Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

2,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.74/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $433/hd at 374 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $115.74/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 475 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $108.42/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 471 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,929	2,673	563
Feeder cattle	2,137	2,105	289
Slaughter cattle	532	429	167
Replacement cattle	260	139	107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Dixie (405), Franklin Co. (943), Lanier (435), Pulaski Co (561), Thomasville (524) and Upson Co (61). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–385	362	5	148.00–151.00	$150.36	$544	—
400	400	1	148.00	$148.00	$592	+1.91
455–495	481	15	124.00–148.00	$133.81	$644	+0.13
500–545	528	5	129.00–137.50	$133.31	$704	+3.65
555–595	572	30	115.00–135.00	$122.66	$702	—
605–645	625	2	115.00–125.00	$119.84	$749	+5.84
675–695	682	5	110.00–115.00	$113.01	$771	+0.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	156.00–158.00	$157.01	$586	—
400–440	412	14	150.00–157.00	$153.00	$630	—
460–490	479	7	140.00–160.00	$148.75	$713	+7.24
500–545	515	3	133.00–138.00	$135.41	$697	-2.15
555–595	570	9	132.50–140.00	$136.25	$777	+4.60
600–615	608	4	121.00–140.00	$132.84	$808	+3.54
655–695	668	3	115.00–120.00	$118.27	$790	-4.01
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-14.00
755–780	769	4	115.00–125.00	$121.30	$933	+7.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	435	4	145.00–150.00	$146.16	$636	+11.55
505–545	524	5	125.00–132.50	$128.88	$675	+12.74
550–595	573	9	107.00–124.00	$116.61	$668	+2.09
640	640	1	102.50	$102.50	$656	—
685–690	687	3	100.00–108.00	$105.32	$724	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	115.00–120.00	$118.43	$282	—
260–295	276	5	110.00–120.00	$114.60	$316	-19.89
310–345	325	21	105.00–120.00	$113.57	$369	-4.03
350–395	374	45	107.00–140.00	$115.74	$433	-5.02
400–445	421	34	98.00–127.50	$112.63	$474	-2.18
455–495	471	42	95.00–117.50	$108.42	$511	-4.28
500–545	528	22	92.00–112.50	$102.19	$540	-2.66
555–595	567	18	92.50–102.50	$99.07	$562	-7.38
605–645	625	2	85.00–90.00	$87.42	$546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$307	-12.48
300–340	323	8	120.00–135.00	$128.30	$414	-1.06
355–393	375	11	122.00–129.00	$124.68	$468	-0.55
401–445	421	34	109.00–136.00	$118.87	$500	-1.95
455–483	468	13	107.00–115.00	$111.56	$522	-6.28
500–545	528	37	102.00–119.00	$110.08	$581	-0.63
555–595	567	36	96.00–111.00	$106.23	$602	-0.63
600–645	621	12	92.00–104.00	$99.02	$615	—
660–695	679	5	92.00–105.00	$98.04	$666	+3.79
700	700	1	85.00	$85.00	$595	-7.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	10	134.00–137.50	$134.56	$440	-13.79
355–388	368	14	125.00–136.00	$129.05	$475	-4.94
400–445	421	20	121.00–137.00	$125.84	$530	-4.76
450–490	458	27	116.00–125.00	$119.38	$547	-7.53
500–535	518	2	115.00–118.00	$116.55	$604	—
555–575	564	8	105.00–113.00	$107.91	$609	-4.58
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	-0.06
655–695	679	6	95.00–103.00	$99.27	$674	-3.22
705–745	725	2	92.50–98.00	$95.17	$690	-4.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	15	132.00–157.50	$143.17	$467	+1.63
350–395	369	24	120.00–147.50	$133.61	$493	-9.54
400–445	428	36	112.00–140.00	$125.07	$535	-2.60
455–495	475	44	100.00–130.00	$115.74	$550	-3.94
500–545	523	39	95.00–120.00	$108.07	$565	-6.29
550–595	573	22	100.00–112.50	$105.92	$607	+1.91
600–645	622	11	90.00–102.50	$95.76	$596	-2.07
655–695	670	8	92.00–100.00	$95.84	$642	+4.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	23	142.00–157.00	$148.15	$484	+1.19
355–395	370	17	130.00–155.00	$142.79	$528	-6.08
400–445	438	26	127.50–140.00	$132.08	$579	-5.03
450–495	472	26	112.00–135.00	$123.17	$581	-4.30
500–545	522	18	110.00–121.00	$116.63	$609	-1.95
555–595	568	19	100.00–125.00	$115.05	$653	+2.88
600–645	620	15	102.00–110.00	$107.66	$667	+6.30
655–695	673	7	95.00–101.00	$97.45	$656	-2.68
700–745	730	3	93.00–94.00	$93.32	$681	-1.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	13	152.50–162.50	$156.53	$506	—
350–390	365	21	150.00–160.00	$156.04	$570	+12.17
405–445	425	19	140.00–154.00	$146.77	$624	+1.85
455–490	467	6	136.00–148.00	$140.64	$657	+4.96
500	500	2	135.00	$135.00	$675	+9.55
555–575	565	2	120.00–129.00	$124.58	$704	+8.85
605–645	627	12	115.00–125.00	$119.54	$750	+7.92
655–695	675	7	104.00–120.00	$111.91	$755	+1.04
705–745	711	7	95.00–110.00	$103.25	$734	+3.27
755–795	782	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$770	—
900–1680	1153	80-85%	84	40.00–57.00	$48.48	$559	—
925–1710	1182	80-85%	61	48.00–66.00	$52.69	$623	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1165	996	85-90%	43	40.00–55.00	$48.80	$486	—
845–1325	1038	85-90%	52	31.00–49.00	$42.29	$439	-0.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1640	1498	75-80%	8	42.00–49.00	$45.35	$679	-2.67
1240–1670	1527	75-80%	10	49.00–57.00	$53.55	$818	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1610	1493	2	81.00–85.00	$82.84	$1,237	—
1035–2160	1494	20	64.00–74.00	$69.92	$1,045	—
1000–2240	1600	28	73.00–84.00	$77.69	$1,243	+3.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1200	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	440.00–640.00	$569.96
875–1435	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	490.00–810.00	$695.28
965–1410	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	590.00–890.00	$747.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1320	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–1,030.00	$851.23
925–1295	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–790.00	$750.62
1200–1505	1362	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	920.00–1,120.00	$1,006.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1280	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	69.00–90.00	$78.50	$767
735–1445	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	50.00–85.00	$62.16	$678

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$568
735–990	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	55.00–65.00	$60.74	$524
885–890	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	65.00–71.00	$67.99	$604

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1410	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,130.00	$994.84	—
1075–1370	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,230.00	$1,213.19	—
1285–1290	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,160.00–1,260.00	$1,210.10	—
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1125	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,030.00	$968.29	—
935–1190	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	890.00–1,010.00	$942.80	+72.80

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	830.00	$830.00	—
725–1185	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–820.00	$751.75	—

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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.