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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

6,749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.82/cwt -3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 574 lb · 186 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.63/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 575 lb · 159 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.02/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 470 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,749 6,079 7,194
Feeder cattle 5,540 4,808 5,728
Slaughter cattle 783 834 901
Replacement cattle 426 437 565

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 236,848 compared to 236,650 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 12 185.00–200.00 $191.85 $610 +4.97
355–390 362 35 182.00–205.00 $191.71 $694 -2.49
405–415 value added 410 2 200.00–203.00 $201.52 $826 —
400–445 428 60 175.00–197.50 $183.92 $787 -10.30
455–496 478 88 168.00–188.00 $179.77 $859 -8.26
498 value added 498 5 182.00 $182.00 $906 —
500–548 527 60 163.00–183.00 $173.69 $915 -0.13
550–596 574 186 158.00–176.00 $165.82 $952 -3.31
600–645 621 53 154.00–169.00 $160.90 $999 +3.43
610–648 value added 637 14 171.00–177.50 $175.72 $1,119 —
651–695 669 81 145.00–164.00 $158.14 $1,058 +4.88
700–720 713 42 146.00–159.00 $154.96 $1,105 +6.58
750–775 754 22 154.00 $154.00 $1,161 +6.51
809 809 18 149.00 $149.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 185.00 $185.00 $518 -0.96
315–345 334 6 175.00–184.00 $180.51 $603 -8.13
355–395 373 29 170.00–190.00 $178.06 $664 -4.71
400–445 428 32 170.00–185.00 $174.87 $748 +0.26
450–498 471 32 162.00–176.00 $169.02 $796 -2.06
500–545 523 52 148.50–170.00 $161.61 $845 -2.17
550–595 565 32 142.50–168.00 $152.73 $863 -6.20
600–647 625 43 132.00–158.00 $151.31 $946 +0.58
650–695 668 5 130.00–145.00 $139.49 $932 +3.09
715–745 721 6 136.00–148.00 $144.62 $1,043 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 168.00–178.00 $173.23 $464 -15.77
305–345 328 6 174.00–183.00 $178.79 $586 +3.81
350–395 374 12 155.00–185.00 $174.54 $653 +2.68
400–445 425 24 151.00–172.50 $164.85 $701 +4.01
450–495 466 26 140.00–170.00 $157.28 $733 +6.97
501–545 526 44 140.00–161.00 $152.24 $801 -2.43
550–595 568 14 130.00–158.00 $141.62 $804 -8.37
605–649 629 39 120.00–155.00 $145.95 $918 -1.73
660–675 665 3 115.00–136.00 $123.60 $822 —
720–726 726 12 126.00–136.00 $135.17 $981 -1.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–339 320 12 160.00–180.00 $167.94 $537 +3.94
355–396 371 22 150.00–164.00 $155.38 $576 -2.16
400–446 421 47 147.00–161.00 $152.63 $643 +1.89
440 value added 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 +8.00
450–498 470 141 139.00–157.50 $150.02 $705 +0.71
500–545 522 92 137.00–154.00 $148.08 $773 +2.96
530 value added 530 1 162.50 $162.50 $861 —
555–597 575 159 129.00–153.00 $143.63 $826 +0.55
600–602 value added 601 10 152.50–157.75 $155.13 $932 —
600–649 624 97 121.00–147.00 $138.62 $865 +2.64
650–695 673 20 118.00–131.00 $126.74 $853 -3.55
705–749 741 14 124.00–139.00 $136.04 $1,008 +7.66
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 +3.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 8 151.00–161.00 $157.15 $431 +5.98
300–345 319 32 146.00–172.50 $158.17 $505 +6.48
350–395 370 49 140.00–167.50 $150.94 $558 +6.37
400–447 427 106 135.00–160.00 $148.42 $634 +3.15
450–495 471 97 127.00–151.00 $143.95 $678 +1.48
500–545 518 65 130.00–150.00 $139.87 $725 +0.82
550–595 576 38 125.00–140.00 $133.25 $768 +1.27
600–645 621 51 120.00–135.00 $128.60 $799 +5.68
655–695 673 9 121.00–129.00 $125.20 $843 +5.69
700–735 721 5 115.00–125.00 $119.23 $860 +6.13
755–785 768 3 117.00–124.00 $119.63 $919 +3.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–245 229 4 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $333 +4.17
252–290 272 19 140.00–166.00 $148.86 $405 +8.30
305–345 327 28 138.00–165.00 $144.78 $473 +3.24
350–395 372 56 130.00–156.00 $143.24 $533 +4.87
405–445 428 59 121.00–149.00 $138.89 $594 +4.81
455–495 467 82 118.00–145.00 $132.47 $619 +1.33
500–545 521 50 115.00–138.00 $127.41 $664 -0.59
555–595 573 43 110.00–132.00 $121.79 $698 +2.58
600–645 620 30 107.00–128.00 $117.84 $731 +3.35
660–690 674 5 100.00–110.00 $105.99 $714 -6.30
710–720 715 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 279 21 175.00–190.00 $182.33 $509 +1.74
305–345 324 37 170.00–180.00 $175.18 $568 +0.50
350–395 366 45 157.00–180.00 $169.17 $619 +0.83
400–445 431 71 157.50–170.00 $163.21 $703 -0.46
455–495 471 84 140.00–162.50 $155.05 $730 +2.36
500–545 517 45 135.00–155.00 $146.10 $755 +2.72
555–595 570 40 130.00–148.00 $137.95 $786 -0.05
600–645 623 62 120.00–140.00 $131.30 $818 -3.12
655–695 675 12 120.00–129.00 $124.45 $840 -2.43
710–745 728 4 120.00–130.00 $125.83 $916 +2.76
790 790 1 118.00 $118.00 $932 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 155.00 $155.00 $341 -17.55
250–295 275 26 150.00–180.00 $163.96 $451 -6.66
300–345 326 29 145.00–170.00 $159.79 $521 -3.66
355–395 370 38 140.00–167.50 $155.74 $576 +2.99
400–448 432 61 135.00–159.00 $147.61 $638 +0.26
450–495 473 82 135.00–150.00 $141.30 $668 +1.81
500–545 524 60 124.00–142.00 $134.73 $706 +2.40
555–595 570 72 115.00–139.00 $127.73 $728 +1.72
600–645 621 23 110.00–130.00 $120.86 $751 +0.79
655–695 676 9 110.00–123.00 $117.54 $795 -0.14
725–745 735 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $816 —
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 190.00 $190.00 $532 -5.00
300–345 327 22 180.00–190.00 $186.10 $609 -0.75
350–395 366 34 177.50–192.00 $183.51 $672 +4.10
400–445 427 54 170.00–185.00 $174.32 $744 +1.99
450–495 468 42 156.00–175.00 $165.96 $777 +2.99
500–548 528 30 150.00–164.00 $155.88 $823 +4.43
551–595 566 26 142.00–158.00 $149.33 $845 -1.43
600–645 624 20 130.00–150.00 $137.85 $860 -2.51
650–695 673 26 127.00–143.00 $133.63 $899 -2.85
705–745 721 10 125.00–136.00 $129.78 $936 -0.13
750–795 776 7 125.00–135.00 $129.42 $1,004 -1.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1670 1149 80-85% 66 61.00–78.00 $71.05 $816 —
830–1920 1196 80-85% 140 66.00–88.00 $78.22 $936 +13.67
1015–1795 1261 80-85% 64 73.00–96.00 $85.89 $1,083 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1085 955 85-90% 7 76.00–78.00 $77.27 $738 +12.91
800–1675 1034 85-90% 50 49.00–66.00 $59.69 $617 —
835–1435 1043 85-90% 87 59.00–75.00 $67.54 $704 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1710 1380 75-80% 11 68.00–78.00 $70.96 $979 +5.46
1210–1605 1403 75-80% 22 70.00–87.00 $77.58 $1,088 +3.47
1305–1725 1486 75-80% 10 78.00–94.00 $85.92 $1,277 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2210 1484 39 90.00–111.00 $102.30 $1,518 +14.47
1105–2245 1513 29 79.00–104.00 $92.20 $1,395 —
1685–2025 1852 5 111.00–117.00 $113.93 $2,110 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
800–1060 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 600.00–750.00 $683.43
715–1170 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 575.00–850.00 $741.73
1055–1140 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–900.00 $808.68
910–1345 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 690.00–890.00 $811.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1315 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 900.00–1,050.00 $966.42
900–1280 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 950.00–1,200.00 $1,064.42
1155–1300 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–950.00 $929.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
685–755 720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 95.00–107.00 $100.71 $725
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 97.00 $97.00 $737
880–905 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 100.00–104.00 $102.00 $908
940–995 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–106.00 $103.09 $998
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $980
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–935 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 68.00–74.00 $71.14 $635
875–1045 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 69.00–74.00 $71.28 $684
850–1360 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 78.00–84.00 $80.20 $918
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $918
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–730 698 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–710.00 $681.40

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–1150 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 35 300.00–875.00 $595.61 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860–865 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,260.00–1,440.00 $1,350.26 —
950–975 969 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 500.00–650.00 $613.23 -126.77
900–1365 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 710.00–1,210.00 $971.08 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1055 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,177.01 —
955–1240 1086 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 850.00–1,375.00 $1,139.38 +154.35
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810–965 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,056.03 —

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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.