Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 105 priced lines covering 1,469 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,584 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 301 head. replacement cattle receipts at 401 head. Counted as USDA files them — 82 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,584Last week 2,011Year ago 2,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 315Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 401Last week 281Year ago 229

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1644), Athens (642), Jackson (75). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	217	465.00–590.00	557.96
4	250–300	283	450.00–550.00	480.15
24	300–350	334	460.00–495.00	471.96
15	350–400	372	420.00–475.00	467.25
26	400–450	429	435.00–460.00	450.78
39	450–500	483	390.00–440.00	418.41
21	500–550	526	365.00–420.00	401.75
10	550–600	584	345.00–395.00	371.51
24	600–650	644	305.00–330.00	328.98
4	650–700	651	300.00–325.00	316.22
2	700–750	718	300.00–325.00	312.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	405.00–560.00	478.15
4	250–300	283	500.00–540.00	518.21
4	300–350	321	400.00–450.00	422.80
2	350–400	380	350.00–435.00	393.06
2	400–450	410	430.00–435.00	432.47
5	450–500	474	370.00–400.00	388.85
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	337.22
2	600–650	635	300.00–310.00	305.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	600.00–610.00	608.22
14	250–300	270	520.00–570.00	554.96
1	300–350	325	550.00	550.00
25	350–400	375	485.00–510.00	494.12
45	400–450	429	460.00–495.00	470.15
18	450–500	460	435.00–490.00	453.80
34	500–550	523	415.00–440.00	429.87
13	550–600	573	380.00–410.00	390.68
52	600–650	620	370.00–435.00	382.46
2	650–700	668	350.00–360.00	354.87
16	700–750	732	320.00–330.00	325.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	495.00–515.00	507.36
42	450–500	470	457.50–505.00	488.79
8	500–550	514	440.00–455.00	446.29
41	550–600	579	425.00–470.00	443.24
13	600–650	622	410.00–425.00	422.93
41	650–700	678	390.00–430.00	407.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	443	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	532	355.00–425.00	396.19
3	550–600	560	400.00–420.00	413.45
4	600–650	619	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	520.00–570.00	544.09
12	350–400	359	515.00–550.00	541.36
21	400–450	414	460.00–500.00	497.61
9	450–500	487	455.00–470.00	468.44
2	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00
2	750–800	758	330.00–355.00	342.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	600.00–650.00	627.42
5	300–350	333	580.00–630.00	589.62
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
21	400–450	424	495.00–540.00	504.51
26	450–500	466	475.00–485.00	484.43
20	500–550	516	435.00–455.00	445.91
27	550–600	557	422.50–440.00	429.86
5	600–650	636	400.00–405.00	402.97
4	650–700	670	370.00–405.00	383.52
2	700–750	718	350.00–360.00	354.95
3	750–800	782	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
9	250–300	271	400.00–560.00	530.97
13	300–350	327	430.00–500.00	483.02
3	350–400	375	435.00–480.00	454.93
12	400–450	413	380.00–455.00	441.07
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
17	500–550	524	395.00–400.00	399.70
8	550–600	557	355.00–365.00	363.14
8	600–650	644	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	580.00–600.00	592.50
10	250–300	262	570.00–620.00	583.13
12	300–350	323	525.00–605.00	544.08
23	350–400	381	495.00–575.00	522.65
24	400–450	412	450.00–495.00	472.38
14	450–500	478	425.00–450.00	441.06
15	500–550	514	405.00–435.00	426.84
7	550–600	569	375.00–410.00	400.17
11	600–650	623	345.00–395.00	366.13
2	700–750	725	330.00–340.00	335.10
2	750–800	765	330.00–335.00	332.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,244	164.00–177.00	171.06
25	—	1,242	150.00–164.00	158.76
22	—	1,279	178.00–188.00	181.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,160	160.00–174.00	164.61
25	—	1,101	142.00–155.00	150.06
21	—	1,115	130.00–142.00	135.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	178.00–182.00	179.14
1	—	1,670	160.00	160.00
22	—	1,458	163.00–177.00	171.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,913	214.00–230.00	220.11
12	—	1,423	184.00–196.00	190.15
15	—	1,675	200.00–211.00	205.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,184	2,100.00–3,400.00	3,166.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,297	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,715.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,189	3,750.00–5,350.00	4,536.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,270	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,768.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,289	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,223.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,264	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,085.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,247	2,750.00–3,750.00	3,108.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,139	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,647.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,198	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,302.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,228	1,725.00–2,900.00	2,524.91

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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