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Georgia feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Aug 10 – Aug 16 · Cornbelt + SE region

Summary

Week of Aug 10

Georgia steers were mixed in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 500–600 lb at 428 head, averaged $373.78/cwt, down $8.65 on the week and up $4.25 on the year.

Steers

1,259 head
Week of Aug 10 · change vs week of Aug 3 · year-ago vs week of Aug 11, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb481.22+8.42+32.65—8811
400–500 lb408.56−15.64+13.581,83921713
500–600 lb373.78−8.65+4.252,05642813
600–700 lb350.37−23.13+1.972,27730412
700–800 lb326.29+3.79−4.192,44717712
800–900 lbtoo thin to quote————451
1 of 6 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

1,634 head
Week of Aug 10 · change vs week of Aug 3 · year-ago vs week of Aug 11, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb419.05+4.78+22.28—31113
400–500 lb367.37+1.02+7.561,65347813
500–600 lb341.20−0.64+6.321,87746613
600–700 lb317.75+5.55+2.372,06525413
700–800 lb299.65−4.09+0.392,2478411
800–900 lbtoo thin to quote————412
1 of 6 classes are not quoted. Those traded, but under 50 head — too few to average into a market price. The head count is still shown, so nothing is hidden; only the average is withheld. Across every state over the last year, cells under 50 head are 29% of the cells and 1.4% of the cattle. $/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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