Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

2,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $111.49/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 479 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $124.54/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 473 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.45/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 433 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,106	1,441	3,354
Feeder cattle	1,484	1,099	2,439
Slaughter cattle	468	281	712
Replacement cattle	154	61	203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Dixie (285), Franklin Co. (939), Lanier (393), Pulaski Co (550), Thomasville (407) and Upson Co (82). No trends available due to markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	339	5	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$526	—
355–395	371	5	147.00–170.00	$158.34	$587	-0.96
405–449	431	17	145.00–165.00	$152.10	$656	-0.08
455–495	477	10	128.00–157.50	$143.78	$686	+5.05
500–530	515	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$656	-1.54
555–595	575	2	132.50–137.50	$134.91	$776	+8.89
600–645	616	7	110.00–127.50	$120.17	$740	+2.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	337	5	135.00–145.00	$137.86	$465	-20.66
365–375	370	4	135.00–145.00	$140.07	$518	-2.92
405–445	425	4	147.50–157.50	$152.35	$647	+11.37
455–495	479	6	137.50–146.00	$140.50	$673	—
505–545	517	13	120.00–137.50	$131.46	$680	+14.70
565–595	585	6	117.00–123.00	$121.07	$708	+5.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–392	374	12	158.00–177.50	$162.45	$608	-6.57
401–435	416	7	156.00–174.00	$165.36	$688	+3.07
450–485	466	4	140.00–167.50	$152.93	$713	+8.42
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	+17.54
550–575	563	2	129.00–135.00	$131.93	$743	+1.79
660–680	670	2	113.00–114.00	$113.49	$760	—
700–720	713	4	114.00–122.00	$118.27	$843	—
785–790	788	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$859	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	120.00–125.00	$122.34	$339	+1.90
305–340	318	9	105.00–118.00	$112.12	$357	-5.65
355–395	366	21	105.00–135.00	$118.36	$433	-0.66
400–445	433	34	107.50–128.00	$118.45	$513	+3.29
455–495	479	35	102.50–120.00	$111.49	$534	-1.80
500–545	525	26	100.00–112.50	$105.26	$553	-0.48
555–595	567	18	90.00–100.00	$96.58	$548	—
600–645	621	7	80.00–95.00	$87.71	$545	-7.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	267	3	127.00–135.00	$130.61	$349	—
305–345	323	8	125.00–133.00	$127.94	$413	-0.34
355–385	367	10	120.00–131.00	$124.86	$458	+0.45
401–445	427	18	110.00–130.00	$118.67	$507	-3.83
455–495	475	12	115.00–125.00	$118.83	$564	+0.54
500–545	518	16	101.00–115.00	$108.14	$560	-7.69
555–595	573	24	102.00–112.00	$106.90	$613	-0.38
600–645	624	19	94.00–108.00	$99.99	$624	+0.18
660–675	668	4	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$615	+2.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–390	373	13	130.00–140.00	$137.42	$513	+6.45
400–435	421	5	127.00–130.00	$128.63	$542	+0.92
455–465	458	4	123.00–127.50	$125.73	$576	+2.44
500–530	524	5	117.50–120.00	$117.98	$618	-0.20
555–575	565	4	112.00–114.00	$113.02	$639	-2.31
600–645	626	13	104.00–114.00	$107.31	$672	+2.29
705–746	726	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$686	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	4	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$327	-17.98
250–280	265	4	135.00–145.00	$139.72	$370	-6.25
300–345	324	9	135.00–165.00	$147.09	$477	+2.22
355–385	368	12	130.00–140.00	$133.30	$491	-1.49
400–445	428	28	115.00–150.00	$133.37	$571	+4.82
455–495	473	34	112.00–137.50	$124.54	$589	+3.54
500–545	520	23	105.00–125.00	$117.45	$611	+6.75
555–595	569	21	105.00–115.00	$109.14	$621	+2.25
600–645	614	17	91.00–107.50	$102.73	$631	+2.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$437	-3.53
305–345	326	7	167.50–175.00	$170.96	$557	+17.92
355–395	378	10	150.00–167.50	$158.64	$600	+7.60
405–445	420	20	140.00–162.50	$152.07	$639	+8.92
455–495	475	16	130.00–150.00	$141.38	$672	+8.25
505–545	531	31	116.00–140.00	$130.69	$694	+10.61
555–595	579	18	110.00–129.00	$122.40	$709	+8.44
601–649	623	19	105.00–120.00	$112.19	$699	+6.25
655–695	673	8	100.00–113.00	$105.58	$711	+1.17
700–730	712	3	94.00–95.00	$94.66	$674	-5.34
755–780	765	5	90.00–95.00	$92.61	$708	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	3	170.00–180.00	$176.70	$544	+5.08
350–395	371	17	160.00–180.00	$172.80	$641	+11.15
405–445	426	15	157.00–175.00	$167.06	$712	+10.20
455–495	472	19	140.00–160.00	$149.90	$708	+8.52
500–530	515	3	127.50–135.00	$131.76	$679	+0.36
555–595	577	9	122.50–137.00	$129.72	$748	+7.74
605–645	632	11	122.50–132.50	$125.64	$794	—
655–695	673	18	115.00–125.00	$120.38	$810	+14.47
705–745	722	3	105.00–115.00	$110.90	$801	+14.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1510	1128	80-85%	71	47.00–57.00	$52.34	$590	—
815–1635	1208	80-85%	85	52.00–62.00	$57.21	$691	—
1000–1485	1281	80-85%	15	60.00–68.00	$64.12	$821	-2.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1195	996	85-90%	24	47.00–59.00	$51.87	$517	—
790–1240	1005	85-90%	23	40.00–47.00	$43.33	$435	+0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1730	1378	75-80%	5	49.00–52.00	$50.93	$702	—
1215–1605	1389	75-80%	29	53.00–62.00	$56.85	$790	—
1265–1595	1430	75-80%	2	61.00–67.00	$64.35	$920	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2000	1405	6	88.00–93.00	$90.26	$1,268	—
1045–2415	1506	16	69.00–80.00	$73.11	$1,101	—
1165–1990	1608	24	75.00–89.00	$83.49	$1,343	-5.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
805–1205	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	540.00–820.00	$680.59
1010–1715	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	610.00–910.00	$760.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1245	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	89.00–94.00	$91.16	$1,001
1110–1140	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–72.00	$66.08	$743

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1385	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	57.00–62.00	$58.89	$730

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1450	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–990.00	$941.71

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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
1140–1290	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–875.00	$757.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1590	1429	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,010.00–1,325.00	$1,180.84	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
590–700	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	580.00–730.00	$648.60	—
620–750	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	540.00–680.00	$603.36	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1055	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	830.00–850.00	$840.12	—

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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.