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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

8,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.49/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 569 lb · 148 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.68/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 528 lb · 142 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.05/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 467 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,877 8,387 10,360
Feeder cattle 6,604 6,087 8,141
Slaughter cattle 1,447 1,451 1,431
Replacement cattle 826 849 788

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 119,688 compared to 116,573 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 207.50 $207.50 $602 +0.90
305–345 326 4 190.00–205.00 $199.83 $651 +4.39
355–395 372 19 182.00–205.00 $195.69 $728 +4.26
400–445 418 21 173.00–192.50 $188.09 $786 +4.46
455–495 472 48 171.00–187.50 $176.72 $834 -0.57
500–545 526 105 158.00–178.00 $170.19 $895 +2.66
550–595 572 110 153.00–176.00 $165.38 $946 -0.73
610 value added 610 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,025 —
600–645 616 85 149.00–165.00 $156.08 $961 -2.19
654–695 665 38 144.00–158.00 $155.42 $1,034 +2.80
700–745 712 15 140.00–150.00 $148.31 $1,056 +3.55
755–797 778 34 130.00–140.00 $136.83 $1,065 -5.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 210.00 $210.00 $430 —
275 275 2 202.50 $202.50 $557 +5.27
305–345 328 14 174.00–197.50 $182.20 $598 -6.44
355–399 379 36 170.00–185.00 $175.82 $666 +2.86
400–448 425 48 160.00–181.00 $175.02 $744 -0.92
450–499 481 78 160.00–175.00 $166.67 $802 -7.13
500–545 519 41 152.00–169.00 $163.68 $849 +2.46
555–598 580 31 149.00–168.00 $156.39 $907 -0.59
600–648 639 25 137.00–156.00 $146.89 $939 -4.06
654–696 671 31 135.00–153.00 $146.61 $984 +4.36
715–744 740 11 126.00–140.00 $137.59 $1,018 -0.48
841 841 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 281 18 160.00–200.00 $169.28 $476 -12.19
300–345 330 21 158.00–185.00 $172.84 $570 -5.33
355–395 377 23 156.00–177.50 $162.67 $613 -3.73
400–449 432 53 148.00–177.00 $165.38 $714 -6.58
450–495 472 35 145.00–168.00 $155.68 $735 +8.14
505–549 535 26 145.00–158.00 $151.01 $808 -0.38
555–595 579 18 135.00–153.00 $144.03 $834 +3.29
630–645 638 13 120.00–148.00 $143.18 $913 -1.15
660–695 675 3 120.00–135.00 $127.90 $863 -1.08
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 +5.98
785 785 1 126.00 $126.00 $989 —
810 810 1 121.00 $121.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 335 18 155.00–170.00 $158.25 $530 -2.40
350–388 371 30 152.00–170.00 $159.51 $592 +0.82
405–445 426 91 148.00–160.00 $152.08 $648 -2.06
450–498 467 141 142.50–158.00 $150.05 $701 -1.34
500–548 528 142 137.00–164.00 $146.68 $774 -0.99
551–598 569 148 133.00–157.00 $145.49 $828 +3.99
600–645 621 68 124.00–147.00 $136.21 $846 +0.94
653–692 679 56 123.00–139.00 $130.37 $885 +4.73
705–745 727 16 118.00–128.00 $124.61 $906 +2.39
755–798 778 12 115.00–122.00 $118.22 $920 +3.22
835 835 1 116.00 $116.00 $969 -2.00
970 970 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 175.00–180.00 $177.28 $399 +16.04
255–295 277 20 150.00–165.00 $154.31 $427 -4.73
300–345 330 36 142.00–160.00 $151.06 $498 -0.45
355–397 378 100 136.00–158.00 $150.60 $569 -0.54
400–445 429 131 136.00–158.00 $146.48 $628 +0.15
450–496 471 109 132.00–155.00 $143.21 $675 +0.63
500–549 525 120 125.00–149.00 $139.57 $733 +0.88
550–595 570 50 120.00–146.00 $129.83 $740 -2.65
600–645 630 69 115.00–137.00 $129.32 $815 +1.22
650–695 669 20 112.00–123.00 $117.47 $786 -3.07
705–745 726 7 115.00–121.00 $119.14 $865 -5.73
755–795 772 5 110.00–118.00 $114.38 $883 +1.37
815–820 820 10 114.00–115.00 $114.10 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–246 235 18 145.00–170.00 $153.57 $361 +5.31
255–295 277 48 135.00–170.00 $149.15 $413 +3.52
300–348 327 94 128.00–160.00 $143.98 $471 +4.07
350–395 372 91 127.00–152.50 $140.87 $524 +1.27
400–445 424 85 118.00–150.00 $136.11 $577 +0.26
455–495 471 51 116.00–145.00 $133.26 $628 +0.23
500–545 527 30 110.00–139.00 $126.93 $669 -1.01
555–593 578 19 110.00–130.00 $124.57 $720 +3.40
605–645 624 18 110.00–128.00 $117.82 $735 +1.18
655–695 680 8 103.00–117.00 $110.05 $748 +2.19
705–745 717 6 105.00–115.00 $111.63 $800 +5.07
765–790 780 3 100.00–109.00 $104.67 $816 -1.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 221 16 175.00–200.00 $193.69 $428 -0.44
255–295 269 28 160.00–200.00 $175.43 $472 -12.47
300–345 324 42 160.00–187.50 $175.00 $567 -4.69
350–395 371 95 160.00–182.50 $169.42 $629 -2.55
403–445 426 80 154.00–175.00 $162.58 $693 -4.20
455–495 475 131 144.00–167.50 $156.49 $743 -1.36
500–545 523 96 140.00–160.00 $149.67 $783 -1.71
550–599 574 59 130.00–150.00 $141.20 $810 -3.54
600–645 618 44 129.00–145.00 $136.36 $843 +0.95
655–695 676 35 120.00–137.00 $127.76 $864 -1.53
705–745 709 13 110.00–125.00 $116.10 $823 -8.96
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 29 157.00–190.00 $166.14 $384 -14.35
255–295 275 28 150.00–185.00 $168.93 $465 -6.75
300–345 330 48 149.00–177.50 $164.18 $542 -3.96
350–395 370 78 141.00–170.00 $154.63 $572 -4.35
400–445 425 74 135.00–169.00 $150.07 $638 -2.83
450–498 474 96 120.00–157.50 $142.76 $677 -2.71
500–545 520 58 120.00–148.00 $134.44 $699 -3.42
550–595 573 43 110.00–139.00 $127.72 $732 -1.62
600–645 625 22 118.00–132.50 $126.10 $788 +0.91
665–695 679 4 105.00–125.00 $115.36 $783 -4.05
705–745 725 3 115.00–119.00 $117.13 $849 +17.18
760–795 782 10 100.00–110.00 $102.62 $802 -3.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 -12.69
300–345 324 13 176.00–190.00 $181.41 $588 -7.87
355–395 365 23 177.00–189.00 $180.13 $657 -6.42
400–445 425 38 158.00–188.00 $173.01 $735 -0.13
455–495 473 28 150.00–180.00 $165.02 $781 -1.41
500–545 522 59 144.00–167.50 $159.93 $835 +2.83
550–598 573 50 138.00–165.00 $153.06 $877 -0.83
600–645 619 31 134.00–150.00 $145.17 $899 +0.18
655–695 673 8 134.00–147.00 $140.48 $945 -1.74
705–745 719 8 125.00–140.00 $133.18 $958 +1.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1835 1181 80-85% 108 62.00–79.00 $70.54 $833 -5.18
835–1740 1211 80-85% 240 70.00–92.00 $78.89 $955 -3.77
945–1495 1231 80-85% 71 78.00–98.00 $84.40 $1,039 +1.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1390 1003 85-90% 138 50.00–74.00 $64.12 $643 -9.50
750–1505 1024 85-90% 182 59.00–82.00 $71.45 $732 -2.17
835–1250 1046 85-90% 26 70.00–91.00 $81.42 $852 -0.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 3 98.00 $98.00 $1,196 —
1130–1795 1409 75-80% 68 66.00–86.00 $77.56 $1,093 +2.23
905–1795 1419 75-80% 64 71.00–90.00 $80.16 $1,137 -0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–2175 1492 57 88.00–108.00 $97.94 $1,461 —
980–2335 1639 73 98.00–116.00 $107.15 $1,756 -2.00
1105–2150 1656 30 110.00–120.00 $114.08 $1,889 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–1105 822 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 700.00–760.00 $733.66
705–1325 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 600.00–930.00 $762.90
675–1190 986 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 525.00–850.00 $717.72
900–1235 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 670.00–975.00 $816.67
990–1150 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–885.00 $777.00
910–1280 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–875.00 $754.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–1210 981 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 775.00–925.00 $844.25
889–1490 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 800.00–1,050.00 $936.11
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
925–1360 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 870.00–1,175.00 $992.76
880–1335 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 910.00–1,000.00 $955.15
1200–1250 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,125.00 $981.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1455 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 76.00–78.00 $76.77 $906
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $897
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $780
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 82.00 $82.00 $722

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1180 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 900.00–1,025.00 $973.15
820–1180 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 950.00–1,075.00 $1,019.21
920–1200 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,123.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1020 933 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–890.00 $851.82
810–1140 988 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–950.00 $916.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880–1200 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 600.00–1,020.00 $847.97 -251.19
905–1235 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,317.11 +217.95
895–1240 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 700.00–1,300.00 $1,093.14 -6.02
990–1180 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–960.00 $868.47 +83.99
900–1310 1061 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 56 750.00–1,425.00 $1,096.46 +311.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1210 1034 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 900.00–1,100.00 $1,021.78 —
1050–1275 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,266.47 +72.80
900–1415 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 950.00–1,525.00 $1,215.19 -470.34
1180–1465 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00–1,600.00 $1,560.88 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–900 743 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 25 650.00–900.00 $807.85 —
600–1165 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 600.00–950.00 $830.90 -109.22
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735–940 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,146.89 —
870–1095 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,175.00 $1,051.32 -273.68
840–1175 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 990.00–1,170.00 $1,113.49 +17.63

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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.