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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

8,859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.03/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 522 lb · 259 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.77/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 614 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.33/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 530 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,859 7,018 10,534
Feeder cattle 6,828 5,238 8,478
Slaughter cattle 1,282 1,221 1,206
Replacement cattle 749 559 850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher. Year to date receipts totaled 77,188 compared to 72,370 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 190.00–200.00 $196.56 $639 -12.57
350–390 368 9 176.00–195.00 $186.91 $688 -16.28
400–449 421 20 170.00–202.50 $184.07 $775 -15.26
450–493 467 32 166.00–182.00 $174.11 $813 -11.00
500–545 530 146 161.00–178.00 $174.33 $924 -4.23
550–595 570 29 159.00–170.00 $164.46 $937 -3.27
600–645 619 51 150.00–164.00 $156.66 $970 -4.91
650–683 662 78 145.00–160.00 $154.23 $1,021 +2.05
708–737 721 21 140.00–147.00 $145.05 $1,046 -1.72
765–780 774 3 132.00–143.00 $136.63 $1,058 -2.74
937 937 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 9 180.00–197.50 $191.86 $627 -3.33
355–390 370 6 160.00–185.00 $171.40 $634 -16.29
400–446 426 69 150.00–193.00 $172.91 $737 -8.75
450–495 472 49 152.00–185.00 $170.66 $806 -4.88
500–549 527 83 152.00–169.00 $162.52 $856 -4.64
550–595 571 39 144.00–165.00 $157.99 $902 -2.90
600–648 631 23 140.00–152.00 $145.33 $917 -6.79
660–690 672 18 132.50–145.00 $142.91 $960 +2.57
710–720 713 3 130.00–138.00 $134.35 $958 -7.45
776–795 782 13 122.00–139.00 $132.07 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 259 6 160.00–195.00 $170.55 $442 -19.35
300–346 326 21 150.00–190.00 $177.54 $579 +0.10
350–399 379 23 154.00–180.00 $172.13 $652 -7.99
400–443 423 15 157.00–178.00 $170.93 $723 +1.98
450–490 465 25 147.00–168.00 $155.85 $725 -11.35
500–540 518 20 130.00–158.00 $148.16 $767 -17.99
550–599 571 22 130.00–148.00 $142.77 $815 -9.52
600 600 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $750 -12.44
655–675 667 5 120.00–134.00 $127.83 $853 -4.11
705–745 718 12 115.00–133.00 $121.53 $873 -5.98
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 -16.52
880 880 4 106.00 $106.00 $933 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–242 226 8 166.00–190.00 $182.90 $413 -7.23
300–345 322 12 162.50–173.00 $166.96 $538 +0.56
350–395 366 60 152.50–170.00 $160.67 $588 -6.85
400–449 423 83 140.00–165.00 $151.60 $641 -15.81
450–492 463 129 137.50–155.00 $146.80 $680 -12.44
500 value added 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 -4.86
500–549 522 258 135.00–166.00 $149.01 $778 -3.36
550–590 566 98 132.50–155.00 $143.96 $815 -3.56
600 value added 600 60 147.00 $147.00 $882 —
600–645 622 106 125.00–145.00 $140.37 $873 -2.37
665 value added 665 10 138.00 $138.00 $918 —
660–693 668 30 128.00–138.00 $133.34 $891 -2.90
705–726 712 18 127.00–134.00 $129.08 $919 -3.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 155.00–165.00 $158.41 $341 -3.25
255–295 272 12 140.00–160.00 $152.07 $414 -8.08
300–345 322 31 140.00–161.00 $149.42 $481 -11.04
350–395 368 90 138.00–155.00 $145.97 $537 -12.99
400–445 425 94 130.00–160.00 $141.72 $602 -11.31
450–498 468 134 122.50–150.00 $139.67 $654 -8.33
500–545 513 85 120.00–158.00 $136.64 $701 -5.84
550–595 565 65 120.00–146.00 $133.68 $755 -6.58
600–647 621 50 114.00–140.00 $126.79 $787 -3.44
650–675 659 17 110.00–124.00 $116.58 $768 -6.12
700–740 713 10 110.00–117.00 $112.48 $802 -4.77
790–795 792 3 104.00–109.00 $106.00 $840 -11.50
817 817 7 115.00 $115.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–240 232 3 140.00–145.00 $141.72 $329 -9.17
250–295 272 32 120.00–154.00 $139.08 $378 -14.35
300–345 324 56 120.00–157.00 $139.51 $452 -10.53
350–395 366 90 116.00–160.00 $138.32 $506 -5.34
400–445 423 92 118.00–153.00 $134.79 $570 -8.08
450–495 467 80 117.50–148.00 $131.34 $613 -5.86
500–545 522 47 110.00–148.00 $126.13 $658 -5.78
550–580 564 19 105.00–120.00 $115.09 $649 -8.92
600–645 614 23 100.00–130.00 $113.69 $698 -8.90
650–695 668 17 104.00–115.00 $108.07 $722 -6.40
700–720 705 4 100.00–105.00 $101.24 $714 -11.60
789–790 789 6 119.00–121.00 $120.33 $949 +16.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 261 10 180.00–190.00 $184.44 $481 -6.99
300–345 323 59 160.00–185.00 $171.26 $553 -14.78
350–390 365 58 150.00–182.00 $169.29 $618 -12.47
400–445 422 73 146.00–175.00 $161.58 $682 -12.78
450–495 466 100 138.00–165.00 $152.05 $709 -9.86
500–545 519 115 139.00–157.00 $147.63 $766 -7.89
550–590 563 53 130.00–149.00 $141.00 $794 -7.49
600–645 615 37 120.00–140.00 $132.38 $814 -3.31
650–690 665 11 120.00–135.00 $129.30 $860 +0.70
700–745 714 8 109.00–125.00 $117.07 $836 -6.61
750–775 763 2 102.00–111.00 $106.43 $812 -10.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 231 9 160.00–170.00 $164.36 $380 -18.73
250–292 270 29 151.00–187.50 $167.13 $451 -10.45
300–347 325 55 140.00–177.50 $162.10 $527 -6.34
350–399 367 72 140.00–170.00 $156.42 $574 -9.36
400–449 419 76 135.00–168.00 $152.96 $641 -3.75
450–490 465 109 130.00–155.00 $144.35 $671 -7.02
500–545 521 63 121.00–145.00 $135.58 $706 -9.26
550–595 570 44 120.00–137.00 $126.20 $719 -10.01
600–645 609 15 118.00–130.00 $123.11 $750 -6.62
650–690 661 14 110.00–120.00 $116.92 $773 -3.86
705–745 735 8 107.00–120.00 $114.29 $840 -6.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 -15.26
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 -6.31
300–345 315 20 177.50–195.00 $184.31 $581 -13.44
350–395 368 27 167.50–190.00 $182.08 $670 -9.00
400–448 421 58 164.00–186.00 $172.51 $726 -9.95
450–480 463 25 150.00–173.00 $161.28 $747 -14.73
500–545 509 18 149.00–160.00 $152.10 $774 -19.00
550–590 567 48 130.00–156.00 $148.12 $840 -15.50
600–645 610 11 138.00–144.00 $141.26 $862 -5.46
650–695 659 16 125.00–142.50 $134.95 $889 +2.59
700–735 712 3 128.00–135.00 $130.95 $932 -5.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1530 1143 80-85% 129 60.00–82.00 $72.80 $832 +1.82
815–1940 1210 80-85% 281 72.00–91.00 $80.83 $978 +1.70
870–1985 1256 80-85% 149 81.00–99.00 $88.63 $1,113 +1.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1340 960 85-90% 74 40.00–79.00 $58.71 $564 -2.59
620–1230 985 85-90% 106 50.00–87.00 $68.13 $671 +6.83
840–1160 1051 85-90% 24 75.00–84.00 $78.05 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1715 1427 75-80% 51 75.00–95.00 $82.34 $1,175 —
1150–1855 1464 75-80% 30 83.00–95.00 $89.45 $1,310 +9.28
1090–1730 1471 75-80% 16 65.00–87.00 $76.87 $1,131 -3.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–2130 1454 53 92.00–113.00 $105.48 $1,534 —
900–2480 1475 37 85.00–105.00 $97.07 $1,432 —
1210–2370 1848 35 110.00–122.00 $114.72 $2,120 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–860 848 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–925.00 $888.05
840–1145 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–950.00 $853.73
905–1135 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 800.00–1,125.00 $974.17
725–1330 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 700.00–1,090.00 $967.32
975–1285 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,000.00 $889.10
845–1485 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 41 770.00–1,125.00 $983.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 640.00 $640.00
815–985 924 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 590.00–750.00 $704.08
890–980 938 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 600.00–710.00 $663.72
705–1295 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 35 575.00–885.00 $715.46
785–1115 952 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 41 600.00–875.00 $748.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1130 986 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 81.00–90.00 $84.75 $836
960–1040 996 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 97.00–102.00 $98.12 $977
700–1455 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 70.00–90.00 $77.35 $849
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 57.00 $57.00 $522
845–1060 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 88.00–94.00 $92.20 $897
960–995 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 51.00–65.00 $60.44 $594

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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
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
925–1300 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 825.00–1,200.00 $986.10 +35.63
835–1460 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 750.00–1,450.00 $1,074.84 -143.81
900–1300 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 49 925.00–1,325.00 $1,089.02 -129.63
1310–1460 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,425.00–1,610.00 $1,545.80 —
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,480.00 $1,480.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1155 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 560.00–1,100.00 $909.31 +22.94
930–1120 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–900.00 $790.83 -96.59
900–1300 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 54 520.00–1,100.00 $908.21 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635–800 737 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 430.00–875.00 $674.41 —
670–960 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 550.00–975.00 $735.41 -14.70
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 550.00 $550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680–1100 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 650.00–1,000.00 $844.32 —
745–1140 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 820.00–875.00 $853.26 —

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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.