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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $198.59/cwt +15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 563 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $216.50/cwt +25.01 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 427 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $231.63/cwt +38.15 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 377 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,864 458 1,775
Feeder cattle 1,426 315 1,255
Slaughter cattle 330 70 292
Replacement cattle 108 73 228

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Americus (93), Carroll Co. (806), Eastanollee (238), Fitzgerald (157) and Greensboro (570). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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
355–365 363 6 255.00–260.00 $256.82 $932 —
440–445 444 4 240.00–250.00 $242.48 $1,077 —
455–490 473 4 220.00–248.00 $237.26 $1,122 —
500–537 514 12 210.00–238.00 $224.78 $1,155 —
555–590 567 7 210.00–236.00 $228.27 $1,294 —
600–645 623 20 215.00–227.00 $219.77 $1,369 —
660–695 682 6 210.00–215.00 $212.13 $1,447 +8.15
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
440–445 442 3 258.00–261.00 $259.66 $1,148 —
455–465 458 4 249.00–250.00 $249.75 $1,144 —
500–549 535 12 240.00–250.00 $246.28 $1,318 —
555–565 564 8 238.00–240.00 $238.50 $1,345 —
600–645 620 14 210.00–240.00 $220.00 $1,364 —
660–690 669 8 200.00–230.00 $213.39 $1,428 -0.61
700–740 720 4 194.00–220.00 $204.77 $1,474 -7.23
755 755 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
518 518 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,140 —
575 575 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 +28.00
600–645 623 2 196.00–200.00 $197.93 $1,233 —
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
740 740 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,258 —
755–795 775 2 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $1,414 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 224 5 205.00–215.00 $209.56 $469 +9.56
310–345 329 5 202.00–212.00 $208.28 $685 —
360–385 369 4 200.00–210.00 $205.40 $758 —
405–440 433 18 190.00–216.00 $207.72 $899 —
455–495 478 12 190.00–212.50 $203.47 $973 +21.04
520–545 532 9 181.00–200.00 $193.09 $1,027 +17.58
555–598 573 18 170.00–190.00 $184.02 $1,054 +18.71
600–640 617 6 160.00–187.00 $179.38 $1,107 —
655–695 670 9 160.00–175.00 $167.38 $1,121 +8.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 224.00–225.00 $224.48 $595 —
305–345 323 4 220.00–226.00 $222.93 $720 —
355–375 365 4 218.00–224.00 $220.95 $806 —
410–445 432 5 214.00–220.00 $217.36 $939 +19.42
455–480 470 6 206.00–218.00 $212.82 $1,000 +19.68
505–540 524 16 190.00–214.00 $206.23 $1,081 +17.82
553–590 563 27 180.00–206.00 $198.59 $1,118 +15.26
600–640 620 5 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $1,193 —
660–690 672 3 165.00–188.00 $177.50 $1,193 +3.16
700–740 723 3 170.00–180.00 $174.01 $1,258 +11.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 3 230.00–232.00 $231.32 $886 —
405–415 410 2 222.00–224.00 $222.99 $914 —
460–480 468 6 212.00–222.00 $217.20 $1,016 —
510–545 525 6 215.00–221.00 $218.64 $1,148 —
555–590 575 19 200.00–213.00 $203.65 $1,171 —
600–645 629 7 180.00–202.00 $192.75 $1,212 —
700–730 715 2 182.00–183.00 $182.51 $1,305 +7.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 276 5 240.00–250.00 $244.83 $676 +28.37
300–340 323 16 230.00–245.00 $240.52 $777 +37.05
350–397 377 21 220.00–240.00 $231.63 $873 +38.15
400–445 427 22 200.00–230.00 $216.50 $924 +25.01
455–495 470 19 200.00–220.00 $214.12 $1,006 +32.51
500–545 526 18 190.00–214.00 $205.82 $1,083 +23.61
555–595 565 14 180.00–202.50 $194.42 $1,098 +19.05
600–645 620 15 175.00–196.00 $180.28 $1,118 +15.44
655–695 673 9 161.00–177.50 $170.87 $1,150 +14.36
700–745 728 5 160.00–166.00 $163.73 $1,192 +9.07
770–775 773 2 152.00–160.00 $156.01 $1,206 +4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 250.00–260.00 $256.70 $855 —
355–399 373 16 230.00–250.00 $242.79 $906 +22.79
405–445 433 17 220.00–240.00 $234.80 $1,017 —
450–495 468 19 210.00–234.00 $223.82 $1,047 +27.58
500–540 527 7 200.00–227.00 $211.60 $1,115 +17.91
560–590 567 13 197.00–218.00 $211.53 $1,199 +23.27
600–645 623 8 186.00–202.50 $193.04 $1,203 +13.87
660–675 665 7 176.00–186.00 $179.43 $1,193 +4.44
700–730 710 3 174.00–183.00 $177.41 $1,260 +3.94
755–780 765 4 160.00–169.00 $164.69 $1,260 -8.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 263 3 290.00–295.00 $293.16 $771 —
300–335 319 6 264.00–290.00 $273.15 $871 —
355–390 376 5 252.00–264.00 $260.00 $978 —
400–445 421 8 246.00–250.00 $248.42 $1,046 —
455–465 458 8 236.00–244.00 $239.77 $1,098 —
500–535 520 9 225.00–240.00 $231.94 $1,206 +12.94
555–590 569 15 200.00–222.00 $212.24 $1,208 +3.24
600–645 622 10 197.00–202.00 $199.62 $1,242 —
660–680 673 4 190.00–199.00 $193.70 $1,304 -2.29
700–745 725 4 180.00–199.00 $190.44 $1,381 +6.44
760–780 770 2 170.00–180.00 $174.94 $1,347 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1875 1279 80-85% 20 92.00–107.00 $96.16 $1,230 +11.19
1055–1690 1342 80-85% 39 73.00–87.00 $80.99 $1,087 -17.01
940–1835 1358 80-85% 89 80.00–95.00 $87.75 $1,192 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $824 —
830–1460 1066 85-90% 17 60.00–77.00 $69.14 $737 —
820–1540 1099 85-90% 28 65.00–88.00 $78.45 $862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1755 1459 75-80% 12 70.00–88.00 $79.90 $1,166 —
1230–1920 1555 75-80% 22 81.00–99.00 $88.86 $1,382 -5.14
1220–1905 1656 75-80% 5 93.00–109.00 $100.07 $1,657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2065 1560 13 100.00–112.00 $107.67 $1,680 —
1375–2085 1672 19 109.00–122.00 $115.01 $1,923 —
1835–2110 1941 4 121.00–130.00 $125.10 $2,428 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–995 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,175.00 $1,051.72
895–1245 1036 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,165.47
1045–1265 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,300.00 $1,151.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–980 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–925.00 $846.81
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $616

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1230 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–1,175.00 $1,026.89 -102.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1085 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,071.42 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.