Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

3,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.30/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 521 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.83/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 427 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.33/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 460 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,200	1,571	3,248
Feeder cattle	2,285	1,137	2,359
Slaughter cattle	584	315	642
Replacement cattle	331	119	247

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1297), Lanier (231), Oak Park (805), Pulaski Co (363), Thomasville (467) and Upson Co (37). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	295.00–300.00	$297.52	$961	—
355–395	364	7	265.00–297.00	$279.32	$1,017	-6.61
410–441	426	22	261.00–276.00	$267.41	$1,139	—
450–495	466	22	252.00–268.00	$259.90	$1,211	+8.24
503–545	521	66	237.00–259.00	$249.30	$1,299	+5.31
550–595	570	27	232.00–257.00	$246.79	$1,407	+3.80
600–645	616	7	235.00–243.00	$239.35	$1,474	+13.23
655–695	670	4	230.00–240.00	$236.65	$1,586	+14.13
710	710	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,668	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	265.00–270.00	$266.53	$885	-25.99
355–395	369	16	250.00–277.00	$257.71	$951	-13.84
425–430	426	4	252.50–260.00	$256.61	$1,093	+7.93
455–495	478	29	242.50–250.00	$247.80	$1,184	+0.97
505–545	521	7	235.00–250.00	$242.43	$1,263	+0.26
555–595	578	9	210.00–240.00	$230.01	$1,329	-9.63
605–640	625	7	230.00–240.00	$233.31	$1,458	+7.60
655–695	673	4	182.00–225.00	$204.31	$1,375	-20.35
710–745	728	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,602	—
770–785	778	2	199.00–215.00	$206.92	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	255.00	$255.00	$829	-12.50
370–395	389	5	247.50–262.00	$254.71	$991	-1.61
403–445	414	36	240.00–255.00	$248.16	$1,027	+8.16
455–495	472	3	230.00–240.00	$236.50	$1,116	-8.31
505–545	525	2	227.50–230.00	$228.70	$1,201	+5.34
555–598	582	16	202.00–235.00	$225.04	$1,310	—
605–645	618	3	217.50–220.00	$219.13	$1,354	—
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—
790	790	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,501	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	237.00	$237.00	$581	—
260–295	282	3	227.00–240.00	$233.75	$659	-2.97
305–345	321	6	230.00–248.00	$238.24	$765	+3.13
355–394	386	18	225.00–232.00	$228.77	$883	-5.27
400–445	427	59	220.00–228.00	$223.83	$956	-5.91
450–495	470	25	207.50–225.00	$218.61	$1,027	-2.09
500–540	518	13	197.00–220.00	$212.40	$1,100	-5.53
555–595	578	12	200.00–210.00	$203.44	$1,176	-11.27
600–645	622	9	185.00–200.00	$193.85	$1,206	-8.36
670–685	678	2	190.00–205.00	$197.58	$1,340	+9.56
710	710	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	-5.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	240.00	$240.00	$624	-10.00
330–345	334	10	240.00–248.00	$244.07	$815	—
350–385	369	7	240.00–250.00	$243.01	$897	+0.98
400–432	414	15	230.00–240.00	$236.31	$978	+3.96
450–473	460	41	225.00–237.00	$229.33	$1,055	-2.11
500–535	523	27	210.00–230.00	$223.94	$1,171	-1.37
555–599	573	14	220.00–228.00	$227.31	$1,302	+5.25
600–645	618	6	200.00–220.00	$209.18	$1,293	-3.54
650 value added	650	4	227.00	$227.00	$1,476	—
655–682	665	10	200.00–222.00	$208.05	$1,384	—
702–720	707	4	210.00–214.00	$212.98	$1,506	—
760 value added	760	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,611	—
750–790	770	2	195.00–200.00	$197.44	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–339	329	13	227.50–240.00	$234.60	$772	-0.48
355–395	383	16	215.00–230.00	$224.58	$860	-4.83
400–445	420	11	200.00–217.50	$208.72	$877	-13.25
455–495	468	7	190.00–210.00	$200.33	$938	-14.88
500–545	523	33	190.00–210.00	$200.21	$1,047	-3.06
555–595	575	16	187.50–205.00	$195.06	$1,122	-3.32
600–645	624	8	177.50–190.00	$182.82	$1,141	—
675–685	680	2	175.00–192.00	$183.56	$1,248	—
710–715	713	2	155.00–182.00	$168.55	$1,202	-17.96
760–795	778	2	145.00–152.00	$148.58	$1,156	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	224	5	252.00–265.00	$255.57	$572	—
255–265	258	4	232.00–242.00	$237.05	$612	-18.82
300–335	318	19	230.00–253.00	$245.85	$782	-5.57
355–395	368	14	227.00–242.50	$234.42	$863	-9.31
400–448	430	24	217.00–240.00	$224.56	$966	-10.63
450–495	467	32	205.00–225.00	$216.95	$1,013	-2.48
500–545	517	20	200.00–220.00	$210.63	$1,089	-0.66
555–595	573	11	190.00–212.50	$203.65	$1,167	-4.54
600–645	628	6	180.00–195.00	$188.77	$1,185	-5.03
655–695	670	3	177.50–190.00	$184.05	$1,233	+1.52
715–745	726	4	167.00–177.00	$172.27	$1,251	-0.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	4	260.00–270.00	$263.49	$746	—
305–335	328	7	256.00–265.00	$260.08	$853	-7.90
355–385	369	12	232.00–257.00	$246.08	$908	-10.77
405–445	429	25	230.00–247.50	$240.75	$1,033	-1.36
455–495	469	7	222.00–242.50	$231.71	$1,087	-0.14
500–545	522	13	215.00–232.50	$223.90	$1,169	-2.84
555–595	572	20	205.00–225.00	$216.36	$1,238	-2.15
605–645	635	12	200.00–210.00	$202.38	$1,285	-3.67
650–695	675	11	172.00–202.00	$193.28	$1,305	-4.99
700–745	731	7	179.00–187.50	$182.04	$1,331	-11.05
755	755	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,359	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	295.00	$295.00	$649	—
250–270	262	3	280.00–285.00	$281.69	$738	—
305–330	313	4	265.00–285.00	$272.01	$851	-14.26
355–395	369	8	257.50–292.00	$266.85	$985	-6.93
405–445	424	8	205.00–260.00	$245.88	$1,043	-8.40
455–495	473	10	220.00–230.00	$226.26	$1,070	-20.39
500–545	518	8	220.00–247.50	$230.65	$1,195	-5.72
555–560	558	2	217.00–218.00	$217.50	$1,214	-13.50
605–645	624	6	210.00–220.00	$214.17	$1,336	+1.63
655–695	688	6	200.00–210.00	$201.59	$1,387	-5.41
760	760	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1535	1076	80-85%	78	89.00–101.00	$95.58	$1,028	—
945–1490	1131	80-85%	96	97.00–111.00	$104.41	$1,181	—
980–1760	1262	80-85%	29	105.00–121.00	$111.34	$1,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1205	972	85-90%	34	79.00–88.00	$83.09	$808	—
815–1470	1033	85-90%	49	64.00–97.00	$87.93	$908	—
1000–1340	1147	85-90%	5	97.00–102.00	$100.45	$1,152	+10.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1309	75-80%	19	90.00–100.00	$94.43	$1,236	—
1130–1695	1387	75-80%	42	98.00–110.00	$103.01	$1,429	—
1200–1890	1494	75-80%	9	105.00–117.00	$110.89	$1,657	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1635	1253	8	111.00–123.00	$117.48	$1,472	—
1025–1900	1551	18	119.00–132.00	$127.76	$1,982	+3.82
1555–2190	1799	8	127.00–141.00	$135.67	$2,441	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1145	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	87.00–96.00	$92.26	$971
970–1370	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	87.00–96.00	$92.40	$1,023
980–1375	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	92.00–98.00	$94.24	$1,135

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1025	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	870.00–1,175.00	$1,023.02
750–1065	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	925.00–1,300.00	$1,167.96
865–1285	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,281.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–915	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,240.00–1,260.00	$1,249.69
990–1285	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,150.00–1,525.00	$1,388.59
980–1475	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,518.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1195	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	96.00–105.00	$99.49	$1,088
910–1270	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	97.00–105.00	$99.63	$1,108
990–1380	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	99.00–105.00	$101.86	$1,226

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–1090	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,630.00	$1,581.48	+410.46
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—
795–1045	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,470.00	$1,307.98	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1015	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,925.00	$1,846.01	—
1065–1110	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00–1,900.00	$1,887.24	—

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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.