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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

2,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $140.68/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 430 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.46/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 518 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.99/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 471 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,702 3,403 2,465
Feeder cattle 1,962 2,440 1,968
Slaughter cattle 481 687 331
Replacement cattle 259 276 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (931), Athens (550), Donalsonville (574), Jackson (216), Moultrie (280) and Washington (151). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 168.00 $168.00 $462 -2.00
322–324 323 7 153.00–155.00 $153.85 $497 -6.07
350–375 359 4 147.00–155.00 $149.09 $535 -22.14
400–445 424 14 135.00–145.00 $142.80 $605 -6.73
450–494 468 34 136.00–152.50 $145.03 $679 +4.06
502–545 523 36 126.00–154.00 $142.68 $746 +6.96
555–595 581 22 120.00–140.00 $130.55 $758 -3.73
605–635 620 2 112.00–122.00 $117.12 $726 -20.74
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 379 7 183.00–189.00 $183.84 $697 —
424 424 4 174.00 $174.00 $738 +5.51
468 468 23 169.00 $169.00 $791 -6.44
521–546 537 25 158.00–165.00 $160.99 $865 -0.49
591–593 592 16 156.00–157.00 $156.31 $925 -3.57
611 611 14 154.00 $154.00 $941 -8.26
655 655 1 147.00 $147.00 $963 —
861 861 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 177.00 $177.00 $704 +3.15
465–497 487 21 157.00–163.00 $160.13 $780 +4.49
500–545 518 6 138.00–154.00 $146.41 $758 -4.37
553–595 576 7 136.00–146.00 $139.54 $804 -23.46
600–635 610 4 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $813 -2.70
650–665 658 2 135.00 $135.00 $888 -2.98
705–710 709 5 130.00–133.00 $132.40 $939 -2.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 160.00–168.00 $164.09 $555 +8.55
357–395 367 12 150.00–162.00 $154.74 $568 +0.83
419 value added 419 5 163.00 $163.00 $683 —
422–438 433 12 149.00–158.00 $153.71 $666 +3.62
455–480 471 24 145.00–153.00 $151.77 $715 +2.22
500–545 518 55 135.00–153.00 $144.46 $748 +6.19
553–595 557 12 125.00–138.00 $136.39 $760 +0.04
605–645 625 38 125.00–132.50 $131.68 $823 +5.15
665–690 683 4 116.00–126.00 $120.70 $824 —
702–745 727 24 117.50–126.50 $124.49 $905 +5.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 3 137.50–145.00 $140.75 $377 —
305–345 323 7 139.00–158.00 $146.75 $474 +1.89
350–399 379 31 140.00–158.00 $148.48 $563 +1.60
400–448 425 31 138.00–158.00 $147.54 $627 +5.18
455–499 471 48 130.00–154.00 $141.99 $669 +1.41
500–545 532 25 122.00–148.00 $133.65 $711 -1.41
555–590 568 6 122.00–136.00 $129.64 $736 -2.96
600–645 624 4 115.00–122.00 $119.22 $744 -3.81
705–745 720 3 106.00–115.00 $108.96 $785 —
755–780 774 5 110.00–116.00 $112.17 $868 -1.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
255–295 268 8 127.00–132.00 $129.29 $346 -9.72
305–345 330 15 125.00–148.00 $130.87 $432 -11.12
355–395 373 14 122.00–148.00 $134.81 $503 -1.46
400–445 424 27 120.00–148.00 $131.42 $557 +1.06
455–495 471 25 120.00–148.00 $125.69 $592 -1.03
500–547 534 17 110.00–140.00 $129.97 $694 +9.65
555–590 571 6 107.50–117.00 $112.95 $645 -2.65
600–645 624 8 104.00–118.00 $112.91 $705 -1.24
660–695 683 3 110.00–113.00 $112.03 $765 +8.71
701–745 715 7 110.00–111.00 $110.14 $788 +4.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 -10.00
255–290 269 8 145.00–155.00 $148.10 $398 -1.56
301–343 322 12 140.00–150.00 $143.82 $463 -5.62
350–399 377 44 130.00–157.50 $144.05 $543 -9.87
405–445 430 56 130.00–150.00 $140.68 $605 -2.54
455–495 467 36 125.00–144.00 $135.25 $632 -4.72
500–545 523 17 120.00–136.00 $126.70 $663 -3.89
555–597 571 11 110.00–129.00 $122.33 $699 +0.96
600–645 621 9 110.00–129.00 $118.25 $734 +0.06
655–695 680 5 109.00–119.00 $114.35 $778 -1.97
715–745 736 4 107.00–114.00 $108.95 $802 -5.44
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 +4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–282 269 7 157.50–165.00 $161.34 $434 —
300–340 315 6 163.00–170.00 $164.83 $519 +11.59
373–385 377 4 151.00–165.00 $156.82 $591 -7.38
400–445 427 10 145.00–157.50 $149.32 $638 -11.63
455–485 468 14 139.00–150.00 $144.92 $678 -7.90
500–545 530 16 136.00–148.00 $143.03 $758 -0.99
555–595 567 14 134.00–141.00 $138.63 $786 +4.08
605–645 629 5 125.00–131.00 $127.31 $801 +0.78
705–745 725 4 115.00–118.00 $116.46 $844 -3.03
770–790 780 2 108.00–109.00 $108.49 $846 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 180.00–187.00 $183.40 $501 —
340 340 4 179.00 $179.00 $609 —
395 395 1 181.00 $181.00 $715 +10.79
415 415 5 171.00 $171.00 $710 -0.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1640 1214 80-85% 54 68.00–79.00 $74.55 $905 —
905–1800 1267 80-85% 93 72.00–88.00 $81.12 $1,028 —
1065–1590 1287 80-85% 39 80.00–93.00 $87.60 $1,127 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1260 1043 85-90% 35 56.00–74.00 $66.88 $698 +2.01
745–1835 1106 85-90% 37 63.00–82.00 $70.79 $783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1695 1471 75-80% 17 73.00–80.00 $76.48 $1,125 —
1215–1715 1478 75-80% 37 68.00–87.00 $80.30 $1,187 —
1340–1695 1567 75-80% 3 88.00–89.00 $88.64 $1,389 +0.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1750 1529 8 90.00–106.00 $95.56 $1,461 -7.42
1020–2140 1629 22 93.00–115.00 $105.03 $1,711 —
1450–2470 1778 12 102.00–123.00 $112.24 $1,996 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1325 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 79.00–85.00 $81.67 $1,009
960–1405 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 79.00–84.00 $81.52 $1,020
1225–1540 1314 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 76.00–83.00 $79.00 $1,038
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1160 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 72.00–75.00 $73.31 $785
1245–1300 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 70.00–76.00 $72.21 $914
1125–1590 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 70.00–77.00 $73.89 $1,016
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–865 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–725.00 $693.57
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
980–1015 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–800.00 $749.42
935–1260 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–900.00 $817.23
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
805–1305 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 850.00–1,025.00 $912.69
1070–1220 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–990.00 $956.89
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1400 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 64 950.00–1,450.00 $1,278.74 +43.78
1429 1429 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995–1080 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 775.00–925.00 $823.34 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1195 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,140.00–1,200.00 $1,164.94 +137.14
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–970 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–750.00 $716.10 —

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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.