Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

3,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.35/cwt +13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 476 lb · 73 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.82/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 517 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.15/cwt +14.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 527 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,155	4,409	2,979
Feeder cattle	2,648	3,337	2,326
Slaughter cattle	405	684	432
Replacement cattle	102	388	221

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1495), Athens (661), Donalsonville (439), Jackson (340), Moultrie (220). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 2.00 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
400–445	415	26	312.00–339.00	$333.24	$1,383	+9.49
455–495	478	17	300.00–330.00	$315.61	$1,509	+3.49
500–549	527	55	270.00–324.00	$307.15	$1,619	+14.20
565–586	582	40	265.00–297.50	$284.42	$1,655	+8.38
600–640	629	25	262.00–275.00	$269.07	$1,692	+3.57
655–670	665	21	240.00–261.00	$254.64	$1,693	+0.51
717–725	718	9	232.00–242.00	$240.33	$1,726	+6.15
755–785	775	11	210.00–225.00	$220.74	$1,711	-6.70
805	805	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,570	—
860–896	890	6	190.00–192.00	$190.32	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	8	333.00–365.00	$356.76	$1,149	—
353–370	357	11	310.00–350.00	$336.21	$1,200	+4.65
405–449	424	29	300.00–330.00	$317.66	$1,347	-2.34
455–497	477	25	290.00–310.00	$302.60	$1,443	-1.14
500–545	522	23	278.00–300.00	$287.45	$1,500	-4.04
555–595	574	22	270.00–286.00	$285.11	$1,637	+14.29
600–643	624	9	240.00–255.00	$246.20	$1,536	-4.85
680	680	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,666	+2.93
734–735	734	11	220.00–230.00	$229.09	$1,682	+4.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	290.00–300.00	$294.96	$982	-29.96
350–390	362	16	290.00–345.00	$326.74	$1,183	+1.42
400	400	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	-1.53
450–490	469	12	260.00–290.00	$279.57	$1,311	-14.47
505–540	523	10	250.00–287.50	$268.15	$1,402	+2.22
550–590	573	14	230.00–277.50	$250.50	$1,435	-9.50
621	621	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,453	-0.93
650–693	685	12	219.00–230.00	$220.86	$1,513	+0.66
766	766	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,547	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–338	316	20	280.00–295.00	$281.10	$888	+3.88
350–390	367	39	255.00–297.50	$276.32	$1,014	-0.47
400–445	429	54	260.00–280.00	$271.13	$1,163	+13.82
455–496	476	73	240.00–277.00	$264.35	$1,258	+13.72
500–547	517	65	240.00–265.00	$255.82	$1,323	+6.20
565–588	575	10	235.00–257.00	$249.48	$1,435	+3.98
600–649	619	45	225.00–243.00	$237.17	$1,468	+7.95
650	650	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,476	+6.64
795	795	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,630	+6.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	290.00	$290.00	$798	+6.89
300–335	322	19	265.00–277.00	$271.92	$876	-7.31
350–390	368	30	245.00–287.50	$264.80	$974	-2.02
400–445	429	43	230.00–265.00	$251.82	$1,080	+0.47
450–495	463	42	230.00–267.50	$253.88	$1,175	+9.94
520–545	537	10	235.00–257.50	$241.89	$1,299	+3.00
551–585	566	26	228.00–250.00	$235.48	$1,333	+11.76
600–645	621	11	200.00–227.50	$218.83	$1,359	+0.29
650–699	688	8	190.00–210.00	$206.67	$1,422	+5.04
770–787	779	7	172.00–202.00	$197.34	$1,537	+12.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	16	250.00–275.00	$263.19	$713	-7.74
303–345	326	16	250.00–290.00	$262.94	$857	+6.63
350–395	366	31	220.00–275.00	$246.83	$903	-10.74
400–445	423	34	220.00–260.00	$238.01	$1,007	-9.12
450–490	464	11	220.00–230.00	$223.81	$1,038	-4.86
500–545	524	25	200.00–240.00	$228.05	$1,195	+4.41
555–575	558	6	210.00–220.00	$214.17	$1,195	-3.48
645	645	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	+7.12
650–675	657	19	170.00–200.00	$189.36	$1,244	-8.78
700–745	726	4	150.00–185.00	$171.51	$1,245	-12.78
777	777	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,515	+11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	3	330.00–340.00	$336.62	$764	+23.31
255	255	1	320.00	$320.00	$816	—
305–348	333	20	300.00–332.00	$321.90	$1,072	+9.74
350–395	369	14	275.00–340.00	$312.21	$1,152	-9.52
400–440	430	12	290.00–305.00	$298.28	$1,283	-4.30
450–499	474	49	275.00–310.00	$287.77	$1,364	+5.25
500–545	534	10	245.00–277.00	$261.23	$1,395	-11.70
555–597	584	35	222.00–285.00	$262.95	$1,536	+8.70
600–635	616	8	225.00–237.00	$233.18	$1,436	-2.62
660–690	670	4	215.00–225.00	$221.69	$1,485	+1.96
700–735	721	4	207.00–220.00	$214.24	$1,545	-3.26
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–248	238	7	310.00–320.00	$312.79	$744	-27.21
255–285	275	8	300.00–320.00	$308.86	$849	-31.21
300–340	330	27	295.00–320.00	$312.50	$1,031	-10.79
350–390	367	19	290.00–327.50	$303.43	$1,114	-2.93
400–445	432	19	230.00–315.00	$279.81	$1,209	-20.33
455–495	469	26	255.00–297.50	$271.33	$1,273	-5.28
500–545	526	13	220.00–260.00	$248.47	$1,307	-13.23
555–595	574	11	220.00–265.00	$236.88	$1,360	-11.75
600–645	629	8	210.00–240.00	$229.66	$1,445	+1.91
655–685	667	3	210.00–218.00	$212.62	$1,418	-0.36
710–735	723	2	180.00–200.00	$189.83	$1,372	-16.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	311	5	330.00–340.00	$336.17	$1,045	-7.16
350–390	378	6	315.00–320.00	$319.23	$1,207	-8.93
400–445	421	4	305.00–315.00	$309.29	$1,302	-2.78
458–495	464	28	305.00–312.00	$307.40	$1,426	+7.14
500–545	513	10	242.50–305.00	$281.96	$1,446	+3.42
560–570	565	2	277.00	$277.00	$1,565	+11.01
600–645	614	4	240.00–250.00	$245.11	$1,505	+1.51
660–687	677	10	230.00–241.00	$237.25	$1,606	+12.38
710–725	715	3	209.00–222.50	$213.80	$1,529	-1.07
775	775	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	+18.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1455	1103	80-85%	40	95.00–109.00	$102.80	$1,134	-1.26
875–1715	1188	80-85%	81	104.00–117.00	$112.40	$1,335	+1.09
865–1505	1247	80-85%	61	118.00–130.00	$123.59	$1,541	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1200	962	85-90%	10	74.00–90.00	$83.09	$799	-5.24
865–1175	981	85-90%	20	90.00–114.00	$103.48	$1,015	+15.15
715–1390	1016	85-90%	21	82.00–99.00	$92.78	$943	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,496	-7.52
1330–1660	1482	75-80%	16	107.00–118.00	$113.10	$1,676	-7.25
1305–1920	1598	75-80%	7	118.00–125.00	$119.52	$1,910	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1985	1483	6	108.00–120.00	$113.55	$1,684	—
1000–2370	1592	21	120.00–131.00	$125.12	$1,992	—
1005–1990	1643	10	132.00–139.00	$135.67	$2,229	+14.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1030	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–1,150.00	$1,044.33
710–1120	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,175.00	$1,055.78
935–1020	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	975.00–1,050.00	$1,014.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–985	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	104.00–116.00	$110.24	$1,045
1020–1340	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	112.00–124.00	$119.03	$1,390
1160–1215	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	116.00–122.00	$119.07	$1,415

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,220
1180–1285	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	98.00–108.00	$102.69	$1,257

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1040–1312	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,671.29	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1305	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,202.89	—
880–1355	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,548.93	+151.06

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–960	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,225.00	$1,088.95	-636.05

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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.