Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

3,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.68/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 468 lb · 63 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $144.98/cwt -9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 436 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.10/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 525 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,735	3,920	2,272
Feeder cattle	2,813	2,871	1,781
Slaughter cattle	602	823	323
Replacement cattle	320	226	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1365), Athens (812), Donalsonville (500), Jackson (314), Moultrie (319) and Washington (425). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	180.00	$180.00	$581	-15.54
355–390	375	4	150.00–187.00	$167.76	$629	-12.94
405–429	423	45	165.00–174.00	$171.57	$726	-2.35
475–495	487	24	157.00–161.00	$159.45	$777	-3.08
500–536	528	15	147.00–160.00	$155.29	$820	-4.71
550–595	570	23	140.00–150.00	$143.34	$817	-17.28
600–646	619	36	130.00–145.00	$139.74	$865	-14.95
660–692	686	18	125.00–149.00	$145.56	$999	+3.96
700–725	723	17	130.00–138.00	$130.75	$945	-16.36
780	780	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	+5.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	182.00	$182.00	$410	—
255–295	268	4	170.00–178.00	$171.91	$461	+6.91
304–345	322	20	160.00–182.50	$169.17	$545	-13.51
355–395	373	12	150.00–180.00	$166.91	$623	-8.80
410–445	431	8	150.00–160.00	$155.26	$669	-15.36
455–495	469	19	137.00–157.50	$145.33	$682	-18.41
500–545	514	46	139.00–160.00	$150.47	$773	+3.25
555–595	574	34	130.00–149.00	$140.54	$807	-11.87
600–645	623	3	122.00–140.00	$130.09	$810	-8.60
651–695	665	9	120.00–137.00	$129.70	$863	+17.71
700–745	725	3	118.00–130.00	$125.29	$908	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	187.50–190.00	$188.69	$802	+4.19
505–545	525	4	157.50–162.50	$159.95	$840	-4.17
555–594	577	50	150.00–160.00	$155.63	$898	-4.04
600–645	632	31	143.00–157.00	$149.61	$946	+7.31
660–690	669	5	130.00–145.00	$138.15	$924	—
703–740	710	16	128.00–152.00	$144.93	$1,029	—
751–790	761	11	122.00–135.00	$131.71	$1,002	-16.80
805	805	1	123.00	$123.00	$990	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	165.00	$165.00	$404	+25.00
266–275	271	4	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$366	-7.82
305–345	323	27	125.00–155.00	$138.84	$448	-7.09
355–395	369	26	120.00–145.00	$133.80	$494	-7.09
405–445	430	44	120.00–137.50	$131.56	$566	-8.83
453–499	468	63	118.00–140.00	$131.68	$616	+0.57
500–549	525	57	115.00–129.00	$122.10	$641	-5.01
550–595	572	31	110.00–125.00	$118.17	$676	+2.86
605–645	617	6	110.00–119.00	$114.28	$705	-1.41
660–695	676	7	108.00–115.00	$110.12	$744	-8.88
740–745	742	3	102.00–105.00	$104.00	$772	—
775–795	781	4	92.00–97.00	$94.74	$740	-21.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	142.00	$142.00	$476	-6.04
350–395	374	30	137.00–162.50	$143.64	$537	-9.13
401–445	424	46	135.00–155.00	$144.09	$611	-4.85
450–495	469	37	130.00–144.00	$136.31	$639	-4.94
505–545	522	54	125.00–139.00	$133.50	$697	-6.99
555–595	573	18	117.50–133.00	$128.12	$734	-0.85
600–645	611	31	119.00–130.00	$122.80	$750	-1.08
655–690	669	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$771	-4.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	+6.00
455–498	485	26	140.00–155.00	$142.71	$692	-5.39
500–545	515	35	137.00–150.00	$140.63	$724	-8.21
550–595	572	41	127.50–142.00	$137.00	$784	-2.68
585 value added	585	1	152.00	$152.00	$889	—
605–645	628	8	127.50–132.50	$129.66	$814	-8.47
655–698	673	16	125.00–139.00	$129.14	$869	+3.78
705–748	730	15	119.00–127.00	$123.17	$899	+1.84
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	167.00–175.00	$170.64	$375	—
255–290	271	8	140.00–170.00	$152.92	$414	-17.93
305–345	331	8	155.00–175.00	$165.72	$549	-4.73
355–395	368	22	140.00–165.00	$154.40	$568	-5.04
401–448	436	59	130.00–162.00	$144.98	$632	-9.31
455–497	479	21	130.00–145.00	$136.44	$654	-7.13
501–545	523	26	120.00–145.00	$130.58	$683	-1.31
555–595	568	24	110.00–129.00	$121.73	$691	+0.99
600–645	627	9	107.00–125.00	$115.75	$726	-0.56
651–695	679	21	105.00–117.00	$109.33	$742	-2.91
755–790	783	5	100.00–109.00	$101.74	$797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
260–270	265	3	170.00–180.00	$176.73	$468	-2.72
310–340	325	4	170.00–180.00	$175.04	$569	+1.01
355–395	376	16	160.00–177.50	$169.64	$638	-14.71
405–445	425	24	150.00–168.00	$159.79	$679	-2.01
455–495	473	21	140.00–155.00	$146.34	$692	-3.23
500–547	530	14	136.00–147.50	$140.30	$744	+1.02
551–598	570	42	125.00–142.00	$132.82	$757	-2.13
605–645	625	16	120.00–136.00	$128.22	$801	-1.29
650–695	670	14	114.00–128.00	$120.24	$806	-1.95
700–730	707	8	105.00–117.00	$115.20	$814	-2.73
775–787	784	4	112.00–115.00	$114.26	$896	+4.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	190.00–200.00	$194.69	$633	—
395	395	3	180.00	$180.00	$711	-5.00
405–445	423	10	170.00–180.00	$173.71	$735	-1.00
455–495	475	7	150.00–170.00	$156.37	$743	-10.54
505–545	527	3	147.00–155.00	$150.59	$794	—
555–595	575	2	140.00–154.00	$146.76	$844	+5.29
605–645	625	6	131.00–142.00	$133.29	$833	-7.26
663–685	670	3	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$882	-2.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1575	1185	80-85%	73	59.00–73.00	$66.06	$783	-0.61
935–1595	1238	80-85%	100	67.00–81.00	$72.32	$895	-0.97
1095–1515	1309	80-85%	11	77.00–87.00	$83.62	$1,095	+1.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1370	998	85-90%	64	45.00–62.00	$55.20	$551	-3.22
640–1400	1047	85-90%	82	55.00–70.00	$63.00	$660	—
1000–1215	1098	85-90%	6	67.00–78.00	$72.31	$794	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1720	1421	75-80%	15	65.00–75.00	$70.13	$997	-4.32
1305–1945	1492	75-80%	21	58.00–74.00	$65.76	$981	—
1525	1525	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,220	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1795	1407	21	79.00–95.00	$88.04	$1,239	-6.15
1030–2555	1758	13	95.00–103.00	$98.77	$1,736	—
1780–2085	1978	3	105.00–111.00	$108.50	$2,146	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1160	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	675.00–1,100.00	$951.71
705–1305	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	650.00–980.00	$839.76
815–1170	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–925.00	$846.85
900–1255	1122	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–950.00	$812.51
1075–1225	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	835.00–885.00	$858.37
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1155	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	875.00–1,200.00	$1,036.18
910–1250	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	975.00–1,225.00	$1,088.83
820–1245	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	975.00–1,325.00	$1,136.30
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$808
790–800	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	92.00–97.00	$94.48	$751
755–1225	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	70.00–75.00	$73.32	$726
805–1260	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	69.00–76.00	$72.84	$755

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–970	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–66.00	$63.35	$550

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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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
1025–1570	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	900.00–1,325.00	$1,152.20	+239.36
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1110	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–1,050.00	$929.81	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.