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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Corrected report

2,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.37/cwt -12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 572 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.67/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 480 lb · 52 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $404.10/cwt -33.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 374 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,321 2,723 3,215
Feeder cattle 1,686 2,068 2,626
Slaughter cattle 337 368 306
Replacement cattle 298 287 283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1373), Athens (721), Jackson (227). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter Cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. All feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 4 485.00–515.00 $500.11 $1,665 -89.89
380 380 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 -47.54
435 value added 435 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,001 —
438 438 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,905 -30.51
455–493 485 5 400.00–420.00 $412.91 $2,003 +1.88
500–535 511 9 360.00–400.00 $378.54 $1,934 -10.73
555–595 572 53 350.00–367.00 $358.37 $2,050 -12.53
611–627 620 18 320.00–352.50 $344.69 $2,137 -6.68
655–696 670 45 310.00–345.00 $333.17 $2,232 -13.75
700–725 712 16 290.00–325.00 $314.80 $2,241 -14.63
759–786 779 18 307.00–312.00 $310.65 $2,420 -12.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,289 +30.00
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 -23.79
415–445 434 5 355.00–410.00 $390.02 $1,693 -24.57
455–497 481 24 360.00–405.00 $388.24 $1,867 -3.30
505–541 527 11 340.00–365.00 $354.28 $1,867 -17.22
555–590 565 7 310.00–350.00 $336.98 $1,904 -12.40
615–635 624 10 315.00–357.50 $341.05 $2,128 +8.23
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 —
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —
800 800 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,344 +20.94
355–365 360 2 380.00–395.00 $387.40 $1,395 -14.20
409–440 422 9 275.00–395.00 $356.85 $1,506 -36.45
460–498 491 11 325.00–380.00 $369.88 $1,816 —
535 535 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 +14.93
565 565 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 +12.37
638 638 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,850 +17.50
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 -54.00
705–725 715 2 220.00–240.00 $230.14 $1,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 220 5 540.00–610.00 $564.50 $1,242 -25.50
295 295 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,416 -80.47
310 310 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,410 +5.46
314 value added 314 5 495.00 $495.00 $1,554 —
350–397 374 48 395.00–420.00 $404.10 $1,511 -33.87
400–430 414 34 340.00–415.00 $381.75 $1,580 -17.49
450–490 462 21 360.00–385.00 $368.77 $1,704 +0.89
500–535 514 42 337.00–365.00 $345.05 $1,774 -2.86
550–590 565 47 322.00–340.00 $329.30 $1,861 +3.39
600–638 616 22 295.00–330.00 $307.56 $1,895 -8.18
611–641 value added 628 15 315.00–327.50 $318.96 $2,003 —
655 655 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,998 -18.57
680 value added 680 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,091 -14.50
710–728 724 10 290.00–305.00 $292.94 $2,121 -13.22
758 value added 758 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,293 —
755–795 776 5 230.00–310.00 $279.07 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 233 14 420.00–480.00 $446.37 $1,040 -68.36
270–295 283 8 400.00–460.00 $442.15 $1,251 -63.57
300–340 313 22 370.00–420.00 $409.46 $1,282 -31.51
350–389 375 19 350.00–390.00 $381.80 $1,432 -29.73
405–445 421 8 335.00–385.00 $357.66 $1,506 -12.23
460–493 480 52 315.00–360.00 $340.67 $1,635 -5.38
500–548 534 28 305.00–340.00 $326.66 $1,744 -2.26
560–585 571 9 305.00–325.00 $312.72 $1,786 +1.20
600–645 619 14 265.00–300.00 $286.36 $1,773 -14.62
663–685 670 11 255.00–295.00 $282.83 $1,895 -14.40
700–740 709 10 225.00–295.00 $276.75 $1,962 -2.99
775 775 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,151 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 360.00–400.00 $380.87 $876 -99.13
255–270 266 4 410.00–430.00 $425.21 $1,131 +6.85
315–340 326 9 335.00–385.00 $361.25 $1,178 -10.41
350–398 376 14 305.00–370.00 $349.99 $1,316 -22.50
400–435 419 8 295.00–350.00 $323.65 $1,356 -15.77
460–490 474 8 275.00–330.00 $312.55 $1,481 -0.84
505–545 535 18 270.00–315.00 $306.62 $1,640 +14.02
580–595 587 3 275.00–295.00 $281.65 $1,653 +7.92
655–675 672 6 230.00–265.00 $254.29 $1,709 -17.71
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 223 3 475.00–500.00 $483.58 $1,078 -43.80
250–290 265 8 450.00–500.00 $482.16 $1,278 -55.33
300–348 325 13 425.00–485.00 $447.25 $1,454 -9.83
360–390 381 22 390.00–465.00 $428.35 $1,632 -6.75
400–445 425 27 370.00–415.00 $392.42 $1,668 -5.51
455–497 481 28 335.00–390.00 $371.24 $1,786 -4.20
500–545 515 24 325.00–355.00 $345.33 $1,778 -5.26
555–595 583 13 305.00–330.00 $318.49 $1,857 -7.74
600–646 626 23 280.00–305.00 $290.11 $1,816 -13.79
667–690 677 7 250.00–290.00 $276.26 $1,870 -23.30
702–730 713 10 250.00–277.50 $265.42 $1,892 -18.77
750–780 766 17 250.00–275.00 $272.96 $2,091 -0.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 4 550.00–570.00 $554.67 $1,248 -24.61
290 290 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,508 -4.78
315–340 332 5 470.00–515.00 $490.57 $1,629 -19.34
360–390 365 21 440.00–480.00 $442.03 $1,613 -19.92
400–425 414 18 420.00–470.00 $431.77 $1,788 -4.02
450–461 456 17 390.00–425.00 $401.10 $1,829 +5.13
500–510 503 15 355.00–385.00 $370.01 $1,861 -3.62
575–585 580 7 325.00–350.00 $337.13 $1,955 -13.92
600–643 634 29 303.00–330.00 $306.28 $1,942 -25.49
650–670 665 8 305.00–315.00 $309.09 $2,055 -7.36
708 708 6 297.50 $297.50 $2,106 -6.97
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 +16.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 6 450.00–500.00 $485.03 $1,164 +50.56
250–295 267 9 430.00–470.00 $454.15 $1,213 -15.66
305–340 331 14 395.00–420.00 $409.42 $1,355 +0.22
350–390 376 7 370.00–400.00 $385.20 $1,448 +6.68
405–448 427 11 345.00–355.00 $348.57 $1,488 +4.71
450–495 480 12 320.00–360.00 $340.55 $1,635 +0.37
500–540 521 9 300.00–330.00 $315.75 $1,645 +19.82
558–595 572 10 285.00–300.00 $293.04 $1,676 +9.43
620 620 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 +28.39
685–690 688 2 200.00–240.00 $219.93 $1,513 -39.48
725 725 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 -2.98
755–770 760 3 225.00–230.00 $226.69 $1,723 +17.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1470 1197 80-85% 11 150.00–156.00 $153.03 $1,832 —
1015–1635 1247 80-85% 54 137.00–150.00 $143.73 $1,792 —
890–1600 1270 80-85% 13 125.00–137.00 $133.27 $1,693 -13.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1265 1055 85-90% 18 119.00–134.00 $126.87 $1,338 -23.41
845–1315 1177 85-90% 5 114.00–122.00 $117.27 $1,380 -5.03
1130–1295 1233 85-90% 3 137.00–143.00 $139.18 $1,716 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1495 1385 75-80% 3 132.00–134.00 $132.72 $1,838 —
1030–1630 1436 75-80% 10 132.00–151.00 $144.96 $2,082 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1965 1490 11 140.00–176.00 $168.35 $2,508 —
1295–1765 1571 10 171.00–187.00 $179.15 $2,814 —
1755–1950 1840 3 192.00–205.00 $200.73 $3,693 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1435 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 1,800.00–2,650.00 $2,178.36
820–1325 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,800.00–2,500.00 $2,160.45
1005–1430 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,800.00–2,900.00 $2,194.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1240 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 2,700.00–3,900.00 $3,155.26
875–1415 1212 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,300.00–3,700.00 $2,808.02
1190–1550 1302 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 2,300.00–3,550.00 $2,604.61

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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
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
1015–1450 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 2,900.00–3,750.00 $3,288.16 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–980 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,250.00 $2,225.26 -772.73

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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.