Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

3,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.59/cwt +10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 514 lb · 110 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.45/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 368 lb · 73 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.96/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 478 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,198	1,751	3,403
Feeder cattle	2,417	1,290	2,440
Slaughter cattle	592	277	687
Replacement cattle	189	184	276

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (985), Lanier (230), Oak Park (1041), Pulaski Co (376), Thomasville (462) and Upson Co (104). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–349	329	24	270.00–275.00	$271.83	$894	-5.55
355–385	368	24	257.00–270.00	$262.95	$968	-11.11
400–448	427	46	250.00–275.00	$259.44	$1,108	—
450–495	466	58	230.00–265.00	$249.37	$1,162	+6.99
515–545	537	12	232.00–245.00	$240.13	$1,289	+11.07
552–555	554	7	235.00–248.00	$240.55	$1,333	+16.15
605–649	627	42	210.00–233.00	$221.21	$1,387	—
655–695	682	20	200.00–220.00	$212.07	$1,446	+6.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	264	6	260.00–270.00	$263.22	$695	+14.87
305–348	330	8	252.00–270.00	$261.44	$863	+13.20
350–395	374	7	242.00–255.00	$248.91	$931	+5.74
415–445	438	10	240.00–250.00	$243.52	$1,067	—
455–485	466	17	205.00–240.00	$229.91	$1,071	+2.37
505–545	523	5	190.00–235.00	$223.22	$1,167	-0.10
550–595	571	12	197.00–225.00	$214.03	$1,222	—
655–695	680	6	188.00–200.00	$194.72	$1,324	-3.79
755–795	768	3	172.50–177.50	$175.78	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	237.00–267.50	$252.68	$677	—
310–335	320	4	240.00–257.50	$246.28	$788	—
355–395	381	5	220.00–245.00	$232.95	$888	+16.47
405–445	421	11	192.00–247.00	$234.78	$988	+17.07
460–495	478	5	217.50–225.00	$221.83	$1,060	-6.95
505–545	525	2	210.00–212.50	$211.20	$1,109	-2.53
555–595	568	3	200.00–208.00	$202.60	$1,151	—
625	625	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,212	-1.33
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–270	259	6	235.00–252.00	$242.37	$628	—
304–349	323	19	220.00–242.00	$234.49	$757	+5.59
351–394	368	73	222.00–231.00	$226.45	$833	+4.13
400–449	417	58	210.00–230.00	$222.68	$929	+8.89
450–496	478	73	200.00–230.00	$216.96	$1,037	+3.84
501–546	514	110	197.50–226.00	$211.59	$1,088	+10.07
555–595	575	25	187.50–207.00	$198.20	$1,140	+3.36
602–645	631	39	180.00–200.00	$193.40	$1,220	+3.25
654–695	658	28	167.50–199.00	$192.75	$1,268	-1.95
705	705	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,181	-8.10
775	775	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	232.00	$232.00	$557	-9.01
255–295	283	11	210.00–235.00	$224.61	$636	-0.44
305–345	328	22	215.00–230.00	$221.50	$727	+0.02
355–395	375	14	208.00–222.50	$215.77	$809	+0.37
405–445	433	28	195.00–215.00	$207.80	$900	+3.40
455–495	475	44	195.00–220.00	$205.23	$975	+0.98
500–545	516	39	185.00–215.00	$198.54	$1,024	+1.87
555–595	570	25	175.00–204.00	$191.95	$1,094	+5.29
605–645	629	10	157.00–187.00	$170.02	$1,069	-6.81
660–680	667	5	152.00–160.00	$156.19	$1,042	-3.81
705–745	727	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,163	-14.10
775	775	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,240	+5.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	222	9	220.00–230.00	$228.24	$507	+11.16
265–290	281	8	197.00–227.50	$207.98	$584	+1.53
305–345	321	20	200.00–220.00	$212.79	$683	+4.06
355–395	388	17	200.00–210.00	$201.24	$781	-7.78
405–445	427	29	192.50–206.00	$200.46	$856	+8.23
450–495	467	16	180.00–192.50	$186.94	$873	+3.05
505–545	525	18	172.50–197.00	$182.97	$961	-1.49
555–595	569	18	160.00–180.00	$171.19	$974	-3.30
605–645	620	7	150.00–165.00	$158.88	$985	-7.12

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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	279	8	235.00–265.00	$256.22	$715	+2.82
303–345	326	14	232.50–262.00	$253.46	$826	+7.40
355–395	372	21	225.00–252.00	$237.63	$884	-0.34
405–445	422	26	205.00–235.00	$225.18	$950	-9.95
455–495	472	31	212.00–222.50	$217.85	$1,028	+5.27
505–545	520	17	202.50–215.00	$209.64	$1,090	+3.67
555–595	576	16	190.00–200.00	$194.56	$1,121	+0.06
600–645	622	10	182.50–192.50	$187.46	$1,166	-7.54
650–695	677	7	180.00–185.00	$182.07	$1,233	-2.41
705–745	717	5	167.00–175.00	$171.88	$1,232	+8.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	318	17	252.50–269.00	$263.00	$836	+7.00
350–395	376	21	240.00–267.50	$259.11	$974	+9.06
390 value added	390	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	—
405 value added	405	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,021	—
400–445	417	16	230.00–250.00	$241.52	$1,007	-5.60
450–490	472	16	220.00–234.00	$227.81	$1,075	+0.55
503–545	519	29	215.00–227.00	$219.89	$1,141	+1.44
555–595	565	23	202.50–218.00	$211.49	$1,195	+6.65
600–645	622	6	194.00–201.00	$197.63	$1,229	+6.00
655–695	670	7	189.00–196.00	$194.39	$1,302	+3.14
715	715	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	229	9	232.50–252.00	$248.36	$569	+7.33
255–295	276	8	227.00–245.00	$233.78	$645	-3.00
300–345	324	11	210.00–240.00	$224.01	$726	-4.81
350–395	368	11	207.00–237.00	$225.77	$831	-1.33
400–445	428	22	202.00–222.50	$213.24	$913	-1.14
455–495	475	20	198.00–210.00	$203.79	$968	+2.10
500–545	519	12	190.00–200.00	$196.57	$1,020	-1.11
555–595	564	12	180.00–195.00	$186.17	$1,050	-4.10
600–645	621	12	172.00–186.00	$178.55	$1,109	+18.55
655–695	673	3	165.00–172.50	$169.09	$1,138	-5.52
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1695	1135	80-85%	51	85.00–97.00	$90.70	$1,029	—
845–1525	1165	80-85%	88	90.00–105.00	$99.99	$1,165	+4.19
975–1665	1255	80-85%	70	99.00–117.00	$108.63	$1,363	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1100	937	85-90%	19	59.00–90.00	$78.12	$732	+3.60
575–1070	974	85-90%	15	81.00–100.00	$87.04	$848	+3.58
815–1275	1023	85-90%	48	69.00–98.00	$86.20	$882	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1420	1345	75-80%	2	81.00–95.00	$88.39	$1,189	—
1300–1650	1427	75-80%	13	103.00–114.00	$109.91	$1,568	+21.23
1230–1965	1439	75-80%	17	94.00–105.00	$100.46	$1,446	+11.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2005	1406	13	93.00–123.00	$112.27	$1,579	+3.05
855–1920	1424	20	105.00–130.00	$116.75	$1,663	+7.53
915–2115	1761	22	112.00–137.00	$127.37	$2,243	+6.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1205	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,085.88
955–1320	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,151.23
1145–1245	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,243.25
1095–1405	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,405.00	$1,161.05

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1040	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–1,000.00	$891.15
695–1195	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,080.00	$947.09
750–1300	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	600.00–1,175.00	$977.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
580	580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$493
655	655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$655

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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
860–1300	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,525.00–2,300.00	$1,870.35	—
1065–1250	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,925.00	$1,500.81	+59.52
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,460.00	$2,460.00	—
1180–1520	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,838.55	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1080	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,393.55	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+600.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–740	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,000.00	$950.67	—
780–790	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,050.00	$924.20	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–920	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,266.68	—

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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.