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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

2,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.78/cwt ≈ $926/hd at 576 lb · 118 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.85/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 430 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.30/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 576 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,922 2,707 2,171
Feeder cattle 2,300 1,890 1,755
Slaughter cattle 507 596 284
Replacement cattle 115 221 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1005), Athens (721), Donalsonville (517), Jackson (376), Moultrie (303) and Washington (71). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes under 600 lbs mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. 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
304–340 314 8 170.00–182.00 $178.54 $561 -6.01
352–396 383 11 180.00–183.00 $181.41 $695 -0.38
400–445 424 31 165.00–180.00 $176.46 $748 —
454–494 481 22 170.00–176.00 $172.20 $828 +1.03
510–543 519 50 161.00–168.00 $164.61 $854 —
555–595 576 118 157.00–166.00 $160.78 $926 —
605–645 619 31 130.00–155.00 $143.89 $891 -2.76
655–675 673 9 140.00–145.00 $144.46 $972 -0.73
733 733 1 122.00 $122.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
310–325 322 5 160.00–186.00 $173.46 $559 +1.07
360–395 378 9 165.00–178.00 $172.80 $653 +8.40
405–425 417 3 155.00–173.00 $164.94 $688 +5.68
455–490 486 45 150.00–170.00 $160.49 $780 -0.75
505–548 524 18 140.00–159.00 $145.84 $764 -8.43
555–595 574 5 135.00–151.00 $143.03 $821 -12.11
625–640 627 9 147.00–148.00 $147.89 $927 +3.87
665–695 685 3 135.00–143.00 $137.59 $942 —
715–717 716 3 133.00–134.00 $133.33 $955 +6.33
760 760 2 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 285 11 165.00–175.00 $168.49 $480 +1.96
305–345 328 10 135.00–175.00 $160.82 $527 +0.08
355–395 368 5 150.00–156.00 $152.12 $560 -1.80
400–445 427 10 131.00–153.00 $144.29 $616 -6.82
453–495 473 15 135.00–157.00 $142.91 $676 -9.45
505–545 527 10 130.00–144.00 $135.24 $713 -11.19
570–590 579 4 136.00–147.00 $141.97 $822 +5.19
605–645 631 4 125.00–135.00 $132.21 $834 -8.19
710–745 718 6 108.00–118.00 $112.79 $810 -13.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 159.00 $159.00 $485 —
351–398 368 38 140.00–159.00 $151.55 $558 —
404–443 430 73 147.00–157.00 $152.85 $657 —
460–490 483 50 143.00–158.00 $153.00 $739 +5.99
500–542 524 42 143.00–153.00 $147.41 $772 +0.17
550–597 576 62 125.00–152.00 $141.30 $814 +4.61
603–640 616 20 124.00–145.00 $136.41 $840 +5.98
650–690 667 23 121.00–143.00 $135.23 $902 +14.43
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 +5.06
864 864 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 277 6 140.00–151.00 $146.99 $407 -18.01
305–345 331 14 140.00–150.00 $144.79 $479 -7.15
350–392 378 23 130.00–148.00 $142.00 $537 -5.57
400–445 422 21 130.00–147.00 $138.21 $583 -3.79
455–495 481 43 130.00–153.00 $140.03 $674 -0.55
503–545 521 27 125.00–149.00 $136.26 $710 +2.50
555–595 564 45 110.00–148.00 $140.78 $794 +12.64
615 615 1 112.50 $112.50 $692 -2.20
667–695 671 11 113.00–130.00 $127.77 $857 +14.33
725–745 734 4 118.00–126.00 $122.21 $897 —
770–795 789 6 117.00–120.00 $118.33 $934 +5.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 -11.25
260–290 274 5 130.00–137.00 $133.64 $366 -12.36
300–345 326 24 130.00–154.00 $140.21 $457 -5.98
350–395 371 35 120.00–150.00 $139.76 $519 -4.95
405–445 424 33 120.00–152.00 $136.71 $580 +2.68
450–495 478 22 120.00–149.00 $134.29 $642 -2.71
505–545 522 14 110.00–137.00 $122.32 $639 -5.09
585–595 591 4 122.00–139.00 $129.98 $768 +14.26
605–645 623 4 100.00–107.00 $104.19 $649 -13.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 160.00–175.00 $167.43 $457 +3.71
325 325 4 165.00–175.00 $172.50 $561 +4.85
369–395 375 18 162.00–170.00 $167.96 $630 +14.35
417–445 424 11 150.00–161.00 $157.68 $669 +3.88
455–490 475 19 142.00–151.00 $147.51 $701 -2.63
500–545 527 9 130.00–147.00 $138.27 $729 -5.54
555–595 576 7 122.50–131.00 $126.52 $729 -8.99
605–645 630 4 120.00–125.00 $123.22 $776 -6.99
652 652 7 131.00 $131.00 $854 +8.25
701–745 708 16 112.50–124.00 $121.79 $862 +5.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 175.00–182.00 $178.53 $496 —
320–348 335 6 175.00–184.00 $180.95 $606 +5.24
360–390 371 10 170.00–182.00 $177.38 $658 —
430 430 6 164.00–166.00 $165.67 $712 —
465–499 490 8 150.00–162.00 $156.52 $767 —
520–540 528 6 144.00–157.00 $149.85 $791 -0.15
565–595 575 4 137.50–158.00 $151.89 $873 +5.28
600–645 627 16 127.50–150.00 $137.60 $863 +1.22
652–695 662 12 120.00–137.00 $129.02 $854 -1.41
722–735 723 13 124.00–129.00 $124.39 $899 -4.93
755–795 775 2 115.00–122.50 $118.65 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 162.00–170.00 $166.11 $470 +0.13
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 +5.00
355–395 376 15 133.00–156.00 $146.78 $552 +0.33
400–445 426 13 127.00–150.00 $141.05 $601 -3.17
455–495 477 9 130.00–140.00 $133.25 $636 -2.70
500–530 517 11 120.00–131.00 $125.28 $648 -5.21
550–595 575 12 115.00–140.00 $124.32 $715 +3.58
605–645 618 3 112.50–115.00 $114.13 $705 -7.87
715–740 728 2 100.00–110.00 $104.91 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1375 1159 80-85% 43 61.00–82.00 $73.21 $849 -10.35
910–1590 1222 80-85% 57 69.00–90.00 $83.87 $1,025 —
990–1680 1286 80-85% 50 77.00–98.00 $93.36 $1,201 +3.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1560 1004 85-90% 61 51.00–72.00 $63.18 $634 -9.54
975–1170 1038 85-90% 6 80.00–90.00 $84.70 $879 +11.98
800–1345 1045 85-90% 65 58.00–81.00 $70.52 $737 -2.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1685 1472 75-80% 16 71.00–96.00 $83.58 $1,230 —
1360–1760 1522 75-80% 5 74.00–87.00 $81.67 $1,243 —
1540–1555 1548 75-80% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $1,277 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2140 1368 13 85.00–105.00 $97.30 $1,331 —
1065–1850 1517 17 85.00–116.00 $104.59 $1,587 —
1155–2005 1654 10 99.00–123.00 $112.75 $1,865 -0.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–825 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–630.00 $616.61
875–1065 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 675.00–720.00 $693.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–935 818 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 81.00–84.00 $82.28 $673
885–925 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 78.00–82.00 $79.96 $724
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685–945 811 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 625.00–910.00 $730.29 —
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 860.00 $860.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–925.00 $884.56 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00 $650.00 —

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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.