Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

3,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.09/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 466 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.51/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 484 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $154.61/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 418 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,179	3,806	3,061
Feeder cattle	2,307	2,590	2,486
Slaughter cattle	664	897	352
Replacement cattle	208	319	223

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1328), Athens (698), Donalsonville (439), Jackson (236), Moultrie (282) and Washington (196). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$642	—
355–375	364	8	190.00–194.00	$190.75	$694	+0.50
408–445	423	14	170.00–190.00	$177.23	$750	+0.98
465–475	466	9	167.50–172.00	$171.49	$799	-6.00
505–549	535	23	155.00–167.00	$165.13	$883	-4.03
555–565	558	3	155.00–165.00	$160.69	$897	+0.59
605–645	618	17	135.00–158.00	$141.47	$874	-9.90
664–695	667	25	129.00–150.00	$138.31	$923	-19.16
743–744	743	20	129.00–130.00	$129.55	$963	—
755	755	1	124.00	$124.00	$936	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–349	321	12	199.00–205.00	$203.73	$654	—
355–390	372	9	200.00–210.00	$204.97	$762	+5.32
405	405	1	202.50	$202.50	$820	+3.50
460–490	471	8	169.00–190.00	$173.89	$819	-5.89
503–540	508	17	176.00–178.00	$176.37	$896	-0.50
555–588	579	12	152.50–165.00	$159.45	$923	-1.32
605–645	622	26	145.00–165.00	$155.84	$969	-10.63
655–697	681	21	140.00–164.00	$148.53	$1,011	+1.73
710–730	717	9	133.00–155.00	$147.49	$1,058	—
790	790	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,035	—
805–835	820	2	124.00–131.00	$127.44	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	5	167.50–183.00	$177.51	$744	+8.36
455–499	474	23	154.00–164.50	$158.18	$750	-3.33
500–545	514	24	140.00–156.00	$147.65	$759	-9.44
555–595	570	5	130.00–148.00	$137.16	$782	-11.76
605–645	623	12	127.50–149.00	$143.32	$893	-2.16
652–685	677	4	130.00–135.00	$133.80	$906	-10.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	273	5	147.50–160.00	$155.31	$424	+3.31
300–335	318	10	140.00–157.50	$145.66	$463	-11.18
355–395	371	33	137.50–155.00	$146.79	$545	-5.56
405–445	433	15	135.00–150.00	$143.36	$621	-7.23
455–499	484	47	130.00–142.50	$137.51	$666	-4.45
500–545	519	41	125.00–147.00	$133.68	$694	-2.77
555–590	569	27	120.00–137.00	$129.56	$737	+1.28
600–645	618	26	119.00–129.00	$125.07	$773	-0.58
655–695	678	13	115.00–127.00	$120.87	$819	-10.12
790	790	3	110.00–114.00	$111.33	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	140.00–145.00	$142.37	$399	—
301–345	322	15	127.00–155.00	$137.91	$444	-8.20
355–395	374	29	125.00–147.50	$136.33	$510	-7.24
405–445	437	23	130.00–142.00	$136.07	$595	-2.65
451–495	466	52	120.00–137.50	$129.09	$602	-0.10
501–545	517	26	117.00–130.00	$123.77	$640	-5.14
555–590	567	13	110.00–127.00	$119.68	$679	-5.36
600–645	612	9	108.00–114.00	$112.84	$691	-8.14
651–695	662	8	107.00–116.00	$112.84	$747	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–320	311	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$505	—
355–390	368	5	155.00–165.00	$158.64	$584	+4.64
405–445	419	25	148.00–157.50	$153.84	$645	+1.42
455–495	469	8	145.00–155.00	$147.03	$690	-3.98
505–545	532	34	136.00–154.00	$146.36	$779	+2.38
555–595	578	26	132.50–143.00	$138.51	$801	+3.33
605–645	632	29	127.50–145.00	$139.96	$885	-4.91
655–695	672	18	128.00–138.00	$131.48	$884	+3.11
705	705	2	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$906	+0.10
780 value added	780	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,006	—
799	799	12	125.00	$125.00	$999	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
270–290	280	2	170.00–175.00	$172.59	$483	+13.91
345	345	1	165.00	$165.00	$569	-6.07
355–395	382	3	165.00–167.50	$165.78	$633	-0.54
400–449	418	41	140.00–159.00	$154.61	$646	+4.99
455–495	469	32	135.00–149.00	$142.67	$669	-0.72
505–549	530	28	130.00–142.00	$133.99	$710	-4.39
555–595	565	11	120.00–130.00	$124.57	$704	-2.25
605–645	626	7	115.00–127.50	$119.20	$746	+5.60
680	680	1	117.00	$117.00	$796	+2.55
725–745	734	4	108.00–110.00	$109.24	$802	-2.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	195.00	$195.00	$575	+2.37
305–345	335	6	170.00–177.50	$175.46	$588	-8.09
355–395	377	25	160.00–189.00	$176.89	$667	-0.17
400–445	424	23	152.50–170.00	$164.85	$699	-1.41
455–495	467	9	150.00–157.00	$152.67	$713	-0.77
500–535	515	15	142.00–152.00	$147.43	$759	+5.05
555–595	573	19	130.00–142.00	$136.36	$781	-0.75
600–645	621	19	124.00–135.00	$128.02	$795	-4.19
655–695	670	8	120.00–130.00	$124.21	$832	-2.95
700–715	710	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$814	-5.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	202.00–210.00	$206.10	$594	+16.10
301–345	326	14	190.00–220.00	$202.99	$662	+11.03
360–390	371	10	178.00–202.00	$191.52	$711	+0.88
405–445	426	7	172.50–180.00	$176.15	$750	+2.32
455–490	470	6	162.50–172.50	$166.19	$781	-3.72
505–545	528	3	155.00–164.00	$158.09	$835	+2.33
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	-2.93
608–610	609	3	138.00–140.00	$138.67	$845	-0.97
655–695	675	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$886	-7.11
755–765	760	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$882	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1645	1177	80-85%	76	60.00–73.00	$66.21	$779	-1.21
905–1520	1197	80-85%	62	70.00–84.00	$75.77	$907	—
1100–1575	1388	80-85%	20	79.00–87.00	$82.52	$1,145	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1230	925	85-90%	5	71.00–80.00	$75.76	$701	—
830–1240	1008	85-90%	48	45.00–63.00	$57.39	$578	-11.08
725–1425	1100	85-90%	42	54.00–77.00	$64.76	$712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1665	1438	75-80%	26	64.00–72.00	$67.63	$973	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,238	—
1095–1865	1516	75-80%	10	73.00–82.00	$76.48	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1845	1441	7	80.00–94.00	$89.53	$1,290	-6.39
1275–1925	1518	9	90.00–104.00	$95.61	$1,451	—
1410–1930	1563	7	100.00–109.00	$104.86	$1,639	-0.85

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–1090	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	550.00–750.00	$694.25
890–1340	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	690.00–800.00	$746.96
900–1230	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–975.00	$925.07
860–1280	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–910.00	$837.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1120	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,150.00	$1,010.71
1070–1145	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	810.00–900.00	$862.64
965–1280	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–960.00	$897.28
1125–1225	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,024.89
1185–1305	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,072.27

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1460	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	60.00–66.00	$63.64	$787

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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
1125–1275	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,079.44	—
1305–1368	1337	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,089.56	—
1338–1345	1342	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,162.53	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
585–800	693	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	575.00–585.00	$579.22	—
980–1135	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–940.00	$875.13	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1175	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,260.00	$1,027.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-168.87

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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.