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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.51/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 614 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.77/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 568 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.52/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 461 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 2,608 590
Feeder cattle 379 1,923 288
Slaughter cattle 63 463 242
Replacement cattle 58 222 60

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (500). No trends available due to market closures last week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 2 140.00–141.00 $140.52 $735 -6.82
551–575 555 8 134.00–140.50 $138.66 $770 -5.13
600–645 621 4 125.00–129.50 $128.09 $795 -3.88
704 704 5 125.50 $125.50 $884 +1.58
754–765 756 6 120.00–126.00 $124.99 $945 +8.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 362 4 149.00–158.00 $153.64 $556 -6.05
440–445 443 2 140.00–146.00 $143.02 $634 -7.81
455–465 460 2 138.00–146.00 $141.96 $653 -0.02
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 -2.39
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 +7.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 141.00–145.00 $143.09 $534
455 455 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $589 -14.51
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -14.22

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 130.00–140.00 $134.55 $366 +2.11
300–335 326 4 126.00–136.00 $131.39 $428 -1.61
355–390 362 6 124.00–130.00 $126.15 $457 -2.07
400–445 436 10 118.00–127.00 $122.36 $533 -0.70
455–465 461 17 113.00–121.00 $117.52 $542 -3.18
500–545 525 12 110.00–116.00 $114.15 $599 -0.97
565–575 568 3 109.00–110.00 $109.66 $623 +2.62
600–645 616 4 100.00–105.00 $103.44 $637 +5.17
660–675 670 3 99.00–104.00 $101.01 $677 -2.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 133.00 $133.00 $512 -5.94
435 435 2 130.00 $130.00 $566 -5.73
455–490 473 4 126.00–127.00 $126.52 $598 -7.70
500–545 528 8 119.00–125.00 $121.35 $641 -3.70
555–590 573 4 115.00–121.50 $118.35 $678 -5.95
600–645 614 19 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $691 -4.25
655–675 663 3 109.00–113.00 $110.99 $736 -3.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 4 114.00–124.00 $120.09 $379 -1.70
355–365 360 4 112.00–120.00 $116.06 $418 -7.18
435–445 440 4 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $495 +0.57
465–490 473 3 105.00–110.00 $107.71 $509 -5.10
500–535 521 9 100.00–108.00 $103.88 $541 +0.34

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 269 5 160.00–164.00 $161.05 $433 -1.03
300–335 324 4 149.00–157.00 $151.53 $491 +0.48
355–365 358 4 146.00–150.00 $148.75 $533 +0.24
440–445 441 7 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $610 -0.32
455–490 467 10 129.00–135.00 $131.49 $614 -3.27
510–545 528 10 124.00–130.00 $126.39 $667 +0.12
555–580 566 7 119.00–124.00 $121.82 $690 +6.02
600–645 613 7 105.00–115.00 $109.41 $671 -1.13
650–660 654 4 103.00–110.00 $106.98 $700 +0.97
730–740 735 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $768
770–780 775 2 99.00–100.00 $99.50 $771
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 145.00–148.00 $146.48 $645 -12.48
455–480 468 4 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $667 -6.98
500–545 510 5 132.00–135.00 $133.24 $680 -6.77
555–585 568 18 128.00–135.00 $131.77 $748 -7.23
600–645 613 5 121.00–126.00 $123.45 $757 +6.77
655–670 663 4 116.00–123.00 $118.74 $787 +2.41
668 value added 668 9 126.50 $126.50 $845
700–745 723 2 111.00–113.00 $112.03 $810 +2.03
760–770 765 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $796 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 152.00 $152.00 $334 -28.00
255–290 267 3 140.00–150.00 $144.78 $387 -25.22
330–335 333 2 130.00–140.00 $135.04 $450 +0.57
355–380 360 7 125.00–135.00 $129.35 $466 -7.73
415–445 433 6 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $541 -1.47
455–490 468 10 115.00–125.00 $118.96 $557 -1.32

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1500 1217 80-85% 8 53.00–60.00 $56.21 $684 -3.04
1000–1680 1225 80-85% 16 61.00–68.00 $63.61 $779 +4.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1038 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.81 $548 -6.90
1000–1100 1040 85-90% 5 43.00–49.00 $46.60 $485 -13.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1700 1650 75-80% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.45 $1,096

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2020 1541 6 80.00–86.00 $82.18 $1,266 -3.03
1455–1905 1735 4 94.00–96.00 $94.95 $1,647

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1465 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 510.00–780.00 $630.40
900–1240 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–760.00 $692.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1180 1152 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,090.00 $988.06
1100–1355 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 835.00–910.00 $859.20

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1345 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,207.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1150 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–820.00 $732.32
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
625–650 638 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 420.00–460.00 $440.39
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.