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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

3,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $248.36/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 476 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.78/cwt -14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 613 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.26/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 528 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,013 1,103 2,784
Feeder cattle 2,484 834 2,089
Slaughter cattle 399 193 529
Replacement cattle 130 76 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (226), Franklin Co. (907), Oak Park (786), Pulaski Co (312), Thomasville (565), and Washington (217). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 325.00–350.00 $337.62 $871 +7.62
300–345 324 9 325.00–350.00 $343.29 $1,112 +12.24
350–395 369 17 312.00–345.00 $328.24 $1,211 +28.82
400–445 425 36 300.00–340.00 $320.99 $1,364 -1.39
450–495 481 18 280.00–327.50 $308.76 $1,485 +1.65
501–545 526 16 280.00–315.00 $295.34 $1,553 -10.26
595 595 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,648 -17.90
601–649 634 40 228.00–260.00 $254.73 $1,615 —
670–699 692 35 230.00–239.00 $236.03 $1,633 -18.96
768–780 769 9 219.00–220.00 $219.11 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 3 350.00–360.00 $353.26 $1,282 +72.23
400–430 423 12 327.00–336.00 $333.58 $1,411 -11.30
453–494 474 44 305.00–317.50 $310.93 $1,474 -4.56
505–545 520 24 275.00–310.00 $302.02 $1,571 -7.88
550–599 578 31 260.00–298.00 $286.04 $1,653 —
605–628 613 49 263.00–275.00 $265.78 $1,629 -14.22
655–668 660 10 240.00–262.00 $254.46 $1,679 —
770–776 775 7 205.00–237.00 $231.44 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 1 365.00 $365.00 $825 —
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 +4.00
300–335 317 5 300.00–347.50 $327.30 $1,038 +8.10
355–395 375 18 300.00–340.00 $323.96 $1,215 +7.76
401–445 422 24 280.00–325.00 $309.78 $1,307 +6.83
455–495 476 12 260.00–317.50 $304.48 $1,449 +12.47
505–545 528 12 280.00–307.50 $288.48 $1,523 +14.17
555–595 571 6 257.00–290.00 $282.55 $1,613 -1.45
605–645 625 2 272.50–280.00 $276.13 $1,726 +7.53
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 227 8 260.00–305.00 $284.50 $646 -5.23
260–295 284 4 270.00–290.00 $275.20 $782 -5.04
320–345 335 6 270.00–295.00 $285.20 $955 +10.25
355–395 377 24 252.00–280.00 $266.96 $1,006 +8.13
400–445 422 27 240.00–280.00 $261.16 $1,102 +4.96
450–495 476 52 224.00–257.00 $248.36 $1,182 +3.09
500–545 519 26 209.00–245.00 $228.09 $1,184 +4.74
550–595 572 20 200.00–240.00 $230.92 $1,321 +3.78
600–645 615 22 182.00–229.00 $218.91 $1,346 +2.16
655–696 673 28 192.00–218.00 $213.77 $1,439 +13.77
710–736 727 11 180.00–199.00 $193.25 $1,405 -0.75
765 765 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 6 310.00–320.00 $313.96 $716 —
255–295 276 12 285.00–310.00 $300.29 $829 -10.62
300–345 324 25 280.00–307.50 $293.45 $951 -0.80
355–395 374 21 270.00–295.00 $279.49 $1,045 +0.98
400–445 421 39 260.00–295.00 $274.81 $1,157 +14.27
450–495 468 24 240.00–268.00 $256.84 $1,202 +4.35
500–545 522 38 235.00–260.00 $252.97 $1,321 +10.45
550–597 574 34 235.00–250.00 $241.50 $1,386 +1.04
613–625 621 16 224.00–234.00 $231.28 $1,436 +4.04
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 +0.11
705–745 725 2 205.00–207.50 $206.22 $1,495 +1.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 328 22 290.00–320.00 $308.46 $1,012 +7.29
355–399 380 35 286.00–315.00 $296.33 $1,126 +15.46
400–445 414 22 275.00–307.00 $284.26 $1,177 +22.55
451–498 486 29 260.00–276.00 $270.61 $1,315 +9.73
500–549 528 48 246.00–262.00 $254.26 $1,342 +0.04
555–595 574 12 251.00–260.00 $253.78 $1,457 +4.37
600–615 605 3 220.00–235.00 $226.61 $1,371 —
656–685 672 20 228.00–237.00 $231.51 $1,556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 292.00–350.00 $321.00 $786 —
250–295 278 5 292.00–350.00 $316.39 $880 -13.45
301–345 316 15 270.00–340.00 $318.30 $1,006 +7.13
355–395 374 20 268.00–325.00 $305.01 $1,141 -6.09
400–445 423 13 265.00–315.00 $287.54 $1,216 -10.14
451–495 469 26 245.00–305.00 $276.23 $1,296 -6.40
500–545 525 29 225.00–287.50 $270.85 $1,422 -5.04
555–595 573 24 210.00–275.00 $258.52 $1,481 +4.54
605–645 632 11 240.00–266.00 $256.00 $1,618 +29.12
650–695 668 7 212.00–252.50 $226.99 $1,516 -0.54
700–725 715 3 198.00–208.00 $202.03 $1,445 -12.97
760 760 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 340.00 $340.00 $690 —
270–285 277 3 310.00–316.00 $312.64 $866 —
305–345 327 20 290.00–345.00 $322.65 $1,055 -1.42
350–395 372 22 292.00–340.00 $321.74 $1,197 +8.38
400–445 422 35 280.00–330.00 $304.38 $1,284 -1.25
450–490 468 17 265.00–315.00 $282.50 $1,322 -7.39
500–545 525 15 250.00–285.00 $269.83 $1,417 -10.66
555–595 574 28 237.00–280.00 $256.40 $1,472 -6.04
600–635 622 3 230.00–240.00 $235.94 $1,468 -18.94
700–740 720 2 207.00–226.00 $216.24 $1,557 -12.02
760–785 776 4 202.00–216.00 $206.69 $1,604 -3.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 317.00–322.00 $319.57 $920 -38.34
330–345 338 4 317.00–322.00 $320.26 $1,082 -16.74
360–390 379 6 330.00–345.00 $339.58 $1,287 —
400–440 418 12 297.00–335.00 $315.62 $1,319 +14.89
455–495 471 14 275.00–330.00 $294.90 $1,389 -2.89
500–545 519 4 270.00–276.00 $272.69 $1,415 —
550 550 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 +1.62
615–630 623 2 242.50–245.00 $243.73 $1,518 -26.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1395 1128 80-85% 43 109.00–120.00 $115.22 $1,300 —
930–1580 1248 80-85% 58 117.00–129.00 $123.94 $1,547 -8.93
1055–1690 1323 80-85% 31 127.00–139.00 $131.02 $1,733 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1230 950 85-90% 14 87.00–107.00 $99.47 $945 -12.98
750–1120 962 85-90% 22 90.00–116.00 $105.73 $1,017 -4.50
995–1230 1095 85-90% 14 106.00–124.00 $113.92 $1,247 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1520 1447 75-80% 3 115.00–119.00 $116.40 $1,684 —
1285–1740 1472 75-80% 26 120.00–128.00 $123.95 $1,825 -2.58
1270–1870 1547 75-80% 7 129.00–143.00 $133.86 $2,071 +17.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1635 1322 9 125.00–148.00 $139.30 $1,842 —
1345–2370 1728 17 141.00–156.00 $149.49 $2,583 -15.51
1020–2250 1822 11 143.00–166.00 $159.80 $2,912 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1155 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,385.00–1,500.00 $1,451.30
1000–1305 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,850.00 $1,543.27
1055–1325 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,275.00–1,750.00 $1,611.56
1155–1215 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,624.37
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1075 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,316.65
1000–1170 1089 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,070.00–1,550.00 $1,281.60
1160–1235 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,399.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,409
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,475
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1170 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,600.00–2,400.00 $1,794.24 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655–855 773 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,900.00 $1,635.64 —
870–1130 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1175 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.