Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

2,623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.40/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 434 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $203.00/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 466 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.97/cwt -13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 532 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,623	1,817	3,679
Feeder cattle	1,998	1,401	2,609
Slaughter cattle	414	228	705
Replacement cattle	211	188	365

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1246), Lanier (180), Oak Park (1300), Pulaski Co (611), Thomasville (586) and Upson Co (163). Compared to last week; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	247.00	$247.00	$704	+15.05
316–342	326	15	227.00–240.00	$231.32	$754	+1.20
340 value added	340	1	242.00	$242.00	$823	—
355–390	373	13	225.00–235.00	$227.82	$850	+0.13
410 value added	410	1	232.00	$232.00	$951	—
401–440	413	5	212.00–225.00	$220.04	$909	+2.89
450–495	466	58	190.00–216.00	$203.00	$946	-6.49
510 value added	510	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,081	—
500–545	524	37	180.00–210.00	$194.92	$1,021	-6.41
553–597	567	26	170.00–198.00	$183.81	$1,042	-6.33
600–645	621	16	163.00–190.00	$177.79	$1,104	-0.77
666–670	666	15	185.00–188.00	$187.80	$1,251	+11.22
710–725	718	4	170.00–172.00	$171.01	$1,228	—
784	784	8	169.00	$169.00	$1,325	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	2	235.00	$235.00	$665	—
305–345	329	6	190.00–235.00	$222.29	$731	+1.97
364–385	369	29	211.00–220.00	$214.11	$790	-2.06
415–420	418	2	210.00–212.00	$211.01	$882	—
455–495	483	4	195.00–209.00	$199.58	$964	-1.42
500–545	532	13	165.00–198.00	$194.08	$1,033	+3.84
600–623	615	5	175.00–180.00	$175.98	$1,082	+0.75
720	720	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,170	-4.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	210.00	$210.00	$704	±0.00
355–395	378	9	190.00–217.50	$207.78	$785	—
400–445	427	9	185.00–205.00	$194.83	$832	—
455	455	3	190.00–195.00	$191.67	$872	-1.70
505–545	518	3	177.50–180.00	$179.12	$928	-8.88
651–671	658	3	150.00–152.00	$151.32	$996	-5.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–299	272	10	200.00–205.00	$201.51	$548	-2.32
305–345	338	25	190.00–210.00	$197.57	$668	-1.01
351–395	367	37	180.00–207.50	$190.92	$701	-0.81
400–445	434	65	170.00–192.50	$179.40	$779	-1.61
451–495	461	29	161.00–187.00	$178.29	$822	+5.69
500–549	532	41	150.00–180.00	$157.97	$840	-13.62
551–595	567	32	145.00–173.00	$166.06	$942	-1.91
605–630 value added	618	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$1,066	—
600–638	621	7	157.00–169.00	$160.58	$997	+2.87
655 value added	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	—
655–695	671	9	149.00–155.00	$151.80	$1,019	-2.57
705–745	738	6	139.00–145.00	$140.29	$1,035	—
755–795	775	7	134.00–139.00	$135.67	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	271	13	192.00–207.50	$203.75	$552	+9.10
300–345	322	21	185.00–200.00	$192.51	$620	+1.61
355–395	370	31	170.00–195.00	$182.06	$674	-5.78
405–445	428	26	170.00–188.00	$178.67	$765	+5.10
455–495	475	37	165.00–177.50	$171.56	$815	+2.40
500–545	521	27	160.00–170.00	$165.51	$862	+4.71
555–595	565	20	145.00–160.00	$154.75	$874	+4.18
610–625	621	4	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$916	-6.48
655–695	668	6	139.00–142.00	$140.49	$938	+0.19
705–745	727	3	130.00–137.50	$133.26	$969	+13.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	3	200.00–207.50	$202.21	$469	+13.72
255–295	271	13	175.00–200.00	$192.66	$522	+6.29
300–345	326	11	162.50–190.00	$177.11	$577	-12.89
351–395	367	24	160.00–180.00	$169.84	$623	-11.23
405–445	424	31	160.00–175.00	$168.99	$717	+2.02
455–495	473	28	150.00–165.00	$159.23	$753	+2.51
500–545	525	14	135.00–155.00	$147.98	$777	+0.98
560	560	1	147.00	$147.00	$823	+4.03
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	+1.53
705	705	1	122.00	$122.00	$860	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	222.00	$222.00	$544	+1.87
255–295	275	11	220.00–235.00	$229.05	$630	+10.95
301–345	319	20	200.00–225.00	$213.78	$682	+0.08
350–395	372	20	187.50–217.50	$202.48	$753	-7.07
405–445	436	30	180.00–210.00	$196.37	$856	-4.28
455–495	474	25	180.00–195.00	$186.56	$884	-4.12
500–545	526	17	170.00–187.50	$180.10	$947	-0.56
555–595	576	16	162.00–177.50	$171.92	$990	+1.54
600–635	613	12	160.00–167.50	$165.80	$1,016	+2.98
655–695	677	5	150.00–159.00	$154.24	$1,044	—
700–730	710	3	144.00–150.00	$146.38	$1,039	+1.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	190.00–230.00	$205.48	$462	+0.48
255–295	265	4	215.00–220.00	$218.61	$579	+8.74
305–345	314	7	182.00–210.00	$201.61	$633	-4.18
355–395	376	28	170.00–205.00	$193.03	$726	-4.51
400–445	430	24	170.00–197.50	$185.27	$797	-5.05
451–495	466	28	160.00–180.00	$171.10	$797	-9.52
500–545	521	15	155.00–175.00	$167.84	$874	-3.79
555–595	571	17	140.00–160.00	$151.54	$865	-8.16
600–645	611	7	150.00–160.00	$153.56	$938	-5.53
655–680	667	5	132.00–150.00	$139.89	$933	-4.64
700–745	719	5	130.00–142.50	$135.15	$972	+12.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	12	230.00–245.00	$238.78	$645	+14.67
305 value added	305	1	240.00	$240.00	$732	—
300–345	321	25	220.00–240.00	$230.16	$739	-3.31
350–385	370	12	217.00–230.00	$223.05	$825	-1.97
400 value added	400	1	232.00	$232.00	$928	—
400–445	431	5	195.00–200.00	$198.51	$856	-11.11
455–495	468	15	190.00–210.00	$197.72	$925	-0.30
500–545	519	13	170.00–200.00	$186.52	$968	-1.28
555–595	566	9	170.00–190.00	$177.42	$1,004	+0.86
605–645	632	6	170.00–175.00	$171.62	$1,085	+1.49
655–695	672	11	162.50–171.00	$166.58	$1,119	+3.63
735	735	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,161	+8.00
765–775	770	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,190	+10.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1680	1126	80-85%	56	76.00–92.00	$86.29	$972	—
885–1585	1213	80-85%	82	81.00–100.00	$93.37	$1,133	+4.98
1020–1585	1227	80-85%	37	89.00–108.00	$99.18	$1,217	+10.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1255	987	85-90%	21	71.00–80.00	$76.52	$755	—
815–1360	993	85-90%	36	68.00–88.00	$81.61	$810	—
845–1395	1037	85-90%	6	86.00–94.00	$90.26	$936	+19.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1925	1481	75-80%	15	86.00–93.00	$89.50	$1,325	-0.89
1325–1675	1516	75-80%	6	99.00–104.00	$101.43	$1,538	—
1295–1930	1543	75-80%	30	88.00–101.00	$95.85	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1965	1513	22	106.00–120.00	$112.03	$1,695	+8.50
1065–2055	1612	13	96.00–105.00	$101.73	$1,640	—
1420–1870	1658	6	110.00–125.00	$115.59	$1,916	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–935	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	730.00–910.00	$805.21
715–1085	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	790.00–990.00	$873.41
795–1005	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	770.00–1,000.00	$902.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1165	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	89.00–108.00	$93.56	$927
945–1135	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	87.00–107.00	$95.36	$971
1015–1215	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	80.00–89.00	$84.73	$907

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1175	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	71.00–86.00	$80.24	$722
780–1050	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	78.00–87.00	$84.00	$785

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1370	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,175.00	$1,100.85
970–1165	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,079.98
885–1310	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,170.00	$1,101.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1010	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,090.00–1,240.00	$1,183.44	—
875–1040	962	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,120.00–1,210.00	$1,147.30	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1400	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,371.73	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1295	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,290.00	$981.36	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	—
620–975	754	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–950.00	$874.79	—

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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.