Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

3,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.12/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 525 lb · 54 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.25/cwt +9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 615 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.21/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 472 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,544	1,480	3,440
Feeder cattle	2,463	1,166	2,545
Slaughter cattle	853	158	535
Replacement cattle	228	156	360

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1105), Lanier (241), Oak Park (1428), Pulaski Co (373), Thomasville (397) and Upson Co (54). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 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
305–345	315	4	190.00–193.00	$192.18	$605	—
405–445	422	3	160.00–170.00	$165.66	$699	-4.34
452–495	468	21	150.00–175.00	$165.69	$775	+12.07
525	525	2	155.00	$155.00	$814	+3.80
559–588	580	28	151.00–161.00	$157.68	$915	+10.41
605–645	630	8	132.50–150.00	$144.77	$912	+9.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	257	5	165.00–170.00	$167.76	$431	—
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
405–445	423	22	145.00–170.00	$159.38	$674	+5.40
505–545	515	9	140.00–150.00	$145.22	$748	+14.19
555–595	582	5	140.00–148.00	$144.02	$838	—
605–645	627	3	120.00–128.00	$124.25	$779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	471	4	162.50–170.00	$165.90	$781	-2.29
505–545	520	8	155.00–166.00	$159.29	$828	-0.71
555–595	578	6	150.00–160.00	$154.20	$891	+1.32
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	+5.00
655–695	682	3	140.00–149.00	$142.88	$974	-6.12
725	725	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,000	-1.41
755–795	780	11	134.00–145.00	$139.42	$1,087	+4.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	210	3	157.00–160.00	$158.95	$334	—
355–395	368	6	152.50–159.00	$156.68	$577	—
400–445	420	5	145.00–154.00	$149.82	$629	—
455–495	484	41	135.00–150.00	$139.08	$673	—
500–545	525	54	130.00–146.00	$135.12	$709	-3.01
555–595	570	30	125.00–145.00	$131.82	$751	+1.30
600–645	615	51	118.00–140.00	$131.25	$807	+9.29
655–695	672	7	115.00–123.00	$118.26	$795	-2.29
710	710	1	112.50	$112.50	$799	-3.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	3	155.00–160.00	$158.33	$372	+5.72
255–290	271	8	134.00–145.00	$138.62	$376	—
305–345	334	7	138.00–150.00	$142.43	$476	+8.26
355–395	374	20	127.50–145.00	$132.32	$495	+3.18
405–445	424	43	120.00–145.00	$130.79	$555	+2.35
455–495	469	43	115.00–138.00	$124.36	$583	-1.79
501–545	531	13	110.00–137.00	$117.80	$626	-5.74
555–595	576	7	112.50–125.00	$118.39	$682	-2.92
600–645	614	8	105.00–115.00	$109.10	$670	+5.92
650–680	665	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$681	-0.37
710–715	712	3	102.00–108.00	$105.99	$755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–325	324	8	152.00–155.00	$152.75	$495	+11.46
355–395	374	13	140.00–155.00	$148.21	$554	+7.12
400–445	419	25	130.00–142.50	$137.05	$574	+1.74
455–495	472	46	125.00–144.00	$133.21	$629	-0.49
500–545	520	18	120.00–135.00	$126.78	$659	-5.02
555–595	573	13	117.50–129.00	$122.19	$700	+1.90
605–645	629	19	110.00–125.00	$117.36	$738	+1.73
655–695	675	3	105.00–112.00	$108.60	$733	+0.11
700–735	709	5	105.00–110.00	$108.03	$766	—
755	755	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	170.00–178.00	$173.69	$387	—
260–285	271	4	160.00–167.00	$162.56	$441	—
305–345	321	20	147.50–170.00	$162.69	$522	+15.99
355–385	369	12	140.00–164.00	$157.08	$580	+7.29
405–445	435	27	130.00–150.00	$145.24	$632	+0.30
455–497	477	38	120.00–149.00	$136.47	$651	+7.06
500–545	526	34	117.00–135.00	$123.53	$650	+1.97
555–595	571	26	110.00–132.00	$122.02	$697	+6.46
600–645	621	17	107.50–128.00	$119.47	$742	+7.24
654–695	662	11	105.00–115.00	$110.24	$730	+0.84
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	6	170.00–177.50	$173.52	$564	+4.84
355–395	377	7	165.00–170.00	$168.27	$634	+5.51
402–445	430	15	145.00–159.00	$151.45	$651	-1.95
455–495	480	28	140.00–150.00	$143.66	$690	-3.59
500–545	524	31	130.00–140.00	$133.76	$701	-0.48
555–595	568	26	122.50–136.00	$129.03	$733	+1.65
600–645	620	10	120.00–132.50	$126.05	$782	-1.29
655–695	671	15	112.50–122.50	$118.33	$794	+3.26
700–745	719	22	107.50–116.00	$112.69	$810	+1.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	—
355–395	387	8	170.00–177.50	$171.46	$664	—
405–445	424	23	156.00–170.00	$162.99	$691	-1.82
455–495	473	11	152.50–162.50	$157.88	$747	-0.53
505–545	528	11	142.50–152.50	$146.65	$774	-9.02
555–595	582	20	135.00–145.00	$137.97	$803	-6.86
605–645	622	19	125.00–140.00	$134.33	$836	+4.11
655–695	668	13	125.00–135.00	$131.67	$880	+9.08
700–740	720	4	118.00–127.50	$121.04	$871	+11.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1235	955	85-90%	9	62.00–71.00	$66.15	$632	—
790–1260	993	85-90%	76	52.00–66.00	$59.77	$594	—
840–1605	1046	85-90%	194	45.00–58.00	$54.45	$570	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1650	1197	80-85%	70	61.00–75.00	$65.71	$787	—
935–1475	1200	80-85%	71	54.00–67.00	$61.47	$738	—
995–1635	1312	80-85%	19	68.00–76.00	$71.45	$937	+12.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1650	1385	75-80%	31	55.00–67.00	$61.74	$855	+1.42
1155–1750	1473	75-80%	24	64.00–76.00	$68.24	$1,005	—
1595–1945	1729	75-80%	4	70.00–71.00	$70.25	$1,215	+15.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2235	1527	13	91.00–101.00	$97.74	$1,492	—
1590–1825	1708	2	98.00–104.00	$100.79	$1,721	—
1390–2350	1711	18	81.00–97.00	$90.48	$1,548	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–965	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	670.00–800.00	$748.74
780–1265	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–810.00	$743.89
850–1310	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	720.00–910.00	$793.64
815–1315	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	600.00–925.00	$792.63
1040–1240	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	625.00–800.00	$716.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1325	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	840.00–900.00	$880.20
1135–1400	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	970.00–1,120.00	$1,037.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1285	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	56.00–62.00	$59.64	$592
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	65.00	$65.00	$748
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	70.00	$70.00	$889

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$604
785–1130	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	81.00–85.00	$82.64	$792

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1110	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–925.00	$881.41	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+333.28
845–1230	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	600.00–750.00	$691.11	-125.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1135	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,090.00	$1,041.32	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1140–1565	1407	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,200.00	$1,091.14	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1000	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–925.00	$899.29	+49.29
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	+60.00

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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.