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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

3,456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.52/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 460 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.52/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 622 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $114.97/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 427 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,456 3,525 3,204
Feeder cattle 2,857 2,783 2,583
Slaughter cattle 354 459 404
Replacement cattle 245 283 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1395) Athens (681), Donalsonville (385), Jackson (359) Moultrie (306) and Washington (330). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes over 600 lbs mostly steady, under 600 lbs unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 165.00 $165.00 $581 +2.45
415–440 432 29 158.00–159.00 $158.97 $687 +0.04
455–499 487 17 140.00–152.00 $147.12 $716 +0.75
500–547 542 11 136.00–144.00 $142.40 $772 —
551–599 567 49 130.00–140.00 $134.30 $761 +1.32
600–649 625 23 120.00–133.00 $126.42 $790 +0.96
651–695 678 20 110.00–125.00 $119.93 $813 +1.65
700–747 733 17 110.00–121.00 $119.26 $874 —
771–785 773 7 113.00–116.00 $113.44 $877 —
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
878 878 4 113.00 $113.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–284 279 15 158.00–160.00 $159.62 $445 —
310–335 321 16 151.00–165.00 $156.17 $501 -3.44
360–399 378 22 150.00–167.50 $155.66 $588 +5.44
420–445 424 6 150.00–155.00 $154.13 $654 +4.83
460–488 481 9 140.00–153.00 $150.50 $724 +9.75
515–545 533 9 128.00–135.00 $131.97 $703 +1.12
555–595 571 8 115.00–135.00 $125.97 $719 +0.03
601–640 614 3 124.00–129.00 $127.26 $781 +7.63
655–675 665 3 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $745 +1.08
705–735 719 10 98.00–115.00 $111.70 $803 +1.70
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 323 5 140.00–150.00 $143.32 $463 +4.22
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 +23.21
401–449 427 19 125.00–148.00 $137.90 $589 -6.85
450–495 466 11 120.00–140.00 $133.20 $621 +4.66
500–545 521 16 110.00–136.00 $125.15 $652 -2.17
555–595 577 6 120.00–124.00 $121.38 $700 +7.01
610 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 128.00–132.00 $130.09 $306 -9.91
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 +6.78
300–345 328 34 117.50–130.00 $126.89 $416 +2.21
355–396 382 47 120.00–135.00 $125.09 $478 +1.83
400–447 426 26 114.00–127.00 $120.10 $512 -0.43
450–495 479 38 110.00–125.00 $118.73 $569 +3.71
500–545 521 52 107.50–122.00 $113.58 $592 +1.48
555–595 577 29 97.50–115.00 $106.67 $615 +2.11
600–645 620 7 97.00–102.50 $100.42 $623 +4.59
655–690 669 5 90.00–95.00 $92.42 $618 -2.58
700–745 713 5 90.00–100.00 $95.59 $682 +12.99
752–770 757 7 85.00–96.00 $92.69 $702 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 185.00–195.00 $189.56 $427 —
375–395 385 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $504 -5.90
405–445 431 30 125.00–136.00 $130.46 $562 -0.06
452–480 460 24 120.00–132.00 $126.55 $582 +2.18
460 value added 460 42 137.50 $137.50 $632 —
500–544 533 37 116.00–125.00 $119.16 $635 -0.23
555–599 579 31 110.00–119.00 $114.50 $663 -0.25
600–649 622 58 102.50–118.00 $113.52 $706 -1.70
650–695 663 11 105.00–115.00 $110.26 $731 +10.46
700 700 1 111.00 $111.00 $777 +15.88
768 768 6 111.00 $111.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 283 12 117.00–127.00 $120.24 $340 +0.45
300–345 320 35 105.00–128.00 $118.58 $379 -2.90
350–395 365 11 112.00–135.00 $121.87 $445 +4.58
401–445 427 54 100.00–125.00 $114.97 $491 +2.56
450–495 470 36 100.00–117.00 $109.38 $514 +0.55
500–545 520 22 90.00–108.00 $101.46 $528 +0.84
555–590 568 8 97.00–104.00 $100.83 $573 +8.22
640–645 643 2 91.00–96.00 $93.51 $601 +3.30
655–690 673 2 80.00–90.00 $85.13 $573 +2.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 18 140.00–158.00 $151.55 $421 -7.97
305–345 334 9 130.00–162.50 $145.26 $485 -2.77
350–395 367 29 120.00–150.00 $136.96 $503 +2.01
400–445 430 25 115.00–142.50 $129.66 $558 -0.96
455–495 470 25 110.00–127.50 $119.64 $562 -2.28
500–545 522 22 106.00–117.00 $111.48 $582 -3.56
555–595 572 17 97.00–114.00 $106.88 $611 -0.54
600–645 622 11 90.00–107.00 $94.17 $586 -1.59
655–695 669 10 85.00–101.00 $92.50 $619 +2.30
745 745 1 89.00 $89.00 $663 +6.47
785 785 1 82.00 $82.00 $644 +4.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–292 284 12 160.00–167.50 $161.43 $458 -3.57
300–335 322 22 150.00–165.00 $156.88 $505 +2.85
355–398 375 15 140.00–160.00 $151.02 $566 -1.55
400–445 423 22 132.50–155.00 $142.32 $602 -3.60
455–497 472 35 126.00–140.00 $134.42 $634 -4.77
500–548 529 17 115.00–135.00 $121.98 $645 +3.47
555–595 575 17 107.50–117.50 $112.02 $644 -3.05
600–645 624 17 97.50–117.00 $104.46 $652 -4.48
655–695 683 5 95.00–106.00 $99.69 $681 -0.13
735 735 1 99.00 $99.00 $728 +9.87
785 785 1 96.00 $96.00 $754 +12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
300–335 315 9 159.00–177.50 $164.13 $517 +3.55
350–395 369 29 152.00–165.00 $155.74 $575 -12.03
400–448 435 39 146.00–155.00 $151.52 $659 -13.91
455–475 463 15 138.00–148.00 $143.59 $665 -11.14
504–545 520 20 128.00–138.00 $133.07 $692 +6.10
555–595 567 10 119.00–127.00 $121.48 $689 -1.47
600–645 628 6 110.00–125.00 $115.39 $725 -0.54
655–695 675 11 104.00–113.00 $109.13 $737 -3.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1630 1148 80-85% 33 49.00–58.00 $53.19 $611 -10.81
880–1715 1207 80-85% 84 51.00–65.00 $59.02 $712 +1.81
1090–1640 1318 80-85% 29 61.00–73.00 $67.50 $890 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1270 1027 85-90% 29 36.00–50.00 $42.63 $438 —
800–1285 1029 85-90% 27 43.00–56.00 $49.58 $510 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1625 1405 75-80% 27 52.00–63.00 $59.26 $833 —
1305–1845 1554 75-80% 14 48.00–55.00 $51.69 $803 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1885 1358 22 64.00–79.00 $74.57 $1,013 —
1160–2110 1556 17 70.00–87.00 $80.71 $1,256 —
1700–2010 1869 5 89.00–94.00 $91.55 $1,711 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–990 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
700–1450 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 550.00–800.00 $679.09
735–1320 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 525.00–725.00 $628.69
850–1485 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–800.00 $738.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–930 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.14
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
990–1435 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–950.00 $861.47
1100–1380 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1335 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 53.00–71.00 $63.82 $669
1105–1160 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 60.00–68.00 $64.70 $729
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $459

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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
950–1450 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 675.00–950.00 $796.93 —
1035–1255 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 835.00–950.00 $881.03 +31.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1575 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 950.00–1,075.00 $992.76 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–950 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–625.00 $614.39 —

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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.