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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

3,139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.17/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 564 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.14/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 570 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.96/cwt ≈ $634/hd at 420 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,139 3,513 2,606
Feeder cattle 2,387 2,732 1,944
Slaughter cattle 496 575 515
Replacement cattle 256 206 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1207), Athens (937), Donalsonville (403), Jackson (161), Moultrie (122) and Washington (309). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder classes over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, under 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 266 5 160.00–170.00 $165.32 $440 —
355–395 370 7 135.00–170.00 $153.73 $569 -27.96
405–444 434 29 150.00–158.00 $151.17 $656 -13.19
455–480 468 5 132.00–147.50 $140.99 $660 -21.01
500–545 529 26 130.00–142.00 $138.76 $734 -7.91
551–596 576 14 132.00–147.00 $138.08 $795 -7.01
606–645 610 9 129.50–130.00 $129.56 $790 -10.77
660–680 673 4 121.00–129.00 $124.54 $838 —
740–745 742 3 112.00–115.00 $113.00 $838 -15.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 364 8 170.00–179.00 $177.31 $645 -0.33
410–445 428 5 150.00–167.00 $161.34 $691 -8.76
460–495 468 17 160.00–167.50 $164.27 $769 -0.68
500–549 524 9 140.00–157.00 $149.09 $781 -6.74
553–590 565 11 134.00–158.00 $148.23 $837 +2.81
600–649 620 22 135.00–150.00 $146.73 $910 +3.85
660–679 674 10 129.00–140.00 $130.87 $882 -6.15
715–745 727 8 127.00–138.00 $132.85 $966 -14.23
760–790 772 3 115.00–123.00 $119.29 $921 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 -12.50
455–495 472 12 160.00–170.00 $163.77 $773 -7.97
515 515 3 161.00 $161.00 $829 -0.52
560–578 570 52 144.00–165.00 $160.14 $913 +8.05
600–610 604 10 155.00–161.00 $158.58 $958 +7.58
655–678 667 11 142.50–151.00 $149.23 $995 —
715 715 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,051 —
805 805 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 157.00 $157.00 $385 —
285–290 288 2 148.00–153.00 $150.48 $433 +3.69
330–349 345 5 151.00–162.00 $158.68 $547 +8.36
355–395 369 16 134.00–145.00 $137.42 $507 -0.60
400–445 428 20 129.00–147.50 $135.14 $578 -8.82
455–495 479 39 127.00–142.00 $135.32 $648 +2.20
500–545 522 35 125.00–138.00 $129.72 $677 +3.21
552–595 570 32 112.50–131.00 $124.18 $708 +2.77
605–645 628 11 112.50–126.00 $118.02 $741 +3.75
655–661 660 10 112.00–122.00 $113.89 $752 +4.52
700–745 724 4 105.00–113.00 $109.97 $796 -13.43
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 —
275–288 282 4 130.00–140.00 $134.88 $380 -6.32
305–347 338 16 120.00–138.00 $129.16 $437 -13.98
350–395 374 24 120.00–147.50 $127.42 $477 -11.35
400–445 423 36 115.00–140.00 $128.92 $545 -5.18
455–495 466 34 115.00–130.00 $122.13 $569 -0.70
500–545 521 37 112.50–128.00 $121.09 $631 -1.57
553–595 575 10 105.00–119.00 $111.84 $643 -5.22
600–645 631 4 109.00–110.00 $109.75 $693 +0.03
690 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 —
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
785 785 1 104.00 $104.00 $816 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 165.00–172.00 $168.19 $378 +6.19
255–256 256 5 157.00–165.00 $158.59 $406 —
320–335 328 10 150.00–154.00 $151.20 $496 +2.60
355–390 372 3 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $549 -4.54
400–441 420 41 144.00–158.00 $150.96 $634 —
490–499 498 8 139.00–143.00 $142.51 $710 —
505–545 512 7 135.00–147.00 $141.28 $723 +2.54
551–595 564 56 125.00–143.00 $136.17 $768 +4.61
605–645 628 6 120.00–137.00 $126.22 $793 -3.67
764 764 7 127.00 $127.00 $970 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 157.00 $157.00 $389 —
255–285 276 8 152.00–175.00 $159.48 $440 -7.76
305–348 326 15 144.00–160.00 $151.19 $493 -22.96
355–395 369 23 130.00–155.00 $144.45 $533 -6.58
400–445 426 33 125.00–150.00 $134.79 $574 -11.42
455–495 476 30 120.00–141.00 $131.61 $626 -7.55
500–545 519 28 117.50–138.00 $127.61 $662 -3.76
555–595 572 19 110.00–124.00 $118.64 $679 -3.78
601–645 626 10 115.00–120.00 $116.79 $731 +4.41
670–690 677 9 100.00–115.00 $108.92 $737 +1.15
705 705 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $687 -6.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 204 4 180.00–185.00 $181.23 $370 —
255–295 280 3 170.00–185.00 $178.07 $499 —
305–345 318 3 170.00–175.00 $173.19 $551 +3.19
355–395 382 9 150.00–170.00 $161.09 $615 -6.86
405–445 424 20 150.00–160.00 $155.38 $659 -7.50
455–495 477 29 132.00–150.00 $139.23 $664 -4.94
500–545 519 31 123.00–145.00 $135.67 $704 +0.29
555–595 573 33 119.00–132.50 $125.32 $718 -5.74
600–645 620 12 110.00–128.00 $120.57 $748 -1.45
655–695 679 10 105.00–120.00 $111.75 $759 -2.11
740–745 743 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $840 -1.19
760–780 772 3 102.00–106.00 $103.99 $803 -3.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 182.00–190.00 $186.26 $508 +6.26
400 400 1 167.00 $167.00 $668 —
450–495 465 4 146.00–160.00 $153.43 $713 —
555–595 575 10 130.00–146.00 $138.62 $797 -1.18
605–645 630 4 130.00–140.00 $133.64 $842 -1.88
685 685 1 127.50 $127.50 $873 -0.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1800 1202 80-85% 64 54.00–68.00 $60.53 $728 -15.72
920–1635 1209 80-85% 79 60.00–76.00 $69.47 $840 -6.78
1045–1580 1280 80-85% 11 71.00–81.00 $75.24 $963 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1130 976 85-90% 7 67.00–77.00 $70.61 $689 —
670–1340 1072 85-90% 60 50.00–66.00 $59.94 $643 —
795–1600 1072 85-90% 41 35.00–60.00 $52.48 $563 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1765 1416 75-80% 26 55.00–71.00 $61.36 $869 —
1245–1745 1488 75-80% 13 63.00–71.00 $67.48 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2215 1480 24 79.00–91.00 $85.31 $1,263 —
1140–1985 1696 14 90.00–101.00 $95.99 $1,628 -2.88
1850 1850 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,906 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–940 887 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00–770.00 $689.93
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
925–1050 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–800.00 $734.43
870–1170 992 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–825.00 $746.63
900–1325 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 650.00–875.00 $774.95
865–1390 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–880.00 $779.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1140 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $924.58
990–1235 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 770.00–910.00 $826.64
1285–1405 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 980.00–1,000.00 $990.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1270 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00–63.00 $62.06 $742
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,040
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00 +27.09
1065–1250 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,027.00 -98.00
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00 $810.00 +172.48

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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.