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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 1,823 576
Feeder cattle 171 1,454 297
Slaughter cattle 87 263 237
Replacement cattle 55 106 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (193) and Greensboro (120). Compared to last week: slaughter cows unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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
555 555 1 117.00 $117.00 $649 -19.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 361 6 122.00–128.00 $125.67 $454 -0.15
445 445 1 118.00 $118.00 $525 -5.22
455–480 467 3 109.00–115.00 $111.97 $523 -8.39
500–535 512 3 105.00–106.00 $105.35 $539 -9.97
555–575 565 2 105.00–108.00 $106.53 $602 +2.74
600–645 616 4 97.00–102.00 $98.96 $610 +2.38
660–670 665 2 91.00–95.00 $92.98 $618 -13.02
700–735 718 2 90.00–94.00 $92.05 $661 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 459 5 121.00–128.00 $123.94 $569 -5.84
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 -7.24
555–575 562 3 112.00–115.00 $113.02 $635 -9.93
637 637 3 108.00 $108.00 $688 -6.41
655–675 665 2 106.00–108.00 $106.98 $711 -8.69
700–745 723 2 92.00–106.00 $98.78 $714 -7.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 +25.00
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 -3.24
400–445 423 2 100.00–102.00 $101.05 $427 -15.00
505–535 519 4 98.00–105.00 $101.06 $525 -1.85
605–635 620 2 91.00–95.00 $93.05 $577 -1.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 152.00 $152.00 $426 -13.47
355–390 373 2 138.00–148.00 $143.23 $534 -9.27
400–445 430 3 132.00–135.00 $133.28 $573 -10.98
455–495 469 5 123.00–130.00 $127.14 $596 -7.72
500–545 523 2 117.00–118.00 $117.52 $615 -7.80
600–645 623 2 105.00–114.00 $109.34 $681 +2.07
745 745 1 94.00 $94.00 $700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 146.00–155.00 $150.69 $630 -4.02
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675 -1.14
600–645 621 4 108.00–118.00 $112.54 $699 -1.40
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 +1.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 +4.61
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -12.79
415–435 425 2 124.00–128.00 $126.05 $536 -5.87
455–465 460 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $557 -3.13
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 -1.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1205 1122 80-85% 3 62.00–67.00 $63.88 $717 —
970–1715 1352 80-85% 27 54.00–61.00 $56.62 $766 —
1070–1780 1404 80-85% 9 47.00–53.00 $50.55 $710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1050 901 85-90% 4 36.00–42.00 $40.07 $361 —
900–1410 1092 85-90% 8 42.00–50.00 $45.93 $502 -6.49
1035–1560 1294 85-90% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.70 $695 -5.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 49.00 $49.00 $723 —
1575–1800 1688 75-80% 2 54.00–56.00 $54.93 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1700 1580 3 70.00–76.00 $73.03 $1,154 —
1280–2100 1771 4 82.00–88.50 $85.44 $1,513 —
1980 1980 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,940 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1120 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 550.00–700.00 $633.62
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1090–1350 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 840.00–880.00 $855.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1150 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,050.91 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00 $810.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 590.00 $590.00 —

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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.