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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

2,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.31/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 477 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.23/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 480 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.19/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 571 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,999 2,960 2,400
Feeder cattle 2,348 1,965 1,745
Slaughter cattle 482 660 329
Replacement cattle 169 335 326

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1455), Athens (525), Donalsonville (313), Jackson (171), Moultrie (290) and Washington (245). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 199.00 $199.00 $593 —
380–395 388 2 185.00–208.00 $196.28 $762 +1.12
403–430 417 15 178.00–181.00 $179.24 $747 +5.62
453–496 480 87 167.50–180.00 $177.23 $851 +4.98
510–538 532 35 167.00–175.00 $173.13 $921 +5.98
562–598 588 60 154.00–171.00 $165.19 $971 +2.60
627–643 632 22 161.00–163.00 $161.46 $1,020 +2.54
688 688 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,060 +0.28
774 774 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,107 —
800 800 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 —
870–875 873 2 123.00–127.00 $125.01 $1,091 —
943 943 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 185.00 $185.00 $527 —
330–340 333 6 178.00–197.50 $184.63 $615 —
353–394 378 29 171.00–181.00 $178.37 $674 +0.46
400–445 427 14 167.00–179.00 $174.25 $744 +3.33
450–497 479 31 160.00–173.00 $164.72 $789 +1.56
501–545 514 17 152.50–165.00 $161.77 $831 +5.50
550–598 570 12 140.00–162.00 $155.02 $884 +4.33
600–645 615 3 151.00–153.00 $151.70 $933 +2.41
655–695 687 10 135.00–147.00 $145.12 $997 +3.91
705–745 720 3 134.00–145.00 $139.25 $1,003 —
755–795 768 3 133.00–134.00 $133.34 $1,024 +5.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 323 7 160.00–168.00 $161.22 $521 -13.41
350–390 378 10 152.00–175.00 $161.05 $609 -1.91
405–445 421 22 155.00–170.00 $162.79 $685 +14.78
455–495 473 39 147.00–162.50 $157.10 $743 +1.18
505–535 519 4 149.00–155.00 $151.48 $786 +5.79
615–645 625 3 132.50–142.00 $138.40 $865 -1.60
665–675 670 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $935 +19.50
700–745 723 2 125.00–128.00 $126.45 $914 +3.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 12 165.00–170.00 $168.59 $560 +5.07
350–393 376 10 162.00–172.00 $168.33 $633 +14.69
413–440 417 34 151.00–170.00 $166.04 $692 +14.20
450–496 477 109 146.00–162.00 $157.31 $750 +7.38
505–545 526 36 144.00–156.00 $151.86 $799 +3.71
550–593 571 63 140.00–154.00 $150.19 $858 +3.86
620–625 623 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $813 -0.42
677 677 14 125.00 $125.00 $846 -5.00
700–745 712 7 119.00–130.00 $121.96 $868 +2.96
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 268 3 147.00–160.00 $152.49 $409 +6.49
305–345 322 21 130.00–159.00 $140.56 $453 -1.14
355–395 370 34 125.00–157.50 $142.12 $526 +3.20
405–449 427 36 120.00–150.00 $139.67 $596 -1.17
455–495 471 28 130.00–145.00 $134.98 $636 +5.02
500–545 524 14 110.00–140.00 $127.95 $670 +3.08
555–595 571 12 108.00–127.00 $115.97 $662 +0.41
640–645 642 3 115.00–119.00 $117.66 $755 +5.78
660–675 668 2 102.50–105.00 $103.74 $693 -2.26
720–740 730 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
300–330 315 2 147.00–157.00 $151.76 $478 +1.79
355–398 378 18 145.00–160.00 $152.12 $575 -0.18
405–445 427 14 135.00–161.00 $148.98 $636 +2.58
452–495 462 29 138.00–156.00 $151.24 $699 +7.35
501–530 520 16 137.00–152.00 $147.69 $768 +6.66
550–595 576 27 125.00–142.00 $132.46 $763 -0.26
605–645 619 21 115.00–130.00 $124.74 $772 -0.37
670–693 690 9 117.00–122.00 $117.98 $814 -0.57
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 -5.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 180.00 $180.00 $423 +2.50
255–285 276 9 170.00–180.00 $173.93 $480 —
300–330 322 8 165.00–170.00 $166.35 $536 -2.27
355–370 361 6 160.00–182.50 $167.90 $606 +4.32
405–445 428 23 150.00–172.50 $160.92 $689 -0.15
455–495 471 19 140.00–162.50 $152.79 $720 -2.64
500–545 525 14 142.50–153.00 $147.01 $772 -8.19
555–595 566 11 137.50–155.00 $145.24 $822 +1.13
600–645 623 9 130.00–140.00 $135.50 $844 —
655–695 678 14 125.00–135.00 $129.51 $878 -9.20
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 -5.05
765–780 773 2 114.00–120.00 $117.03 $905 -12.97
835 835 2 115.00 $115.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
265–285 275 2 167.00–182.50 $175.03 $481 +17.88
300–345 327 11 145.00–177.50 $154.92 $507 -1.44
355–395 366 21 142.50–170.00 $155.51 $569 +1.42
400–445 426 16 135.00–160.00 $148.38 $632 -0.19
455–495 470 12 130.00–150.00 $141.63 $666 -1.93
500–545 525 12 120.00–140.00 $129.33 $679 -3.81
555–595 573 12 112.50–135.00 $125.61 $720 -1.57
600–645 627 9 112.00–130.00 $120.89 $758 -4.07
655–695 669 5 110.00–124.00 $116.63 $780 -7.37
705–745 732 3 115.00–120.00 $116.61 $854 —
765–785 775 2 105.00–114.00 $109.56 $849 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 -1.48
350–391 383 8 170.00–179.00 $176.89 $677 +4.46
405–445 428 4 158.00–172.50 $163.88 $701 -7.25
450–495 467 21 157.50–175.00 $168.21 $786 +2.40
500–545 518 13 151.00–165.00 $160.69 $832 ±0.00
555–595 571 8 150.00–160.00 $153.40 $876 -3.00
590 value added 590 1 152.00 $152.00 $897 —
603–620 609 3 143.00–146.00 $144.98 $883 -4.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1375 1131 80-85% 29 58.00–79.00 $69.08 $781 —
875–1725 1220 80-85% 80 63.00–85.00 $74.15 $905 -4.71
895–1650 1293 80-85% 31 76.00–90.00 $83.78 $1,083 -1.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1080 1004 85-90% 4 73.00–76.00 $75.23 $755 +13.38
775–1250 1009 85-90% 57 53.00–72.00 $60.89 $614 -0.96
760–1260 1049 85-90% 54 58.00–81.00 $68.92 $723 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1725 1487 75-80% 13 60.00–75.00 $67.28 $1,000 —
1280–1920 1580 75-80% 14 70.00–79.00 $73.92 $1,168 —
1365–1960 1585 75-80% 4 82.00–87.00 $85.22 $1,351 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1770 1235 21 80.00–99.00 $94.36 $1,165 —
1010–2065 1552 25 93.00–109.00 $103.82 $1,611 +2.33
1315–1940 1634 4 110.00–114.00 $112.16 $1,833 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–977 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 625.00–725.00 $705.28
790–1090 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 650.00–870.00 $790.98
1010–1035 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–840.00 $795.55
1055–1120 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 680.00–860.00 $772.69
1200–1220 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 840.00–860.00 $849.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1200 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–930.00 $911.58
860–1175 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–950.00 $906.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1135 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 64.00–67.00 $65.37 $685

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–850 749 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 450.00–750.00 $626.89 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
930–950 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 925.00–950.00 $937.63 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890–1040 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 575.00–700.00 $632.64 -129.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 985.00 $985.00 —

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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.