Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

3,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $136.68/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 426 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.90/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 425 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.90/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 486 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,547	1,683	2,520
Feeder cattle	2,654	1,248	2,013
Slaughter cattle	615	239	366
Replacement cattle	278	196	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (947), Lanier (328), Oak Park (1150), Pulaski Co (522), Thomasville (600) and Upson Co (42). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	13	160.00–190.00	$177.24	$587	—
355–398	382	28	160.00–180.00	$172.04	$657	—
405–445	430	9	143.00–167.50	$154.74	$665	—
450–495	476	14	143.00–155.00	$148.94	$709	-11.06
510–543	526	22	135.00–150.00	$142.72	$751	+4.79
550–590	562	11	132.50–150.00	$142.61	$801	—
605–645	624	7	130.00–142.50	$135.17	$843	—
655–695	680	4	120.00–140.00	$128.52	$874	—
705	705	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$839	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	385	8	180.00–200.00	$185.46	$714	-12.04
410–440	420	4	170.00–179.00	$175.90	$739	-14.19
455–495	475	13	165.00–180.00	$173.55	$824	—
500–545	511	41	164.00–177.00	$167.88	$858	—
552–585	563	18	150.00–168.00	$162.77	$916	-3.75
605–645	625	10	151.00–166.00	$157.36	$984	+7.36
650–675	661	4	154.00–159.00	$156.23	$1,033	-0.77
775–785	780	2	137.00–139.00	$137.99	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	6	170.00–190.00	$177.05	$567	-20.45
360–395	371	10	170.00–190.00	$179.39	$666	—
405–430	416	10	160.00–180.00	$171.49	$713	-4.56
450–495	471	18	150.00–165.00	$162.54	$766	-4.16
500–539	531	19	155.00–165.00	$161.95	$860	-1.15
550–565	557	6	154.00–158.00	$155.67	$867	+0.67
605–640	621	7	142.00–152.00	$148.32	$921	—
660	660	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,003	—
705–735	708	10	132.00–137.00	$136.20	$964	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	8	160.00–165.00	$163.75	$434	—
305–345	322	10	155.00–162.00	$158.76	$511	-4.50
355–390	365	11	155.00–167.50	$159.56	$582	—
405–448	425	54	150.00–160.00	$153.90	$654	-8.60
455–499	486	50	147.00–155.00	$151.90	$738	+4.47
500–545	527	41	142.50–156.00	$147.52	$777	+3.46
555–595	578	35	135.00–150.00	$140.13	$810	-2.16
605–645	627	10	127.50–136.00	$131.18	$822	+1.05
655–695	674	12	122.50–135.00	$129.38	$872	+6.41
705–745	725	5	121.00–125.00	$122.68	$889	-1.81
755–795	775	4	115.00–122.50	$118.57	$919	+3.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–293	285	8	150.00–158.00	$156.75	$447	+2.41
315–345	335	13	150.00–160.00	$152.00	$509	-1.69
355–395	377	31	142.00–165.00	$154.06	$581	+3.58
400–445	432	19	140.00–150.00	$145.25	$627	+1.50
455–495	469	44	137.00–148.00	$143.06	$671	-1.82
500–545	520	34	130.00–148.00	$140.13	$729	+0.50
550–595	567	29	120.00–140.00	$131.32	$745	-4.21
600–645	617	21	115.00–135.00	$127.29	$785	+5.33
655–695	666	20	110.00–123.00	$119.03	$793	-5.28
705–740	716	8	110.00–120.00	$113.60	$813	-0.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$312	—
260	260	2	140.00	$140.00	$364	-15.32
305–345	332	32	130.00–164.00	$142.99	$475	+4.95
355–395	376	27	132.00–150.00	$141.40	$532	+0.91
405–445	426	55	128.00–145.00	$136.68	$582	-1.96
455–495	475	26	130.00–138.00	$132.00	$627	-2.51
500–545	528	24	120.00–138.00	$129.81	$685	+1.70
573–585	577	9	120.00–129.00	$126.86	$732	+9.42
600–640	626	9	110.00–127.00	$118.82	$744	—
655–695	672	3	100.00–116.00	$106.91	$718	+6.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	214	5	175.00–195.00	$181.17	$388	—
270–291	288	6	170.00–173.00	$170.47	$491	-10.54
305–345	333	6	158.00–175.00	$167.38	$557	-8.30
350–395	372	24	155.00–182.50	$169.84	$632	-0.42
405–445	427	23	150.00–175.00	$163.94	$700	-2.26
455–495	475	32	148.00–165.00	$154.45	$734	-1.97
500–545	523	45	140.00–160.00	$149.30	$781	+0.01
550–595	566	31	130.00–150.00	$142.75	$808	-0.36
600–645	620	13	133.00–147.50	$139.41	$864	+2.84
655–695	675	9	122.00–140.00	$131.70	$889	+6.18
700–745	718	7	117.00–123.00	$120.15	$863	—
755–795	766	8	113.00–125.00	$119.07	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	212	3	160.00–170.00	$165.45	$351	—
265–270	267	3	160.00–165.00	$161.69	$432	-9.65
305–345	322	19	145.00–180.00	$163.77	$527	-1.45
350–395	371	22	140.00–170.00	$153.52	$570	+0.93
400–445	430	36	140.00–162.50	$150.61	$648	-2.84
455–495	477	38	127.00–155.00	$143.80	$686	-5.57
500–545	524	39	130.00–147.50	$136.91	$717	-2.87
555–595	568	15	122.00–140.00	$134.26	$763	+2.27
605–635	619	5	120.00–135.00	$129.42	$801	+7.20
655–695	679	10	112.00–125.00	$118.58	$805	—
710–730	722	3	112.00–113.00	$112.33	$811	—
790	790	1	101.00	$101.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	318	8	170.00–175.00	$172.68	$549	-20.63
355–380	366	16	172.00–178.00	$176.13	$645	-1.89
400–445	411	14	163.00–176.00	$171.06	$703	-0.09
455–465	459	7	160.00–170.00	$165.46	$759	+1.15
500–545	530	27	150.00–167.50	$158.77	$841	+3.57
550–595	572	25	140.00–165.00	$153.90	$880	+0.67
600–645	625	25	130.00–157.00	$145.24	$908	+0.31
655–695	669	9	128.00–152.50	$139.93	$936	-1.99
705–745	725	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$996	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1770	1183	80-85%	96	73.00–88.00	$79.41	$939	-5.03
820–1545	1186	80-85%	65	66.00–80.00	$72.85	$864	-11.59
1000–1630	1296	80-85%	24	81.00–91.00	$85.55	$1,109	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1155	989	85-90%	28	70.00–85.00	$76.54	$757	—
700–1395	1030	85-90%	43	52.00–68.00	$62.47	$643	+3.38
900–1270	1050	85-90%	59	62.00–76.00	$69.52	$730	-1.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1720	1472	75-80%	9	88.00–98.00	$91.19	$1,342	+17.94
1205–1960	1480	75-80%	37	66.00–81.00	$72.80	$1,077	-0.45
1300–1815	1491	75-80%	59	73.00–89.00	$82.23	$1,226	+8.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1630	1221	16	82.00–99.00	$89.97	$1,099	—
1040–2115	1563	24	97.00–107.00	$103.01	$1,610	—
1425–2045	1694	13	105.00–114.00	$109.13	$1,849	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1310	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	790.00–950.00	$844.95
805–1300	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	910.00–1,070.00	$978.97
1055–1150	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$944.06
1100–1260	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	900.00–1,000.00	$930.59
915–1570	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	850.00–1,075.00	$926.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1010	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	680.00–730.00	$706.20
890–1255	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	800.00–890.00	$848.64
900–1200	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–860.00	$799.04
955–1205	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$836.05
955–1135	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	675.00–850.00	$798.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1190	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–67.00	$66.24	$635
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$700
995–1135	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	67.00–73.00	$69.14	$733

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$794
970–1020	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–86.00	$82.92	$825
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	81.00	$81.00	$984

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–895	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–875.00	$822.97	—
720–1125	962	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–910.00	$798.80	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1020	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	750.00–875.00	$817.02	—
1180–1265	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–925.00	$912.07	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	925.00–1,250.00	$1,084.81	—
1700–1900	1800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,625.00	$1,506.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.