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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

3,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $143.57/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 474 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.25/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 470 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.68/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 580 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,920 1,829 3,007
Feeder cattle 2,871 1,360 2,240
Slaughter cattle 823 320 534
Replacement cattle 226 149 233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1450), Lanier (195), Oak Park (1253), Pulaski Co (487), Thomasville (535) and Upson Co (37). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 339 6 190.00–200.00 $195.54 $663 +22.68
355–395 377 3 177.50–185.00 $180.70 $681 —
425–445 430 4 172.50–178.00 $173.92 $748 +2.29
455–495 485 15 160.00–168.00 $162.53 $788 -2.04
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 +5.45
555–583 569 54 138.00–165.00 $160.62 $914 +14.88
605–638 625 9 150.00–158.00 $154.69 $967 +9.21
655–695 682 3 140.00–145.00 $141.60 $966 -0.40
703–745 708 19 128.00–151.00 $147.11 $1,042 —
755–795 773 3 125.00–132.50 $129.10 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 -5.00
340–345 343 3 180.00–185.00 $182.68 $627 +7.88
355–380 368 6 160.00–185.00 $175.71 $647 +5.08
405–445 419 7 160.00–178.00 $170.62 $715 +7.89
457–488 478 19 159.00–166.00 $163.74 $783 +8.72
505–548 532 35 140.00–158.00 $147.22 $783 +5.15
555–595 580 27 132.00–155.00 $152.41 $884 +15.18
605–645 619 10 134.00–143.00 $138.69 $858 +11.19
675–680 678 2 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $759 —
755–795 775 4 115.00–119.00 $117.22 $908 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 202.50 $202.50 $688 —
355–395 371 4 186.00–195.00 $190.86 $708 —
401–405 402 4 184.00–186.00 $184.50 $742 —
455 455 1 172.50 $172.50 $785 -1.71
505–545 518 3 162.50–165.00 $164.12 $850 -1.80
555–595 575 4 155.00–164.00 $159.67 $918 +4.70
613–645 617 17 138.00–160.00 $142.30 $878 -6.77
751–756 754 8 144.00–153.00 $148.51 $1,120 +11.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $349 —
250–260 255 2 154.00–156.00 $154.98 $395 —
315–340 331 8 142.00–158.00 $148.04 $490 -2.56
350–395 378 31 137.00–162.00 $152.77 $577 +6.13
400–445 430 49 137.00–158.00 $148.94 $640 +3.03
455–495 470 63 130.00–150.00 $141.25 $664 +0.89
505–545 523 34 127.50–160.00 $140.49 $735 +6.62
555–597 570 46 117.50–139.00 $128.97 $735 -0.29
605–648 625 27 115.00–135.00 $123.88 $774 -1.60
655–695 668 3 117.00–125.00 $120.10 $802 -4.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
255–295 276 15 135.00–150.00 $142.74 $394 +0.33
300–345 327 24 137.50–162.00 $145.93 $477 +3.57
355–395 373 26 127.00–150.00 $140.89 $526 +3.70
400–445 425 42 130.00–148.00 $140.39 $597 +3.12
455–497 475 48 120.00–135.00 $131.11 $623 +0.28
500–545 524 21 115.00–138.00 $127.11 $666 +2.84
555–595 578 21 107.50–127.00 $115.31 $666 -9.41
605–645 617 8 110.00–122.00 $115.69 $714 —
660–685 678 6 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $807 +1.50
705 705 5 118.00–120.00 $118.80 $838 —
767–775 769 9 115.00–117.00 $116.55 $896 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 154.00 $154.00 $624 -0.05
455–495 474 17 145.00–155.00 $148.10 $702 -1.03
500–545 523 57 139.00–154.00 $148.84 $778 +6.30
554–595 580 58 130.00–153.00 $139.68 $810 +5.43
605–645 620 35 127.50–149.00 $138.13 $856 +8.38
655–695 685 5 124.00–129.00 $125.36 $859 -6.32
710–715 712 3 119.00–122.50 $121.33 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 6 160.00–180.00 $170.85 $466 +1.50
300–345 330 13 165.00–178.00 $170.45 $562 +10.67
355–395 382 20 147.50–170.00 $159.44 $609 +3.26
405–445 430 14 142.50–168.00 $154.29 $663 +3.45
453–495 474 63 130.00–158.00 $143.57 $681 -0.35
500–548 524 34 122.50–145.00 $131.89 $691 -2.96
555–595 575 19 115.00–138.00 $120.74 $694 -5.73
600–645 624 21 110.00–128.00 $116.31 $726 -3.73
655–695 666 14 107.50–115.00 $112.24 $748 -4.65
725–730 728 2 104.00–108.00 $105.99 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 177.00–182.00 $179.45 $458 -1.35
330–340 335 2 172.00–176.00 $174.03 $583 -10.36
350–395 382 18 167.50–188.00 $184.35 $704 +8.09
405–445 422 8 157.50–165.00 $161.80 $683 -3.08
455–495 472 21 145.00–160.00 $149.57 $706 -5.69
500–545 526 38 133.00–146.00 $139.28 $733 -4.14
550–595 570 52 127.50–148.00 $134.95 $769 -2.36
600–645 621 18 122.50–138.00 $129.51 $804 -0.14
655–695 668 14 118.00–125.00 $122.19 $816 -3.29
700–745 716 9 114.00–120.00 $117.93 $844 -0.46
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 185.00 $185.00 $472 —
395 395 1 185.00 $185.00 $731 —
400–445 430 17 167.50–182.00 $174.71 $751 +2.45
455–495 467 5 162.50–175.00 $166.91 $779 +2.11
555–595 585 16 140.00–147.00 $141.47 $828 -0.48
600–645 620 29 135.00–145.00 $140.55 $871 +2.28
655–695 676 7 130.00–140.00 $134.53 $909 -2.00
755–785 765 3 109.00–119.00 $115.58 $884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1460 1150 80-85% 109 60.00–72.00 $66.67 $767 +0.38
870–1610 1229 80-85% 108 68.00–80.00 $73.29 $901 —
1125–1570 1324 80-85% 11 78.00–87.00 $81.90 $1,084 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1090 934 85-90% 14 72.00–81.00 $77.77 $726 —
820–1310 992 85-90% 79 53.00–65.00 $58.42 $580 —
825–1200 1008 85-90% 87 60.00–73.00 $65.38 $659 +7.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1730 1377 75-80% 47 65.00–75.00 $68.55 $944 +2.22
1390–1415 1403 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $1,101 —
1210–1810 1431 75-80% 36 70.00–85.00 $74.45 $1,065 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1920 1409 27 84.00–100.00 $94.19 $1,327 —
1460–1840 1650 2 112.00–116.00 $113.77 $1,877 —
1330–2290 1714 32 96.00–108.00 $102.81 $1,762 -2.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1110 1006 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 810.00–880.00 $835.73
995–1410 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–960.00 $892.74
895–1280 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 675.00–950.00 $854.61
1200–1360 1274 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00–975.00 $888.97
1235–1445 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,059.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1050 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 670.00–690.00 $684.32
760–1240 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 625.00–810.00 $749.48
1210–1480 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 810.00–920.00 $853.09
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–945 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 730.00–760.00 $746.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,072
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,155
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 57.00 $57.00 $504

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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
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1095–1330 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 750.00–1,100.00 $912.84 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140–1215 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,236.31 —
1090–1475 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,301.28 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00 $980.00 —
895–1145 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–990.00 $932.39 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.