Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

6,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.25/cwt ≈ $1,204/hd at 525 lb · 112 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.26/cwt ≈ $1,398/hd at 577 lb · 105 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.59/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 465 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,969	406	10,869
Feeder cattle	5,307	138	8,597
Slaughter cattle	1,233	223	1,579
Replacement cattle	429	45	693

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Trends not available due to most markets being closed during the holidays. Year to date receipts totaled 7,375 compared to 17,229 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	14	282.00–305.00	$292.58	$927	—
355–397	372	48	280.00–295.00	$289.92	$1,079	—
400–446	420	24	245.00–289.00	$278.63	$1,170	—
450–476	463	90	227.50–276.00	$268.17	$1,242	—
500–545	520	50	215.00–261.00	$251.93	$1,310	—
550–598	577	105	225.00–258.00	$242.26	$1,398	—
600–645	620	30	230.00–250.00	$233.89	$1,450	+4.40
681–696	685	34	216.00–224.00	$219.38	$1,503	+0.38
720	720	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—
756–798	782	24	207.00–214.00	$209.51	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	8	260.00–280.00	$272.27	$898	—
355–395	373	17	205.00–281.00	$265.25	$989	—
400–445	424	22	245.00–275.00	$261.68	$1,110	—
455–495	477	29	240.00–260.00	$248.08	$1,183	—
500–545	523	20	235.00–255.00	$245.07	$1,282	—
550–595	566	26	227.00–245.00	$234.94	$1,330	—
600–645	629	44	207.00–230.00	$227.13	$1,429	—
656	656	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,443	—
705–730	720	5	197.00–207.00	$201.82	$1,453	—
755–770	759	10	185.00–197.00	$190.22	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–296	291	6	265.00–270.00	$269.24	$783	—
315–345	329	6	250.00–280.00	$268.43	$883	—
363–395	368	7	240.00	$240.00	$883	—
405–445	432	16	225.00–255.00	$242.87	$1,049	—
450–497	476	32	225.00–251.00	$237.92	$1,132	—
500–545	519	17	217.00–240.00	$227.16	$1,179	—
550–595	570	13	208.00–235.00	$225.97	$1,288	—
600–640	623	17	195.00–214.00	$201.70	$1,257	—
650–675	660	3	194.00–200.00	$196.97	$1,300	—
705–746	732	4	185.00–200.00	$189.49	$1,387	—
785	785	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,452	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	20	220.00–260.00	$251.40	$815	—
350–399	371	45	215.00–267.50	$247.91	$920	—
400–447	429	67	220.00–252.00	$242.21	$1,039	—
450–499	465	94	200.00–250.00	$237.59	$1,105	—
500–545	525	112	203.00–239.00	$229.25	$1,204	—
550–595	575	66	189.00–235.00	$221.60	$1,274	—
600–635	611	36	190.00–221.00	$210.11	$1,284	—
650–692	683	29	180.00–212.00	$192.01	$1,311	—
737	737	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,393	—
770–780	775	2	180.00–190.00	$184.97	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	14	240.00–255.00	$246.34	$685	—
300–340	322	31	234.00–250.00	$241.09	$776	—
350–395	369	67	197.50–245.00	$236.39	$872	+28.39
400–445	418	75	185.00–240.00	$227.81	$952	+21.15
450–497	473	86	200.00–247.00	$221.33	$1,047	+17.32
500–545	518	54	188.00–232.50	$210.87	$1,092	+12.21
555–595	575	70	172.50–218.00	$198.02	$1,139	—
600–645	621	27	170.00–200.00	$190.00	$1,180	+5.00
650–695	666	7	170.00–195.00	$183.37	$1,221	—
700–720	712	18	142.00–188.00	$176.91	$1,260	+7.54
790–792	791	4	140.00–160.00	$149.99	$1,186	-16.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	190.00–245.00	$218.37	$520	—
255–295	277	14	220.00–245.00	$231.87	$642	—
300–345	320	49	200.00–236.00	$228.34	$731	—
350–395	371	53	200.00–237.00	$220.71	$819	—
400–445	426	44	190.00–227.00	$207.92	$886	—
450–495	467	39	190.00–210.00	$200.35	$936	+2.02
500–545	517	27	170.00–202.00	$189.72	$981	+0.09
555–595	569	20	175.00–195.00	$183.64	$1,045	—
600–645	624	34	160.00–208.00	$191.91	$1,198	+21.66
655–680	665	12	142.00–180.00	$168.44	$1,120	—
700–745	724	8	130.00–175.00	$160.69	$1,163	—
800	800	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,144	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	15	270.00–290.00	$275.04	$754	—
300–345	325	34	250.00–285.00	$270.73	$880	—
355–395	370	31	235.00–275.00	$262.89	$973	—
400–445	426	39	237.50–270.00	$248.98	$1,061	+15.49
450–495	469	51	200.00–250.00	$237.22	$1,113	+18.35
500–545	517	31	205.00–240.00	$225.68	$1,167	+16.00
555–595	572	39	180.00–225.00	$216.96	$1,241	+9.56
600–645	617	26	170.00–208.00	$198.23	$1,223	+7.94
655–690	666	13	180.00–200.00	$190.71	$1,270	+4.70
715	715	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,316	—
755–785	774	4	150.00–177.00	$169.79	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	18	250.00–262.00	$258.07	$686	+30.07
300–345	328	34	220.00–260.00	$250.90	$823	+34.99
354–395	361	25	230.00–260.00	$243.72	$880	+32.40
400–445	425	51	218.00–255.00	$235.52	$1,001	—
450–495	470	44	216.00–240.00	$224.84	$1,057	+15.49
500–545	523	38	207.00–227.50	$216.81	$1,134	—
555–595	574	14	186.00–215.00	$205.65	$1,180	—
600–645	624	21	172.00–205.00	$184.00	$1,148	+7.86
660–695	669	12	162.00–180.00	$170.89	$1,143	—
705–740	720	3	131.00–170.00	$155.66	$1,121	—
765	765	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	221	5	286.00–300.00	$292.79	$647	—
275–295	284	7	262.50–295.00	$282.62	$803	—
300–335	319	21	280.00–290.00	$283.22	$903	—
355–395	371	23	255.00–285.00	$276.34	$1,025	—
400–445	424	38	250.00–277.50	$261.53	$1,109	+14.75
450–495	468	29	235.00–258.00	$249.04	$1,166	+12.58
500–545	521	30	220.00–248.00	$237.52	$1,237	—
550–597	569	24	213.00–237.50	$227.38	$1,294	+10.10
600–645	620	22	207.00–220.00	$212.00	$1,314	+1.96
655–695	667	9	190.00–210.00	$200.55	$1,338	-6.46
730–735	732	3	182.00–195.00	$186.35	$1,364	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1745	1193	80-85%	128	77.00–106.00	$90.10	$1,075	—
905–1885	1229	80-85%	204	81.00–114.00	$96.66	$1,188	-12.74
900–1805	1324	80-85%	104	92.00–118.00	$104.92	$1,389	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–1400	987	85-90%	69	50.00–86.00	$73.89	$729	-45.44
830–1160	1020	85-90%	14	73.00–100.00	$93.25	$951	—
630–1475	1028	85-90%	106	60.00–98.00	$83.92	$863	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2010	1488	75-80%	27	81.00–95.00	$87.68	$1,305	-48.69
1215–1865	1490	75-80%	64	88.00–108.00	$94.71	$1,411	-41.66
1205–1820	1519	75-80%	31	96.00–118.00	$104.16	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1965	1379	47	85.00–112.00	$100.89	$1,391	—
1000–1955	1470	53	105.00–125.00	$115.42	$1,697	-4.94
975–2480	1728	36	100.00–135.00	$123.35	$2,131	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1130	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–1,125.00	$995.17
825–1300	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	825.00–1,375.00	$1,140.53
840–1505	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	775.00–1,550.00	$1,306.34

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1330	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,125.00	$990.91
725–1295	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	725.00–1,070.00	$980.62
840–1260	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	850.00–1,300.00	$1,110.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1140	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–101.00	$86.62	$808
985–1210	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	71.00–110.00	$96.05	$1,059
1190–1205	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$1,216

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$775
905–1240	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	91.00–98.00	$94.28	$970

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1015–1525	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,525.00–2,250.00	$1,843.49	—
920–1435	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,825.00–2,400.00	$2,208.97	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1360	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	930.00–1,700.00	$1,317.79	—
835–1250	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,528.60	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–885	773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,235.44	—
700–1290	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,353.70	—
940–1240	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,381.87	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675–1185	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	770.00–1,145.00	$1,016.35	—
860–950	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,112.42	—

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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.