Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

3,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.27/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 424 lb · 66 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.69/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 523 lb · 63 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $102.84/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 571 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,369	2,929	563
Feeder cattle	2,750	2,137	289
Slaughter cattle	489	532	167
Replacement cattle	130	260	107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1300) Athens (855), Donalsonville (471), Jackson (242) Moultrie (187) and Washington (314). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	150.00–153.00	$152.00	$464	—
355–360	358	8	140.00–150.00	$143.85	$515	—
405–440	415	11	130.00–148.00	$141.10	$586	-5.06
455–495	460	19	130.00–139.00	$133.47	$614	—
505–545	523	25	120.00–135.00	$124.36	$650	-4.52
555–595	566	17	110.00–121.50	$118.65	$672	+2.04
605–610	608	2	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$657	+5.50
655–665	660	2	95.00–100.00	$97.52	$644	-7.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	370	3	154.00–160.00	$156.39	$579	+6.03
405–445	415	20	140.00–158.00	$144.82	$601	-3.18
455–490	465	16	127.50–141.00	$135.61	$631	+1.80
505–525	513	6	132.00–140.00	$135.16	$693	+1.85
555–580	568	8	120.00–127.50	$125.26	$711	+2.60
605–637	630	8	114.00–118.00	$114.48	$721	-5.36
655–695	690	24	106.00–119.00	$113.62	$784	+0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	412	8	145.00–166.00	$157.21	$648	+4.21
455–499	477	16	144.00–160.00	$148.32	$707	-0.43
500–545	509	16	129.00–145.00	$140.36	$714	+4.95
551–585	574	14	130.00–138.00	$132.45	$760	-3.80
610	610	1	124.00	$124.00	$756	-8.84
655–695	672	19	112.00–124.00	$119.98	$806	+1.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	4	120.00–127.50	$123.06	$345	—
300–340	324	17	120.00–132.00	$127.61	$413	-0.69
355–395	371	55	115.00–130.00	$123.09	$457	-1.59
400–440	418	32	109.00–130.00	$120.95	$506	+2.08
450–499	474	30	104.00–124.00	$114.96	$545	+3.40
500–545	523	63	100.00–116.00	$108.69	$568	-1.39
554–596	571	61	95.00–109.00	$102.84	$587	-3.39
600–645	624	12	90.00–100.00	$94.59	$590	-4.43
785–795	788	3	88.00–95.00	$92.65	$730	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	4	120.00–125.00	$123.71	$319	+9.11
300–335	316	24	107.00–123.00	$116.24	$367	+2.67
355–395	376	40	105.00–123.00	$112.89	$424	-2.85
401–445	424	66	105.00–125.00	$117.27	$497	+4.64
451–495	476	50	100.00–116.00	$109.18	$520	+0.76
505–545	522	27	95.00–108.00	$100.86	$526	-1.33
555–595	570	19	90.00–99.00	$92.91	$530	-6.16
605–645	619	12	80.00–99.00	$91.75	$568	+4.33
655–695	677	7	80.00–89.00	$84.71	$573	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$528	+12.46
405–435	422	6	120.00–135.00	$131.57	$555	+5.73
451–495	480	8	130.00–136.00	$134.19	$644	+14.81
500–535	516	8	106.00–111.00	$108.87	$562	-7.68
555–575	565	4	107.00–109.00	$107.98	$610	+0.07
600–645	621	13	100.00–108.00	$103.98	$646	-1.02
655–695	682	35	96.00–114.00	$109.22	$745	+9.95
705–745	735	7	90.00–100.00	$94.39	$694	-0.78
755–795	767	21	86.00–110.00	$104.83	$804	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	271	4	120.00–148.00	$134.92	$366	—
305–345	320	26	120.00–148.00	$140.59	$450	-2.58
355–385	369	32	127.50–140.00	$133.80	$494	+0.19
405–445	423	31	115.00–135.00	$126.21	$534	+1.14
451–495	462	26	110.00–135.00	$119.76	$553	+4.02
500–545	528	34	102.00–123.00	$112.38	$593	+4.31
555–595	571	18	99.00–112.50	$105.07	$600	-0.85
605–645	626	15	93.00–105.00	$97.81	$612	+2.05
655–695	675	2	90.00–92.50	$91.21	$616	-4.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	16	135.00–160.00	$151.17	$493	+3.02
354–385	363	17	132.00–151.00	$144.45	$524	+1.66
401–445	426	16	130.00–153.00	$142.66	$608	+10.58
455–481	468	25	124.00–140.00	$131.51	$615	+8.34
500–545	518	16	109.00–131.00	$120.45	$624	+3.82
555–595	561	12	105.00–120.00	$110.62	$621	-4.43
605–645	622	14	100.00–116.00	$106.14	$660	-1.52
655–695	679	16	90.00–105.00	$95.92	$651	-1.53
755–795	783	5	82.00–85.00	$83.81	$656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	416	7	147.00–153.00	$150.00	$624	+3.23
451–465	460	5	140.00–155.00	$145.94	$671	+5.30
505–516	513	14	125.00–139.00	$133.71	$686	-1.29
555–575	567	6	117.00–123.00	$120.16	$681	-4.42
653–695	670	7	107.50–114.00	$110.25	$739	-1.66
700–745	710	13	90.00–111.00	$105.54	$749	+2.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1735	1190	80-85%	78	39.00–55.00	$47.42	$564	-5.27
945–1725	1243	80-85%	74	47.00–64.00	$52.39	$651	—
1035–1515	1275	80-85%	4	55.00–59.00	$56.76	$724	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1165	1046	85-90%	37	40.00–54.00	$47.59	$498	+5.30
800–1345	1073	85-90%	38	34.00–46.00	$41.31	$443	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1750	1423	75-80%	17	45.00–57.00	$50.30	$716	—
1200–1890	1488	75-80%	22	40.00–56.00	$50.22	$747	+4.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–2005	1608	29	65.00–79.00	$71.32	$1,147	-6.37
1035–2235	1748	29	68.00–86.00	$76.67	$1,340	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1015	904	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	50.00–59.00	$55.17	$499
750–1255	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	45.00–79.00	$61.81	$653
1020–1165	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	65.00–81.00	$73.08	$785

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1165	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	525.00–720.00	$624.11
920–1275	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–740.00	$650.72
1000–1325	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	680.00–925.00	$804.41
1175–1180	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	710.00–900.00	$836.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1055–1100	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–810.00	$753.85
955–1215	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–960.00	$938.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00	$750.00	—
700–1285	926	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–870.00	$746.79	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	690.00	$690.00	—
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	-151.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	920.00	$920.00	—

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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.