.46	$973	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–213	210	3	137.00–140.00	$137.97	$290	-7.51
255–295	284	10	135.00–167.50	$143.49	$408	-7.96
302–345	316	40	130.00–157.50	$141.30	$447	-5.99
355–397	380	45	127.50–152.50	$141.73	$539	-0.58
400–445	423	32	125.00–147.50	$138.48	$586	+1.40
450–495	470	21	120.00–140.00	$133.52	$628	+0.14
500–545	520	14	120.00–140.00	$131.66	$685	+2.16
555–595	574	7	124.00–134.00	$126.38	$725	+4.63
605–645	623	13	115.00–125.00	$119.38	$744	+4.08
655–695	673	3	112.00–121.00	$117.24	$789	+5.24
705–745	730	3	105.00–115.00	$109.67	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–243	228	15	165.00–177.00	$170.84	$390	+2.47
255–295	275	10	162.00–172.50	$166.64	$458	-4.26
305–345	319	32	150.00–177.50	$166.99	$533	+2.65
352–395	375	49	145.00–167.50	$157.20	$589	+0.68
400–445	433	23	140.00–160.00	$147.46	$639	-3.16
455–495	475	19	125.00–159.00	$141.78	$673	-2.45
500–545	524	25	125.00–146.00	$135.33	$709	+0.95
555–595	574	7	127.50–136.00	$132.60	$761	+4.09
610–640	623	4	124.00–129.00	$125.54	$782	+7.51
650–670	656	7	103.00–110.00	$108.86	$714	-8.45
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	-1.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	180.00–185.00	$182.53	$407	-4.65
255–295	283	16	155.00–195.00	$172.11	$487	-2.31
300–345	326	16	165.00–190.00	$177.32	$578	+1.03
355–395	377	38	162.00–177.50	$171.76	$648	+3.08
400–445	425	25	148.00–168.00	$159.32	$677	-6.29
452–495	475	26	140.00–160.00	$152.46	$724	-1.85
500–545	521	23	140.00–156.00	$147.71	$770	-3.67
555–595	574	14	135.00–149.00	$141.25	$811	-0.05
600–645	625	9	127.00–142.50	$135.93	$850	+3.48
660–690	674	10	122.00–130.00	$124.18	$837	-4.10
700–745	719	4	116.00–120.00	$117.97	$848	-5.51
770–785	775	3	112.00–117.00	$113.99	$883	-1.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	3	168.00–182.50	$173.49	$633	-7.51
405–420	413	2	167.00	$167.00	$690	-6.80
455–495	473	19	148.00–170.00	$162.94	$771	-2.71
500–549	528	30	150.00–165.00	$159.36	$841	-4.26
555–595	567	18	147.50–157.50	$151.80	$861	+1.20
600–635	627	16	138.00–140.00	$139.81	$877	-4.53
655–695	681	9	132.00–140.00	$134.77	$918	-7.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1680	1229	80-85%	73	63.00–81.00	$75.10	$923	—
890–1850	1273	80-85%	134	70.00–88.00	$83.16	$1,059	-5.11
1025–1520	1317	80-85%	22	80.00–96.00	$89.50	$1,179	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1580	1015	85-90%	55	60.00–84.00	$72.12	$732	+7.40
800–1215	1020	85-90%	48	50.00–76.00	$67.33	$687	-11.91
1020–1190	1131	85-90%	14	78.00–92.00	$84.25	$953	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1520	1478	75-80%	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,286	—
1280–1805	1492	75-80%	18	75.00–87.00	$79.91	$1,192	—
1305–2040	1498	75-80%	35	60.00–85.00	$75.69	$1,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2175	1566	26	88.00–107.00	$94.74	$1,484	—
1515–2035	1714	5	113.00–118.00	$116.71	$2,000	—
1215–2065	1725	19	97.00–115.00	$104.56	$1,804	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
880–1100	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–725.00	$669.44
900–1120	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–850.00	$760.75
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	112.00	$112.00	$980
950–1045	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	99.00–115.00	$107.23	$1,049

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1075	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+500.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1005	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	980.00–1,040.00	$1,009.62	-190.38

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	590.00	$590.00	—

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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.