Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

2,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $153.03/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 380 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.07/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 428 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.60/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 475 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,869	817	2,160
Feeder cattle	2,095	566	1,402
Slaughter cattle	582	124	445
Replacement cattle	192	127	313

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1316), Lanier (209), Oak Park (684), Pulaski Co (448), Thomasville (212) and Upson Co (N/S). No trends available due to most markets being closed for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	329	11	211.00–223.00	$215.77	$710	—
360–395	375	20	205.00–223.00	$213.24	$800	+9.26
400–445	417	10	190.00–210.00	$202.89	$846	+13.26
450–490	472	13	180.00–197.50	$186.19	$879	+1.19
512–530	517	26	180.00–190.00	$187.65	$970	+10.60
555–590	578	19	165.00–179.00	$171.72	$993	+4.06
600–645	625	19	160.00–172.00	$168.58	$1,054	+2.74
655–695	664	12	152.50–172.00	$166.78	$1,107	+1.30
755	755	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–276	273	5	200.00–209.00	$207.28	$566	—
305–333	325	12	196.00–213.00	$202.85	$659	+2.85
370–380	375	2	205.00–210.00	$207.53	$778	—
405–445	432	10	182.00–200.00	$193.12	$834	+4.83
455–495	479	13	179.00–187.50	$180.69	$866	—
500–535	522	5	167.00–172.50	$169.27	$884	-4.42
555–565	561	4	160.00–168.00	$164.03	$920	+7.52
600–645	625	9	144.00–169.00	$154.88	$968	+5.26
670–690	680	3	154.00–158.00	$155.67	$1,059	+5.67
710	710	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	4	175.00–200.00	$189.66	$632	—
360–395	371	4	183.00–193.00	$187.67	$696	—
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	+12.94
520–535	528	2	160.00–164.00	$162.03	$856	-0.08
565	565	1	150.00	$150.00	$848	-6.68
605–645	625	2	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$859	—
715–720	718	2	125.00–138.00	$131.48	$944	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
250–295	272	6	140.00–175.00	$154.62	$421	+0.70
305–345	324	16	140.00–165.00	$156.54	$507	+4.00
355–395	380	49	145.00–160.00	$153.03	$582	+0.53
400–445	424	32	137.00–152.50	$145.35	$616	+1.40
450–495	467	22	130.00–140.00	$136.83	$639	-5.87
505–548	531	20	125.00–138.00	$131.67	$699	-0.58
555–595	579	18	120.00–130.00	$122.90	$712	-4.33
600–645	615	13	115.00–133.00	$121.23	$746	—
650–695	667	3	110.00–117.50	$112.46	$750	-2.60
705–745	725	3	109.00–115.00	$112.11	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	162.00	$162.00	$437	-0.95
305–345	321	21	152.00–168.00	$160.60	$516	+1.98
350–390	367	11	147.50–163.00	$156.50	$574	+0.76
400–445	428	47	140.00–163.00	$154.07	$659	+1.57
450–495	466	28	140.00–158.00	$150.21	$700	-0.66
500–545	528	14	137.50–148.00	$142.17	$751	-1.55
555–595	572	22	130.00–148.00	$138.19	$790	—
600–645	622	17	120.00–145.00	$129.48	$805	-1.88
655–695	674	4	122.50–135.00	$127.51	$859	-3.00
705–745	725	2	125.00–128.00	$126.46	$917	—
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	178.00–180.00	$179.04	$474	+3.52
307–345	325	12	160.00–176.00	$166.94	$543	-3.53
352–395	367	12	160.00–169.00	$165.90	$609	+2.42
410–445	419	23	155.00–164.00	$157.24	$659	-0.88
450–498	475	43	150.00–165.00	$158.60	$753	+1.70
500–547	529	38	145.00–161.00	$156.81	$830	+3.49
555–596	585	14	141.00–155.00	$150.45	$880	+0.14
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	+6.93
650–695	670	9	132.50–145.00	$140.63	$942	+0.13
705–735	723	3	130.00–140.00	$133.93	$968	-0.05
755–766	765	9	122.00–130.00	$124.45	$952	—

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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	270	8	185.00–217.50	$198.88	$537	—
305–345	321	5	180.00–205.00	$194.59	$625	—
355–395	372	20	182.00–197.50	$185.97	$692	+0.97
400–445	428	23	167.00–190.00	$178.27	$763	+4.66
450–495	476	37	155.00–177.50	$167.88	$799	+0.19
500–545	520	14	155.00–165.00	$159.59	$830	-2.66
550–595	572	10	147.50–153.00	$150.47	$861	+1.16
605–625	618	3	144.00–148.00	$145.64	$900	+10.12
655–695	668	5	130.00–138.00	$134.07	$896	—
705–745	725	4	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$933	-1.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	6	180.00–207.50	$195.22	$543	—
305–345	329	8	160.00–192.50	$177.61	$584	+0.77
355–395	375	7	177.50–183.00	$180.06	$675	+10.65
405–445	428	25	155.00–177.50	$168.56	$721	+5.37
455–495	473	22	145.00–165.00	$156.91	$742	+2.54
505–545	523	17	142.00–150.00	$147.13	$769	-2.87
555–595	570	4	130.00–137.00	$134.30	$766	-5.70
600–645	625	16	120.00–130.00	$124.77	$780	+0.53
655–695	667	9	115.00–130.00	$120.56	$804	-9.44
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	200.00–227.50	$213.13	$593	—
300–345	316	20	200.00–220.00	$214.60	$678	+11.63
355–395	375	18	190.00–212.00	$202.08	$758	+8.72
380 value added	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	—
405–410 value added	408	2	206.00–208.00	$206.99	$845	—
405–445	421	22	180.00–202.50	$192.51	$810	+13.40
455–495	470	7	167.00–182.50	$176.27	$828	+2.09
500–545	527	13	165.00–175.00	$170.63	$899	+2.60
550–595	561	9	155.00–167.00	$159.07	$892	-1.68
600–645	625	7	147.50–152.50	$149.53	$935	-0.47
655–660	658	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$938	-3.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1625	1189	80-85%	61	57.00–76.00	$65.93	$784	—
860–1720	1233	80-85%	120	65.00–84.00	$73.03	$900	—
1030–1740	1303	80-85%	44	73.00–84.00	$78.89	$1,028	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1750	980	85-90%	37	54.00–63.00	$58.47	$573	—
815–1155	1003	85-90%	12	70.00–79.00	$75.93	$762	—
850–1685	1028	85-90%	51	62.00–71.00	$66.12	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1765	1376	75-80%	16	60.00–76.00	$69.77	$960	—
1170–1720	1433	75-80%	34	69.00–81.00	$73.92	$1,059	—
1310–1660	1496	75-80%	7	77.00–78.00	$77.42	$1,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1775	1387	29	80.00–101.00	$90.61	$1,257	—
1170–2270	1641	24	91.00–109.00	$99.02	$1,625	-1.74
1575–2275	1823	9	99.00–110.00	$104.07	$1,897	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1135	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	570.00–870.00	$759.90
980–1185	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	740.00–790.00	$754.53
835–1260	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–850.00	$778.52
940–1360	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	575.00–970.00	$841.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–1060	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00–900.00	$868.23
870–1150	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,025.00	$957.44
1085–1520	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	840.00–1,175.00	$1,002.12
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$692
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$717

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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
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,280.00	$1,280.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	+360.56
1100–1290	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,240.00–1,325.00	$1,303.95	+439.04
1225–1230	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–900.00	$887.53	+22.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–1030	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	875.00–1,090.00	$968.98	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–1460	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,275.00	$1,193.98	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	880.00	$880.00	—

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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.