Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

3,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.91/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 479 lb · 59 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $146.03/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 432 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.69/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 584 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,208	1,689	2,860
Feeder cattle	2,535	1,299	2,241
Slaughter cattle	475	197	430
Replacement cattle	198	193	189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1018), Lanier (270), Oak Park (1005), Pulaski Co (486), Thomasville (429) and Upson Co (84). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. 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
417–445	426	5	172.00–184.00	$178.46	$760	-0.28
460–497	478	22	160.00–179.00	$170.86	$817	-1.64
505–545	521	22	161.00–177.00	$167.27	$871	+0.20
555–595	570	35	149.00–173.00	$167.76	$956	+6.34
600–645	624	6	145.00–158.00	$152.53	$952	+0.06
655	655	1	142.50	$142.50	$933	-6.54
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	-2.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	168.00	$168.00	$470	—
340	340	1	154.00	$154.00	$524	—
355–388	369	25	155.00–175.00	$167.76	$619	-6.13
405–445	428	21	147.00–169.00	$161.33	$690	-3.55
455–495	469	7	146.00–155.00	$151.49	$710	—
505–545	522	8	135.00–158.00	$147.87	$772	+14.02
555–585	574	10	130.00–158.00	$148.47	$852	—
604–625	608	7	135.00–148.00	$144.85	$881	—
655–695	673	6	124.00–135.00	$129.74	$873	+15.83
710–715	712	3	110.00–125.00	$117.67	$838	+10.35
765–780	773	2	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	428	13	165.00–174.00	$170.20	$728	+2.96
455–495	479	16	154.00–165.00	$160.78	$770	-1.78
513–525	518	9	150.00–165.00	$160.55	$832	+14.44
552–595	566	3	147.50–152.00	$150.42	$851	+0.42
605–645	620	11	139.00–159.00	$149.42	$926	+5.53
655–695	675	2	135.00–137.50	$136.21	$919	+0.14
705–745	730	3	130.00–132.50	$131.65	$961	+0.49
755–795	772	3	127.00–128.00	$127.49	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	34	142.00–155.00	$152.43	$505	+5.09
350–395	368	35	140.00–156.00	$148.36	$546	+1.67
400–445	434	32	135.00–150.00	$142.78	$620	-1.50
455–499	479	59	135.00–153.00	$144.91	$694	+5.76
500–545	524	42	127.00–149.00	$140.60	$737	+8.23
550–595	572	40	125.00–148.00	$131.08	$750	+1.45
600–645	626	23	115.00–133.00	$124.83	$781	+9.06
655–695	673	13	112.00–124.00	$117.97	$794	+2.14
705–745	725	3	115.00–119.00	$117.13	$849	+9.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	154.00–155.00	$154.47	$491	—
365–390	371	37	148.00–158.00	$154.12	$572	-2.89
405–445	427	28	146.00–163.00	$153.91	$657	+2.15
455–494	482	52	145.00–165.00	$156.74	$755	+9.23
500–549	535	44	136.00–165.00	$150.84	$807	+8.04
550–595	584	54	137.50–151.00	$146.69	$857	+6.64
600–645	609	5	129.00–138.00	$133.45	$813	-1.90
660–690	669	16	120.00–130.00	$127.31	$852	—
700–745	722	5	118.00–126.00	$122.16	$882	+5.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	148.00	$148.00	$363	—
255–290	270	6	137.00–155.00	$144.18	$389	+1.51
305–335	316	18	130.00–149.00	$140.64	$444	+7.79
350–395	374	38	128.00–150.00	$138.88	$519	+1.99
405–445	423	32	125.00–145.00	$138.24	$585	+6.23
455–495	466	33	125.00–140.00	$134.83	$628	+16.65
500–545	520	20	118.00–130.00	$124.57	$648	+0.54
555–595	570	22	110.00–135.00	$122.96	$701	+3.48
605–645	620	18	108.00–127.00	$116.60	$723	—
655–695	673	9	107.50–112.50	$110.08	$741	—
735–740	738	2	100.00–106.00	$102.99	$760	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	4	150.00–158.00	$152.59	$352	—
265–295	289	5	140.00–158.00	$147.86	$427	-7.04
305–340	326	27	140.00–163.00	$153.32	$500	-1.70
350–395	367	30	143.00–167.50	$154.89	$568	+11.84
400–446	432	56	135.00–160.00	$146.03	$631	+1.59
455–495	474	44	125.00–150.00	$140.57	$666	-1.19
505–545	525	19	119.00–140.00	$132.37	$695	-0.08
555–595	570	16	121.00–135.00	$129.33	$737	+4.09
600–645	615	15	120.00–130.00	$126.25	$776	+3.83
655–695	674	6	115.00–125.00	$119.36	$804	+6.89
705	705	1	116.00	$116.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	332	4	153.00–163.00	$160.41	$533	-10.61
355–395	374	30	150.00–172.50	$161.01	$602	-1.79
400–445	430	25	150.00–172.50	$160.74	$691	-2.92
455–495	474	38	140.00–162.50	$153.35	$727	+4.86
500–545	522	23	140.00–155.00	$149.75	$782	+1.79
555–595	573	19	136.00–149.00	$142.64	$817	+0.75
600–645	623	13	132.50–138.00	$134.98	$841	-1.73
655–695	673	12	115.00–136.00	$128.72	$866	—
705–745	732	3	120.00–122.50	$120.80	$884	+3.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	368	40	160.00–175.00	$167.37	$616	-8.65
410–445	424	5	165.00–168.00	$167.31	$709	-0.91
455–490	478	13	147.00–167.00	$160.61	$768	-3.37
500–545	523	29	150.00–163.00	$155.02	$811	-2.81
555–595	573	18	140.00–160.00	$151.20	$866	-0.96
600–645	623	5	143.00–145.00	$144.41	$900	-2.24
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	+0.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1655	1148	80-85%	64	72.00–85.00	$77.03	$884	—
875–1475	1188	80-85%	34	68.00–78.00	$72.67	$863	-8.63
1020–1760	1268	80-85%	36	80.00–94.00	$84.55	$1,072	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1200	1010	85-90%	57	54.00–70.00	$63.02	$637	+1.90
825–1195	1035	85-90%	42	63.00–78.00	$69.09	$715	+7.97
1035	1035	85-90%	3	74.00	$74.00	$766	+12.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1930	1441	75-80%	29	65.00–79.00	$75.10	$1,082	+10.10
1315–1700	1448	75-80%	11	72.00–88.00	$80.52	$1,166	+15.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2330	1395	18	82.00–100.00	$92.12	$1,285	—
1030–2220	1599	26	93.00–109.00	$101.04	$1,616	—
1260–2240	1658	18	101.00–115.00	$109.55	$1,816	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1065	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–730.00	$715.62
890–1140	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–830.00	$727.15
960–1130	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$850.56
985–1340	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–925.00	$794.52
1155–1285	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	870.00–920.00	$895.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1395	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	930.00–1,075.00	$1,000.88
1220–1625	1423	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,030.00–1,250.00	$1,155.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1225	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	75.00	$75.00	$801

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1050	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	61.00	$61.00	$606

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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
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
900–1270	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–975.00	$857.54	-392.46
1015–1280	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–925.00	$865.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+16.97
1165–1545	1372	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,155.78	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1125	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,120.00	$1,085.33	—
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–825	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	870.00–890.00	$876.37	—

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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.