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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 3,369 563
Feeder cattle 187 2,750 289
Slaughter cattle 104 489 167
Replacement cattle 108 130 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (237) and Greensboro (162). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 2 122.00–125.00 $123.56 $646 -16.80
555–590 573 2 121.00–122.00 $121.52 $696 -10.93
600–625 613 2 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $748 -2.04
655–675 662 3 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $794 +0.01
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 —
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 585 2 117.50–120.00 $118.73 $695 -6.53
645 645 1 113.00 $113.00 $729 -1.48
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -8.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 138.00 $138.00 $600 -3.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 105.00 $105.00 $315 -11.24
355–365 360 2 96.00–100.00 $98.03 $353 -14.86
400–445 430 3 90.00–100.00 $93.10 $400 -24.17
455–480 466 5 88.00–110.00 $98.20 $458 -10.98
505–545 528 3 102.50–107.50 $104.94 $554 +4.08
555–575 565 2 84.00–86.00 $85.02 $480 -7.89
600–645 623 2 79.00–80.00 $79.52 $495 -12.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 430 3 108.00–113.00 $109.55 $471 -11.40
455–465 460 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $478 -10.95
500–545 523 4 102.00–104.00 $103.04 $539 -5.65
600–645 617 3 88.00–94.00 $90.09 $556 -4.50
655–675 663 3 85.00–93.00 $89.36 $592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 527 3 105.00–109.00 $106.27 $560 -2.60
555–575 562 3 98.00–101.00 $99.67 $560 -8.31
600–645 627 3 97.00–101.00 $99.39 $623 -4.59
660–680 670 2 97.00–100.00 $98.48 $660 -10.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 3 125.00–131.00 $127.99 $452 -16.46
440–445 443 3 123.00–124.00 $123.33 $546 -19.33
455–465 460 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $527 -17.00
500–545 513 7 110.00–115.00 $111.86 $574 -8.59
555–575 565 4 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $619 -1.11
600–645 615 3 94.00–95.00 $94.35 $580 -11.79
655–660 658 2 90.00–94.00 $91.99 $605 -3.93
700–745 723 2 85.00–90.00 $87.42 $632 —
765–770 768 3 80.00–90.00 $85.01 $653 +1.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 3 123.00–124.00 $123.65 $454 -10.15
400–445 433 6 110.00–122.50 $116.90 $506 -9.31
455–490 473 6 100.00–118.00 $112.65 $533 -7.11
530–545 540 5 90.00–94.00 $91.19 $492 -21.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 518 5 118.00–119.00 $118.58 $614 -15.13
600–645 623 2 109.00–112.00 $110.55 $689 —
675 675 2 103.00 $103.00 $695 -7.25
770–795 782 3 93.00–100.00 $96.01 $751 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $597 —
1055–1875 1360 80-85% 33 44.00–54.00 $47.66 $648 —
1050–1730 1440 80-85% 14 40.00–46.00 $44.42 $640 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1475 1119 85-90% 7 30.00–38.00 $36.01 $403 —
900–1540 1196 85-90% 14 38.00–45.00 $42.60 $509 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1630 1490 75-80% 8 47.00–54.00 $50.27 $749 +0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1880 1387 3 69.00–76.00 $72.41 $1,004 —
1470–2010 1783 5 69.50–84.00 $76.43 $1,363 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1350 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 550.00–740.00 $643.69
900–1120 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 600.00–775.00 $696.96
1110–1225 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 740.00 $740.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–875.00 $810.36
1100–1440 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,050.00 $944.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1060 962 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–925.00 $838.34 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 625.00 $625.00 —

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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.