Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 122 priced lines covering 1,427 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,030 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 366 head. replacement cattle receipts at 165 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,030Last week 3,284Year ago 1,826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 522Year ago 375

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 161Year ago 307

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1214), Athens (484), Donalsonville (507), Jackson (160), Moultrie (196). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	310.00–315.00	312.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	382.00	382.00
8	—	523	300.00–310.00	302.00
25	—	609	258.00–275.00	260.94
20	—	378	345.00–375.00	357.21
26	—	423	320.00–350.00	341.85
1	—	575	280.00	280.00
3	—	682	243.00–255.00	246.87
20	—	464	305.00–340.00	320.21
19	—	323	365.00–390.00	376.73
10	—	829	219.00–220.00	219.49
9	—	706	240.00–247.00	242.11
3	—	782	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	217.00–218.00	217.50
6	—	668	230.00–235.00	233.52
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
5	—	370	320.00–355.00	346.00
8	—	413	297.50–325.00	316.97
6	—	319	330.00–365.00	354.73
2	—	275	320.00–330.00	325.09
6	—	526	275.00–287.50	278.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	330.00–360.00	342.72
4	—	579	275.00	275.00
9	—	509	290.00–295.00	290.79
9	—	321	335.00–375.00	354.34
3	—	628	257.50–260.00	259.18
18	—	472	300.00–332.50	310.80
12	—	435	265.00–335.00	304.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	215.00–275.00	256.30
7	—	627	160.00–215.00	188.57
16	—	467	200.00–250.00	232.51
5	—	509	220.00–232.50	226.61
17	—	435	203.00–265.00	249.80
5	—	269	290.00–320.00	311.23
14	—	324	225.00–285.00	264.49
6	—	230	250.00–290.00	260.42
6	—	668	190.00–210.00	197.77
2	—	790	170.00–175.00	172.52
3	—	583	200.00–225.00	213.53
2	—	718	167.00–185.00	176.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	187.00	187.00
4	—	731	190.00–197.00	194.26
8	—	626	195.00–225.00	215.56
20	—	332	265.00–285.00	276.57
1	—	215	305.00	305.00
1	—	805	185.00	185.00
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
11	—	474	237.50–267.50	252.64
4	—	281	285.00–295.00	289.89
8	—	663	200.00–220.00	210.55
24	—	370	225.00–285.00	265.62
30	—	430	210.00–275.00	259.20
19	—	585	220.00–237.50	231.34
39	—	528	210.00–250.00	231.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	290.00–320.00	301.93
24	—	465	220.00–280.00	247.04
35	—	620	229.00–240.00	232.64
43	—	373	277.00–300.00	286.91
25	—	326	280.00–305.00	287.32
9	—	785	210.00–212.00	211.32
40	—	415	222.00–290.00	269.26
42	—	723	215.00–216.00	215.93
28	—	572	235.00–265.00	239.98
58	—	519	230.00–277.50	254.51
10	—	850	196.00	196.00
3	—	267	300.00–310.00	305.03
20	—	656	218.00–229.00	224.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	280.00–307.50	295.87
1	—	695	227.00	227.00
1	—	720	212.00	212.00
8	—	326	300.00–385.00	339.62
20	—	384	317.00–345.00	331.31
14	—	429	310.00–360.00	331.12
2	—	620	235.00–237.00	236.02
6	—	532	257.00–285.00	267.13
5	—	272	315.00–350.00	330.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	240.00–257.50	246.04
5	—	660	237.00–247.50	241.30
9	—	573	265.00–275.00	269.68
16	—	525	277.00–300.00	293.19
1	—	710	230.00	230.00
19	—	423	330.00–370.00	343.91
11	—	468	272.00–312.00	292.95
10	—	369	350.00–380.00	356.40
19	—	320	310.00–400.00	353.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	350.00	350.00
8	—	458	240.00–270.00	253.96
2	—	258	335.00–380.00	356.84
12	—	360	292.50–365.00	311.34
2	—	538	270.00–280.00	275.07
10	—	334	295.00–375.00	363.00
11	—	422	285.00–340.00	315.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,154	98.00–119.00	107.73
30	—	1,120	89.00–110.00	99.77
56	—	1,299	111.00–133.00	117.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,508	100.00–116.00	110.84
2	—	1,748	82.00–85.00	83.58
10	—	1,386	112.00–120.00	117.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	74.00–80.00	77.96
20	—	1,004	81.00–100.00	91.75
14	—	1,048	93.00–108.00	100.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,444	105.00–118.00	113.32
31	—	1,735	118.00–131.00	125.19
16	—	1,714	129.00–138.00	134.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	893	775.00–900.00	837.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	975.00–1,150.00	1,052.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	975	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,086.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	860.00–1,000.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	102.50–106.00	104.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,449.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,109.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	105.00	105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	950.00–1,075.00	995.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,135	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,211.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,195	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,599.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	750.00	750.00

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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