Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $242.30/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,163/hd at 480 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.73/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 519 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.02/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 429 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,371	1,242	390
Feeder cattle	1,639	851	0
Slaughter cattle	506	271	390
Replacement cattle	226	120	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (846), Lanier (126), Oak Park (663), Pulaski Co (443), Thomasville (293) and Upson Co (N/S). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
267	267	2	290.00	$290.00	$774	—
310–332	323	5	290.00–300.00	$294.80	$952	+14.80
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	+21.25
420–435	430	8	265.00–280.00	$276.22	$1,188	+18.59
465 value added	465	7	276.00	$276.00	$1,283	—
460–475	474	20	252.00–265.00	$264.37	$1,253	+5.01
510–548	540	11	240.00–250.00	$245.28	$1,325	-10.11
565–566	566	6	235.00–238.00	$237.50	$1,344	+5.34
603	603	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,327	—
667	667	6	219.00	$219.00	$1,461	+14.00
705–728	715	7	208.00–214.00	$210.62	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,063	—
470–495	488	7	240.00–254.00	$250.91	$1,224	+5.96
505–545	525	2	242.50–245.00	$243.70	$1,279	+2.16
550–595	568	7	225.00–237.50	$232.90	$1,323	—
615–645	630	2	210.00–215.00	$212.44	$1,338	-6.53
675	675	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	250.00	$250.00	$512	—
415–440	429	4	240.00–255.00	$250.34	$1,074	+8.87
455–495	475	5	225.00–250.00	$239.86	$1,139	+7.35
500–545	517	5	220.00–238.00	$228.60	$1,182	+3.13
550–570	564	4	210.00–227.50	$220.57	$1,244	—
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	336	8	245.00–255.00	$252.19	$847	+9.22
350–399	383	32	240.00–252.00	$247.06	$946	+12.27
400–427	422	6	225.00–240.00	$230.91	$974	+12.99
455–488	473	22	219.00–236.00	$224.66	$1,063	+16.83
499 value added	499	16	235.00	$235.00	$1,173	—
518 value added	518	20	229.00	$229.00	$1,186	—
503–545	519	29	210.00–222.00	$218.40	$1,133	+7.77
550–580	562	8	200.00–220.00	$208.65	$1,173	+8.71
630	630	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	+0.84
660	660	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,360	—
700	700	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	5	230.00–255.00	$244.30	$667	-4.47
300–345	328	23	230.00–245.00	$235.17	$771	-0.52
350–395	371	7	210.00–235.00	$225.34	$836	-0.41
400–445	429	40	198.00–230.00	$218.02	$935	+1.00
450–495	468	14	193.00–222.00	$211.46	$990	+3.17
500–545	527	16	190.00–212.00	$201.19	$1,060	+3.24
550–595	574	17	180.00–200.00	$192.27	$1,104	+3.39
605–645	623	5	175.00–185.00	$179.35	$1,117	-1.34
660–685	671	4	170.00–175.00	$171.78	$1,153	-6.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	223	3	212.00–240.00	$228.15	$509	—
255–295	273	5	230.00–237.50	$232.90	$636	-4.52
305–345	328	12	190.00–225.00	$215.82	$708	-8.07
355–395	371	17	190.00–220.00	$213.15	$791	-1.45
405–445	425	17	180.00–215.00	$204.22	$868	+4.72
450–495	472	24	180.00–211.00	$199.84	$943	+3.52
500–545	516	18	177.50–195.00	$189.34	$977	-1.78
550–595	567	9	175.00–185.00	$179.45	$1,017	-5.59
605–645	613	7	162.00–172.50	$168.99	$1,036	-10.64
670–680	675	4	160.00–170.00	$167.48	$1,130	—
705–715	711	4	147.00–160.00	$154.28	$1,097	-0.84
765	765	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,071	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	300.00	$300.00	$690	—
250–295	271	11	270.00–295.00	$282.52	$766	+15.68
305–345	334	10	260.00–285.00	$272.47	$910	+13.13
355–395	379	9	255.00–278.00	$265.74	$1,007	+10.72
405–445	424	4	245.00–262.50	$253.76	$1,076	+11.20
450–495	480	66	217.50–250.00	$242.30	$1,163	+11.32
500–545	526	16	212.00–240.00	$229.05	$1,205	+9.25
555–595	572	10	207.50–227.50	$218.49	$1,250	+2.26
610–640	620	4	182.00–192.00	$189.02	$1,172	+5.62
710–720	715	2	165.00–172.00	$168.52	$1,205	-12.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	265.00	$265.00	$649	—
255–295	273	3	250.00–280.00	$268.32	$733	+14.25
300–340	311	5	245.00–270.00	$261.35	$813	+24.83
355–395	382	11	237.50–260.00	$250.76	$958	+14.83
400–445	421	30	225.00–250.00	$237.55	$1,000	+22.20
455–495	476	16	200.00–237.50	$223.84	$1,065	+16.74
500–545	523	20	180.00–227.30	$210.19	$1,099	+9.87
555–595	568	12	175.00–217.50	$207.83	$1,180	+42.83
605–645	627	8	160.00–210.00	$193.26	$1,212	+10.57
650–690	668	7	152.50–180.00	$169.00	$1,129	-3.53
790	790	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	305.00	$305.00	$747	—
255–295	281	8	290.00–307.50	$297.32	$835	+12.32
300–345	329	18	282.00–300.00	$290.85	$957	+3.85
355–395	372	16	265.00–285.00	$275.43	$1,025	+0.30
400–440	426	4	250.00–275.00	$257.11	$1,095	+5.13
450–495	471	13	227.50–255.00	$244.90	$1,153	+3.88
500–540	519	12	217.00–242.00	$229.96	$1,193	+3.30
560–570	563	3	202.00–205.00	$203.99	$1,148	-10.26
600–615	608	2	207.00–210.00	$208.48	$1,268	+17.39
735	735	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,341	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1470	1141	80-85%	50	80.00–90.00	$86.60	$988	—
910–1650	1170	80-85%	76	89.00–100.00	$93.28	$1,091	—
1015–1410	1206	80-85%	28	98.00–110.00	$102.22	$1,233	+10.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1215	1005	85-90%	45	66.00–88.00	$81.83	$822	—
850–1300	1026	85-90%	12	75.00–92.00	$85.61	$878	+5.76
900–1280	1121	85-90%	17	65.00–79.00	$74.24	$832	-0.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1645	1361	75-80%	15	90.00–100.00	$95.81	$1,304	—
1170–1635	1368	75-80%	29	98.00–111.00	$103.02	$1,409	—
1075–1640	1388	75-80%	12	80.00–92.00	$87.44	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2155	1613	13	100.00–112.00	$105.43	$1,701	—
1510–1770	1633	5	121.00–126.00	$122.33	$1,998	—
1145–2080	1642	20	110.00–120.00	$114.89	$1,886	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1200	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	825.00–1,350.00	$1,180.10
820–1260	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,176.37
1080–1350	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,294.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1160	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–1,100.00	$999.07
615–1120	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–1,010.00	$919.46
810–1310	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	775.00–1,190.00	$1,022.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1340	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	92.00–99.00	$96.13	$1,091
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,171

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$679
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$652

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+500.00
875–935	904	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–1,575.00	$1,099.45	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1275	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–2,000.00	$1,502.55	—
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1030	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,270.39	—
940–1040	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,271.21	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1115	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,667.91	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,790.00	$1,790.00	—

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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.