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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

1,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $205.13/cwt +28.50 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 476 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $208.66/cwt +29.33 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 422 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $217.32/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 461 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,616 355 1,480
Feeder cattle 1,161 266 1,166
Slaughter cattle 307 37 158
Replacement cattle 148 52 156

Cattle auctions at Americus (100), Carroll Co. (726), Eastanollee (244), Fitzgerald (87) and Greensboro (546). Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 278.00–280.00 $278.95 $879
355 355 4 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $967
400–445 424 6 258.00–267.50 $261.21 $1,108
455–465 459 5 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,171
500–545 514 8 245.00–255.00 $249.43 $1,282
555–575 560 10 240.00–245.00 $243.80 $1,365
600–645 621 8 225.00–245.00 $235.37 $1,462 +17.37
660–665 664 8 223.00–233.00 $226.62 $1,505
700–745 723 2 220.00–221.00 $220.48 $1,594
750 750 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,552
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 362 3 265.00–267.50 $266.68 $965
400–445 415 6 255.00–256.00 $255.64 $1,061 +34.64
455–495 460 12 205.00–252.50 $243.48 $1,120
500–545 512 15 230.00–245.00 $242.16 $1,240
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 +10.48
600–635 623 3 230.00–233.00 $232.04 $1,446 +28.02
738 738 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,506
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 376 18 240.00–258.00 $255.93 $962
445 445 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,101
490–495 493 2 226.00–230.00 $227.99 $1,124
500–545 529 4 220.00–230.00 $225.11 $1,191

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 7 205.00–220.00 $213.72 $789 +31.72
400–445 422 22 190.00–220.00 $208.66 $881 +29.33
455–495 476 32 190.00–210.00 $205.13 $976 +28.50
500–545 528 15 189.00–202.00 $197.43 $1,042 +22.69
555–595 573 17 170.00–190.00 $183.05 $1,049 +7.87
600–645 614 6 167.00–188.00 $176.73 $1,085 +7.73
655–675 665 5 150.00–175.00 $162.88 $1,083 +6.38
700–745 730 3 162.00–166.00 $163.28 $1,192
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 4 232.00–239.00 $236.01 $651
305–330 315 5 226.00–230.00 $228.00 $718
355–380 363 12 220.00–230.00 $225.59 $819
415–445 435 10 205.00–224.00 $217.23 $945
455–475 465 13 210.00–220.00 $215.79 $1,003
500–540 516 17 190.00–215.00 $207.96 $1,073 +20.51
555–590 570 13 183.00–206.00 $196.88 $1,122 +8.29
600–635 611 9 170.00–195.00 $189.10 $1,155 +7.32
655–690 675 14 180.00–188.00 $184.70 $1,247 +10.95
700–745 711 4 168.00–178.00 $172.59 $1,227 +8.53
770–775 773 2 160.00–166.00 $163.01 $1,260
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 5 235.00–240.00 $237.83 $771 +17.83
365–390 383 8 220.00–237.00 $226.18 $866
428 428 7 225.00 $225.00 $963
455–495 480 11 212.00–230.00 $223.12 $1,071
500–545 515 9 200.00–220.00 $211.76 $1,091
555–575 565 4 210.00–215.00 $212.54 $1,201
600–645 623 4 198.00–200.00 $198.96 $1,240
675 675 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,161
700–730 720 3 185.00–190.00 $188.38 $1,356
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 331 6 254.00–264.00 $259.36 $858
355–365 360 4 250.00–260.00 $255.07 $918
400–445 432 17 238.00–248.00 $242.54 $1,048 +29.52
455–495 467 14 226.00–236.00 $231.79 $1,082 +21.78
500–545 520 14 222.00–230.00 $224.86 $1,169
555–595 565 14 207.50–227.00 $216.39 $1,223 +28.51
600–645 626 10 192.50–218.00 $204.27 $1,279 +25.59
660–690 676 6 190.00–205.00 $198.89 $1,344 +26.90
725 725 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,436 +31.64
775 775 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,426 +17.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 242.50–252.00 $245.67 $663
300–335 318 8 240.00–245.00 $241.71 $769 +36.02
355–395 368 9 235.00–242.00 $238.22 $877
400–445 435 11 220.00–230.00 $224.64 $977 +28.48
455–465 461 19 212.00–225.00 $217.32 $1,002
500–535 517 9 205.00–222.00 $212.70 $1,100 +26.39
555–590 570 18 195.00–217.00 $204.42 $1,165 +29.33
600–645 629 8 180.00–202.00 $187.45 $1,179
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 260 3 278.00–280.00 $279.31 $726
300–335 323 5 270.00–278.00 $272.65 $881
355–380 369 5 265.00–268.00 $267.01 $985
415–446 440 14 230.00–256.00 $244.21 $1,075
455–470 460 6 240.00–250.00 $245.05 $1,127
500–545 512 10 225.00–238.00 $233.32 $1,195
555–575 566 7 224.00–227.00 $225.43 $1,276
600–645 621 11 205.00–227.00 $214.74 $1,334
650–690 671 4 200.00–215.00 $207.38 $1,392 +11.72

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1515 1149 80-85% 26 91.00–104.00 $95.46 $1,097
810–1610 1151 80-85% 34 69.00–86.00 $79.63 $917 -6.36
820–1670 1231 80-85% 63 83.00–94.00 $88.27 $1,087
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–1120 962 85-90% 27 60.00–87.00 $77.61 $747 +8.54
790–1240 992 85-90% 33 57.00–78.00 $69.25 $687 +0.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1645 1406 75-80% 6 80.00–85.00 $82.04 $1,153
1285–1715 1461 75-80% 18 84.00–96.00 $89.42 $1,306
1250–1860 1524 75-80% 9 92.00–98.00 $95.35 $1,453

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–2250 1349 8 100.00–110.00 $105.67 $1,425
1155–2275 1691 9 110.00–120.00 $113.82 $1,925 +4.82
1775–1840 1808 2 120.00 $120.00 $2,170

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
905–1235 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 800.00–1,400.00 $1,107.98
810–1560 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 950.00–1,410.00 $1,199.35
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1120 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 675.00–1,125.00 $977.31
910–1355 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,200.00 $1,130.67

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 -95.69
1385 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1115 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,363.27

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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.