Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

4,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.26/cwt ≈ $504/hd at 416 lb · 76 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.75/cwt ≈ $621/hd at 429 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.25/cwt ≈ $557/hd at 471 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,741	3,051	739
Feeder cattle	3,991	—	486
Slaughter cattle	578	—	175
Replacement cattle	172	—	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1720) Athens (981), Donalsonville (701), Jackson (466) Moultrie (345) and Washington (528). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–320	315	3	170.00–175.00	$173.39	$546
360–375	366	15	165.00–171.00	$166.20	$608
400–445	418	27	150.00–164.00	$156.79	$655
455–495	472	31	142.00–158.00	$149.06	$704
500–545	530	27	132.50–144.00	$138.25	$733
555–595	573	41	130.00–136.00	$134.05	$768
625–645	637	19	127.00–130.00	$128.24	$817
655–695	670	20	110.00–124.00	$116.89	$783
700–745	715	22	108.00–125.00	$118.88	$850
755–795	775	2	106.00–114.00	$109.90	$852

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–395	371	17	149.00–159.00	$152.48	$566
405–445	427	33	145.00–158.00	$149.55	$639
605–645	622	23	112.00–125.00	$121.65	$757
650–695	672	6	109.00–119.00	$114.82	$772

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345	331	41	125.00–140.00	$131.28	$435
355–397	372	41	120.00–132.00	$125.41	$467
400–449	416	76	115.00–129.00	$121.26	$504
455–495	471	51	110.00–130.00	$118.25	$557
600–645	622	26	93.00–107.00	$101.30	$630
655–690	667	21	90.00–101.00	$95.30	$636

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265–295	285	3	142.00–150.00	$147.52	$420
300–330	311	7	137.00–144.00	$140.67	$437
355–380	361	19	130.00–142.00	$139.28	$503
405–435	421	7	130.00–137.00	$131.84	$555
455–495	461	18	117.50–132.00	$124.84	$576
500–545	522	32	115.00–123.00	$118.10	$616
551–580	565	36	110.00–120.00	$112.41	$635
600–645	624	19	103.00–111.00	$108.01	$674
655–695	666	21	95.00–110.00	$102.63	$684
700–745	721	14	92.00–106.00	$99.30	$716
760–790	775	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$864
755–795	782	7	88.00–109.00	$98.72	$772

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	167.50	$167.50	$394
255–290	273	2	142.50–150.00	$146.49	$400
300–335	318	15	140.00–171.00	$155.92	$496
405–445	429	61	132.50–155.00	$144.75	$621
455–495	468	25	125.00–145.00	$133.67	$626
500–545	522	32	113.00–136.00	$122.93	$642
655–695	672	16	98.00–106.00	$102.75	$690

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–340	327	3	168.00–170.00	$169.31	$554
375–390	381	8	162.00–172.00	$168.08	$640
400–445	416	17	142.00–162.00	$151.43	$630
465–475	472	3	147.00–150.00	$147.99	$699
500–545	519	13	123.00–136.00	$127.93	$664
555–585	568	21	120.00–131.00	$124.05	$705
600–635	618	4	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$714
655–695	667	6	111.00–113.00	$111.83	$746
705–745	718	3	100.00–106.00	$103.93	$746
755–795	769	7	90.00–104.00	$95.83	$737

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–345	320	20	135.00–165.00	$147.55	$472
600–645	620	21	90.00–108.00	$99.87	$619
705–745	726	4	80.00–86.00	$82.21	$597

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1370	1065	85-90%	54	40.00–49.00	$43.80	$466
1125–1200	1165	85-90%	3	57.00–59.00	$57.67	$672

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1270–1465	1353	75-80%	8	48.00–55.00	$51.29	$694
1310–1410	1378	75-80%	8	60.00–64.00	$61.50	$847

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–2110	1473	15	72.00–80.00	$76.20	$1,122
1005–2215	1612	21	74.00–88.00	$82.39	$1,328

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1020	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–67.00	$66.54	$625
985–1195	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	50.00–57.00	$54.41	$578
970–1250	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	66.00–81.00	$74.11	$823
920–1505	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	63.00–76.00	$67.02	$785

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1235–1720	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–930.00	$905.14
1370–1820	1539	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	920.00–1,100.00	$1,018.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1295	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	630.00–900.00	$767.13
1580–1605	1593	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,025.00	$987.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1600	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	950.00–1,100.00	$1,011.82

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.