Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

2,936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.07/cwt -9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 576 lb · 74 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.11/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 468 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.32/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 523 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,936	3,208	2,560
Feeder cattle	2,281	2,535	1,898
Slaughter cattle	452	475	439
Replacement cattle	203	198	223

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (978), Athens (656), Donalsonville (527), Jackson (102), Moultrie (420) and Washington (253). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–390	378	13	170.00–178.00	$174.37	$659	—
410–448	428	17	158.00–170.00	$162.37	$695	-7.83
452–490	476	33	151.00–169.00	$159.86	$761	-0.92
515–545	528	34	151.00–157.50	$154.85	$818	-5.70
560–595	579	4	135.00–158.00	$144.76	$838	-5.66
605–643	619	29	135.00–157.00	$148.01	$916	-1.41
650–699	680	27	138.00–145.00	$141.59	$963	+5.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–343	337	9	155.00–173.00	$158.88	$535	+4.88
355–385	369	16	150.00–168.00	$159.01	$587	-8.75
402–440	415	18	145.00–162.00	$154.75	$642	-6.58
468–495	481	15	140.00–155.00	$147.45	$709	-4.04
504–545	516	26	135.00–156.00	$149.87	$773	+2.00
570–595	579	8	125.00–150.00	$137.99	$799	-10.48
620–641	633	14	138.00–143.00	$140.25	$888	-4.60
755	755	1	126.00	$126.00	$951	-0.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	4	170.00	$170.00	$790	-0.86
505–545	515	13	160.00–165.00	$162.09	$835	-5.18
560–581	575	12	152.50–156.00	$155.47	$894	-12.29
610–640	618	4	151.00–155.00	$153.96	$951	+1.43
675–680	679	7	133.00–141.00	$139.72	$949	-2.78
720–725	722	3	132.00–145.00	$138.32	$999	-1.68
775	775	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,031	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	$385	—
300–345	322	33	142.00–160.00	$153.40	$494	+0.97
355–395	372	26	140.00–160.00	$150.79	$561	+2.43
400–445	419	46	135.00–158.00	$145.02	$608	+2.24
451–495	468	63	135.00–148.00	$143.11	$670	-1.80
500–545	523	56	125.00–148.00	$137.32	$718	-3.28
550–590	573	24	125.00–136.00	$129.98	$745	-1.10
605–645	624	21	118.00–129.00	$122.27	$763	-2.56
665–697	686	10	114.00–120.00	$116.08	$796	-1.89
740–745	743	2	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$773	-13.12
775–785	780	2	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	155.00–157.50	$155.76	$514	+1.29
355–380	368	16	150.00–155.00	$152.76	$562	-1.36
400–440	415	25	145.00–155.00	$151.25	$628	-2.66
453–490	469	48	143.00–160.00	$149.31	$700	-7.43
503–540	525	29	140.00–158.00	$146.85	$771	-3.99
550–578	576	74	135.00–148.00	$137.07	$790	-9.62
605–640	622	21	125.00–136.00	$127.50	$793	-5.95
655–675	661	8	120.00–130.00	$124.01	$820	-3.30
705–745	715	8	112.00–122.00	$117.93	$843	-4.23
750–795	776	4	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$869	—
803	803	4	114.00	$114.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	283	4	140.00–150.00	$145.09	$411	+0.91
305–345	323	20	130.00–150.00	$137.28	$443	-3.36
350–393	370	40	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$518	+1.12
400–448	424	38	125.00–148.00	$137.91	$585	-0.33
450–495	473	14	115.00–134.00	$125.60	$594	-9.23
500–540	523	22	115.00–138.00	$127.71	$668	+3.14
555–595	574	24	110.00–130.00	$119.87	$688	-3.09
600–645	626	8	107.50–112.00	$109.69	$687	-6.91
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	-10.08
725–735	730	2	101.00–105.00	$103.01	$752	+0.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.00	$167.00	$484	—
335	335	2	169.00	$169.00	$566	+8.59
350–380	363	20	155.00–170.00	$163.12	$592	+2.11
405–445	425	38	146.00–166.00	$151.37	$643	-9.37
450–490	467	21	140.00–157.00	$148.52	$694	-4.83
500–545	521	32	140.00–150.00	$144.04	$750	-5.71
550–595	567	21	130.00–147.00	$139.68	$792	-2.96
600–645	613	28	127.50–139.00	$131.54	$806	-3.44
650–695	677	12	120.00–132.00	$125.81	$852	-2.91
705–745	721	8	120.00–129.00	$124.49	$898	+3.69
760–780	773	4	110.00–118.00	$113.52	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	266	5	145.00–150.00	$147.93	$393	+0.07
300–344	328	16	145.00–165.00	$152.10	$499	-1.22
350–398	372	22	135.00–166.00	$151.84	$565	-3.05
400–445	422	25	132.00–159.00	$143.98	$608	-2.05
455–490	468	21	130.00–147.00	$138.35	$647	-2.22
505–540	523	18	122.50–140.00	$133.81	$700	+1.44
550–595	569	20	120.00–139.00	$127.62	$726	-1.71
600–645	621	17	119.00–129.00	$123.64	$768	-2.61
650–690	668	7	110.00–120.00	$113.79	$760	-5.57
715–745	726	4	110.00–118.00	$114.52	$831	-1.48
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 value added	202	6	240.00–250.00	$244.96	$495	—
375–390	382	3	168.00–175.00	$170.98	$653	+3.61
405–425	417	6	160.00–167.50	$164.25	$685	-3.06
465–480	474	9	150.00–167.50	$155.71	$738	-4.90
510–540	527	21	150.00–160.00	$155.89	$822	+0.87
555–575	564	4	147.50–156.00	$151.54	$855	+0.34
600–635	614	13	137.50–147.50	$140.68	$864	-3.73
660–689	676	11	130.00–138.00	$135.53	$916	-4.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1540	1220	80-85%	34	60.00–82.00	$72.19	$881	—
940–1690	1241	80-85%	110	68.00–90.00	$77.16	$958	—
925–1685	1292	80-85%	31	77.00–89.00	$82.67	$1,068	-1.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1170	1003	85-90%	5	69.00–76.00	$71.67	$719	+8.65
800–1170	1010	85-90%	41	58.00–80.00	$68.06	$687	+5.04
805–1525	1012	85-90%	35	54.00–72.00	$62.24	$630	-0.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1670	1442	75-80%	31	74.00–81.00	$77.96	$1,124	+2.86
1460	1460	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,197	—
1330–1720	1487	75-80%	22	68.00–89.00	$80.13	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2150	1501	13	95.00–109.00	$101.98	$1,531	—
1090–1780	1533	14	80.00–99.00	$91.04	$1,396	—
1435–2170	1808	3	110.00–114.00	$111.74	$2,020	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1420	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	75.00–82.00	$78.20	$857
990–1295	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	65.00–86.00	$79.99	$889
775–1445	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	68.00–81.00	$73.34	$827
920–1445	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	64.00–88.00	$77.71	$877

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–925	847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$708.07
800–1055	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	690.00–840.00	$763.28
830–1180	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–875.00	$783.82

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1050	956	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	67.00–74.00	$70.28	$672

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1190	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,030.00	$974.35
1095–1240	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–960.00	$884.97
1220–1300	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,005.16

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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
955–1435	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	900.00–1,425.00	$1,128.30	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1100	1042	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–875.00	$834.20	—
1000–1320	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–1,075.00	$967.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–915	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,148.88	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	720.00	$720.00	—

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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.