Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

2,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $238.49/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 467 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.64/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 472 lb · 51 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $233.77/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 417 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,741	629	3,409
Feeder cattle	2,020	425	2,453
Slaughter cattle	496	138	719
Replacement cattle	225	66	237

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1009), Lanier (152), Oak Park (854), Pulaski Co (345), Thomasville (381) and Upson Co (89). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 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
310–341	331	19	250.00–255.00	$252.72	$837	-4.78
355 value added	355	1	260.00	$260.00	$923	—
368–393	379	23	247.00–259.00	$251.07	$952	+1.07
405–445	422	17	230.00–245.00	$239.38	$1,010	+2.00
455–495	467	60	230.00–241.00	$238.49	$1,114	-1.51
515 value added	515	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	—
505–545	525	22	220.00–235.00	$230.00	$1,208	+26.00
569–595	572	12	215.00–230.00	$223.09	$1,276	—
605–645	622	7	195.00–209.00	$201.28	$1,252	—
675–695	681	12	187.00–190.00	$188.16	$1,281	—
713–745	721	16	178.00–186.00	$184.03	$1,327	—
755–791	778	8	165.00–175.00	$167.67	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	250.00	$250.00	$712	—
310–338	332	7	240.00–251.00	$247.66	$822	—
350–395	376	16	239.00–245.00	$241.58	$908	+9.08
401–445	417	39	220.00–240.00	$233.77	$975	+8.77
455–495	475	2	220.00–227.50	$223.59	$1,062	—
515–545	538	11	211.00–215.00	$213.18	$1,147	—
560–595	579	4	205.00–212.00	$209.82	$1,215	—
601–640	628	14	182.00–200.00	$191.75	$1,204	—
655–695	668	8	180.00–191.00	$183.62	$1,227	—
705–745	718	4	168.00–175.00	$171.21	$1,229	—
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	8	220.00–245.00	$238.57	$783	—
350–385	368	2	200.00–210.00	$204.76	$754	—
405–448	432	29	210.00–228.00	$221.09	$955	—
455–495	485	17	210.00–220.00	$217.87	$1,057	—
520–535	530	6	192.00–210.00	$202.81	$1,075	—
560	560	2	192.00–195.00	$193.50	$1,084	-8.50
620	620	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,162	-2.50
685–690	688	6	170.00–172.00	$170.67	$1,174	—
705–745	730	5	159.00–161.00	$160.42	$1,171	—
775–785	780	2	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$1,236	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$760	—
355–395	371	17	205.00–225.00	$216.87	$805	+14.18
404–446	424	28	197.50–207.00	$202.40	$858	+3.97
450–495	472	51	190.00–210.00	$199.64	$942	+0.76
502–547	523	28	185.00–199.00	$190.81	$998	+3.57
555–595	578	17	177.00–188.00	$183.76	$1,062	+11.30
610 value added	610	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	—
601–645	621	26	167.00–183.00	$177.64	$1,103	—
655–680	666	16	165.00–169.00	$167.25	$1,114	—
705–745	732	24	146.00–164.00	$154.42	$1,130	+4.42
755–795	768	3	132.50–140.00	$137.41	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	230.00	$230.00	$506	—
255	255	1	210.00	$210.00	$536	—
301–345	319	38	200.00–216.00	$209.88	$670	+5.57
350–395	365	24	190.00–207.50	$201.11	$734	+7.80
405–445	423	34	185.00–205.00	$190.88	$807	+7.61
455–495	471	22	177.50–192.00	$187.48	$883	-3.60
500–545	518	9	175.00–187.50	$181.00	$938	+0.86
555–595	573	12	165.00–175.00	$170.58	$977	+5.58
605–645	617	9	153.00–165.00	$161.91	$999	+4.41
650–695	671	6	140.00–155.00	$145.14	$974	+5.14
705–745	725	13	130.00–155.00	$141.98	$1,029	+4.98
765–770	769	4	142.00–147.00	$143.24	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	200.00–215.00	$205.18	$466	—
255–295	276	7	180.00–210.00	$197.03	$544	-2.97
305–345	321	7	190.00–205.00	$198.90	$638	+8.90
355–395	376	29	180.00–202.00	$189.07	$711	-4.22
405–436	427	24	172.00–194.00	$183.70	$784	+1.85
455–495	472	23	165.00–185.00	$175.29	$827	-0.93
505–545	516	9	160.00–175.00	$167.73	$865	-1.04
555–595	572	8	150.00–162.00	$156.72	$896	+4.26
605–645	624	10	140.00–155.00	$148.85	$929	—
655–695	667	6	130.00–150.00	$138.15	$921	—
710	710	1	135.00	$135.00	$958	—
765	765	1	130.00	$130.00	$994	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	5	232.00–240.00	$237.24	$652	-3.38
302–345	330	21	220.00–237.00	$226.51	$747	-2.58
355–395	385	20	205.00–225.00	$214.95	$828	-2.53
405–445	426	30	200.00–215.00	$207.85	$885	+2.75
455–495	466	27	180.00–205.00	$195.80	$912	+2.24
505–545	537	9	185.00–191.00	$189.57	$1,018	—
555–595	571	9	162.00–190.00	$181.62	$1,037	—
610–635	628	7	160.00–170.00	$167.05	$1,049	—
660–690	679	8	144.00–160.00	$152.51	$1,036	-10.69
725	725	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,066	-10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	230.00–245.00	$238.54	$785	-1.78
350–395	372	9	220.00–235.00	$228.67	$851	+0.06
400–445	422	12	210.00–227.00	$219.10	$925	+1.17
451–495	473	12	192.00–215.00	$204.25	$966	-4.11
505–545	523	16	192.00–210.00	$200.30	$1,048	+7.77
550–595	573	12	180.00–197.50	$189.74	$1,087	-4.55
625–635	632	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,138	+4.63
655–695	667	9	157.00–177.50	$165.51	$1,104	-4.49
710–735	723	2	137.00–140.00	$138.47	$1,001	-11.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	7	245.00–255.00	$249.44	$823	-4.54
350–395	363	6	235.00–250.00	$241.31	$876	—
403–426	415	11	220.00–237.00	$232.14	$963	—
460–470	464	6	202.00–212.50	$208.11	$966	-6.89
500–540	516	7	200.00–212.00	$205.86	$1,062	-6.59
555–595	578	4	200.00–210.00	$204.41	$1,181	+4.41
605–645	618	6	187.00–200.00	$190.65	$1,178	—
655–690	674	5	170.00–180.00	$172.86	$1,165	—
705–745	725	2	177.50–182.50	$179.93	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1635	1115	80-85%	48	83.00–91.00	$88.41	$986	—
935–1485	1157	80-85%	110	89.00–101.00	$94.66	$1,095	—
995–1740	1186	80-85%	59	97.00–108.00	$101.22	$1,200	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1210	1003	85-90%	21	81.00–96.00	$88.14	$884	+15.59
770–1515	1004	85-90%	36	75.00–91.00	$83.48	$838	+10.93
810–1515	1034	85-90%	21	65.00–82.00	$75.37	$779	+2.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1600	1360	75-80%	22	98.00–107.00	$100.86	$1,372	—
1265–1520	1380	75-80%	10	82.00–90.00	$86.34	$1,191	—
1190–1735	1445	75-80%	23	91.00–99.00	$94.93	$1,372	+8.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1750	1309	10	101.00–112.00	$107.90	$1,412	—
1310–2450	1771	18	110.00–122.00	$116.46	$2,063	—
1590–2035	1779	14	118.00–130.00	$125.35	$2,230	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1065	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	850.00–1,030.00	$911.83
795–1070	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,075.00	$966.07
835–1275	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,068.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–900	784	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	810.00–875.00	$844.71
780–940	874	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	810.00–860.00	$833.98
865–1105	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	840.00–990.00	$921.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1005	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	90.00–109.00	$102.02	$921
905–1070	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	90.00–100.00	$96.40	$947

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$641

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–960	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,775.00	$1,761.85	—
810–1400	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,300.00–1,900.00	$1,649.38	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–910	777	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,295.20	—
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–820	752	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,130.00–1,160.00	$1,143.08	—
625–955	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	960.00–1,100.00	$1,036.92	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1100	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,575.00	$1,422.56	—

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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.