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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

2,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $300.57/cwt -15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 523 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.90/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 581 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $263.44/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 616 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,676 3,606 3,392
Feeder cattle 2,117 2,886 2,385
Slaughter cattle 388 442 655
Replacement cattle 171 278 352

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1380), Athens (484), Donalsonville (417), Jackson (150), Moultrie (245). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady with a weaker undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 345.00–375.00 $363.20 $1,042 —
305–345 312 6 332.50–340.00 $338.62 $1,056 -1.38
353 353 11 324.00 $324.00 $1,144 -21.00
400–443 425 30 310.00–320.00 $314.23 $1,335 -12.70
455–495 480 29 295.00–315.00 $303.37 $1,456 -0.39
539–540 539 12 287.00–290.00 $288.25 $1,554 -13.81
565–595 575 7 270.00–280.00 $273.97 $1,575 -8.87
600–640 616 44 257.00–267.50 $263.44 $1,623 +4.38
675 675 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,701 +11.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–307 306 7 340.00–345.00 $340.70 $1,043 -1.34
385–398 390 12 307.00–320.00 $312.04 $1,217 -7.11
400–440 418 19 285.00–300.00 $291.05 $1,217 -7.08
450–485 468 3 285.00–293.00 $290.10 $1,358 -10.23
527–540 528 31 272.00–290.00 $273.60 $1,445 -11.23
593 593 25 268.00 $268.00 $1,589 +1.99
618–647 636 17 248.00–255.00 $249.22 $1,585 +3.99
725 725 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 345.00–370.00 $357.50 $1,216 -2.86
425 425 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 -12.92
457–493 473 12 311.00–312.00 $311.52 $1,473 -9.07
500–549 523 63 295.00–311.00 $300.57 $1,572 -15.73
555–595 571 17 280.00–300.00 $292.88 $1,672 +4.32
625–644 638 13 269.00–277.00 $270.15 $1,724 -12.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–248 238 7 310.00–332.00 $328.85 $783 —
290–292 291 8 302.00–312.00 $307.37 $894 +0.16
301–339 325 18 280.00–290.00 $282.74 $919 -15.93
355–393 376 10 275.00–285.00 $278.51 $1,047 -6.99
400–445 426 30 250.00–280.00 $262.80 $1,120 -9.25
451–498 470 43 250.00–275.00 $260.91 $1,226 -1.77
500–540 523 27 240.00–260.00 $247.78 $1,296 -6.13
555–599 581 44 230.00–240.00 $235.90 $1,371 -4.88
600–640 620 8 210.00–225.00 $219.55 $1,361 -1.07
654–691 674 14 195.00–219.00 $206.59 $1,392 -13.83
740 740 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,443 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–246 238 5 300.00–307.00 $305.79 $728 +5.79
280–290 285 2 295.00–300.00 $297.46 $848 +6.07
301–345 328 8 270.00–280.00 $274.91 $902 -8.34
350–390 373 18 250.00–270.00 $260.71 $972 -11.73
400–449 426 38 240.00–270.00 $254.85 $1,086 -3.33
455–490 472 37 235.00–255.00 $245.76 $1,160 -7.10
500–545 514 22 227.00–240.00 $235.61 $1,211 -8.40
555–599 584 25 215.00–237.00 $224.26 $1,310 -5.06
600–645 620 10 200.00–217.50 $210.48 $1,305 -2.44
660–690 674 4 180.00–195.00 $187.47 $1,264 -19.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 360.00 $360.00 $756 —
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 +6.15
301–325 315 9 300.00–312.00 $301.92 $951 -12.02
350–390 360 35 280.00–307.50 $294.76 $1,061 -2.43
400–437 420 20 270.00–300.00 $277.42 $1,165 -5.84
450–493 469 18 260.00–292.50 $274.63 $1,288 +0.64
500–545 524 41 250.00–280.00 $259.35 $1,359 +0.16
555–590 570 8 240.00–267.00 $247.54 $1,411 -4.93
600–645 620 12 225.00–237.50 $230.99 $1,432 -6.91
654–690 663 11 210.00–221.00 $218.36 $1,448 -13.73
758 758 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,463 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 320.00 $320.00 $736 -7.83
280–296 294 11 330.00–340.00 $330.87 $973 +15.29
310–346 330 17 300.00–335.00 $314.22 $1,037 -11.96
355–398 373 14 297.00–320.00 $310.18 $1,157 +1.24
400–445 423 41 275.00–300.00 $287.78 $1,217 -9.39
451–493 475 23 260.00–287.50 $271.83 $1,291 -12.11
500–545 515 23 245.00–277.50 $264.17 $1,360 -1.57
550–590 571 12 220.00–265.00 $245.15 $1,400 +1.13
607–619 609 12 227.00–250.00 $231.98 $1,413 -3.88
675–696 694 9 200.00–220.00 $204.39 $1,418 -11.21
725 725 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 271 6 345.00–360.00 $353.46 $958 +4.41
310–340 320 5 340.00–350.00 $344.00 $1,101 +2.33
350–390 370 30 295.00–335.00 $313.14 $1,159 -13.40
400–440 415 17 288.00–310.00 $298.20 $1,238 -10.93
455–492 476 35 275.00–300.00 $282.69 $1,346 -2.67
510–540 526 7 270.00–277.00 $273.38 $1,438 +0.11
555–595 570 16 252.00–275.00 $262.21 $1,495 -0.66
600–645 617 7 240.00–252.00 $244.48 $1,508 +6.03
670–680 675 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,627 —
720–740 728 4 217.00–227.00 $222.24 $1,618 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–243 239 9 362.00–365.00 $362.29 $866 —
260–287 280 4 330.00–340.00 $332.32 $930 -28.20
300–340 321 4 320.00–360.00 $341.98 $1,098 -9.97
360–390 369 5 330.00–360.00 $340.08 $1,255 -11.35
405–448 427 14 290.00–315.00 $304.58 $1,301 -25.08
455–490 475 7 290.00–310.00 $298.34 $1,417 -3.32
510–530 523 6 280.00–300.00 $286.03 $1,496 -5.37
565–580 572 3 270.00–280.00 $274.96 $1,573 -3.15
602–625 612 8 255.00–265.00 $259.93 $1,591 +11.56
660 660 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1415 1115 80-85% 32 99.00–117.00 $109.55 $1,221 —
860–1395 1150 80-85% 33 118.00–135.00 $122.67 $1,411 +11.50
875–1505 1151 80-85% 78 108.00–125.00 $118.05 $1,359 +6.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–975 879 85-90% 9 100.00–106.00 $102.11 $898 —
665–1245 970 85-90% 34 87.00–115.00 $104.29 $1,012 -0.70
805–1165 978 85-90% 15 80.00–105.00 $92.76 $907 -12.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1925 1457 75-80% 9 104.00–112.00 $107.86 $1,572 +0.82
1210–1890 1502 75-80% 34 112.00–120.00 $115.33 $1,732 —
1390–1675 1526 75-80% 8 120.00–124.00 $121.83 $1,859 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–2280 1455 9 118.00–131.00 $126.83 $1,845 —
1005–1985 1518 27 130.00–149.00 $139.72 $2,121 +5.80
1435–2165 1829 8 150.00–160.00 $154.50 $2,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1155 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,375.00–1,825.00 $1,527.19
1010–1240 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,600.00 $1,348.62
1150–1230 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,519.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
855–1140 974 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,273.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 120.00 $120.00 $996
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,170
860–1495 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 122.00–128.00 $124.19 $1,463
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1250 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 103.00–107.00 $104.89 $1,243
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1060–1300 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 27 1,525.00–1,775.00 $1,693.81 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1416 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 1,200.00–2,050.00 $1,808.96 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1090 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,575.00 $1,519.35 -389.42
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
965–1280 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,655.44 —

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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.