Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 23, 2023

2,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.01/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 477 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.09/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 564 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.33/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 578 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,157	3,200	3,685
Feeder cattle	1,699	2,285	3,043
Slaughter cattle	300	584	434
Replacement cattle	158	331	208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (853), Athens (319), Donalsonville (335), Jackson (129), Moultrie (358) and Washington (163). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	320.00	$320.00	$672	—
255–290	273	2	310.00–312.00	$311.06	$849	—
370 value added	370	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,099	—
358–386	375	30	265.00–290.00	$283.24	$1,062	+3.92
405 value added	405	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,142	—
400–443	423	23	260.00–275.00	$269.96	$1,142	+2.55
455–480	459	6	260.00–265.00	$262.81	$1,206	+2.91
500–540	518	35	244.00–261.00	$255.08	$1,321	+5.78
552–575	564	45	230.00–256.00	$245.09	$1,382	-1.70
605–643	637	20	227.00–248.00	$238.22	$1,517	-1.13
655–695	680	6	212.00–240.00	$229.22	$1,559	-7.43
705–726	721	38	210.00–232.00	$219.26	$1,581	-15.74
807	807	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–290	289	3	275.00–277.00	$276.33	$799	—
320–345	335	3	255.00–270.00	$261.49	$876	+6.49
365–385	378	3	247.00–255.00	$250.73	$948	-3.98
400–440	417	10	247.00–255.00	$251.08	$1,047	+2.92
450–495	481	11	237.00–250.00	$242.75	$1,168	+6.25
500–545	515	19	225.00–237.00	$230.68	$1,188	+1.98
550–591	578	11	210.00–230.00	$224.75	$1,299	-0.29
600–640	624	10	210.00–220.00	$213.97	$1,335	-5.16
677–690	682	6	195.00–201.00	$198.48	$1,354	—
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	280.00–285.00	$281.68	$963	+15.15
355–379	371	6	270.00–279.00	$277.25	$1,029	+19.54
441	441	8	264.00	$264.00	$1,164	+7.39
450–496	470	13	242.00–256.00	$252.43	$1,186	+4.63
500–540	524	5	240.00–250.00	$243.74	$1,277	+1.31
555–575	568	4	225.00–230.00	$226.22	$1,285	-3.79
613–635	627	16	210.00–236.00	$224.23	$1,406	-9.08
650–680	665	2	210.00–222.00	$215.86	$1,435	+11.55
700–710	705	2	200.00–204.00	$202.01	$1,424	-17.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	250.00–255.00	$252.55	$695	+12.55
320–343	329	13	245.00–252.00	$249.03	$819	+4.96
355–380	369	16	242.00–263.00	$247.50	$913	+4.49
400–449	430	30	234.00–248.00	$236.92	$1,019	+0.61
455–495	477	55	225.00–240.00	$233.01	$1,111	+3.68
503–535	513	25	225.00–234.00	$230.56	$1,183	+6.62
550 value added	550	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,314	—
552–599	581	35	210.00–229.00	$223.77	$1,300	-3.54
600–645	617	20	190.00–225.00	$205.66	$1,269	-3.52
627 value added	627	6	233.00	$233.00	$1,461	—
655–675	659	5	217.00–225.00	$219.20	$1,445	+11.15
726–730	727	5	219.00–220.00	$219.20	$1,594	+6.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	225.00	$225.00	$472	—
285	285	1	230.00	$230.00	$656	—
310–345	334	9	210.00–245.00	$227.65	$760	-6.95
355–395	369	21	210.00–235.00	$223.72	$826	-0.86
400–445	427	18	205.00–220.00	$212.02	$905	+3.30
450–490	469	18	195.00–210.00	$203.57	$955	+3.24
510–540	527	17	190.00–210.00	$198.21	$1,045	-2.00
555–580	567	10	185.00–200.00	$191.49	$1,086	-3.57
620	620	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,159	+4.18
660–670	665	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$1,098	-18.52
708	708	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,310	+16.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	242.00	$242.00	$581	+5.00
250–255	253	2	237.00–240.00	$238.49	$603	+4.74
308–345	322	5	237.00–255.00	$244.73	$788	+6.49
350–393	380	7	235.00–250.00	$239.15	$909	+10.38
415–448	434	8	220.00–230.00	$224.63	$975	+0.80
460–490	478	16	210.00–235.00	$216.37	$1,034	-2.24
500–545	521	5	210.00–227.00	$217.02	$1,131	+4.62
550–594	578	30	196.00–222.00	$211.03	$1,220	+7.59
600–645	623	6	190.00–212.00	$201.95	$1,258	+8.10
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	+7.42
700–710	707	3	170.00–205.00	$183.40	$1,297	+3.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	250.00	$250.00	$600	-5.57
250–290	270	2	242.50–260.00	$251.90	$680	+14.85
310–340	323	3	232.50–242.50	$239.20	$773	-6.65
350–390	370	7	230.00–245.00	$237.55	$879	+3.13
400–445	422	12	220.00–235.00	$228.40	$964	+3.84
450–490	473	12	207.00–230.00	$217.60	$1,029	+0.65
510–540	529	15	200.00–215.00	$204.69	$1,083	-5.94
550–595	581	7	190.00–205.00	$197.81	$1,149	-5.84
605–645	616	7	190.00–200.00	$193.29	$1,191	+4.52
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	-4.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	2	295.00	$295.00	$687	—
290–295	292	3	270.00–275.00	$272.32	$795	+8.83
340	340	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	$910	+7.42
355–385	371	6	245.00–257.00	$251.22	$932	+5.14
430–445	437	6	242.00–247.50	$245.09	$1,071	+4.34
450–490	471	6	227.00–232.00	$230.21	$1,084	-1.50
500–540	521	14	210.00–227.00	$216.41	$1,127	-7.49
575–595	587	3	200.00–210.00	$206.65	$1,213	-9.71
610–640	633	4	195.00–207.00	$202.28	$1,280	-0.10
690–695	693	2	185.00–197.00	$191.02	$1,324	-2.26
740	740	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,295	-7.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	320.00	$320.00	$928	+38.31
325–330 value added	327	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,046	—
330–343	340	4	304.00–307.00	$304.73	$1,036	+32.72
375 value added	375	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,106	—
390–395	391	4	265.00–275.00	$267.52	$1,046	+0.67
410–440	420	9	250.00–264.00	$258.87	$1,087	+12.99
450–469	464	6	240.00–245.00	$240.82	$1,117	+14.56
510–540	525	3	220.00–240.00	$229.81	$1,207	-0.84
550–593	563	11	210.00–235.00	$230.30	$1,297	+12.80
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	-4.17
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1565	1171	80-85%	67	91.00–113.00	$105.01	$1,230	—
900–1450	1186	80-85%	40	84.00–102.00	$96.66	$1,146	—
970–1440	1192	80-85%	24	103.00–119.00	$113.72	$1,356	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1280	995	85-90%	18	67.00–86.00	$80.66	$803	-2.43
880–1195	1018	85-90%	8	100.00–106.00	$103.11	$1,050	+15.18
825–1185	1029	85-90%	31	80.00–99.00	$92.03	$947	+4.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1505	1373	75-80%	6	85.00–102.00	$93.44	$1,283	-9.57
1040–1885	1490	75-80%	17	91.00–114.00	$105.19	$1,567	-5.70
1335–1880	1657	75-80%	5	99.00–133.00	$120.14	$1,991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1795	1373	9	102.00–119.00	$109.52	$1,504	—
1375–1760	1596	4	129.00–143.00	$135.73	$2,166	—
1200–1890	1629	15	118.00–132.00	$125.79	$2,049	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
820–950	871	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,025.00	$972.62
735–1010	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	825.00–1,100.00	$941.38
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
1020–1120	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,067.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1160–1210	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,222.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1075	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00	$80.00	$760

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	93.00	$93.00	$828

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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
905–1430	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,350.00–1,585.00	$1,482.15	—
1062–1285	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,511.56	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1155	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,250.00	$1,136.96	-750.28
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1055–1430	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,585.00	$1,369.61	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	-490.00
925–975	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790–970	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,172.44	—
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.