Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

1,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $443.02/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 472 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $404.72/cwt +22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 560 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.94/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 518 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,842	3,111	2,550
Feeder cattle	1,221	2,266	2,038
Slaughter cattle	296	439	322
Replacement cattle	325	406	190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1251), Athens (457), Jackson (134). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

→ Feeder cattle: All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 7.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold mostly steady
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	5	580.00–610.00	$599.83	$1,428	-50.17
295	295	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,682	+33.30
320–338	328	7	495.00–600.00	$559.77	$1,836	+34.95
375–388	380	19	530.00–545.00	$537.82	$2,044	+22.31
400–436	427	22	450.00–515.00	$502.38	$2,145	-24.23
450–495	465	25	420.00–500.00	$470.97	$2,190	-25.41
500–545	522	18	385.00–500.00	$435.25	$2,272	-18.47
553–585	561	5	340.00–430.00	$401.04	$2,250	+7.66
600–645	624	13	350.00–425.00	$395.94	$2,471	+30.95
655–690	677	3	390.00–400.00	$394.91	$2,674	+31.66
755–795	779	4	330.00–340.00	$335.04	$2,610	+11.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	410.00–425.00	$417.65	$1,537	-47.29
400–447	434	20	400.00–485.00	$472.50	$2,051	-0.71
515–535	529	4	400.00–420.00	$410.12	$2,170	+19.00
555–598	587	6	410.00–420.00	$418.42	$2,456	+50.96
605–645	619	6	275.00–385.00	$341.23	$2,112	+51.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	8	650.00	$650.00	$1,982	+30.45
350–384	378	6	570.00–590.00	$573.08	$2,166	-12.89
400	400	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,600	-135.00
485	485	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,328	-14.06
503 value added	503	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,389	—
500–520	510	2	435.00–455.00	$444.80	$2,268	-19.35
575–580	577	5	410.00–435.00	$426.98	$2,464	-27.26
600	600	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,340	-33.44
655–670	665	3	385.00–410.00	$401.79	$2,672	+14.33
700–740	714	5	360.00–395.00	$381.69	$2,725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	273	3	450.00–550.00	$515.06	$1,406	+0.31
300–349	330	17	440.00–520.00	$483.12	$1,594	+10.71
350–390	364	21	400.00–480.00	$440.57	$1,604	-53.85
400–425	412	19	420.00–445.00	$427.64	$1,762	-11.20
450–495	472	25	335.00–430.00	$399.91	$1,888	-27.64
500–540	518	16	335.00–415.00	$388.28	$2,011	-8.35
550–595	574	13	340.00–385.00	$366.79	$2,105	+0.57
630–643	640	22	250.00–360.00	$339.39	$2,172	-2.15
675–690	680	3	285.00–340.00	$306.51	$2,084	-7.77
710–740	726	4	315.00–325.00	$321.30	$2,333	+56.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,328	-65.00
260–284	279	8	530.00–580.00	$574.06	$1,602	+6.20
305–340	324	14	470.00–560.00	$530.23	$1,718	-43.73
350–398	386	20	490.00–520.00	$496.20	$1,915	+8.57
410–430	418	10	450.00–495.00	$472.58	$1,975	-0.95
450–490	470	15	425.00–450.00	$443.34	$2,084	-13.76
500–535	518	30	395.00–435.00	$419.94	$2,175	+2.73
550–585	560	16	360.00–420.00	$401.24	$2,247	+14.94
605–640	628	6	340.00–375.00	$359.21	$2,256	-16.31
650–680	660	3	320.00–345.00	$335.15	$2,212	-23.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	4	420.00–520.00	$465.90	$1,039	+7.99
250–295	282	6	405.00–500.00	$476.48	$1,344	+21.79
300–349	332	12	375.00–465.00	$432.23	$1,435	+15.66
355–390	371	10	405.00–440.00	$423.54	$1,571	+10.73
410–447	438	4	320.00–380.00	$365.95	$1,603	-33.08
490	490	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,886	-1.79
510	510	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	-106.47
595	595	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,142	+15.15
605–638	624	5	200.00–330.00	$302.24	$1,886	-5.02
660	660	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,046	+13.26
705–725	715	2	250.00–270.00	$260.14	$1,860	-44.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	217	5	510.00–630.00	$574.19	$1,246	+12.77
255–295	278	4	475.00–515.00	$498.81	$1,387	-59.96
300–346	338	19	475.00–595.00	$569.18	$1,924	+58.60
360–399	390	26	445.00–530.00	$504.85	$1,969	+11.07
420–445	429	22	395.00–485.00	$445.86	$1,913	-13.23
450–495	472	36	395.00–460.00	$443.02	$2,091	-2.84
500–535	521	20	380.00–440.00	$424.00	$2,209	+1.65
550–585	560	36	365.00–420.00	$404.72	$2,266	+22.24
605–635	620	7	335.00–370.00	$355.06	$2,201	-13.89
650–685	664	7	325.00–350.00	$343.56	$2,281	-12.82
715–735	725	2	300.00–340.00	$320.28	$2,322	-12.25
785	785	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,551	+32.68
800	800	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	580.00–605.00	$592.37	$1,380	-56.72
255–295	272	6	590.00–670.00	$644.94	$1,754	+45.50
300–335	322	15	535.00–660.00	$633.49	$2,040	+34.94
350–380	363	15	515.00–580.00	$550.79	$1,999	+7.98
430–435	433	2	450.00–455.00	$452.51	$1,959	-42.78
460–483	478	8	440.00–480.00	$467.12	$2,233	-1.10
500–510	507	3	425.00–430.00	$428.36	$2,172	-7.26
555–575	563	4	400.00–440.00	$418.61	$2,357	+0.19
600–620	614	14	350.00–415.00	$387.20	$2,377	-9.64
710–711	711	6	355.00–365.00	$363.34	$2,583	-6.66
755	755	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,680	+34.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	4	380.00–580.00	$506.61	$1,120	-2.82
270–295	284	4	460.00–550.00	$496.56	$1,410	+16.50
300–345	329	7	420.00–520.00	$489.72	$1,611	+24.20
370–393	379	6	375.00–490.00	$454.91	$1,724	+7.88
400–445	428	8	360.00–440.00	$406.04	$1,738	-9.93
450–480	463	8	400.00–430.00	$420.08	$1,945	+14.27
505–535	521	4	340.00–375.00	$358.48	$1,868	+21.83
555–560	559	4	290.00–365.00	$328.67	$1,837	-4.16
705	705	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,044	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1550	1213	80-85%	26	154.00–176.00	$166.33	$2,018	-5.56
1055–1855	1275	80-85%	23	186.00–208.00	$191.75	$2,445	+4.64
815–2045	1289	80-85%	67	170.00–189.00	$179.39	$2,312	-7.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	—
850–1295	1022	85-90%	40	145.00–175.00	$169.03	$1,727	+9.21
815–1220	1058	85-90%	16	132.00–160.00	$153.36	$1,623	-22.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1500	1380	75-80%	3	188.00–190.00	$189.07	$2,609	—
1340–1665	1457	75-80%	13	160.00–176.00	$170.99	$2,491	-23.64
1100–1690	1460	75-80%	13	169.00–187.50	$181.50	$2,650	-13.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1610	1316	6	172.00–205.00	$193.08	$2,541	—
1175–2135	1554	14	204.00–218.00	$212.06	$3,295	—
1340–1985	1696	15	219.00–233.00	$224.79	$3,812	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1435	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,375.00–3,050.00	$2,742.44
1005–1385	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,450.00–3,950.00	$3,020.94
1065–1665	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,500.00–3,750.00	$3,007.72

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1335	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,600.00–2,600.00	$2,213.79
865–1375	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,800.00	$2,333.20
1020–1485	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,418.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–995	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,450.00	$2,196.83
865–985	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,858.04

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
850–930	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,865.73
906–955	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,573.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–900	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,850.00–3,500.00	$3,136.24	—
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	+300.00
850–955	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00–3,850.00	$3,638.09	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1015	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00–3,900.00	$3,800.74	-266.15
1000–1100	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,300.00–3,450.00	$3,389.54	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.