Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 15, 2024

2,344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $253.13/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 476 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.01/cwt -11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 429 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.95/cwt -7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 525 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,344	3,013	2,804
Feeder cattle	1,774	2,484	2,187
Slaughter cattle	374	399	431
Replacement cattle	196	130	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1048), Athens (339), Donalsonville (415), Jackson (226), Moultrie (316). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. 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
255–290	267	3	385.00–390.00	$386.81	$1,033	—
348	348	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,235	—
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	-8.26
418–445	428	36	320.00–360.00	$330.44	$1,414	-3.14
455–475	465	19	310.00–323.00	$317.24	$1,475	+6.31
505–545	524	26	300.00–325.00	$312.08	$1,635	+10.06
557–593	573	35	274.00–311.00	$287.95	$1,650	+1.91
601–640	614	31	265.00–272.00	$269.46	$1,654	+3.68
651–680	654	11	262.00–267.00	$266.53	$1,743	+12.07
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	—
755	755	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,812	+8.56
843	843	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–335	317	4	360.00–367.50	$363.11	$1,151	+19.82
355	355	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,172	+1.76
415–440	427	12	314.00–340.00	$316.86	$1,353	-4.13
465–498	485	33	285.00–312.00	$297.22	$1,442	-11.54
515–542	532	8	272.00–306.00	$289.00	$1,537	-6.34
588–590	589	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,679	+8.00
612–623	618	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,607	+5.27
670–690	680	2	232.00–242.00	$236.93	$1,611	+0.90
700–740	713	7	225.00–240.00	$230.08	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	327	3	350.00–360.00	$354.95	$1,161	+27.65
360–399	380	12	312.00–345.00	$337.21	$1,281	+13.25
408–439	431	14	280.00–295.00	$288.42	$1,243	-21.36
455–488	469	7	280.00–297.50	$289.48	$1,358	-15.00
504–530	525	5	280.00–285.00	$284.04	$1,491	-4.44
580–590	583	3	262.00–270.00	$265.66	$1,549	-16.89
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	-41.13
963	963	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	15	280.00–290.00	$284.96	$898	-8.49
355–399	383	30	267.00–285.00	$273.98	$1,049	-5.51
400–448	429	45	250.00–277.50	$263.01	$1,128	-11.80
455–490	476	76	240.00–261.00	$253.13	$1,205	-3.71
500–540	525	40	230.00–255.00	$245.95	$1,291	-7.02
550–590	568	12	220.00–245.00	$236.89	$1,346	-4.61
604–615	607	4	220.00–230.00	$225.02	$1,366	-6.26
655–690	672	3	210.00–215.00	$213.29	$1,433	-1.71
735	735	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,485	-4.22
817	817	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	285.00–300.00	$292.83	$674	+8.33
260–290	281	10	265.00–290.00	$276.32	$776	+1.12
301–345	321	21	262.00–280.00	$270.59	$869	-14.61
350–390	373	26	250.00–270.00	$260.21	$971	-6.75
400–440	417	36	240.00–264.00	$253.48	$1,057	-7.68
455–490	472	27	230.00–250.00	$240.84	$1,137	-7.52
500–540	525	14	222.00–240.00	$233.20	$1,224	+5.11
550–590	572	20	210.00–235.00	$227.34	$1,300	-3.58
600–642	628	17	180.00–219.00	$210.74	$1,323	-8.17
650–690	669	9	180.00–212.50	$201.82	$1,350	-11.95
705–740	724	4	180.00–190.00	$186.20	$1,348	-7.05
898	898	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	320.00	$320.00	$720	—
290	290	1	305.00	$305.00	$884	—
314–340	325	8	290.00–300.00	$297.39	$967	-11.07
360–395	379	8	285.00–295.00	$287.18	$1,088	-9.15
400–445	427	5	280.00–295.00	$285.97	$1,221	+1.71
455–495	479	13	257.00–270.00	$264.57	$1,267	-6.04
500–545	529	14	240.00–267.50	$253.44	$1,341	-0.82
555–558	556	11	247.00–253.00	$249.63	$1,388	-4.15
600	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	+13.39
604–640	614	10	227.00–238.00	$235.40	$1,445	+8.79
740	740	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,598	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	327.50–340.00	$333.81	$945	+21.17
300–340	317	11	330.00–345.00	$336.83	$1,068	+14.18
355–390	376	22	295.00–330.00	$308.31	$1,159	-13.43
400–445	429	22	299.00–315.00	$303.28	$1,301	-1.10
450–498	475	12	275.00–300.00	$285.32	$1,355	+2.82
500–546	529	22	265.00–282.00	$274.40	$1,452	+4.57
550–583	577	8	265.00–272.00	$266.45	$1,537	+10.05
600–645	625	10	232.00–260.00	$250.84	$1,568	+14.90
655–690	663	8	227.00–230.00	$229.01	$1,518	—
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	+13.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	276	6	280.00–327.00	$301.73	$833	-14.66
300–340	314	9	275.00–320.00	$300.69	$944	-17.61
355–390	372	10	270.00–302.00	$290.55	$1,081	-14.46
412–430	418	6	280.00–295.00	$286.74	$1,199	-0.80
455–495	473	18	250.00–290.00	$270.11	$1,278	-6.12
500–545	525	10	250.00–257.50	$253.47	$1,331	-17.38
555–590	569	14	240.00–265.00	$250.44	$1,425	-8.08
600–645	623	2	217.50–220.00	$218.80	$1,363	-37.20
651–690	669	14	207.00–230.00	$220.91	$1,478	-6.08
715–740	724	5	205.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,538	+10.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	365.00	$365.00	$967	+45.43
302–349	322	11	330.00–350.00	$344.31	$1,109	+24.05
360–380	372	11	330.00–347.00	$336.47	$1,252	-3.11
425–440	430	4	315.00–327.00	$320.56	$1,378	+4.94
451–499	472	27	292.00–310.00	$299.52	$1,414	+4.62
502–545	526	14	275.00–297.50	$288.36	$1,517	+15.67
564–590	573	9	267.00–287.50	$280.68	$1,608	+3.68
605–620	608	5	267.50–277.50	$274.47	$1,669	+30.74
655–690	672	5	240.00–257.00	$248.65	$1,671	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1450	1122	80-85%	32	109.00–129.00	$118.75	$1,332	+3.53
840–1575	1165	80-85%	98	115.00–138.00	$125.91	$1,467	—
985–1710	1210	80-85%	34	123.00–141.00	$132.70	$1,606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1640	1430	75-80%	43	115.00–136.00	$124.85	$1,785	+8.45
1310–1695	1433	75-80%	14	123.00–143.00	$131.29	$1,881	+14.89
1340–1715	1539	75-80%	17	97.00–128.00	$114.88	$1,768	-18.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1180	955	85-90%	21	100.00–125.00	$112.26	$1,072	+12.79
720–1130	968	85-90%	7	102.00–118.00	$111.71	$1,081	+5.98
735–1220	974	85-90%	17	81.00–116.00	$100.49	$979	-5.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1695	1443	14	120.00–166.00	$146.62	$2,116	—
1025–2400	1643	15	140.00–178.00	$160.35	$2,635	—
1275–2255	1839	12	140.00–180.00	$154.35	$2,838	-5.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1050	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–155.00	$151.92	$1,367

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1020	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	170.00–182.00	$174.69	$1,572

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1410	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	121.00–139.00	$130.22	$1,521
1170–1290	1239	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$1,598
1000–1460	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	123.00–137.00	$128.01	$1,624

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1195	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,925.00–2,250.00	$2,124.50
940–1270	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,675.00–2,650.00	$2,071.88
1100–1250	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,787.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1220	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,499.60
965–1135	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,501.10
990–1340	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,475.00–2,000.00	$1,766.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1480	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	105.00–119.00	$112.61	$1,275
930–1690	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$112.13	$1,469
1245–1585	1361	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	121.00–127.00	$124.79	$1,698

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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
1150–1220	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–2,525.00	$2,508.66	—
1090–1715	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,875.00–2,475.00	$2,175.71	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1480	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,575.00–1,900.00	$1,717.31	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
911–970	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,992.42	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–835	752	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,130.00–1,400.00	$1,314.39	—
1005–1160	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,211.61	—

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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.