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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

7,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.28/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 574 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.82/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 566 lb · 116 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.68/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 470 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,754 8,190 8,740
Feeder cattle 6,278 6,330 6,888
Slaughter cattle 980 1,240 1,226
Replacement cattle 496 620 626

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 351,337 compared to 347,579 year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 192.00 $192.00 $643 +4.65
355–395 383 11 180.00–204.00 $191.57 $734 +6.21
400–445 418 31 165.00–192.50 $185.04 $773 +12.06
450–495 458 40 162.00–190.00 $179.86 $824 +8.25
500–545 516 65 160.00–175.00 $168.68 $870 +2.85
550–597 574 120 155.00–170.00 $164.00 $941 -1.10
579 value added 579 8 168.50 $168.50 $976 —
600–645 620 44 140.00–170.00 $156.82 $972 +1.54
655–692 676 26 132.00–160.00 $146.87 $993 -7.38
700–745 726 15 132.00–153.00 $147.55 $1,071 +0.54
740–745 value added 743 24 160.25–160.75 $160.56 $1,193 —
755–793 776 8 124.00–148.00 $142.25 $1,104 -8.53
909 909 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 317 10 190.00–195.00 $191.41 $607 +18.91
355–395 375 19 171.00–190.00 $181.26 $680 +9.14
405–446 428 45 165.00–175.00 $169.81 $727 -0.18
450–495 472 40 152.00–175.00 $166.52 $786 +5.77
500–546 522 48 145.00–165.00 $155.96 $814 -3.92
555–598 583 32 140.00–157.00 $152.06 $887 +3.22
605–640 626 31 132.00–155.00 $145.19 $909 +6.06
650–695 668 19 132.00–154.00 $147.26 $984 +10.34
700–745 721 17 122.00–142.00 $135.86 $980 +11.92
755–790 770 6 131.00–136.00 $131.99 $1,016 +11.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 160.00–163.00 $161.50 $388 —
255–295 281 9 165.00–190.00 $179.02 $503 —
315–345 332 13 174.00–188.00 $179.41 $596 +4.28
355–398 375 28 160.00–175.00 $164.98 $619 -5.46
410–445 430 21 144.00–168.00 $156.96 $675 -3.36
451–490 466 23 129.00–162.50 $146.67 $683 -3.32
500–545 519 17 134.00–153.00 $143.55 $745 -6.37
550–590 567 19 120.00–147.00 $133.11 $755 -4.93
600–645 623 13 117.00–138.00 $131.31 $818 +1.23
660–675 666 4 122.00–132.00 $128.53 $856 -3.95
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 -1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 3 159.00–163.00 $160.66 $447 —
325–335 330 3 155.00–162.00 $157.97 $521 —
350–395 367 35 150.00–160.00 $153.77 $564 +2.30
400–448 425 70 142.00–158.00 $149.81 $637 -2.35
450–498 476 71 140.00–151.00 $144.04 $686 -1.74
500 value added 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 -1.02
500–545 529 101 135.00–155.00 $145.10 $768 +5.89
550–595 566 116 129.00–151.00 $141.82 $803 +5.21
600–645 620 65 122.50–148.00 $138.75 $860 +6.76
641 value added 641 8 140.50 $140.50 $901 -8.75
655–695 671 30 115.00–142.00 $131.23 $881 +6.01
657–699 value added 678 10 139.50–141.00 $140.23 $951 —
700–748 728 24 114.00–140.00 $130.41 $949 +5.86
755–795 773 8 116.00–125.00 $119.69 $925 +3.96
800–835 805 7 112.50–120.00 $117.13 $943 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 239 4 154.00–165.00 $159.01 $380 —
270–295 283 4 150.00–155.00 $152.71 $432 -9.70
300–345 327 35 144.00–158.00 $149.55 $489 +3.54
355–395 373 69 130.00–155.00 $142.63 $532 +0.02
400–445 427 80 130.00–155.00 $144.20 $616 +1.68
450–495 470 107 120.00–150.00 $138.68 $652 +1.13
500–545 522 95 116.00–145.00 $133.19 $695 +0.72
555–596 571 64 113.50–140.00 $129.73 $741 +0.26
600–645 624 28 113.00–136.00 $124.45 $777 +1.37
655–695 669 21 110.00–130.00 $120.17 $804 +3.37
705–748 725 10 112.00–128.00 $118.80 $861 +8.43
785 785 1 108.00 $108.00 $848 +1.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 223 5 140.00–148.00 $145.29 $324 —
255–295 269 22 130.00–150.00 $142.30 $383 +15.58
300–345 324 47 115.00–150.00 $138.34 $448 -1.29
350–398 371 63 120.00–152.50 $134.25 $498 -3.07
400–445 422 79 110.00–148.00 $135.59 $572 +2.37
455–499 475 87 106.00–139.00 $128.92 $612 +0.10
500–545 524 45 105.00–138.00 $122.04 $639 +0.79
555–595 573 20 103.00–129.00 $116.47 $667 +0.70
600–645 629 10 100.00–119.00 $111.09 $699 +2.34
655–685 670 2 100.00–110.00 $105.11 $704 -5.65
705–745 736 6 100.00–113.00 $106.27 $782 +4.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 8 170.00–185.00 $176.27 $487 +8.09
300–345 325 27 167.00–187.50 $176.89 $575 +11.95
350–395 370 43 155.00–180.00 $168.39 $623 +5.73
400–448 429 71 131.00–170.00 $160.13 $687 +2.24
455–495 474 77 138.00–166.00 $153.35 $727 +7.50
500–546 522 97 127.00–152.50 $141.74 $740 +5.41
551–596 569 91 120.00–145.00 $133.16 $758 +1.62
600–648 618 62 113.00–140.00 $126.28 $780 +3.19
651–695 668 21 109.00–130.00 $119.96 $801 +1.71
700–745 709 27 109.00–121.00 $114.67 $813 +3.24
755–795 772 10 100.00–115.00 $108.48 $837 +1.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 228 7 158.00–168.00 $164.11 $374 —
255–295 268 22 160.00–185.00 $173.21 $464 +15.54
300–345 330 48 141.00–175.00 $158.56 $523 +0.49
350–395 368 46 130.00–165.00 $147.10 $541 -5.22
400–445 427 48 125.00–157.50 $142.71 $609 -0.47
450–495 472 71 120.00–150.00 $137.24 $648 +1.19
500–545 520 76 116.00–140.00 $130.86 $680 +5.22
555–598 575 99 105.00–138.00 $122.06 $702 +1.72
600–645 627 31 103.00–130.00 $115.12 $722 +0.49
650–695 671 28 100.00–120.00 $110.73 $743 -0.73
720–745 738 4 101.00–115.00 $107.54 $794 -4.16
755–792 784 5 108.00–113.00 $109.61 $859 +3.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 7 176.00–200.00 $187.09 $621 +5.56
355–395 373 37 172.00–190.00 $182.94 $682 +8.48
400–445 423 63 160.00–187.50 $174.36 $738 +8.16
455–495 469 33 160.00–175.00 $168.14 $789 +9.87
500–545 522 31 138.00–165.00 $154.23 $805 +6.73
550–595 567 46 128.50–157.50 $141.09 $800 +1.91
600–645 622 23 128.00–152.50 $141.61 $881 +7.59
655–695 676 12 121.00–145.00 $133.51 $903 +6.49
700–745 718 6 117.00–125.00 $121.30 $871 +8.61
755–795 773 9 114.00–125.00 $119.44 $923 +0.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1870 1202 80-85% 174 58.00–78.00 $66.97 $805 —
885–1980 1230 80-85% 91 52.00–69.00 $59.72 $735 -7.14
985–1655 1252 80-85% 50 70.00–86.00 $74.96 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1005 939 85-90% 8 59.00–74.00 $67.71 $636 —
705–1270 958 85-90% 81 41.00–64.00 $51.76 $496 -11.32
710–1730 1040 85-90% 88 50.00–73.00 $59.37 $617 +1.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1725 1481 75-80% 29 61.00–74.00 $68.27 $1,011 +6.77
1130–1820 1496 75-80% 33 52.00–69.00 $61.56 $921 +0.06
1705–1820 1763 75-80% 2 81.00–88.00 $84.61 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1990 1428 56 70.00–94.00 $84.64 $1,209 —
950–2315 1555 80 80.00–102.00 $93.40 $1,452 —
1400–2090 1858 12 99.00–106.00 $102.38 $1,902 +0.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–1000 837 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 525.00–720.00 $594.76
680–1100 926 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 525.00–850.00 $688.01
725–1300 1056 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 625.00–880.00 $786.16
1020–1180 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–825.00 $721.82
950–1340 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 675.00–850.00 $732.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1320 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 750.00–1,050.00 $824.45
780–1345 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 775.00–950.00 $875.13
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1090–1520 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 890.00–1,090.00 $977.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–970 908 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 75.00–81.00 $78.38 $712
640–1110 911 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 60.00–76.00 $68.14 $621
850–1285 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 67.00–82.00 $76.66 $816
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1020 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–68.00 $65.84 $621
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $658
870–1315 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 64.00–78.00 $68.33 $792
790–1450 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 55.00–66.00 $59.24 $693

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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
990–1145 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,200.00 $1,014.52 —
975–1240 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–875.00 $843.87 —
880–1350 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 675.00–1,375.00 $887.41 —
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 670.00 $670.00 -620.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955–1445 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 800.00–1,375.00 $1,073.49 -171.99
1150–1325 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,020.00–1,125.00 $1,086.62 —
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 970.00 $970.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–1095 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 990.00–1,000.00 $995.45 —
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —
1075–1295 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,120.00–1,150.00 $1,136.39 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975–1010 984 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 575.00–800.00 $664.63 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 7 127.00 $127.00 $387 —

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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.