Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

2,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.56/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 464 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.95/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 568 lb · 40 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $122.24/cwt ≈ $764/hd at 625 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,358	2,106	3,497
Feeder cattle	1,803	1,484	2,744
Slaughter cattle	455	468	524
Replacement cattle	100	154	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (777) Athens (693), Donalsonville (320), Jackson (247) Moultrie (162) and Washington (159). No trends available due to markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–399	382	30	160.00–170.00	$164.27	$628	+1.82
400–445	422	14	155.00–171.00	$161.65	$682	-3.71
455–490	462	33	145.00–158.00	$152.22	$703	-0.71
515–545	524	21	136.00–148.00	$139.40	$730	-15.60
560–590	574	9	128.00–136.00	$133.52	$766	+1.59
610–643	625	35	120.00–127.00	$122.24	$764	—
705–745	722	11	113.00–121.00	$118.94	$859	+0.67
787	787	8	116.00	$116.00	$913	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–299	277	2	148.00–158.00	$153.40	$425	—
375–395	378	6	164.00–167.50	$164.58	$622	+6.24
410–440	432	11	136.00–145.00	$143.41	$620	-8.69
455–495	475	9	135.00–175.00	$151.42	$719	+7.64
505–525	516	8	127.50–135.00	$132.83	$685	+5.40
665–690	675	5	105.00–115.00	$109.79	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	470	3	130.00–138.00	$133.38	$627	-7.12
505–525	515	2	122.00–128.00	$125.06	$644	-6.40
555–595	575	3	119.00–125.00	$122.14	$702	+1.07
605–645	621	5	110.00–119.00	$114.50	$711	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–399	376	11	130.00–149.00	$142.59	$536	+5.17
405–445	418	16	120.00–143.00	$133.78	$559	+5.15
463 value added	463	18	143.50	$143.50	$664	—
455–475	465	28	117.00–134.00	$128.81	$599	+3.08
505–545	517	24	110.00–129.00	$120.78	$624	+2.80
521 value added	521	5	130.00	$130.00	$677	—
555–585	564	35	106.00–123.00	$114.51	$646	+1.49
592 value added	592	5	134.00	$134.00	$793	—
603–648	618	27	105.00–112.00	$107.64	$665	+0.33
650–695	662	16	90.00–121.00	$108.58	$719	—
710–745	714	11	91.00–109.00	$105.66	$754	+11.17
752–792	759	6	92.00–100.00	$98.61	$748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	16	120.00–135.00	$127.08	$410	-0.86
351–395	371	31	117.00–132.00	$125.07	$464	+0.21
400–445	422	20	115.00–130.00	$121.08	$511	+2.41
455–485	470	19	110.00–123.00	$117.35	$552	-1.48
500–545	524	18	105.00–115.00	$111.95	$587	+3.81
555–595	568	18	100.00–112.00	$106.08	$603	-0.82
600–645	624	16	90.00–104.00	$97.80	$610	-2.19
655–685	668	6	85.00–104.00	$96.81	$647	+4.79
710–747	738	12	80.00–94.00	$90.82	$670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	7	115.00–130.00	$124.60	$396	+12.48
351–399	373	17	110.00–125.00	$115.94	$432	-2.42
405–445	430	6	110.00–125.00	$114.68	$493	-3.77
455–495	472	19	105.00–120.00	$111.70	$527	+0.21
500–545	520	31	100.00–110.00	$106.13	$552	+0.87
555–595	563	5	90.00–95.00	$93.94	$529	-2.64
600–645	623	2	91.00–92.00	$91.52	$570	+3.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–299	291	4	140.00–150.00	$144.34	$420	-15.66
310–320	314	5	157.00–160.00	$158.78	$499	-12.18
355–395	371	17	148.00–187.50	$170.60	$633	+11.96
400–445	420	22	137.00–175.00	$146.72	$616	-5.35
451–495	478	12	129.00–160.00	$141.03	$674	-0.35
555–590	573	2	106.00–110.00	$107.94	$618	-14.46
603–621	611	16	100.00–115.00	$107.55	$657	-4.64
665–695	683	8	90.00–109.00	$97.85	$668	-7.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	155.00–160.00	$158.38	$360	+20.96
275	275	4	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$415	+11.28
355–395	380	12	135.00–175.00	$159.57	$606	+26.27
401–435	418	2	120.00–128.00	$124.16	$519	-9.21
451–490	467	15	120.00–149.00	$127.85	$597	+3.31
500–545	523	14	100.00–138.00	$120.20	$629	+2.75
551–595	570	19	100.00–125.00	$114.12	$650	+4.98
605–645	621	8	105.00–112.50	$107.71	$669	+4.98
655–695	682	9	89.00–105.00	$98.97	$675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	309	4	165.00–168.00	$167.22	$517	-9.48
355–390	368	5	163.00–167.50	$164.74	$606	-8.06
405–445	425	22	151.00–187.50	$167.71	$713	+0.65
455–495	469	18	140.00–172.50	$149.70	$702	-0.20
500–545	521	18	124.00–134.00	$129.81	$676	-1.95
565	565	4	117.00–125.00	$122.00	$689	-7.72
655–679	674	5	110.00–111.00	$110.19	$743	-10.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1480	1131	80-85%	57	45.00–58.00	$52.03	$588	-0.31
1045–1485	1209	80-85%	14	61.00–73.00	$67.37	$815	+10.16
850–1790	1219	80-85%	81	51.00–67.00	$59.40	$724	+2.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1385	1022	85-90%	28	42.00–56.00	$50.07	$512	+6.74
830–1475	1028	85-90%	38	35.00–48.00	$43.26	$445	-0.07
1150–1255	1186	85-90%	4	57.00–59.00	$57.78	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1735	1458	75-80%	33	50.00–65.00	$58.84	$858	—
1485–1515	1500	75-80%	2	64.00–69.00	$66.53	$998	—
1200–1740	1512	75-80%	15	52.00–57.00	$54.74	$828	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2090	1477	20	60.00–78.00	$73.00	$1,078	—
1070–2360	1696	28	69.00–87.00	$76.71	$1,301	—
1520–2060	1837	3	90.00–95.00	$93.25	$1,713	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1020–1035	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–850.00	$845.04
1025–1305	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–785.00	$743.22
1180–1290	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–860.00	$810.43
1100–1510	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	840.00–990.00	$915.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–820	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	70.00–75.00	$72.48	$591
850–930	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	69.00–76.00	$72.34	$644
880–950	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	54.00–61.00	$57.37	$525
1025–1040	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–70.00	$65.04	$672
1170–1195	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	50.00–68.00	$59.10	$699

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1105	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	510.00–580.00	$555.71
1010–1055	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$700.54

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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
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	+17.65
1185–1250	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,073.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	920.00	$920.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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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.