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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

2,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.09/cwt +6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 429 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.08/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 471 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.67/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 429 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,828 3,208 2,933
Feeder cattle 2,105 2,455 2,194
Slaughter cattle 513 547 446
Replacement cattle 210 206 293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1204), Athens (604), Donalsonville (443), Jackson (161), Moultrie (154) and Washington (262). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. 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
275–295 282 3 218.00–223.00 $221.25 $624 —
315–345 333 11 210.00–220.00 $214.70 $715 +0.32
355–390 373 15 205.00–220.00 $213.24 $795 +3.56
400 value added 400 4 217.00 $217.00 $868 —
405–430 420 11 204.00–215.00 $209.63 $880 +22.21
450–496 471 52 165.00–200.00 $195.08 $919 +7.53
505–549 536 26 177.50–192.00 $184.73 $990 +2.81
550–595 567 22 165.00–185.00 $180.85 $1,025 +6.38
605–645 623 12 160.00–176.00 $168.22 $1,048 -0.65
690 690 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 -8.44
711–740 715 9 160.00–167.00 $165.76 $1,185 +7.15
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 210.00 $210.00 $594 —
305–335 317 6 198.00–210.00 $203.37 $645 +1.11
365–390 382 6 190.00–200.00 $195.91 $748 +4.13
405–445 424 18 185.00–200.00 $194.74 $826 +8.52
455–480 473 9 175.00–185.00 $182.11 $861 +5.74
510–540 531 9 139.00–180.00 $169.01 $897 -0.76
570–595 585 6 131.00–168.00 $156.84 $918 -5.43
600–612 608 3 147.00–150.00 $149.01 $906 -7.78
655–695 682 3 145.00–147.50 $145.80 $994 +5.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 6 180.00–190.00 $185.32 $506 —
355–390 373 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $543 -36.43
405–440 411 9 140.00–185.00 $173.58 $713 -0.71
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 +2.45
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 -22.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 18 140.00–185.00 $169.33 $537 +8.32
315–340 value added 323 5 180.00–183.00 $180.63 $583 —
350–395 386 17 130.00–188.00 $168.57 $651 +5.47
390 value added 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
410–425 value added 420 6 177.00–185.00 $179.15 $752 —
405–446 430 50 130.00–180.00 $169.00 $727 +5.56
455–495 482 38 130.00–173.00 $161.15 $777 -0.80
500–545 520 44 120.00–172.00 $153.62 $799 +1.13
550–595 562 41 117.00–163.00 $149.77 $842 +3.10
582 value added 582 2 157.00 $157.00 $914 —
623–647 641 14 118.00–153.00 $142.14 $911 +7.18
650–673 664 7 128.00–149.00 $138.62 $920 +10.20
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 -9.11
755–770 768 7 122.50–140.00 $137.54 $1,056 +9.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 175.00–180.00 $176.71 $500 +19.39
332–345 340 14 150.00–178.00 $170.80 $581 +10.97
355–395 376 20 120.00–175.00 $160.08 $602 +1.37
403–449 429 48 120.00–169.00 $153.67 $659 +2.05
453–497 480 41 120.00–160.00 $145.03 $696 -1.20
500–545 526 22 115.00–158.00 $138.69 $730 +0.02
555–590 571 8 130.00–140.00 $134.34 $767 +3.92
600–635 619 4 124.00–140.00 $128.61 $796 -4.59
660–695 671 11 120.00–130.00 $123.10 $826 -1.70
715–745 731 4 108.00–129.00 $121.26 $886 -4.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 140.00–150.00 $145.39 $324 +13.39
255–290 270 12 150.00–170.00 $160.77 $434 +23.46
310–345 329 14 150.00–160.00 $156.09 $514 +7.28
355–395 382 27 110.00–160.00 $148.89 $569 -1.32
405–445 424 15 135.00–153.00 $142.34 $604 +5.22
455–495 476 10 125.00–135.00 $130.10 $619 -4.27
500–545 526 15 109.00–143.00 $124.33 $654 -9.46
575 575 1 109.00 $109.00 $627 -8.38
600–625 608 3 107.00–112.50 $110.62 $673 -4.61
660–665 662 3 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $706 -11.09
705–725 718 3 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $802 -1.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 278 7 160.00–222.00 $208.56 $580 +5.14
300–345 321 18 155.00–215.00 $200.44 $643 +2.71
355–395 379 21 140.00–215.00 $193.56 $734 +1.95
400–445 418 31 130.00–215.00 $179.58 $751 -1.37
468 value added 468 2 190.00 $190.00 $889 —
455–498 482 26 132.00–188.00 $171.45 $826 -1.27
500–545 517 26 130.00–178.00 $165.85 $857 +2.17
550–595 571 13 130.00–175.00 $157.68 $900 +3.35
610 value added 610 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,019 —
600–645 625 4 150.00–159.00 $153.67 $960 +10.22
700–705 703 3 121.00–137.00 $131.69 $926 +6.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 207.00 $207.00 $497 —
250–290 275 5 180.00–202.00 $195.14 $537 +3.04
315 315 1 202.00 $202.00 $636 +16.01
355–395 369 13 130.00–190.00 $175.74 $648 -4.77
400–445 430 15 125.00–182.00 $169.78 $730 -2.56
455–490 469 15 120.00–170.00 $160.07 $751 -2.48
505–545 533 7 119.00–160.00 $146.07 $779 -5.45
555–595 574 10 125.00–162.00 $148.60 $853 +1.43
605–630 610 11 135.00–145.00 $141.65 $864 +1.20
720–745 730 3 111.00–128.00 $118.93 $868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 231 5 180.00–195.00 $187.03 $432 +2.36
255–290 270 3 160.00–180.00 $167.81 $453 -8.37
305–349 336 13 130.00–200.00 $164.00 $551 -8.52
351–395 376 12 120.00–182.00 $157.51 $592 -9.34
400–445 417 11 150.00–175.00 $166.66 $695 +9.59
455–495 471 7 110.00–160.00 $145.84 $687 -0.40
500–530 510 3 130.00–140.00 $133.46 $681 -7.39
555–575 570 4 110.00–135.00 $122.43 $698 -6.88
615–645 630 6 105.00–130.00 $121.58 $766 -4.00
655–675 665 4 108.00–130.00 $119.42 $794 -6.35
730 730 2 104.00 $104.00 $759 -13.54
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 -2.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1535 1157 80-85% 91 63.00–80.00 $67.93 $786 -9.81
890–1760 1183 80-85% 69 55.00–70.00 $62.03 $734 -15.71
1020–1545 1227 80-85% 12 73.00–92.00 $77.05 $945 +7.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1230 992 85-90% 28 44.00–58.00 $49.14 $487 -22.00
610–1320 995 85-90% 54 53.00–68.00 $58.63 $583 -12.51
1065–1075 1070 85-90% 2 74.00–77.00 $75.51 $808 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1630 1411 75-80% 22 61.00–74.00 $68.65 $969 +0.53
1330–1640 1493 75-80% 13 65.00–73.00 $70.40 $1,051 —
1275–1750 1504 75-80% 15 75.00 $75.00 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1935 1394 18 70.00–93.00 $83.00 $1,157 —
1110–2325 1546 45 84.00–102.00 $91.47 $1,414 —
1480–2050 1806 6 96.00–103.00 $99.18 $1,791 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–970 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 500.00–650.00 $614.71
840–1055 937 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 550.00–900.00 $762.00
820–1190 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 700.00–925.00 $807.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1270 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–1,100.00 $965.29
1005–1265 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 990.00–1,100.00 $1,030.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1300 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 64.00–68.00 $65.85 $707
1125–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 68.00–74.00 $70.22 $843
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 95.00 $95.00 $831
955–1165 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00–69.00 $68.55 $727
1080–1250 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 77.00–80.00 $78.61 $916
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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
850–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–950.00 $880.81 —
1194–1506 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,297.04 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1152–1298 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,136.29 -63.71
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
882 882 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $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.