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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.36/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 429 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $109.65/cwt -10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 520 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.78/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 574 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 547 2,971 380
Feeder cattle 353 2,413 232
Slaughter cattle 112 321 121
Replacement cattle 82 237 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (393) and Greensboro (154). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bull and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. 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
465–485 480 4 150.00–154.00 $150.97 $725 +1.70
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 -15.21
600–610 605 2 126.00–131.00 $128.48 $777 -3.62
660–675 668 2 121.00–125.00 $123.02 $822 +3.21
713 713 7 121.00 $121.00 $863 -1.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 131.00–135.00 $133.02 $612 -6.43
555 555 1 121.00 $121.00 $672 -4.60
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 +5.20
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 125.00–130.00 $127.38 $603 -4.87
575 575 1 114.00 $114.00 $656 +3.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 325 5 113.00–120.00 $115.61 $376 -6.27
355–370 361 4 110.00–116.00 $112.03 $404 -4.52
400–445 428 9 105.00–115.00 $110.07 $471 -6.40
450–495 466 6 102.50–110.00 $106.89 $498 -1.28
500–545 522 6 92.50–106.00 $99.12 $517 -5.59
550–595 568 7 88.00–97.50 $93.16 $529 -5.10
600–645 626 4 85.00–91.00 $89.31 $559 -2.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 311 5 122.00–127.00 $125.13 $389 -7.31
355–380 361 4 117.00–125.00 $121.56 $439 -7.73
420–445 434 4 117.00–120.00 $118.23 $513 -5.15
455–465 458 7 111.00–118.00 $114.17 $523 -3.53
500–545 513 7 109.00–114.00 $110.52 $567 -3.44
555–580 572 9 104.00–110.00 $107.21 $613 +1.60
600–645 634 4 94.00–98.00 $96.04 $609 -6.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 440 9 127.00–130.00 $129.13 $568 -6.92
455–490 472 6 122.00–125.00 $123.66 $584 -4.20
500–535 518 4 117.00–118.00 $117.48 $609 -3.28
638 638 2 106.00 $106.00 $676 -4.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 277 3 137.00–147.50 $142.04 $393 +7.08
310–330 317 3 137.00–138.00 $137.65 $436 +2.65
400–445 431 5 125.00–135.00 $129.70 $559 -3.93
455–465 458 3 113.00–120.00 $115.32 $528 -10.27
500–545 520 12 105.00–115.00 $109.65 $570 -10.26
550–590 571 9 100.00–109.00 $103.93 $593 -7.18
600–645 618 5 90.00–95.00 $92.22 $570 -9.87
660–670 663 3 86.00–94.00 $88.69 $588 -14.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $455 —
355–390 373 2 146.00–148.00 $147.05 $548 -9.67
400–445 429 12 130.00–146.00 $138.36 $594 -7.52
500–545 519 6 116.00–126.00 $121.10 $629 -5.58
550–590 574 11 111.00–118.00 $114.78 $659 -1.46
600–645 623 2 111.00–113.00 $112.04 $698 +1.31
700–745 723 2 94.00–100.00 $97.09 $702 +5.35
791 791 4 101.00 $101.00 $799 +10.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 +2.14
400–445 419 4 153.00–158.00 $154.81 $649 -2.62
500–545 517 3 128.00–137.00 $131.25 $679 -1.75
555–565 558 3 121.00–125.00 $123.34 $688 -5.00
600–645 621 5 117.00–121.00 $118.37 $735 —
655–660 658 2 117.00–121.00 $119.01 $783 +7.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1480 1291 80-85% 7 54.00–58.00 $55.59 $718 —
1065–1635 1307 80-85% 10 41.00–48.00 $44.06 $576 -22.76
945–1850 1310 80-85% 39 46.00–54.50 $50.14 $657 -16.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1425 1095 85-90% 13 40.00–47.00 $44.01 $482 -5.21
995–1270 1136 85-90% 6 35.00–39.00 $36.58 $416 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1570 1468 75-80% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.60 $787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1970 1609 7 79.50–85.00 $82.87 $1,333 —
1510–2695 1868 4 69.00–79.00 $73.09 $1,365 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1280 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 580.00–800.00 $651.81
980–1280 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 520.00–810.00 $623.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1400 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $828.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–800 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 500.00–640.00 $565.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00 $780.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.