Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 120 priced lines covering 1,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,275 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 344 head. replacement cattle receipts at 101 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Dec 20, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 1,681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 481Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 166Year ago 0

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (747), Athens (235), Donalsonville (369), Jackson (107), Moultrie (147) and Washington (167). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
11	—	372	190.00–225.00	213.82
8	—	623	160.00–180.00	169.53
7	—	578	171.00–195.00	181.73
26	—	423	180.00–210.00	202.42
3	—	530	172.00–175.00	173.65
3	—	662	157.50–167.50	162.67
14	—	318	200.00–232.00	221.86
4	—	463	180.00–190.00	183.82
10	—	279	200.00–230.00	218.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
5	—	558	207.00–215.00	212.41
4	—	268	255.00–265.00	262.62
27	—	519	207.00–227.00	223.82
24	—	369	235.00–250.00	241.61
30	—	420	225.00–236.00	232.65
10	—	323	245.00–255.00	250.05
19	—	458	215.00–234.00	229.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	255.00	255.00
8	—	602	185.00–187.00	186.74
20	—	378	220.00–235.00	227.81
16	—	326	220.00–247.00	234.13
17	—	432	195.00–222.00	212.57
1	—	675	173.00	173.00
17	—	523	195.00–200.00	198.67
19	—	462	198.00–217.00	206.54
11	—	575	190.00–205.00	198.80
2	—	293	245.00–247.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	225.00–240.00	233.49
5	—	626	170.00–180.00	172.93
2	—	213	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	—	740	155.00	155.00
3	—	467	200.00–215.00	209.86
10	—	574	180.00–215.00	202.16
2	—	683	170.00–172.00	171.00
4	—	796	140.00	140.00
8	—	533	180.00–190.00	182.74
7	—	268	250.00–260.00	256.85
9	—	367	230.00–280.00	249.82
14	—	418	210.00–265.00	233.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	240.00–262.50	251.04
17	—	361	245.00–295.00	273.85
3	—	220	290.00–300.00	296.67
5	—	272	290.00–305.00	293.26
18	—	506	225.00–250.00	240.43
16	—	417	220.00–277.00	257.00
22	—	315	285.00–300.00	296.17
12	—	605	195.00–227.50	204.06
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
5	—	568	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	230.00–260.00	247.66
9	—	383	250.00–270.00	261.02
6	—	479	220.00–240.00	234.76
11	—	332	250.00–262.00	257.63
1	—	245	280.00	280.00
2	—	723	170.00–172.00	170.98
3	—	537	225.00–237.50	230.02
1	—	665	182.00	182.00
3	—	615	180.00–197.50	190.84
3	—	570	200.00–220.00	210.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	272.00–282.50	278.23
6	—	307	290.00–300.00	295.05
3	—	261	300.00–305.00	302.31
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
25	—	557	243.00–250.00	246.77
4	—	512	245.00–257.50	252.44
39	—	477	255.00–266.00	263.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	200.00–210.00	204.58
1	—	685	188.00	188.00
2	—	265	220.00–250.00	234.72
4	—	413	240.00–260.00	251.38
4	—	313	270.00–275.00	272.56
1	—	485	223.00	223.00
2	—	565	218.00–220.00	218.98
11	—	529	218.00–237.50	230.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	277.00–285.00	282.36
4	—	728	167.50–191.00	184.53
8	—	531	240.00–250.00	243.25
1	—	750	191.00	191.00
16	—	424	240.00–270.00	260.89
16	—	453	240.00–257.50	245.75
17	—	623	195.00–225.00	216.53
6	—	391	260.00–271.00	269.36
7	—	577	235.00–240.00	239.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,250	87.00–116.00	104.92
24	—	1,120	75.00–96.00	88.31
86	—	1,161	79.00–106.00	94.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	80.00–100.00	93.42
29	—	962	69.00–99.00	82.70
10	—	1,044	63.00–78.00	72.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	89.00–90.00	89.48
4	—	1,406	100.00–106.00	103.59
3	—	1,415	94.00–102.00	98.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,463	100.00–115.00	109.52
8	—	1,380	92.00–110.00	102.64
12	—	1,764	110.00–125.00	116.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	98.00–110.00	103.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,021	100.00–125.00	114.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	950.00–1,050.00	1,002.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	95.00–98.00	96.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	889	925.00–1,000.00	969.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	863	700.00–975.00	819.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	750.00–1,300.00	1,017.23
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	811	800.00–850.00	823.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,020.00–1,125.00	1,074.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,262	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	862	750.00–850.00	776.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Georgia barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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