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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

8,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.67/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 430 lb · 136 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.25/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 471 lb · 123 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.96/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 572 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,453 6,884 7,616
Feeder cattle 6,016 4,992 5,829
Slaughter cattle 1,736 1,251 1,160
Replacement cattle 701 641 627

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher. Year to date receipts totaled 92,728 compared to 89,778 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 339 20 190.00–206.00 $195.87 $664 -5.33
350–395 367 6 190.00–202.50 $196.91 $723 +1.34
400–445 427 48 182.00–194.00 $185.60 $793 -6.03
450–490 465 41 172.50–190.00 $183.82 $855 -0.97
500–548 530 69 165.00–190.00 $178.53 $946 -1.42
550–595 562 46 160.00–179.00 $169.92 $955 +1.92
600–647 622 29 146.00–162.00 $156.71 $975 -2.61
650–695 666 47 144.00–158.00 $155.32 $1,034 +2.73
710–745 723 16 138.00–150.00 $148.36 $1,073 +2.43
765–785 767 33 140.00–144.00 $143.79 $1,103 +2.65
805–816 813 7 132.00–140.00 $137.74 $1,120 +1.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 3 195.00–200.00 $198.45 $546 +3.45
300–345 328 6 172.50–200.00 $187.60 $615 +5.54
350–395 374 14 180.00–197.50 $186.69 $698 +1.07
400–445 420 55 170.00–188.00 $178.41 $749 -0.03
450–495 473 39 160.00–180.00 $173.04 $818 +1.08
500–545 527 43 155.00–170.00 $163.09 $859 -3.89
550–599 583 34 150.00–168.00 $158.92 $927 +6.57
615–640 626 5 145.00–150.00 $147.61 $924 -3.02
660–688 673 37 140.00–149.00 $142.22 $957 -4.46
705–745 723 6 130.00–140.00 $138.03 $998 +3.03
768 768 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,029 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.00 $182.00 $437 +16.34
250–290 275 5 180.00–193.00 $187.65 $516 +16.28
300–340 313 9 170.00–190.00 $182.02 $570 +8.10
355–395 369 31 157.00–188.00 $167.44 $618 -5.11
400–440 419 9 148.00–175.00 $161.55 $677 +1.83
450–495 481 32 150.00–165.00 $157.25 $756 -7.80
500–540 518 7 145.00–158.00 $152.81 $792 -0.69
550–595 569 16 132.00–155.00 $146.92 $836 +1.67
615–626 625 13 132.00–140.00 $139.39 $871 -2.98
655–695 672 3 131.00–135.00 $133.01 $894 +0.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 167.00 $167.00 $351 -15.06
255–270 260 3 170.00–174.00 $171.96 $447 -0.14
300–330 317 13 160.00–174.00 $168.37 $534 +4.10
350–390 377 43 156.00–170.00 $161.75 $610 -0.91
400–447 425 92 145.00–170.00 $159.22 $677 +3.69
450–499 477 103 137.00–166.00 $153.23 $731 -0.85
500–545 527 102 137.00–157.00 $150.19 $792 +0.42
561 value added 561 9 164.00 $164.00 $920 —
550–595 573 99 136.00–154.00 $144.32 $827 +0.46
623 623 20 170.00 $170.00 $1,059 +32.74
600–647 625 29 127.00–146.00 $136.25 $852 -1.01
650–696 673 48 120.00–145.00 $132.79 $894 +2.34
692 value added 692 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,010 -16.00
700–745 719 11 117.00–132.00 $125.82 $905 -3.44
755–795 777 24 115.00–133.00 $126.51 $983 -0.49
803–831 815 13 112.00–125.00 $118.54 $966 —
960 960 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 232 3 162.00 $162.00 $376 +6.11
250–295 274 7 150.00–167.50 $158.92 $435 +4.05
300–345 323 45 145.00–160.00 $153.96 $497 +3.32
350–395 374 71 140.00–158.00 $150.14 $562 +1.75
400–445 430 136 135.00–157.50 $147.67 $635 +1.61
450–495 471 123 130.00–157.00 $143.25 $675 +2.28
500–545 517 78 125.00–145.00 $139.12 $719 +1.74
550–599 584 59 118.00–144.00 $139.80 $816 +3.27
600–646 631 42 117.00–138.00 $130.64 $824 +4.89
650–695 665 23 115.00–140.00 $125.65 $836 +1.96
700–745 722 20 107.00–132.00 $119.00 $859 +1.67
765–795 777 5 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $867 +4.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 224 11 142.00–155.00 $149.10 $334 +1.79
250–295 271 27 136.00–160.00 $146.78 $398 +2.60
300–349 325 55 128.00–150.00 $140.04 $455 -1.86
350–395 371 101 130.00–150.00 $141.35 $524 +2.13
400–446 424 94 125.00–147.50 $139.26 $590 +5.66
450–495 467 45 120.00–142.50 $131.22 $613 -1.65
500–545 526 28 118.00–138.00 $128.63 $677 +3.86
550–580 565 21 110.00–138.00 $130.06 $735 +11.49
600–645 624 19 104.00–129.00 $120.52 $752 +5.87
650–695 670 17 105.00–129.00 $114.74 $769 +6.80
700–743 730 5 110.00–128.00 $122.57 $895 +17.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 230 4 185.00–200.00 $192.71 $443 +5.95
255–298 278 11 171.00–190.00 $182.57 $508 +6.95
300–345 325 25 166.00–192.50 $176.79 $575 -0.85
350–395 375 71 166.00–184.00 $174.44 $654 +3.27
400–445 423 95 154.00–180.00 $167.03 $707 +0.83
450–495 469 79 150.00–170.00 $158.80 $745 -1.42
500–545 520 83 138.00–158.00 $151.16 $786 -1.29
550–595 570 32 132.50–155.00 $144.56 $824 -0.41
600–649 620 28 123.00–145.00 $135.40 $839 +0.17
650–695 667 13 121.00–138.00 $130.61 $871 +4.77
700–745 730 15 117.00–128.00 $120.74 $881 +1.30
755–770 764 4 110.00–112.00 $110.49 $844 +2.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 239 5 147.00–170.00 $156.39 $374 -15.21
250–295 278 26 156.00–185.00 $167.62 $466 +0.43
300–345 323 48 150.00–180.00 $164.87 $533 -1.36
350–395 368 71 141.00–177.50 $160.20 $590 -3.99
400–445 425 74 140.00–168.00 $154.01 $655 +0.62
450–495 474 97 130.00–165.00 $150.49 $713 +0.68
500–545 520 41 130.00–148.00 $140.84 $732 -4.61
550–595 568 16 120.00–140.00 $129.57 $736 -0.35
600–645 619 13 120.00–135.00 $124.79 $772 +0.86
650–695 673 8 106.00–130.00 $114.65 $772 -5.32
720–740 732 3 100.00–116.00 $109.97 $805 -17.53
790–795 793 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $880 +16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 3 187.00–212.00 $200.21 $541 +12.13
300–335 321 4 180.00–200.00 $191.04 $613 +6.92
350–390 368 20 180.00–197.00 $187.57 $690 -0.50
400–449 427 36 168.00–190.00 $175.40 $749 -2.53
450–495 469 53 161.00–182.50 $169.35 $794 -4.19
500–545 524 49 150.00–172.00 $159.00 $833 -2.47
550–595 566 42 145.00–166.00 $152.69 $864 +1.29
600–645 621 39 135.00–157.00 $144.52 $897 +2.22
650–695 666 26 133.00–145.00 $136.76 $911 +0.40
700–745 718 4 127.50–135.00 $131.69 $946 -0.86
915 915 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1685 1143 80-85% 162 70.00–90.00 $81.07 $927 +2.98
870–1840 1204 80-85% 313 78.00–100.00 $89.55 $1,078 +4.16
1020–1875 1258 80-85% 184 87.00–109.00 $96.03 $1,208 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1170 964 85-90% 58 70.00–94.00 $86.37 $833 +22.55
740–1610 986 85-90% 118 54.00–78.00 $70.09 $691 -16.25
760–1300 1018 85-90% 151 61.00–86.00 $77.01 $784 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1940 1379 75-80% 48 73.00–88.00 $83.54 $1,152 —
1260–1990 1392 75-80% 43 92.00–105.00 $96.42 $1,342 —
1080–1900 1424 75-80% 96 81.00–96.00 $90.15 $1,284 +4.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2000 1320 40 85.00–113.00 $104.03 $1,373 —
900–2385 1599 81 97.00–123.00 $112.38 $1,797 —
1035–2215 1673 54 114.00–129.00 $122.27 $2,046 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1310 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 850.00–1,100.00 $983.64
835–1230 999 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 890.00–1,100.00 $987.08
855–1105 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 900.00–1,100.00 $1,031.86
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–925 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 690.00–850.00 $775.65
695–1105 902 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 580.00–890.00 $758.65
855–1000 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–960.00 $904.69
810–1120 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 675.00–975.00 $800.90
975–1200 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 740.00–950.00 $845.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1190 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 90.00–95.00 $92.89 $968
1020–1075 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 94.00–100.00 $97.29 $1,026
755–1350 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 76.00–92.00 $81.19 $874
765–1640 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 68.00–97.00 $87.64 $1,016
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $638
965–1090 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 80.00–82.00 $81.06 $833
1085–1090 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 82.00–89.00 $85.51 $930
1090–1300 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 85.00–86.00 $85.37 $990
935–1625 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 79.00–86.00 $81.98 $987
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
920–970 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,114.15 —
900–2070 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 69 900.00–1,550.00 $1,234.50 -265.50
995–1285 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,167.23 -117.90
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,385.00 $1,385.00 -37.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675–1330 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 41 500.00–1,200.00 $862.63 -27.37
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +385.00
900–1230 1016 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 750.00–975.00 $837.86 -165.85
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 +246.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645–995 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 900.00–1,155.00 $1,042.69 —
800–1005 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 910.00–1,030.00 $963.91 -11.09
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,170.00 $1,170.00 +195.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
560–900 699 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 525.00–830.00 $685.30 —
620–825 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 300.00–870.00 $567.71 -143.28
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 590.00 $590.00 -61.83

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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.