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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

3,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.39/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 464 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.59/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 635 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.02/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 573 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,372 1,255 2,213
Feeder cattle 2,450 923 1,784
Slaughter cattle 737 209 278
Replacement cattle 185 123 151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (855), Lanier (119), Oak Park (1375), Pulaski Co (306), Thomasville (604) and Upson Co (113). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes uneven, mostly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 260.00–272.00 $266.67 $853 —
395 395 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,035 +25.19
405–445 431 27 245.00–255.00 $250.15 $1,078 +12.29
455–490 472 21 239.00–247.00 $241.68 $1,141 -0.99
505–545 526 35 233.00–245.00 $239.84 $1,262 +2.73
550–590 577 20 200.50–237.00 $224.22 $1,294 -1.54
600–645 631 9 212.00–226.00 $223.42 $1,410 +13.42
660–695 690 56 210.00–226.00 $220.03 $1,518 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–365 357 5 265.00–295.00 $282.32 $1,008 —
405–445 413 11 234.00–267.00 $251.36 $1,038 -4.16
455–495 472 17 250.00–265.00 $259.05 $1,223 —
500–520 508 14 233.00–255.00 $248.19 $1,261 +6.30
554–592 575 17 221.00–245.00 $237.81 $1,367 +4.24
615–645 623 16 231.00–235.00 $233.99 $1,458 +8.44
652–673 665 9 205.00–235.00 $227.20 $1,511 +1.57
715–730 723 2 220.00–227.00 $223.46 $1,616 +13.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 269 4 240.00–260.00 $251.40 $676 —
302–305 304 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $828 +22.49
366–385 376 10 250.00–260.00 $255.13 $959 -2.37
405–445 425 4 242.50–245.00 $243.69 $1,036 -0.82
455–478 473 7 230.00–242.50 $235.37 $1,113 -0.74
510–526 521 11 227.00–231.00 $228.07 $1,188 +3.07
555–595 579 10 202.00–220.00 $215.96 $1,250 +4.96
630 630 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 -23.01
660–680 665 4 195.00–200.00 $196.28 $1,305 +1.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 247.00 $247.00 $655 —
300–310 307 3 240.00–250.00 $246.74 $757 +14.73
355–360 value added 358 3 252.00–257.00 $255.33 $914 —
360–395 373 3 235.00–242.00 $239.08 $892 —
400 value added 400 1 245.00 $245.00 $980 —
405–435 420 31 224.00–237.50 $230.21 $967 —
455 value added 455 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,056 —
450–485 464 67 218.00–230.00 $222.25 $1,031 +2.25
500–545 513 41 203.00–224.00 $214.75 $1,102 +1.36
550–596 573 56 197.50–224.00 $211.02 $1,209 -4.95
600–649 635 65 197.50–217.00 $211.59 $1,344 +7.75
655–695 677 11 190.00–207.00 $197.94 $1,340 -11.56
700–740 725 3 180.00–202.00 $191.16 $1,386 —
765–775 770 2 177.50–195.00 $186.31 $1,435 +16.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 314 13 197.00–240.00 $231.44 $727 +3.01
350–395 371 25 220.00–230.00 $225.62 $837 +5.49
400–445 424 25 185.00–223.00 $216.63 $919 -4.31
450–495 484 36 210.00–220.00 $214.49 $1,038 -0.21
505–540 524 40 180.00–214.00 $207.56 $1,088 -1.49
553–595 568 17 195.00–213.00 $204.40 $1,161 +0.82
600–645 624 7 190.00–200.00 $193.84 $1,210 +2.89
665 665 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,230 +5.00
700–740 722 5 165.00–190.00 $179.36 $1,295 +1.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 274 6 220.00–240.00 $234.74 $643 —
301–345 309 14 212.00–233.00 $226.59 $700 +11.38
350–395 366 30 200.00–225.00 $215.18 $788 +1.49
405–445 429 28 170.00–218.00 $207.09 $888 -2.58
455–495 469 27 200.00–210.00 $205.69 $965 +1.56
505–545 520 16 192.00–202.50 $198.82 $1,034 +1.51
555–595 573 14 162.00–190.00 $182.89 $1,048 -10.54
600–645 615 5 175.00–182.50 $179.42 $1,103 -4.03
785 785 1 121.00 $121.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 247.00–255.00 $250.46 $706 —
300–325 316 10 235.00–270.00 $253.85 $802 +8.93
355–395 378 20 225.00–240.00 $231.30 $874 -3.61
405–445 422 30 215.00–230.00 $223.74 $944 +0.50
450–495 474 40 205.00–225.00 $216.00 $1,024 -0.79
505–545 524 27 200.00–217.50 $205.49 $1,077 -6.16
555–595 578 24 174.00–202.00 $194.13 $1,122 -12.10
605–645 622 12 180.00–190.00 $185.53 $1,154 +2.43
655–690 673 2 163.00–170.00 $166.59 $1,121 —
735 735 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,220 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 6 250.00–265.00 $256.23 $822 -9.80
355–380 367 3 247.50–255.00 $251.48 $923 +4.43
405–445 422 7 230.00–240.00 $235.29 $993 -5.64
460–485 474 14 187.00–232.50 $217.33 $1,030 -17.19
505–545 526 17 205.00–220.00 $214.64 $1,129 -9.03
551–595 569 20 182.00–218.00 $208.01 $1,184 -4.95
600–645 624 15 190.00–207.00 $195.87 $1,222 -5.57
655–695 671 4 180.00–200.00 $188.61 $1,266 —
705–745 718 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,292 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–436 418 7 197.00–254.00 $244.47 $1,022 -2.15
465–485 481 6 240.00–250.00 $247.56 $1,191 +3.17
510–515 513 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,154 -7.19
550–580 566 4 190.00–220.00 $205.28 $1,162 —
605–645 619 16 202.00–220.00 $212.24 $1,314 +3.27
650–695 668 17 185.00–207.00 $196.55 $1,313 -10.45
760–795 778 2 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $1,381 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1620 1143 80-85% 96 92.00–102.00 $96.00 $1,097 —
840–2115 1175 80-85% 126 85.00–110.00 $103.28 $1,214 -0.71
795–1825 1254 80-85% 62 93.00–119.00 $110.11 $1,381 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1210 967 85-90% 24 75.00–90.00 $80.96 $783 +4.23
810–1385 990 85-90% 70 72.00–100.00 $88.63 $877 +11.90
830–1105 997 85-90% 25 82.00–100.00 $95.37 $951 +18.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1590 1413 75-80% 14 95.00–109.00 $104.69 $1,479 —
1295–1565 1431 75-80% 11 90.00–97.00 $94.41 $1,351 —
1350–1740 1509 75-80% 7 107.00–115.00 $111.96 $1,689 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1620 1441 6 109.00–117.00 $114.00 $1,643 —
1150–2200 1559 19 116.00–129.00 $121.78 $1,899 —
1220–2245 1651 13 125.00–138.00 $132.16 $2,182 +3.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1235 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 90.00–114.00 $105.41 $1,068
740–1200 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 88.00–110.00 $100.17 $1,017
760–1345 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 90.00–118.00 $103.60 $1,086
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1140 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,190.00–1,310.00 $1,260.19
1110–1310 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,283.17
1035–1330 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,075.00–1,590.00 $1,344.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–910 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 103.00–146.00 $123.77 $1,089
865–1000 954 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 120.00–137.00 $130.09 $1,241
880–1270 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 120.00–140.00 $128.56 $1,356
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1020 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,020.00–1,120.00 $1,072.85
965–1080 1016 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,110.00–1,210.00 $1,153.36
995–1230 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 925.00–1,320.00 $1,165.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–895 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,430.00–1,600.00 $1,513.55 —
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.