Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

2,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.85/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 568 lb · 56 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.08/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 564 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.21/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 468 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,652	3,063	2,335
Feeder cattle	1,982	2,414	1,033
Slaughter cattle	499	426	337
Replacement cattle	171	223	965

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1050), Athens (727), Donalsonville (257), Jackson (182), Moultrie (189) and Washington (247). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. 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	325	2	185.00–190.00	$187.35	$609	—
355–395	374	7	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$682	-8.06
405–435	417	10	170.00–178.00	$172.89	$721	-1.11
456–495	476	29	160.00–175.00	$171.92	$818	-0.17
505–545	524	19	160.00–180.00	$169.60	$889	+8.40
555–595	564	54	157.50–173.00	$167.08	$942	+4.19
605–638	615	27	148.00–167.00	$160.94	$990	+6.68
652–692	675	20	146.00–164.00	$157.51	$1,063	+3.82
710–745	724	17	136.00–165.00	$152.76	$1,106	+7.83
792–795	793	9	147.00–155.00	$152.33	$1,208	-1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	17	158.00–168.00	$164.66	$701	-8.75
460–485	471	6	148.00–162.50	$155.28	$731	-0.31
503–540	517	6	158.00–168.00	$162.11	$838	-2.90
555–595	576	17	140.00–150.00	$145.98	$841	-5.88
625	625	1	133.00	$133.00	$831	-10.01
655–680	666	8	130.00–152.00	$140.38	$935	+3.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	5	158.00–168.00	$162.90	$546	-15.88
380–395	385	3	160.00–165.00	$161.71	$623	-13.25
420–425	422	3	150.00–153.00	$151.99	$641	-10.83
455–475	470	5	140.00–154.00	$146.44	$688	—
507–520	510	4	142.00–146.00	$143.02	$729	-11.46
560–590	573	7	131.00–146.00	$141.09	$808	+10.81
628–645	634	3	120.00–127.00	$124.62	$790	-6.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	150.00–155.00	$152.56	$500	+9.13
355–395	378	30	126.00–150.00	$142.61	$539	-2.86
405–445	428	20	125.00–144.00	$138.86	$594	-8.44
455–495	470	43	125.00–145.00	$139.39	$655	+1.40
500–545	521	24	122.00–139.00	$130.23	$678	-5.18
555–595	575	10	120.00–129.00	$125.61	$722	-7.75
605–645	625	11	120.00–129.00	$124.21	$776	+4.08
680–690	687	3	115.00–119.00	$117.68	$808	+5.50
700–730	715	4	104.00–120.00	$111.27	$796	+1.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	373	4	150.00–152.00	$151.47	$565	—
455–493	479	34	140.00–147.00	$144.26	$691	-5.03
505–545	520	24	136.00–158.00	$143.50	$746	+5.14
535 value added	535	2	158.00	$158.00	$845	—
555–595	568	56	130.00–148.00	$137.85	$783	+1.64
602–645	609	15	125.00–140.00	$135.66	$826	+5.09
655–695	668	8	120.00–128.00	$124.30	$830	-4.10
705–745	722	3	115.00–123.00	$119.27	$861	-0.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	274	4	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$342	—
310–320	317	5	130.00–140.00	$136.45	$433	-9.87
355–395	373	15	125.00–147.50	$137.02	$511	-4.49
400–445	427	20	117.00–140.00	$134.01	$572	-0.43
455–495	468	49	110.00–138.00	$129.21	$605	-1.14
505–545	527	27	115.00–129.00	$123.22	$649	-0.33
560–580	570	3	117.00–120.00	$118.66	$676	+1.71
605–645	629	7	100.00–119.00	$111.50	$701	+4.06
670–680	675	2	105.00–115.00	$109.96	$742	—
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	4	155.00–162.00	$159.08	$426	-7.21
305–345	325	2	160.00–165.00	$162.35	$528	+0.31
355–395	377	28	140.00–162.50	$151.84	$572	-2.03
405–445	428	13	135.00–155.00	$144.90	$620	-0.33
455–495	473	24	122.50–140.00	$133.01	$629	-3.39
500–545	520	27	120.00–140.00	$128.36	$667	+3.80
555–595	571	14	115.00–127.00	$120.26	$687	+4.74
605–645	626	6	114.00–117.50	$116.14	$727	+1.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–270	264	5	165.00–169.00	$168.18	$444	—
305–345	330	13	155.00–175.00	$163.58	$540	—
355–395	367	13	150.00–165.00	$157.36	$578	-8.89
405–445	438	8	150.00–167.50	$158.28	$693	-2.85
455–495	468	18	137.50–155.00	$146.02	$683	+0.18
500–545	522	15	127.50–140.00	$134.03	$700	-2.17
551–595	571	23	122.50–148.00	$133.23	$761	+2.55
600–645	624	9	120.00–140.00	$127.68	$797	+6.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	180.00–185.00	$181.53	$603	—
355–395	378	10	164.00–180.00	$173.89	$657	-1.20
405–445	434	27	152.00–180.00	$160.36	$696	-10.11
451–475	461	18	153.00–165.00	$156.34	$721	-3.49
505–545	527	8	143.00–150.00	$145.66	$768	-5.53
560–590	572	13	135.00–144.00	$140.15	$802	+1.15
620–630	627	3	139.00–141.00	$140.34	$880	+8.55
725–735	730	2	101.00–105.00	$102.99	$752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1660	1189	80-85%	49	51.00–70.00	$60.66	$721	+2.14
905–1625	1195	80-85%	16	71.00–82.00	$75.59	$903	+17.07
885–1835	1245	80-85%	68	60.00–76.00	$67.28	$838	+0.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1475	972	85-90%	34	40.00–57.00	$50.49	$491	-1.42
820–1360	1017	85-90%	31	50.00–65.00	$58.04	$590	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1705	1427	75-80%	11	62.00–71.00	$66.32	$946	+3.53
1285–1795	1477	75-80%	17	56.00–72.00	$60.51	$894	-6.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2065	1567	11	86.00–100.00	$93.02	$1,458	—
1320–2258	1630	14	81.00–89.00	$85.10	$1,387	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1435	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–790.00	$712.93
950–1240	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–840.00	$772.37
1000–1250	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	710.00–975.00	$869.46
1110–1350	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–880.00	$795.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–900	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$775.28
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
985–1310	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	820.00–960.00	$886.76
1130–1215	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–930.00	$913.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$756
890–915	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	71.00–87.00	$78.89	$712
780–1100	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	61.00–79.00	$68.21	$655

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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
1100–1370	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	975.00–1,200.00	$1,099.70	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	840.00	$840.00	-70.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	640.00	$640.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,080.00	$1,080.00	-70.00

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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.