Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 104 priced lines covering 986 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,149 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 268 head. replacement cattle receipts at 133 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 864Year ago 1,549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 212Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 117Year ago 231

Cattle auctions at Americus (179), Carroll Co. (586), Eastanollee (228), Fitzgerald (80) and Greensboro (557). . Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	310.00–320.00	315.90
18	300–350	326	290.00–318.00	305.75
14	350–400	374	287.00–310.00	296.30
16	400–450	413	275.00–304.00	291.42
16	450–500	475	260.00–292.50	270.67
22	500–550	535	255.00–268.00	264.22
9	550–600	571	240.00–265.00	254.07
14	600–650	627	230.00–245.00	240.20
7	650–700	655	237.00–241.00	238.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	290.00–306.00	299.06
5	300–350	325	282.00–300.00	289.66
15	350–400	368	275.00–297.50	284.97
15	400–450	422	262.00–285.00	272.46
27	450–500	467	250.00–275.00	260.64
20	500–550	518	240.00–265.00	252.63
11	550–600	571	232.00–258.00	242.39
4	600–650	622	220.00–227.00	224.09
6	650–700	672	205.00–215.00	210.39
5	700–750	719	200.00–212.50	204.45
2	750–800	763	185.00–187.00	186.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	285.00–295.00	290.12
4	250–300	279	280.00–290.00	284.38
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	369	260.00–275.00	268.15
27	400–450	434	245.00–270.00	258.64
18	450–500	472	240.00–262.50	250.16
18	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	240.58
9	550–600	573	210.00–240.00	225.46
2	600–650	628	210.00–218.00	213.92
5	650–700	682	200.00–208.00	202.04
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	375.00–390.00	381.40
5	350–400	372	340.00–368.00	352.74
4	400–450	424	330.00–349.00	340.87
4	450–500	458	327.00–335.00	330.01
13	500–550	534	289.00–317.00	293.21
6	550–600	557	272.00–275.00	274.50
6	700–750	735	238.00	238.00
2	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	375.00–380.00	377.57
2	400–450	438	335.00–338.00	336.49
5	450–500	477	315.00–318.00	316.75
3	650–700	663	237.00–238.00	237.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	340.00–355.00	347.24
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	420	324.00–325.00	324.48
15	450–500	490	300.00–305.00	303.17
4	500–550	523	295.00–300.00	298.25
4	650–700	669	256.00–257.50	256.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	350.00–360.00	355.79
14	300–350	326	310.00–360.00	345.74
19	350–400	362	295.00–345.00	327.35
11	400–450	425	290.00–322.00	311.78
24	450–500	463	280.00–310.00	298.50
22	500–550	515	270.00–288.00	278.57
2	550–600	585	263.00–265.00	263.99
3	600–650	615	240.00–245.00	242.40
2	700–750	720	216.00–218.00	217.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	305.00–340.00	326.54
19	300–350	328	295.00–340.00	315.57
16	350–400	366	280.00–337.50	308.38
12	400–450	428	275.00–315.00	297.96
12	450–500	465	267.00–290.00	277.74
12	500–550	523	260.00–285.00	268.41
1	550–600	575	287.50	287.50
7	650–700	666	222.00–235.00	227.34
1	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	317	325.00–375.00	358.66
10	350–400	363	325.00–365.00	354.76
19	400–450	424	300.00–340.00	322.80
16	450–500	471	290.00–325.00	304.63
11	500–550	515	282.00–301.00	291.78
2	550–600	580	279.00–280.00	279.49
3	600–650	615	248.00–250.00	249.35
2	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	765	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,038	575.00–1,600.00	1,426.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,018	625.00–1,600.00	1,368.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	928	950.00–1,225.00	1,061.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	950.00–975.00	962.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	989	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,110	1,925.00–2,875.00	2,515.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,379.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,375.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,071	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,719.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	118.00–125.00	120.55
2	—	1,663	131.00–132.00	131.55
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	125.00–129.00	127.73
12	—	1,528	114.00–122.00	118.20
4	—	1,540	133.00–140.00	135.39
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	103.00–106.00	104.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,067	105.00–121.00	112.14
39	—	1,130	113.00–130.00	120.97
30	—	1,210	121.00–143.00	132.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	924	93.00–100.00	95.99
6	—	892	109.00–113.00	110.67
23	—	974	87.00–110.00	103.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	133.00–140.00	137.88
10	—	1,393	110.00–134.00	123.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	144.00–154.00	149.18
5	—	1,266	126.00–135.00	130.09
11	—	1,465	128.00–146.00	139.18

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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