Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

2,968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.49/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 570 lb · 82 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.04/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 685 lb · 64 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.95/cwt +16.69 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 670 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,968	3,544	2,621
Feeder cattle	2,383	2,463	2,100
Slaughter cattle	466	853	396
Replacement cattle	119	228	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1390), Athens (724), Donalsonville (327), Jackson (125), Moultrie (169) and Washington (233). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	3	190.00–197.50	$194.01	$627	—
355–395	368	6	180.00–190.00	$186.52	$686	—
405–445	411	31	175.00–180.00	$178.07	$732	—
455–495	478	15	160.00–175.00	$168.48	$805	+2.58
505–548	526	35	155.00–170.00	$161.93	$852	+2.64
552–590	585	49	140.00–168.00	$164.51	$962	+10.31
610–646	641	23	136.00–160.00	$152.42	$977	+7.42
653–699	685	64	130.00–159.00	$150.04	$1,028	+7.16
735	735	1	135.00	$135.00	$992	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
355–385	370	27	152.50–163.00	$159.03	$588	-0.97
410–445	427	9	150.00–158.00	$153.14	$654	-6.24
450–488	463	39	140.00–150.00	$146.07	$676	—
515	515	1	140.00	$140.00	$721	-5.22
588–599	589	20	132.50–139.00	$138.17	$814	-5.85
635	635	1	121.00	$121.00	$768	-3.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	6	160.00–177.50	$171.46	$641	—
412–445	424	12	157.50–168.00	$159.53	$676	-6.13
475–485	483	26	150.00–162.00	$159.51	$770	-6.18
515–545	519	8	140.00–160.00	$155.39	$806	+0.39
555–596	590	22	135.00–155.00	$144.80	$854	-12.88
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	162.00–165.00	$163.51	$455	—
360–380	371	4	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$549	-8.66
405–425	419	33	143.00–157.50	$145.59	$610	-4.23
455–495	490	46	140.00–148.00	$143.86	$705	+4.78
505–545	529	43	135.00–148.00	$141.90	$751	+6.78
555–595	570	82	127.50–147.00	$140.49	$801	+8.67
605–640	625	31	121.00–147.00	$140.89	$881	+9.64
668 value added	668	24	135.00	$135.00	$902	—
655–695	672	37	117.50–140.00	$134.92	$907	+16.66
736 value added	736	14	129.50	$129.50	$953	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	4	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$382	-6.14
300–347	331	26	120.00–139.00	$130.86	$433	-11.57
355–395	372	20	115.00–145.00	$128.75	$479	-3.57
405–445	428	47	116.00–135.00	$127.78	$547	-3.01
451–495	462	40	115.00–130.00	$123.73	$572	-0.63
505–547	522	24	115.00–129.00	$119.33	$623	+1.53
560–595	581	4	110.00–120.00	$116.72	$678	-1.67
640–645	643	2	116.00	$116.00	$746	+6.90
740	740	1	101.00	$101.00	$747	-4.99
795	795	1	95.00	$95.00	$755	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	11	140.00–145.00	$140.91	$430	-11.84
355–395	368	14	135.00–157.50	$143.32	$527	-4.89
400–446	423	31	130.00–147.50	$137.87	$583	+0.82
455–495	482	29	130.00–140.00	$133.40	$643	+0.19
500–545	523	11	125.00–132.50	$128.00	$669	+1.22
555–595	573	11	115.00–129.00	$124.07	$711	+1.88
600–645	622	18	112.50–135.00	$124.96	$777	+7.60
655–695	683	9	107.50–116.00	$113.89	$778	+5.29
705–745	719	10	105.00–122.00	$116.55	$838	+8.52
755–770	763	2	100.00–104.00	$101.98	$778	-8.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	289	11	155.00–165.00	$160.41	$464	-2.15
305–335	319	8	147.00–165.00	$155.50	$496	-7.19
355–395	373	25	147.00–158.00	$148.94	$556	-8.14
401–445	421	25	130.00–150.00	$144.05	$606	-1.19
455–490	465	17	120.00–148.00	$134.48	$625	-1.99
505–545	524	22	125.00–140.00	$133.34	$699	+9.81
555–595	573	17	112.50–134.00	$125.20	$717	+3.18
600–645	632	13	105.00–119.00	$112.58	$712	-6.89
655–695	674	7	105.00–115.00	$108.71	$733	-1.53
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	266	4	165.00–185.00	$173.39	$461	—
310–330	324	8	157.00–162.00	$160.11	$519	-13.41
355–395	373	23	152.00–170.00	$157.62	$588	-10.65
405–446	427	32	142.00–162.50	$149.43	$638	-2.02
455–495	476	17	131.00–150.00	$137.73	$656	-5.93
500–545	527	13	130.00–145.00	$135.56	$714	+1.80
555–595	567	6	122.00–132.50	$127.33	$722	-1.70
600–645	628	14	114.00–125.00	$121.25	$761	-4.80
655–695	672	10	115.00–120.00	$117.01	$786	-1.32
700–745	731	9	100.00–112.50	$107.80	$788	-4.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	185.00	$185.00	$564	-5.00
355–395	375	2	177.50–180.00	$178.68	$670	+7.22
405–445	428	20	153.00–175.00	$164.20	$703	+1.21
455–495	471	8	142.00–165.00	$154.59	$728	-3.29
505–545	533	5	147.50–157.50	$150.38	$802	+3.73
555–595	579	13	130.00–145.00	$135.07	$782	-2.90
605–645	620	7	120.00–132.50	$127.67	$792	-6.66
675	675	2	125.00	$125.00	$844	-6.67
700–735	721	4	109.00–115.00	$111.75	$806	-9.29
765–770	768	2	103.00–108.00	$105.51	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1480	1166	80-85%	75	60.00–76.00	$66.93	$780	+1.22
895–1545	1197	80-85%	46	52.00–67.00	$60.08	$719	-5.63
900–1690	1352	80-85%	14	69.00–79.00	$71.59	$968	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1215	1043	85-90%	34	51.00–65.00	$58.57	$611	+4.12
720–1485	1054	85-90%	27	45.00–63.00	$53.22	$561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1765	1458	75-80%	19	62.00–69.00	$65.48	$955	-2.76
1240–2015	1516	75-80%	20	54.00–69.00	$61.23	$928	—
1525–1840	1683	75-80%	2	72.00–74.00	$73.09	$1,230	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2220	1725	17	68.00–95.00	$85.78	$1,480	-4.70
1480–2045	1786	9	89.00–102.00	$94.98	$1,696	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1055	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	500.00–790.00	$678.16
1060–1185	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–880.00	$749.65
1100–1325	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	675.00–940.00	$831.23

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1040	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	68.00–70.00	$68.66	$712
1060–1315	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–62.00	$60.89	$723

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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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
1135–1260	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,270.00	$1,225.59	—
1175–1355	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	735.00–780.00	$755.90	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,180.00	$1,180.00	+190.00
1035–1175	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,090.00	$1,046.40	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1405	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,440.00	$1,106.92	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	±0.00

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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.