Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

3,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.66/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 476 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $237.17/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 478 lb · 59 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $183.94/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 377 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,528	3,259	3,175
Feeder cattle	2,626	2,395	2,348
Slaughter cattle	530	604	534
Replacement cattle	372	260	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1375), Athens (777), Donalsonville (507), Jackson (249), Moultrie (420) and Washington (200). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00 to 8.00 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
330–335	333	2	240.00–242.00	$241.01	$803	-0.01
351–395	373	23	234.00–250.00	$246.40	$919	+15.06
405–445	416	28	230.00–252.50	$234.82	$977	+7.09
457 value added	457	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,124	+4.00
455–499	480	55	222.00–240.00	$236.53	$1,135	+11.10
515 value added	515	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,210	—
500–545	530	20	210.00–233.00	$220.43	$1,168	+0.54
560 value added	560	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,327	—
551–595	562	31	198.00–228.00	$216.35	$1,216	+13.51
600–649	636	38	185.00–206.00	$197.54	$1,256	-6.18
658–660	659	3	181.00–195.00	$190.32	$1,254	-5.73
750–795	780	3	174.00–185.00	$177.53	$1,385	-1.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	252.00	$252.00	$731	-4.16
320–340	327	15	240.00–255.00	$242.14	$792	-0.57
355–390	370	14	227.00–250.00	$233.54	$864	-6.74
400–445	422	24	212.00–244.00	$223.95	$945	—
450–491	474	21	210.00–230.00	$217.47	$1,031	-6.99
500–545	524	9	200.00–225.00	$213.93	$1,121	-2.72
553–575	556	35	182.00–213.00	$205.45	$1,142	+0.45
600–648	634	16	176.00–200.00	$188.83	$1,197	-9.11
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	-16.14
730	730	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	315	15	225.00–237.00	$229.73	$724	-6.52
355–380	372	5	210.00–242.50	$224.72	$836	-10.45
401–430	419	17	210.00–227.50	$215.49	$903	+0.12
453–495	478	13	200.00–215.00	$203.96	$975	-6.96
515–540	526	4	192.00–205.00	$199.25	$1,048	+12.40
625	625	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,094	-17.50
720–745	733	2	155.00–167.50	$161.14	$1,181	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	210.00	$210.00	$588	-9.75
300–345	335	15	202.00–220.00	$209.41	$702	+5.00
355–395	372	21	200.00–220.00	$205.77	$765	+0.27
400–445	424	33	190.00–213.00	$202.29	$858	+1.50
455–497	476	59	180.00–206.00	$194.66	$927	+0.17
502–540	528	40	180.00–194.00	$188.29	$994	+3.00
553–593	572	13	167.00–184.00	$175.02	$1,001	-1.68
600–647	628	10	150.00–175.00	$166.44	$1,045	-3.01
650–675	664	6	160.00–172.00	$168.49	$1,119	+12.46
705–746	739	22	150.00–166.00	$163.69	$1,210	+11.22
778–788	786	9	154.00–157.00	$154.66	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	212.00	$212.00	$452	—
273–290	279	7	200.00–215.00	$207.71	$580	+1.68
300–345	326	14	190.00–210.00	$198.98	$649	+3.03
351–395	371	54	187.00–207.50	$197.58	$733	+0.94
405–445	424	30	182.00–200.00	$190.90	$809	-0.34
455–495	474	32	170.00–189.00	$180.31	$855	-3.83
500–547	518	39	167.00–185.00	$174.50	$904	-0.04
555–595	570	11	157.50–170.00	$164.30	$937	-6.64
600–645	629	7	155.00–160.00	$156.51	$984	-2.48
655–695	671	7	132.00–162.00	$147.92	$993	+2.92
700–745	718	3	130.00–154.00	$139.98	$1,005	-4.16
755	755	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	-6.03
255–295	277	3	205.00–225.00	$213.28	$591	+10.97
305–345	318	18	177.00–205.00	$190.71	$606	-1.50
355–395	377	57	180.00–198.00	$183.94	$693	-3.14
400–445	422	35	170.00–189.00	$180.24	$761	-1.53
453–490	467	20	160.00–176.00	$169.26	$790	-6.90
505–545	526	5	157.50–168.00	$163.06	$858	-1.53
555–598	586	17	142.50–159.00	$153.42	$899	+3.42
600–605	603	2	150.00	$150.00	$904	+5.78
685–690	689	5	130.00–137.00	$135.20	$932	—
735–740	738	2	95.00–103.00	$99.01	$731	-20.99
775	775	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–293	280	7	240.00–252.50	$249.53	$699	-5.91
307 value added	307	3	257.00	$257.00	$789	+5.00
305–345	328	23	230.00–257.50	$247.31	$811	+2.45
355–397	377	12	230.00–252.50	$238.09	$898	+1.66
405–445	419	21	220.00–230.00	$224.50	$941	+0.91
455–495	474	19	207.00–225.00	$214.07	$1,015	-2.50
500–545	515	31	200.00–217.50	$207.95	$1,071	-5.48
555–595	576	26	189.00–215.00	$202.53	$1,167	+3.86
605–645	618	8	186.00–196.00	$189.64	$1,172	-0.25
650	650	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,112	-11.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	235.00–255.00	$245.21	$589	+0.83
270–295	281	5	222.00–255.00	$234.49	$659	-9.72
305–345	325	20	220.00–250.00	$237.52	$772	+6.09
355–395	375	22	215.00–233.00	$224.07	$840	+2.05
400–445	427	37	200.00–225.00	$215.64	$921	+1.91
455–495	466	14	190.00–217.50	$205.97	$960	+2.46
500–545	530	10	190.00–210.00	$198.50	$1,052	+1.70
555–575	562	3	182.00–188.00	$185.68	$1,044	-3.90
605–645	629	7	172.50–182.50	$176.35	$1,109	-9.84
655–667	664	4	168.00–175.00	$169.73	$1,127	-10.27
705–735	720	4	140.00–167.00	$155.53	$1,120	-1.08
770	770	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	216	6	220.00–250.00	$231.92	$501	+5.13
255–295	277	13	200.00–240.00	$224.79	$623	+4.82
305–345	324	16	210.00–230.00	$224.34	$727	+7.78
355–395	377	15	210.00–225.00	$216.63	$817	+5.85
400–445	421	11	180.00–205.00	$194.62	$819	-8.16
450–490	461	14	170.00–207.50	$193.64	$893	-1.61
505–545	530	17	170.00–200.00	$191.01	$1,012	+2.12
555–595	568	3	180.00–185.00	$183.26	$1,041	+11.09
600–645	625	8	148.00–189.00	$166.98	$1,044	-7.86
655–690	663	10	140.00–160.00	$149.66	$992	-20.34
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–2000	1124	80-85%	51	72.00–94.00	$87.41	$982	-0.23
890–1680	1214	80-85%	87	81.00–102.00	$95.14	$1,155	-6.69
995–1600	1224	80-85%	53	93.00–108.00	$102.73	$1,257	+0.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1145	928	85-90%	17	85.00–94.00	$90.10	$836	+14.52
740–1475	967	85-90%	32	66.00–82.00	$74.35	$719	—
745–1180	977	85-90%	50	74.00–90.00	$83.17	$813	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1760	1468	75-80%	14	86.00–95.00	$92.15	$1,353	-9.24
1270–1765	1488	75-80%	6	103.00–109.00	$105.95	$1,577	+4.56
1195–1880	1507	75-80%	28	92.00–103.00	$98.98	$1,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–2220	1300	12	94.00–113.00	$103.01	$1,339	—
1090–2095	1467	25	102.00–123.00	$112.47	$1,650	—
940–2150	1583	19	108.00–132.00	$121.73	$1,927	+10.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–1185	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,081.88
845–1215	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,109.04
955–1150	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	930.00–1,080.00	$1,009.08
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–1190	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	750.00–1,000.00	$905.08
750–1105	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–980.00	$890.99
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$748
835–975	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	87.00–93.00	$89.77	$812
610–1390	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	84.00–106.00	$90.71	$931

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	70.00	$70.00	$546
765–1080	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	61.00–62.00	$61.59	$568
970–1095	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	75.00–78.00	$76.59	$791

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
717–1050	811	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	57	750.00–1,375.00	$1,284.19	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1350	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	875.00–1,350.00	$1,251.50	—
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–990	782	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–1,015.00	$886.02	+39.94
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.