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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

1,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.25/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 532 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.78/cwt -19.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 460 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.71/cwt -12.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 479 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,207 1,625 2,861
Feeder cattle 951 1,242 2,048
Slaughter cattle 149 234 414
Replacement cattle 107 149 399

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (930), Athens (168), Jackson (109). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter Cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 580.00–600.00 $590.18 $1,653 —
325 325 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,560 +2.59
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 —
415–416 416 9 400.00–425.00 $421.67 $1,754 -31.60
470–498 497 30 387.00–397.00 $389.77 $1,937 -22.97
505–530 523 16 377.00–395.00 $383.74 $2,007 +6.88
560–568 567 10 365.00–375.00 $374.01 $2,121 +14.01
605–635 608 21 342.00–347.00 $344.84 $2,097 +18.89
665–685 679 22 327.00–415.00 $334.35 $2,270 +16.85
710–724 723 13 325.00–330.00 $325.38 $2,352 +0.38
830 830 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 460.00–500.00 $480.55 $1,312 -9.45
355–391 389 26 420.00–435.00 $420.56 $1,636 -7.88
405–435 420 2 395.00–405.00 $400.18 $1,681 -18.17
458–475 462 8 360.00–380.00 $377.43 $1,744 -1.08
505–545 533 14 340.00–370.00 $361.11 $1,925 +8.39
560–590 574 26 330.00–345.00 $341.50 $1,960 -1.07
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 +22.53
655–673 667 3 280.00–310.00 $300.18 $2,002 -10.99
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 -5.00
765–786 785 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 -120.57
325–340 333 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,332 -25.78
430–435 433 2 340.00–360.00 $350.06 $1,516 +8.47
483–485 484 3 320.00–350.00 $330.03 $1,597 -22.17
505–540 527 3 320.00–330.00 $323.42 $1,704 -3.29
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 -13.83
605–615 610 2 310.00–315.00 $312.48 $1,906 —
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,198 +65.23
265–290 275 3 450.00–490.00 $463.09 $1,273 +9.40
315–345 331 4 395.00–420.00 $408.43 $1,352 +3.41
350–390 376 7 345.00–385.00 $364.96 $1,372 -19.28
400–440 425 24 300.00–360.00 $347.31 $1,476 -10.52
455–495 479 30 315.00–345.00 $333.71 $1,598 -12.86
500–546 532 40 285.00–335.00 $321.25 $1,709 -8.34
555–580 568 5 300.00–320.00 $309.01 $1,755 -1.35
615–635 625 3 285.00–305.00 $298.33 $1,865 -4.69
650–695 670 5 280.00–300.00 $294.85 $1,975 +24.85
700 700 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 —
760 760 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,246 -81.06
325 325 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,430 -36.87
350–387 385 19 395.00–405.00 $397.28 $1,530 -6.80
400–415 407 3 370.00–380.00 $375.04 $1,526 -25.42
458–463 460 36 352.00–396.00 $358.78 $1,650 -19.84
500–525 515 17 330.00–354.00 $345.71 $1,780 +7.31
550–595 560 14 320.00–350.00 $328.54 $1,840 +3.34
613–620 615 5 320.00–330.00 $327.38 $2,013 -1.04
656–675 658 21 300.00–315.00 $314.03 $2,066 -2.37
775 775 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,248 -7.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 —
305–335 325 3 380.00–395.00 $388.13 $1,261 +46.40
355–395 372 6 325.00–350.00 $337.37 $1,255 -1.20
410–445 433 8 255.00–330.00 $320.37 $1,387 -22.85
530–545 535 5 300.00–315.00 $307.99 $1,648 +1.90
583–590 585 6 270.00–310.00 $293.32 $1,716 -25.33
615–645 631 6 250.00–300.00 $277.62 $1,752 +15.64
655–685 665 3 240.00–275.00 $252.02 $1,676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–292 284 6 415.00–510.00 $458.29 $1,302 -26.67
300–347 328 10 410.00–460.00 $426.70 $1,400 -31.18
370–385 378 4 370.00–410.00 $395.20 $1,494 -28.68
400–445 425 11 325.00–390.00 $364.58 $1,549 -17.34
450–490 473 15 325.00–365.00 $352.36 $1,667 -11.19
510–540 519 26 260.00–350.00 $329.13 $1,708 -11.52
555–585 574 7 290.00–325.00 $312.70 $1,795 -11.56
610–640 633 5 280.00–295.00 $285.05 $1,804 -23.70
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 -21.87
780 780 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,989 +17.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,403 -64.12
255–280 270 3 545.00–590.00 $561.85 $1,517 +6.21
305–335 322 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,513 -37.77
350–388 367 7 435.00–470.00 $446.18 $1,637 -22.78
400–445 425 14 397.00–425.00 $404.49 $1,719 -22.24
450–495 468 6 375.00–390.00 $383.27 $1,794 -16.14
500–545 516 15 340.00–365.00 $357.55 $1,845 +1.01
605 605 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 +11.97
655–675 665 2 300.00–310.00 $305.08 $2,029 -1.51
735 735 2 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $2,132 +1.24
755–780 768 2 275.00–280.00 $277.54 $2,132 -11.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 400.00–450.00 $425.23 $1,161 -2.06
305–345 325 2 390.00–400.00 $394.69 $1,283 -2.50
352–395 366 3 330.00–355.00 $338.99 $1,241 -40.13
470–490 479 5 280.00–330.00 $307.16 $1,471 -17.25
505–545 519 5 235.00–330.00 $289.88 $1,504 -16.53
553–560 555 4 295.00–300.00 $298.74 $1,658 +17.61
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 -40.00
655–685 670 3 235.00–270.00 $251.82 $1,687 -24.46
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 —
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1610 1254 80-85% 20 147.00–162.00 $154.73 $1,940 -19.83
815–1720 1262 80-85% 14 170.00–189.00 $178.69 $2,255 +4.13
980–1685 1335 80-85% 46 155.00–176.00 $168.55 $2,250 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1045 999 85-90% 5 154.00–166.00 $158.99 $1,588 —
695–1260 1081 85-90% 13 130.00–155.00 $144.65 $1,564 +1.69
970–1385 1163 85-90% 6 135.00–142.00 $139.86 $1,627 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,248 —
1340 1340 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,198 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,125 —
1180–1945 1664 8 180.00–209.00 $201.34 $3,350 —
1650–1685 1668 2 211.00–214.00 $212.48 $3,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1290 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,875.00–2,400.00 $2,135.24
800–1280 1076 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,775.00–2,350.00 $2,153.72
920–1350 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,314.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1105–1325 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,850.00–3,550.00 $3,051.42
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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
1430 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.