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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

1,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.55/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 427 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.86/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 478 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.24/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 517 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,823 2,449 3,195
Feeder cattle 1,454 1,812 2,651
Slaughter cattle 263 417 378
Replacement cattle 106 220 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (840) Athens (397), Donalsonville (207), Jackson (178) Moultrie (88) and Washington (201). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $577 +8.99
355–390 370 12 164.00–172.50 $165.35 $612 -8.61
405–445 435 8 160.00–175.00 $166.47 $724 +0.64
455–490 468 10 152.00–162.50 $156.11 $731 -4.88
500–545 525 20 140.00–156.00 $143.61 $754 +1.45
555–595 571 27 130.00–145.00 $136.04 $777 +1.04
610–635 624 10 125.00–134.00 $128.40 $801 —
655–695 671 11 108.00–127.00 $119.00 $798 -4.87
705–745 719 7 105.00–129.00 $120.67 $868 +7.67
765–791 783 9 115.00–117.00 $115.89 $907 +5.37
856 856 5 114.00 $114.00 $976 —
923 923 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 379 9 145.00–161.00 $155.13 $588 +2.02
400–433 428 6 144.00–153.00 $151.60 $649 +6.70
455–495 468 8 132.50–146.00 $140.78 $659 -0.22
510–545 535 5 130.00–140.00 $135.61 $726 -1.37
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 -1.48
600–645 618 7 110.00–118.00 $115.31 $713 -4.91
660–665 663 2 110.00 $110.00 $729 -5.95
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 —
750 750 10 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 152.00 $152.00 $479 -0.02
355–380 366 11 145.00–160.00 $152.71 $559 -1.27
405–445 433 13 130.00–147.50 $137.66 $596 +2.86
460–485 473 3 120.00–132.50 $125.80 $595 -4.97
500–510 508 5 123.00–129.00 $124.18 $631 +1.99
575–580 578 2 110.00–117.00 $113.52 $656 -3.62
605–645 628 6 95.00–107.50 $100.41 $631 -15.15
655–690 674 4 95.00–105.00 $99.94 $674 -3.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 147.00 $147.00 $316 -3.00
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +1.36
355–390 378 16 130.00–146.00 $136.74 $517 +4.64
405–445 427 48 125.00–142.00 $132.55 $566 +3.37
450–490 467 23 122.00–137.00 $129.78 $606 +4.54
500–535 517 43 119.00–126.00 $122.24 $632 +3.85
550–585 567 24 117.00–126.00 $122.95 $697 +9.33
600–645 628 35 100.00–120.00 $114.41 $718 +4.01
655–695 664 29 93.00–118.00 $115.67 $768 +11.61
705–745 736 8 94.00–114.00 $106.66 $785 +7.73
755–795 775 2 89.00–91.00 $89.97 $697 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 5 120.00 $120.00 $276 -4.73
255–295 277 9 110.00–127.00 $118.24 $328 +1.72
305–345 335 22 110.00–137.50 $117.17 $393 -2.07
375–385 378 3 115.00–118.00 $116.02 $439 -2.91
405–445 425 30 105.00–125.00 $116.05 $493 +1.69
455–495 471 14 102.00–115.00 $108.98 $513 +0.47
500–545 518 18 97.50–107.00 $102.91 $533 -0.36
555–590 566 12 90.00–104.00 $98.68 $559 +4.07
605–640 625 3 94.00–96.00 $94.99 $594 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 —
300–335 330 21 120.00–132.00 $128.65 $425 -1.30
355–385 370 20 120.00–132.00 $125.82 $466 +2.06
405–445 429 8 120.00–130.00 $123.22 $529 +1.34
450–495 465 19 114.00–125.00 $120.36 $560 +3.53
500–545 528 23 107.50–119.00 $115.32 $609 +3.78
555–595 583 14 100.00–114.00 $103.79 $605 -4.01
605–645 618 7 90.00–99.00 $96.58 $597 -4.70
685 685 1 106.00 $106.00 $726 +14.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 172.00 $172.00 $344 +2.00
255–295 274 5 160.00–172.50 $165.47 $453 +1.33
305–345 329 9 152.00–167.50 $159.16 $524 +2.93
350–395 374 16 145.00–160.00 $152.50 $570 -11.24
405–445 430 22 135.00–150.00 $144.26 $620 -6.02
450–495 478 47 129.00–143.00 $134.86 $645 -1.45
505–545 520 20 119.00–129.00 $125.32 $652 -2.39
555–595 584 29 110.00–120.00 $116.42 $680 -3.64
600–645 620 5 100.00–112.50 $107.27 $665 -5.11
675 675 3 109.00 $109.00 $736 +3.67
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 +7.37
750–780 765 2 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 170.00–180.00 $174.24 $470 —
310–342 331 14 164.00–175.00 $167.37 $554 +3.35
355–399 371 12 154.00–163.00 $157.55 $585 -1.57
405–445 415 13 152.00–162.50 $154.71 $642 -0.96
450–490 460 12 140.00–156.00 $144.54 $665 +1.55
500–545 524 9 127.50–137.50 $132.14 $692 -3.72
555–595 573 17 119.00–126.00 $124.83 $715 -1.12
605–645 616 4 110.00–117.00 $113.94 $702 -2.87
650–690 662 17 109.00–116.00 $113.80 $753 +0.30
700–745 718 5 100.00–110.00 $105.72 $759 +0.02
770 770 2 104.00 $104.00 $801 +0.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 +2.50
250–295 281 8 150.00–167.50 $159.21 $447 -0.20
315–345 334 4 135.00–142.50 $140.39 $469 -16.56
355–395 372 16 130.00–150.00 $142.79 $531 -1.31
400–445 420 14 120.00–137.50 $131.92 $554 -0.28
455–495 472 14 118.00–132.50 $124.12 $586 -3.50
505–545 528 11 107.50–115.00 $111.51 $589 -9.82
555–575 561 9 100.00–110.00 $107.23 $602 -4.94
600–610 605 3 101.00–108.00 $105.32 $637 +1.66
655–699 692 6 103.00–104.00 $103.16 $714 +3.81
725 725 1 96.00 $96.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1650 1219 80-85% 67 54.00–66.00 $60.35 $736 -6.38
900–1925 1231 80-85% 18 49.00–56.00 $52.90 $651 -13.83
1025–1595 1263 80-85% 25 62.00–75.00 $67.35 $851 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1205 1017 85-90% 12 40.00–50.00 $45.04 $458 -14.96
800–1525 1082 85-90% 28 44.00–59.00 $52.42 $567 -1.66
1280 1280 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $755 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1400 1307 75-80% 3 66.00–67.00 $66.36 $867 —
1175–1570 1398 75-80% 4 49.00–52.00 $51.37 $718 -15.19
1240–1805 1428 75-80% 8 55.00–65.00 $58.75 $839 -0.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1815 1435 8 68.00–86.00 $78.32 $1,124 —
1280–2195 1747 16 77.00–94.00 $84.79 $1,481 —
1845–2020 1941 4 90.00–102.00 $96.29 $1,869 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
905–1315 1036 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 500.00–725.00 $653.41
960–1385 1204 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 725.00–880.00 $780.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1075 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,080.00 $914.54
1000–1225 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,070.00 $928.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $867

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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
900–1070 957 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–770.00 $726.10 —
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +218.94
1115–1410 1259 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–975.00 $898.86 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1005 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 910.00–1,040.00 $970.32 —
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 990.00 $990.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 710.00 $710.00 —

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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.