Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 108 priced lines covering 1,434 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,887 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 524 head. replacement cattle receipts at 50 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,887Last week 2,408Year ago 1,895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 524Last week 607Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 137Year ago 272

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1328), Athens (468), Donalsonville (279), Jackson (243), Moultrie (143). . Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady with a higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	265.00–275.00	271.04
12	300–350	319	255.00–295.00	269.37
14	350–400	377	255.00–287.00	273.91
27	400–450	425	242.00–278.00	256.75
11	450–500	471	240.00–267.00	254.92
2	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
12	550–600	582	220.00–242.00	233.67
4	600–650	626	215.00–235.00	226.16
5	650–700	674	180.00–205.00	191.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	280.00–300.00	288.61
16	300–350	335	270.00–305.00	291.72
33	350–400	372	260.00–300.00	282.77
22	400–450	428	260.00–285.00	276.34
25	450–500	480	250.00–280.00	259.26
58	500–550	530	242.00–260.00	254.81
36	550–600	582	235.00–253.00	249.42
6	600–650	624	230.00–247.50	236.65
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	310.00–320.00	314.86
8	300–350	316	300.00–320.00	310.15
26	350–400	376	270.00–310.00	299.45
29	400–450	420	270.00–305.00	292.49
21	450–500	475	260.00–290.00	279.15
34	500–550	528	250.00–272.50	263.94
10	550–600	573	245.00–265.00	256.39
16	600–650	618	230.00–247.00	242.97
30	650–700	674	230.00–237.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	319	305.00–352.50	328.95
7	400–450	428	300.00–320.00	316.72
4	450–500	465	282.00–290.00	284.35
13	500–550	528	257.50–300.00	287.46
2	600–650	630	270.00–275.00	272.44
10	650–700	682	230.00–244.00	242.19
1	700–750	725	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
12	300–350	344	360.00–363.00	362.77
2	350–400	373	330.00–332.50	331.31
9	400–450	442	325.00–330.00	326.88
22	450–500	470	317.50–332.00	327.36
31	500–550	518	277.50–322.00	316.74
10	550–600	574	270.00–300.00	293.51
12	600–650	623	252.00–265.00	263.63
15	650–700	681	240.00–256.00	251.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	385.00–390.00	387.56
2	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.50
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	430	320.00–351.00	338.34
19	450–500	467	315.00–348.00	339.53
39	500–550	520	300.00–326.00	315.59
13	550–600	569	285.00–310.00	304.53
14	600–650	617	262.00–297.50	275.42
6	650–700	690	250.00–270.00	259.95
42	700–750	733	240.00–245.00	244.14
16	750–800	777	230.00–232.00	230.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	330	320.00–340.00	328.48
13	350–400	381	290.00–310.00	301.32
10	400–450	421	280.00–310.00	292.38
30	450–500	468	265.00–310.00	276.89
10	500–550	516	250.00–285.00	265.21
12	550–600	575	230.00–247.00	239.13
5	650–700	675	200.00–220.00	209.93
3	700–750	737	185.00–195.00	188.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	340.00–360.00	352.22
20	300–350	310	330.00–350.00	340.62
12	350–400	379	320.00–340.00	327.78
19	400–450	432	297.00–327.00	313.69
18	450–500	473	285.00–305.00	292.50
10	500–550	529	265.00–300.00	283.66
5	550–600	569	252.00–260.00	254.75
2	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	234.96
2	700–750	710	220.00–225.00	222.54
3	750–800	772	195.00–212.00	205.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
5	250–300	284	350.00–355.00	352.96
7	300–350	326	340.00–365.00	348.99
26	350–400	361	335.00–355.00	345.98
12	400–450	419	315.00–342.00	332.05
15	450–500	480	290.00–322.00	305.24
12	500–550	535	280.00–318.00	308.01
5	550–600	572	260.00–285.00	269.88
5	600–650	626	245.00–255.00	249.72
4	650–700	676	230.00–245.00	238.67
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,737	162.00–174.00	166.69
17	—	1,701	144.00–163.00	155.46
7	—	1,357	140.00–150.00	145.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	942	100.00–116.00	108.93
15	—	911	110.00–122.00	116.66
17	—	939	93.00–108.00	99.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,135	122.00–141.00	130.77
39	—	1,175	133.00–149.00	139.34
43	—	1,114	112.00–132.00	122.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,520	122.00–136.00	131.22
26	—	1,457	130.00–151.00	138.78
11	—	1,623	107.00–125.00	116.77
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,549	126.00–132.00	129.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,773.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,520.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	126.00	126.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	710	950.00–1,000.00	971.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,368	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,324.82

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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