Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

3,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.13/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 327 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.78/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 517 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.79/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 565 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,327	3,007	3,478
Feeder cattle	2,443	2,432	1,982
Slaughter cattle	542	398	1,356
Replacement cattle	342	177	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1366), Athens (418), Donalsonville (881), Jackson (188), Moultrie (241) and Washington (233). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 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
265–280	273	2	207.00–217.00	$211.86	$578	—
310–335	325	3	202.00–212.00	$205.18	$667	-10.98
355–395	373	29	195.00–210.00	$199.63	$745	—
405–440	417	16	185.00–200.00	$191.38	$798	-20.21
454–495	461	13	177.00–190.00	$185.14	$853	+7.93
505–535	521	17	169.00–185.00	$174.17	$907	+0.09
555–595	576	17	169.00–185.00	$173.79	$1,001	+4.38
605–645	619	20	155.00–178.00	$167.61	$1,038	-0.13
655–680	665	19	163.00–167.00	$165.15	$1,098	—
706–716	712	11	159.00–163.00	$161.55	$1,150	+4.90
780–792	790	15	152.00–159.00	$157.80	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–287	284	10	190.00–200.00	$199.10	$565	—
310–340	334	16	190.00–200.00	$192.96	$644	+0.30
350–393	372	22	180.00–195.00	$184.42	$686	-9.26
405–445	426	17	172.00–189.00	$184.17	$785	-1.84
455–485	473	20	170.00–180.00	$174.37	$825	-2.78
530–545	537	17	163.00–178.00	$165.87	$891	+2.94
560–590	568	8	163.00–166.00	$163.87	$931	+2.67
610–640	628	5	152.00–160.00	$155.93	$979	+1.26
651–699	672	11	140.00–154.00	$147.52	$991	-5.62
705–745	725	2	127.50–132.50	$129.93	$942	—
790	790	1	126.00	$126.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	8	180.00–190.00	$185.43	$515	—
315–345	330	12	180.00–188.00	$183.12	$604	+0.53
390	390	1	187.50	$187.50	$731	+7.77
400–445	420	17	160.00–172.50	$167.53	$704	-6.42
455–495	479	9	150.00–165.00	$159.68	$765	-3.53
505–517	513	5	154.00–160.00	$155.78	$799	—
585–591	589	8	150.00–152.00	$150.25	$885	+2.05
655–690	670	4	120.00–135.00	$129.36	$867	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	9	150.00–167.00	$157.99	$436	—
300–345	327	63	140.00–168.00	$154.13	$504	-4.53
370–390	381	10	154.00–168.00	$160.24	$611	-1.06
400–445	421	38	140.00–165.00	$157.45	$663	+5.46
455–495	473	31	140.00–158.00	$149.26	$706	-1.50
500–545	524	12	135.00–147.00	$141.27	$740	+3.04
555–595	565	41	130.00–147.00	$140.79	$795	+1.19
600–648	633	14	126.00–140.00	$133.30	$844	+7.45
655–695	675	2	122.50–127.50	$124.93	$843	-9.72
700–745	720	9	118.00–126.00	$121.91	$878	—
770	770	1	114.00	$114.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	207	3	147.00–150.00	$148.06	$306	+0.45
255–290	271	10	145.00–160.00	$154.41	$418	+9.03
305–345	319	25	130.00–159.00	$143.33	$457	-6.19
355–396	378	26	140.00–158.00	$151.07	$571	+3.75
403–445	418	38	130.00–158.00	$146.07	$611	+3.23
455–495	469	30	125.00–148.00	$137.08	$643	-4.15
500–545	528	28	124.00–138.00	$132.76	$701	+1.48
555–595	577	19	115.00–135.00	$129.49	$747	+12.42
601–645	624	13	110.00–122.00	$116.14	$725	-8.18
660–695	683	3	110.00–114.00	$111.29	$760	-12.51
740–745	743	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	336	17	165.00–175.00	$170.56	$573	+8.67
365–390	381	6	160.00–173.00	$167.61	$639	+13.90
455–490	465	17	156.00–165.00	$159.94	$744	+0.72
500–545	517	48	140.00–158.00	$153.78	$795	-2.63
555–595	576	20	140.00–152.50	$148.05	$853	+4.79
607	607	4	151.00	$151.00	$917	+12.64
660–695	674	4	128.00–134.00	$130.98	$883	-13.71
712–725	719	4	135.00–141.00	$137.97	$992	+10.87
730 value added	730	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—
770–780	775	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$942	-11.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	16	185.00–210.00	$187.95	$511	—
305–345	325	14	170.00–200.00	$185.15	$602	-5.76
365–390	379	11	170.00–188.00	$184.17	$698	+3.90
400–445	422	17	165.00–178.00	$173.16	$731	-1.48
455–495	474	14	160.00–170.00	$164.52	$780	+2.88
500–545	522	19	140.00–157.50	$147.95	$772	-7.96
555–595	572	9	137.00–150.00	$144.52	$827	+1.10
600–645	620	13	135.00–145.00	$142.14	$881	+7.78
651–690	668	8	125.00–138.00	$129.50	$865	+1.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	5	195.00–202.00	$199.82	$569	-0.84
310–345	327	7	190.00–200.00	$194.69	$637	-12.79
355–395	373	24	186.00–200.00	$193.67	$722	-2.84
380 value added	380	1	200.00	$200.00	$760	—
400–445	421	20	180.00–196.00	$186.52	$785	+3.65
455–495	464	10	170.00–185.00	$174.01	$807	+2.33
504–545	518	22	153.00–175.00	$160.20	$830	+2.31
555–595	581	7	152.50–165.00	$158.57	$921	+7.58
600–645	619	6	142.00–148.00	$145.67	$902	-0.32
650–665	660	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$928	+4.72
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	+0.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	180.00	$180.00	$396	-7.22
255–295	271	8	160.00–180.00	$172.85	$468	-5.44
310–345	326	8	170.00–180.00	$175.23	$571	-2.33
355–390	364	5	150.00–170.00	$158.24	$576	-13.07
405–440	426	23	150.00–170.00	$164.60	$701	+7.19
455–495	477	13	141.00–155.00	$149.12	$711	-2.07
505–530	520	10	140.00–155.00	$148.52	$772	+10.34
555–595	572	8	120.00–132.50	$129.31	$740	-0.96
600–645	623	8	110.00–125.00	$119.45	$744	-1.24
680–690	685	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$836	+5.52
725–730	727	3	110.00–116.00	$112.01	$814	—
750–770	760	2	100.00–107.00	$103.45	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1685	1148	80-85%	45	51.00–69.00	$63.58	$730	—
900–1600	1206	80-85%	78	61.00–75.00	$70.00	$844	+4.87
890–1560	1218	80-85%	17	76.00–83.00	$77.74	$947	+12.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1050	883	85-90%	11	68.00–74.00	$70.82	$625	—
800–1400	931	85-90%	51	48.00–59.00	$54.03	$503	—
800–1385	985	85-90%	46	55.00–67.00	$61.02	$601	+5.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1495	1365	75-80%	2	78.00–80.00	$78.90	$1,077	—
1315–1705	1457	75-80%	28	50.00–68.00	$63.65	$927	+0.68
1145–1800	1458	75-80%	12	64.00–75.00	$70.36	$1,026	+7.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1715	1342	7	89.00–102.00	$93.61	$1,256	—
980–2030	1425	27	80.00–104.00	$91.20	$1,300	—
1000–2035	1441	17	82.00–91.00	$87.07	$1,255	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1150	857	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	600.00–885.00	$730.51
785–1245	944	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	500.00–875.00	$668.62
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
810–1350	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	650.00–925.00	$830.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1115	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	780.00–925.00	$869.66
795–1270	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	830.00–950.00	$893.66
980–1365	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	910.00–1,050.00	$976.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–1120	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	67.00–68.00	$67.49	$736
995–1410	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	68.00–75.00	$70.85	$801

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1270	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	61.00–70.00	$64.52	$673

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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
750–930	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	625.00–750.00	$679.94	—
800–1130	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–985.00	$865.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,150.00	$1,055.94	—
1140–1230	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,020.00–1,025.00	$1,022.59	—
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–700	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–825.00	$773.15	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.