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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

3,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.05/cwt +14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 747 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.19/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 478 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.29/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 466 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,044 3,390 2,818
Feeder cattle 2,343 2,782 2,200
Slaughter cattle 517 416 363
Replacement cattle 184 192 255

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1302), Athens (624), Donalsonville (378), Jackson (211), Moultrie (229) and Washington (300). Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers mostly steady, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 3 185.00–200.00 $193.08 $711 +8.68
405–448 424 13 180.00–190.00 $184.75 $783 +6.21
451–485 465 22 175.00–190.00 $181.41 $844 +6.01
516 value added 516 6 179.00 $179.00 $924 —
505–540 520 13 165.00–180.00 $171.25 $890 -1.02
555–581 578 8 160.00–165.00 $164.40 $950 -1.89
605–645 622 3 160.00–168.00 $163.29 $1,016 +1.22
675 675 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,087 —
735–748 747 42 158.00–161.00 $159.05 $1,188 +14.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
340 340 3 190.00–195.00 $193.33 $657 +19.99
355–390 377 3 180.00–190.00 $185.90 $701 -0.11
405 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 +2.54
460–475 466 9 167.00–175.00 $173.21 $807 —
500–545 535 16 155.00–165.00 $163.29 $874 -4.13
565–592 589 10 141.00–153.00 $151.85 $894 -3.29
601–612 603 9 140.00–155.00 $151.62 $914 +0.04
655–656 656 9 137.00–150.00 $148.56 $975 +4.19
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 -7.42
823 823 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,062 —
865 865 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,029 —
981 981 17 125.00 $125.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 180.00–185.00 $183.37 $590 +23.37
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 -3.30
405–445 432 6 160.00–165.00 $161.88 $699 -25.86
450–480 467 6 150.00–155.00 $152.85 $714 -18.40
510–545 525 5 140.00–148.00 $145.02 $761 +15.77
555–595 576 14 130.00–149.00 $140.18 $807 +14.67
618–630 620 7 127.50–141.00 $139.04 $862 —
1133 1133 9 89.00 $89.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–294 288 7 142.00–147.00 $146.38 $422 +8.80
305–345 322 20 127.00–145.00 $135.50 $436 -14.62
355–380 367 17 120.00–140.00 $133.50 $490 +0.20
405–445 422 21 120.00–150.00 $137.03 $578 +4.40
452–495 466 34 112.00–137.50 $128.29 $598 +1.54
505–545 522 10 120.00–131.00 $126.60 $661 +6.92
555–595 581 13 105.00–123.00 $119.65 $695 +4.86
605–645 627 17 105.00–120.00 $113.29 $710 —
651–680 660 6 110.00–120.00 $112.68 $744 +11.43
715–745 728 3 106.00–109.00 $107.66 $784 —
790 790 1 96.00 $96.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 4 150.00–158.00 $154.41 $508 —
370–399 385 8 150.00–160.00 $154.53 $595 +0.84
405–445 424 17 140.00–155.00 $149.03 $632 -7.15
455–488 472 14 137.00–152.50 $146.49 $691 -1.62
500–540 509 14 144.00–155.00 $146.39 $745 +4.08
555–595 583 29 135.00–158.00 $142.14 $829 +0.01
613–646 635 23 138.00–149.00 $140.37 $891 +7.36
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 -0.93
703–720 705 16 120.00–130.00 $128.72 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 —
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 +0.44
340–345 344 4 140.00–146.00 $141.48 $487 -10.54
355–390 376 28 130.00–147.00 $142.40 $535 -5.34
400–445 425 11 127.00–148.00 $138.83 $590 +0.34
455–498 478 34 125.00–150.00 $139.19 $665 -0.32
500–545 530 11 125.00–138.00 $132.64 $703 -1.77
555–581 575 13 120.00–148.00 $130.16 $748 +1.15
600–645 614 7 117.50–120.00 $119.62 $734 -1.76
660–690 673 6 109.00–120.00 $116.17 $782 -1.40
705–725 719 4 110.00–116.00 $112.72 $810 -3.26
755–798 787 4 112.00–113.00 $112.76 $887 +0.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $349 +0.90
255–280 257 17 150.00–170.00 $160.02 $411 -1.21
320–349 337 12 150.00–177.00 $167.91 $566 -22.38
351–395 369 18 150.00–170.00 $161.55 $596 -6.42
410–445 431 10 150.00–165.00 $152.89 $659 -15.23
455–495 471 17 125.00–152.00 $142.24 $670 -3.19
500–545 525 28 120.00–140.00 $129.44 $680 -10.90
551–595 569 8 122.50–135.00 $126.13 $718 -3.82
600–645 616 8 115.00–122.00 $119.06 $733 -2.65
655–695 682 9 110.00–122.00 $114.46 $781 -0.97
705–745 720 4 105.00–110.00 $108.08 $778 -2.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279–295 286 7 180.00–182.00 $181.12 $518 +1.87
320–343 335 10 165.00–180.00 $175.32 $587 -4.52
350–390 362 21 165.00–173.00 $171.34 $620 -7.21
400–435 409 4 162.00–168.00 $166.04 $679 -9.18
450–480 465 24 140.00–160.00 $154.41 $718 -2.48
500–535 519 19 133.00–150.00 $143.32 $744 -0.35
555–590 574 17 130.00–140.00 $136.32 $782 -1.43
600–645 615 6 125.00–137.00 $129.78 $798 -1.84
653–665 661 3 115.00–120.00 $116.65 $771 -6.89
700–730 714 7 111.00–125.00 $115.45 $824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 361 18 177.00–190.00 $181.50 $655 -8.02
400–445 412 20 170.00–185.00 $173.28 $714 -10.68
451–485 458 10 160.00–167.00 $165.37 $757 -4.41
501–545 520 12 146.00–160.00 $154.96 $806 +1.69
565–568 568 13 144.00 $144.00 $818 +1.29
600–640 611 14 138.00–145.00 $138.66 $847 +4.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1645 1188 80-85% 47 55.00–68.00 $64.37 $765 +4.30
920–1790 1243 80-85% 80 63.00–77.00 $71.02 $883 +3.17
995–1705 1292 80-85% 25 71.00–83.00 $76.07 $983 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–1205 982 85-90% 51 45.00–67.00 $56.72 $557 +4.81
665–1380 1042 85-90% 50 52.00–76.00 $63.90 $666 +2.42
1105 1105 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1620 1429 75-80% 17 58.00–69.00 $64.54 $922 —
1355–1600 1467 75-80% 7 69.00–80.00 $74.33 $1,090 +4.67
1310–1995 1515 75-80% 11 60.00–73.00 $67.07 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1965 1465 12 74.00–88.00 $82.15 $1,203 —
1645–1685 1665 2 100.00–104.00 $102.02 $1,699 —
1400–2160 1814 14 85.00–100.00 $92.36 $1,675 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1200 914 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 675.00–825.00 $743.00
805–1105 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 500.00–740.00 $631.24
1050–1070 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.38
1095–1140 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–830.00 $763.69
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1130 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00–65.00 $63.64 $659
1075–1275 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 61.00–71.00 $65.41 $741
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–880 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 90.00–98.00 $94.35 $764
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $648
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00 $70.00 $672
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1245 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,025.00 $961.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1300 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 800.00–1,200.00 $964.94 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 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.