Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

7,833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.99/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 578 lb · 152 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.23/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 473 lb · 145 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.61/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 522 lb · 119 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,833	7,269	7,342
Feeder cattle	6,115	5,192	5,666
Slaughter cattle	1,124	1,388	1,099
Replacement cattle	594	689	577

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 159,916 compared to 153,852 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	375	15	170.00–178.00	$174.45	$654	-3.79
400–448	428	38	158.00–174.00	$166.08	$711	-7.11
452–495	476	53	151.00–169.00	$160.34	$763	-3.89
505–545	525	45	141.00–165.00	$155.59	$817	-3.88
552–595	571	8	135.00–158.00	$147.50	$842	-8.07
600–645	619	42	135.00–159.00	$148.18	$917	-0.69
650–699	679	31	131.00–145.00	$140.89	$957	-2.86
700–745	727	5	126.00–136.00	$131.45	$956	-7.80
755–795	772	3	127.00–128.00	$127.49	$984	-3.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	168.00	$168.00	$470	—
323–343	338	10	154.00–173.00	$158.38	$535	-9.41
355–395	370	46	150.00–177.50	$165.40	$612	+3.32
402–445	422	41	145.00–169.00	$158.66	$670	-2.21
455–495	477	22	140.00–155.00	$148.71	$709	-7.82
500–545	518	38	130.00–158.00	$147.75	$765	+0.14
555–595	576	18	125.00–158.00	$143.79	$828	+3.79
604–641	625	21	135.00–148.00	$141.75	$886	+2.96
655–695	676	10	110.00–135.00	$123.37	$834	-6.49
710–720	715	6	104.00–125.00	$112.47	$804	-11.37
755–780	767	3	125.00–128.00	$126.35	$969	+11.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	185.00–190.00	$187.62	$700	-7.77
400–445	429	9	172.00–184.00	$178.59	$766	+2.29
455–497	474	32	160.00–179.00	$171.05	$811	-5.47
500–548	518	49	158.00–177.00	$165.85	$859	-4.18
555–595	573	63	149.00–173.00	$163.79	$939	-0.39
600–645	619	14	145.00–158.00	$152.92	$947	-6.88
655–695	676	14	133.00–156.00	$143.91	$973	-9.18
700–745	716	11	130.00–153.00	$141.32	$1,012	+3.32
760–775	770	3	133.00–145.00	$138.67	$1,068	-4.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	$385	—
300–345	326	74	139.00–160.00	$152.39	$497	+2.29
350–395	370	71	140.00–160.00	$149.03	$551	-2.96
400–445	428	99	135.00–158.00	$144.13	$617	-2.54
451–499	473	145	124.00–153.00	$143.23	$677	-2.59
500–545	522	119	120.00–149.00	$137.61	$718	-5.89
550–595	572	79	121.00–148.00	$130.47	$746	-1.84
600–645	624	50	108.00–133.00	$122.68	$766	-1.83
655–697	677	32	107.50–124.00	$116.78	$791	-1.52
700–745	729	7	100.00–119.00	$110.59	$806	-7.67
775–785	780	2	110.00	$110.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	5	154.00–157.50	$155.26	$505	-11.90
355–390	369	55	148.00–158.00	$153.83	$568	-4.40
400–445	422	57	145.00–163.00	$152.61	$644	-5.66
453–495	475	113	142.50–165.00	$152.57	$725	-2.44
500–549	530	104	130.00–165.00	$147.36	$781	-2.13
550–595	578	152	135.00–151.00	$140.99	$815	-6.71
600–645	621	34	125.00–140.00	$130.22	$809	-0.83
655–690	666	24	120.00–130.00	$126.22	$841	-0.28
700–745	716	14	112.00–126.00	$119.39	$855	-1.38
750–795	776	4	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$869	-8.02
803	803	4	114.00	$114.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	148.00	$148.00	$363	-1.75
255–295	275	13	137.00–155.00	$144.12	$396	-4.41
300–345	320	46	121.00–150.00	$137.80	$441	-2.52
350–395	372	98	128.00–150.00	$138.93	$517	+0.12
400–448	424	91	120.00–148.00	$136.66	$579	-2.78
450–495	467	56	110.00–140.00	$129.84	$606	-1.71
500–545	520	47	115.00–138.00	$125.99	$655	+0.16
555–595	572	48	110.00–135.00	$121.27	$694	+4.53
600–645	622	26	107.50–127.00	$114.46	$712	+0.57
655–695	672	10	100.00–112.50	$109.09	$733	+4.61
725–740	734	4	100.00–106.00	$103.00	$756	+0.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	4	150.00–158.00	$152.59	$352	-7.41
250–295	271	14	140.00–160.00	$149.78	$406	-7.86
300–345	327	53	140.00–165.00	$153.28	$501	-1.49
350–398	368	69	121.00–167.50	$151.03	$556	-1.76
400–446	429	98	128.00–165.00	$145.24	$623	-1.81
450–495	470	91	125.00–155.00	$140.40	$660	-2.46
500–545	522	56	119.00–142.50	$132.86	$694	+0.05
550–595	569	45	110.00–139.00	$127.75	$727	+0.19
600–645	619	34	119.00–130.00	$124.71	$772	+2.80
650–695	673	15	109.00–125.00	$115.84	$780	-2.02
705–745	722	5	110.00–118.00	$114.81	$829	-1.80
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	+0.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.00	$167.00	$484	-7.38
310–340	333	11	153.00–177.00	$166.81	$555	-0.74
350–395	367	64	150.00–172.50	$162.05	$595	-1.38
400–445	428	73	146.00–172.50	$156.30	$669	-3.06
450–495	471	78	130.00–162.50	$150.88	$711	-2.89
500–545	522	77	140.00–155.00	$146.87	$767	-5.46
550–595	569	59	130.00–149.00	$141.35	$804	-3.05
600–645	616	48	127.50–144.00	$133.23	$821	-1.37
650–695	675	24	115.00–136.00	$127.26	$859	-3.91
700–745	727	18	110.00–129.00	$121.12	$881	-5.77
760–780	773	4	110.00–118.00	$113.52	$878	-7.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205 value added	202	6	240.00–250.00	$244.96	$495	—
300–335	318	2	185.00–195.00	$190.28	$605	+10.46
355–390	368	46	160.00–178.00	$168.17	$619	-7.63
405–445	427	18	158.00–174.00	$166.68	$712	-2.54
455–495	473	34	147.00–172.50	$160.48	$759	-5.86
500–545	524	68	147.50–164.00	$156.03	$818	-3.16
555–595	572	50	140.00–160.00	$151.76	$868	-3.49
600–645	616	25	137.50–150.00	$143.10	$881	-5.44
655–689	671	15	130.00–140.00	$136.57	$916	-6.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1540	1166	80-85%	98	55.00–82.00	$71.37	$832	-0.05
880–2020	1209	80-85%	213	68.00–90.00	$77.03	$931	+0.52
855–1760	1266	80-85%	77	71.00–94.00	$83.38	$1,056	-0.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1525	1007	85-90%	102	54.00–72.00	$62.29	$627	+1.84
850–1170	1015	85-90%	8	69.00–76.00	$72.56	$736	+4.63
800–1310	1021	85-90%	97	52.00–80.00	$67.52	$689	-0.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1930	1442	75-80%	62	65.00–81.00	$76.20	$1,099	+2.31
1460–1495	1478	75-80%	2	82.00–83.00	$82.51	$1,219	+4.06
1315–1790	1495	75-80%	38	68.00–89.00	$78.91	$1,180	+0.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2330	1467	43	76.00–100.00	$91.71	$1,345	—
1025–2220	1564	49	93.00–109.00	$101.37	$1,585	-1.33
1155–2240	1671	28	101.00–115.00	$109.42	$1,828	+0.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1065	922	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	540.00–775.00	$693.77
800–1140	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	570.00–840.00	$734.10
815–1285	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	700.00–920.00	$823.72
960–1130	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$850.56
985–1340	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–925.00	$794.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1420	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	75.00–82.00	$78.20	$857
910–1295	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	65.00–86.00	$78.78	$867
775–1445	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	68.00–81.00	$73.34	$827
920–1445	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	64.00–88.00	$77.71	$877

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1395	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	900.00–1,130.00	$996.59
1095–1240	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–960.00	$890.01
1055–1625	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,250.00	$1,019.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1050	956	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	67.00–74.00	$70.28	$672
935–1050	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	61.00	$61.00	$606

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	670.00	$670.00	+30.00
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
635–1320	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	700.00–1,075.00	$902.06	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
975–1280	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–925.00	$854.33	-395.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1435	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	900.00–1,425.00	$1,151.18	—
1005–1545	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,152.95	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–1125	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,087.07	—
695–1030	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	710.00–1,075.00	$980.30	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
525–880	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	370.00–975.00	$822.14	+200.56
650–890	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	870.00–975.00	$906.92	+220.25

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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.