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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

1,829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.87/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 525 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.25/cwt ≈ $777/hd at 579 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.36/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 472 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,829 284 1,447
Feeder cattle 1,360 204 1,083
Slaughter cattle 320 27 194
Replacement cattle 149 53 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Americus (120), Carroll Co. (719), Eastanollee (264), Fitzgerald (215) and Greensboro (511). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. 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
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
305–330 318 2 170.00–180.00 $174.80 $556 —
355 355 4 165.00–172.50 $170.63 $606 —
400–445 431 7 160.00–165.00 $162.73 $701 —
455–465 457 5 150.00–160.00 $155.02 $708 —
500–545 525 14 138.00–148.00 $142.07 $746 —
555–595 566 11 131.00–141.00 $137.23 $777 —
605 605 1 127.50 $127.50 $771 —
701–725 713 2 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 185.00 $185.00 $527 —
315–345 329 4 172.00–175.00 $172.86 $569 —
405–445 432 5 170.00–174.00 $171.63 $741 —
455–495 472 3 160.00–170.00 $164.57 $777 —
500–545 529 10 150.00–164.00 $154.55 $818 +0.55
555–595 569 9 140.00–151.00 $145.74 $829 +1.74
630–645 638 4 144.00–147.00 $145.48 $928 —
675 675 1 142.00 $142.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 470 5 172.00–176.00 $174.21 $819 —
500–545 514 7 160.00–172.00 $165.92 $853 —
555–595 570 4 150.00–162.00 $154.97 $883 —
600–645 617 8 142.50–155.00 $149.07 $920 -1.36
655–695 675 2 132.50–137.50 $134.93 $911 -11.07
785 785 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 11 148.00–156.00 $150.60 $497 —
355–395 372 18 140.00–152.50 $146.64 $546 —
405–445 433 20 140.00–150.00 $145.91 $632 —
451–495 472 26 130.00–148.00 $140.36 $662 +7.34
500–545 525 32 130.00–138.00 $133.87 $703 +3.84
555–595 568 13 120.00–136.00 $129.26 $734 +0.49
600–635 626 6 119.00–130.00 $125.48 $786 +2.97
655–660 657 3 120.00–127.00 $124.65 $819 +15.15
700–735 718 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $385 —
305–335 322 6 136.00–155.00 $142.36 $458 —
355–395 366 18 130.00–147.50 $137.19 $502 +2.46
400–445 424 22 129.00–147.50 $137.27 $582 +12.28
455–495 469 19 121.00–138.00 $130.83 $614 +6.81
500–545 521 11 120.00–130.00 $124.27 $647 +9.66
555–575 568 6 115.00–128.00 $124.72 $708 +13.03
655 655 1 117.50 $117.50 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 1 168.00 $168.00 $672 —
430–440 435 2 150.00–158.00 $154.05 $670 —
451–495 478 18 145.00–157.50 $149.13 $713 —
500–545 517 10 140.00–147.00 $142.54 $737 —
555–598 579 28 130.00–142.50 $134.25 $777 —
600–645 622 15 125.00–137.00 $129.75 $807 +2.97
660–675 670 3 130.00–132.50 $131.68 $882 +3.08
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 177.50–185.00 $180.80 $506 —
310–340 324 9 180.00–190.00 $184.39 $597 —
350–395 371 12 165.00–187.00 $176.26 $654 —
405–445 427 22 157.50–177.00 $164.88 $704 —
453–495 462 14 150.00–160.00 $155.26 $717 —
500–545 524 25 135.00–152.50 $143.42 $752 +3.67
551–595 570 22 130.00–146.00 $137.31 $783 -4.87
600–645 628 11 123.00–133.00 $129.65 $814 -4.01
651–695 668 25 120.00–135.00 $125.48 $838 +1.13
700–745 723 8 110.00–123.00 $118.39 $856 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 -4.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 274 5 165.00–175.00 $169.35 $464 +23.35
300–335 320 5 155.00–165.00 $159.78 $511 —
355–395 370 11 150.00–165.00 $156.18 $578 —
405–445 424 19 140.00–167.00 $150.84 $640 +16.17
451–495 464 19 140.00–148.00 $143.92 $668 +12.08
500–545 531 12 130.00–140.00 $134.85 $716 +3.39
555–595 562 22 120.00–131.00 $126.47 $711 -3.53
600–645 633 7 116.00–122.00 $120.04 $760 +0.11
655–695 671 4 110.00–120.00 $116.89 $784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
405–445 431 7 168.00–177.50 $172.26 $742 —
455–495 465 6 161.00–169.00 $164.80 $766 —
500–535 527 5 154.00–164.00 $159.68 $842 —
555–595 568 3 140.00–145.00 $141.95 $806 -6.44
600–645 624 10 130.00–146.00 $138.27 $863 —
655–695 668 3 130.00–140.00 $136.53 $912 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1865 1178 80-85% 36 62.00–72.00 $66.29 $781 —
850–1875 1250 80-85% 66 68.00–79.00 $73.58 $920 +4.63
1025–1540 1297 80-85% 17 75.00–84.00 $79.59 $1,032 +10.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1150 1011 85-90% 15 50.00–66.00 $57.80 $584 —
700–1665 1166 85-90% 54 58.00–75.00 $68.24 $796 +15.11
945–1840 1353 85-90% 8 72.00–79.00 $73.99 $1,001 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1550 1372 75-80% 5 64.00–68.00 $66.33 $910 —
1235–1750 1477 75-80% 25 70.00–77.00 $73.02 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2205 1360 12 85.00–95.00 $91.17 $1,240 —
1005–2190 1633 12 95.00–105.00 $99.45 $1,624 —
1505–1905 1705 2 96.00–112.00 $104.94 $1,789 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–830 767 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $670.65
745–1190 1027 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–875.00 $755.68
1035–1130 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 820.00–850.00 $834.34
1175–1190 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $924.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1155 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,032.37
1490 1490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1135 818 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 61.00–69.00 $65.89 $539
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
920–960 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 610.00 $610.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 76.00 $76.00 $635

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–1135 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–1,150.00 $921.48 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070–1300 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,175.00 $1,163.71 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–820 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–800.00 $732.57 —

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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.