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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

2,561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.51/cwt +8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 519 lb · 58 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.91/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 373 lb · 43 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.93/cwt ≈ $1,561/hd at 723 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,561 3,290 2,508
Feeder cattle 2,030 2,582 1,826
Slaughter cattle 366 392 375
Replacement cattle 165 316 307

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1214), Athens (484), Donalsonville (507), Jackson (160), Moultrie (196). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 382.00 $382.00 $1,089 —
300–340 323 19 365.00–390.00 $376.73 $1,217 +1.52
355–397 378 20 345.00–375.00 $357.21 $1,350 +5.25
400–446 423 26 320.00–350.00 $341.85 $1,446 +8.94
452–480 464 20 305.00–340.00 $320.21 $1,486 -4.07
500–540 523 8 300.00–310.00 $302.00 $1,579 +9.58
505–540 value added 523 2 310.00–315.00 $312.42 $1,634 —
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 -3.26
601–611 609 25 258.00–275.00 $260.94 $1,589 +4.08
660–693 682 3 243.00–255.00 $246.87 $1,684 -5.20
705–710 706 9 240.00–247.00 $242.11 $1,709 +9.12
782 782 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,705 —
810–847 829 10 219.00–220.00 $219.49 $1,820 -7.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 321 9 335.00–375.00 $354.34 $1,137 -4.43
351–390 377 13 330.00–360.00 $342.72 $1,292 +11.36
400–449 435 12 265.00–335.00 $304.95 $1,327 -17.24
455–485 472 18 300.00–332.50 $310.80 $1,467 +5.61
505–520 509 9 290.00–295.00 $290.79 $1,480 +2.64
579 579 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,592 +0.65
615–635 628 3 257.50–260.00 $259.18 $1,628 +18.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 320.00–330.00 $325.09 $894 -14.91
305–330 319 6 330.00–365.00 $354.73 $1,132 +63.73
355–390 370 5 320.00–355.00 $346.00 $1,280 +21.72
405–440 413 8 297.50–325.00 $316.97 $1,309 +1.75
508–545 526 6 275.00–287.50 $278.87 $1,467 -0.24
630–640 635 2 217.00–218.00 $217.50 $1,381 -36.42
650–695 668 6 230.00–235.00 $233.52 $1,560 +0.32
815 815 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–243 230 5 290.00–320.00 $301.93 $694 —
255–275 267 3 300.00–310.00 $305.03 $814 +9.20
300–345 326 25 280.00–305.00 $287.32 $937 -6.09
352–388 373 43 277.00–300.00 $286.91 $1,070 +10.51
400–440 415 40 222.00–290.00 $269.26 $1,117 -2.39
450–490 465 24 220.00–280.00 $247.04 $1,149 -18.44
500–540 519 58 230.00–277.50 $254.51 $1,321 +8.33
551–590 572 28 235.00–265.00 $239.98 $1,373 +1.62
600–645 620 35 229.00–240.00 $232.64 $1,442 +9.00
650–675 656 20 218.00–229.00 $224.39 $1,472 +4.73
722–738 723 42 215.00–216.00 $215.93 $1,561 —
780–795 785 9 210.00–212.00 $211.32 $1,659 —
850 850 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 305.00 $305.00 $656 +10.00
255–295 281 4 285.00–295.00 $289.89 $815 +12.16
300–345 332 20 265.00–285.00 $276.57 $918 +7.78
355–395 370 24 225.00–285.00 $265.62 $983 +4.41
405–449 430 30 210.00–275.00 $259.20 $1,115 +8.68
455–490 474 11 237.50–267.50 $252.64 $1,198 +9.02
510–548 528 39 210.00–250.00 $231.82 $1,224 -1.82
550–598 585 19 220.00–237.50 $231.34 $1,353 +3.36
600–648 626 8 195.00–225.00 $215.56 $1,349 +4.02
650–685 663 8 200.00–220.00 $210.55 $1,396 —
725–735 731 4 190.00–197.00 $194.26 $1,420 -14.17
780 780 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,459 +4.50
805 805 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 —
890 890 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 6 250.00–290.00 $260.42 $599 -2.75
250–290 269 5 290.00–320.00 $311.23 $837 +55.13
300–340 324 14 225.00–285.00 $264.49 $857 +5.49
350–395 374 14 215.00–275.00 $256.30 $959 +10.41
400–445 435 17 203.00–265.00 $249.80 $1,087 +7.96
450–495 467 16 200.00–250.00 $232.51 $1,086 +4.28
500–523 509 5 220.00–232.50 $226.61 $1,153 +6.35
565–595 583 3 200.00–225.00 $213.53 $1,245 -1.60
605–645 627 7 160.00–215.00 $188.57 $1,182 -12.48
650–695 668 6 190.00–210.00 $197.77 $1,321 +9.00
705–730 718 2 167.00–185.00 $176.16 $1,265 +21.04
785–795 790 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $1,363 +2.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 19 310.00–400.00 $353.38 $1,131 -1.08
350–390 369 10 350.00–380.00 $356.40 $1,315 +13.00
400–445 423 19 330.00–370.00 $343.91 $1,455 +14.98
458–485 468 11 272.00–312.00 $292.95 $1,371 -16.84
500–545 525 16 277.00–300.00 $293.19 $1,539 +13.22
555–585 573 9 265.00–275.00 $269.68 $1,545 +15.25
600–649 630 9 240.00–257.50 $246.04 $1,550 +9.19
653–680 660 5 237.00–247.50 $241.30 $1,593 +12.32
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 +14.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 272 5 315.00–350.00 $330.86 $900 -19.30
305–345 326 8 300.00–385.00 $339.62 $1,107 +6.16
355–399 384 20 317.00–345.00 $331.31 $1,272 +21.22
400–440 429 14 310.00–360.00 $331.12 $1,421 +20.17
455–485 464 5 280.00–307.50 $295.87 $1,373 +5.54
525–545 532 6 257.00–285.00 $267.13 $1,421 +3.18
605–635 620 2 235.00–237.00 $236.02 $1,463 +9.82
695 695 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,578 +4.22
720 720 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,526 +4.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 350.00 $350.00 $805 +20.69
250–265 258 2 335.00–380.00 $356.84 $921 +46.78
320–345 334 10 295.00–375.00 $363.00 $1,212 +46.46
355–378 360 12 292.50–365.00 $311.34 $1,121 +3.60
400–440 422 11 285.00–340.00 $315.12 $1,330 +27.28
450–470 458 8 240.00–270.00 $253.96 $1,163 -22.02
530–545 538 2 270.00–280.00 $275.07 $1,480 +21.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1495 1120 80-85% 30 89.00–110.00 $99.77 $1,117 -1.15
850–1710 1154 80-85% 81 98.00–119.00 $107.73 $1,243 -0.27
1010–1660 1299 80-85% 56 111.00–133.00 $117.22 $1,523 +0.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–1150 904 85-90% 7 74.00–80.00 $77.96 $705 —
550–1380 1004 85-90% 20 81.00–100.00 $91.75 $921 -7.19
860–1205 1048 85-90% 14 93.00–108.00 $100.56 $1,054 +1.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1685 1386 75-80% 10 112.00–120.00 $117.29 $1,626 —
1135–1865 1508 75-80% 11 100.00–116.00 $110.84 $1,671 +9.38
1650–1845 1748 75-80% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.58 $1,461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1615 1444 5 105.00–118.00 $113.32 $1,636 —
1140–2270 1714 16 129.00–138.00 $134.07 $2,298 —
1020–2435 1735 31 118.00–131.00 $125.19 $2,172 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1040 893 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 775.00–900.00 $837.96
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–1,000.00 $930.00
895–1120 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,086.09
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
925–1085 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,150.00 $1,052.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1060 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,109.41
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1035–1055 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.38
1175–1365 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,449.27
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013
865–1120 993 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 102.50–106.00 $104.47 $1,037

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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
1055–1250 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,025.00–1,450.00 $1,211.99 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1340 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,450.00–1,750.00 $1,599.64 -290.72
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–975 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,075.00 $995.39 —

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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.