Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 527 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.87/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 427 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $158.88/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 434 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,488	3,495	2,176
Feeder cattle	1,154	2,862	1,758
Slaughter cattle	253	461	285
Replacement cattle	81	172	133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (517) Athens (393), Donalsonville (207), Jackson (214) Moultrie (94) and Washington (157). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	375	7	167.00–179.00	$173.40	$650	+2.02
405–445	425	13	166.00–179.00	$172.69	$734	+6.79
465–496	486	11	154.00–165.00	$158.76	$772	+1.89
508 value added	508	5	158.00	$158.00	$803	—
500–540	520	7	144.00–152.00	$148.51	$772	+3.37
555–585	567	11	139.00–146.00	$142.74	$809	+2.69
600–630	613	19	129.00–137.00	$135.27	$829	+3.75
655–695	678	16	120.00–135.00	$129.31	$877	+14.43
705–720	713	2	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$884	—
750–795	773	6	103.00–120.00	$114.11	$882	-8.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	3	150.00–160.00	$156.04	$403	-9.20
315	315	1	169.00	$169.00	$532	-1.47
355–365	358	3	162.00–170.00	$165.66	$593	+3.44
410–446	434	26	155.00–167.50	$158.88	$690	+3.42
450–495	467	7	145.00–162.50	$152.53	$712	+2.50
500–545	523	6	133.00–146.00	$139.08	$727	+5.21
555–590	574	4	133.00–139.00	$136.05	$781	+2.10
605	605	1	123.00	$123.00	$744	+0.94
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	+1.01
930	930	2	105.00	$105.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	5	140.00–150.00	$143.99	$472	-6.01
355–395	371	6	140.00–167.50	$160.10	$594	+7.59
400–445	429	11	130.00–160.00	$146.52	$629	-5.73
475–490	483	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$688	+10.27
500–545	521	8	125.00–140.00	$132.36	$690	+6.58
665	665	1	111.00	$111.00	$738	+5.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	147.00	$147.00	$397	+3.88
305–345	317	6	138.00–148.00	$142.46	$452	-1.53
355–390	378	9	134.00–140.00	$138.52	$524	+0.93
400–448	420	21	133.00–139.00	$137.28	$577	-4.31
455–490	467	18	127.00–140.00	$133.16	$622	+4.12
500–545	527	44	120.00–136.00	$127.24	$671	-4.17
545 value added	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	—
555–595	574	19	112.50–131.00	$121.26	$696	-2.76
600–635	613	8	110.00–129.00	$118.87	$729	+1.17
676	676	6	124.00	$124.00	$838	+18.55
700–745	723	3	101.00–114.00	$108.53	$785	+3.93
750	750	1	101.00	$101.00	$758	+1.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	7	130.00–140.00	$134.79	$360	-2.78
305–335	319	9	128.00–137.00	$133.01	$424	-2.27
355–395	364	16	120.00–134.00	$128.43	$467	-4.67
405–445	427	36	120.00–140.00	$130.87	$559	+1.35
455–495	473	16	117.00–130.00	$123.53	$584	-0.67
500–545	517	20	110.00–126.00	$118.15	$611	-2.14
555–595	585	21	108.00–120.00	$116.82	$683	+5.15
600–645	631	5	105.00–118.00	$110.56	$698	+7.59
650–695	676	5	103.00–115.00	$107.49	$727	+2.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	7	120.00–135.00	$128.15	$296	-1.85
255–270	260	4	120.00–130.00	$123.80	$322	-2.64
305–345	324	13	120.00–142.50	$129.26	$419	-5.11
355–395	373	13	118.00–138.00	$125.55	$468	-3.59
400–445	428	19	105.00–127.50	$117.27	$502	-6.87
455–495	473	7	109.00–117.50	$113.94	$539	-2.14
530–545	538	3	100.00–102.00	$100.67	$542	-8.81
555–580	572	9	99.00–107.00	$103.43	$592	-3.86
605–630	613	3	105.00	$105.00	$644	+6.96
660–670	665	2	91.00–98.00	$94.47	$628	-1.50
785	785	1	82.00	$82.00	$644	+3.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	227	3	165.00–190.00	$173.82	$395	—
270–295	283	4	160.00–185.00	$172.59	$488	+11.10
305–345	332	12	155.00–177.50	$169.06	$561	+13.71
355–395	375	10	149.00–162.50	$154.83	$581	-2.42
400–445	424	15	139.00–165.00	$151.81	$644	+1.90
455–495	473	12	130.00–150.00	$141.35	$669	-7.46
500–545	521	10	123.00–135.00	$129.59	$675	-4.17
555–575	568	6	117.00–122.00	$119.16	$677	-6.69
605–645	621	6	110.00–120.00	$113.60	$705	-1.22
725–740	733	2	99.00–106.00	$102.46	$751	-1.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$336	+2.50
255–295	272	10	142.00–175.00	$152.82	$416	-6.70
300–345	325	16	129.00–167.50	$145.33	$472	-8.14
355–395	368	15	130.00–157.50	$143.95	$530	+1.09
405–445	428	9	120.00–145.00	$132.96	$569	-12.09
455–490	476	11	120.00–138.00	$125.75	$599	-8.62
500–545	530	11	110.00–123.00	$114.98	$609	-10.38
600–605	602	3	101.00–106.00	$102.68	$618	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	180.00–187.50	$182.30	$605	+12.52
355–395	374	7	160.00–180.00	$170.19	$637	+2.62
400–445	427	24	150.00–177.00	$163.12	$697	-0.52
450–495	467	13	150.00–162.50	$154.49	$721	+5.74
505–545	532	9	135.00–148.00	$141.38	$752	+3.41
555–595	571	9	133.00–144.00	$136.88	$782	+6.77
600–635	618	2	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$751	-4.24
655–695	674	5	108.00–115.00	$112.11	$756	-14.10
700–735	718	3	114.00–115.00	$114.68	$823	+2.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1265	1170	80-85%	5	71.00–75.00	$73.05	$855	+11.45
890–1955	1277	80-85%	67	61.00–72.00	$66.20	$845	-8.32
930–1785	1308	80-85%	35	52.00–64.00	$61.12	$799	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1230	978	85-90%	25	40.00–56.00	$51.58	$504	—
800–1580	1025	85-90%	28	51.00–64.00	$58.46	$599	+1.31
840–1390	1088	85-90%	3	65.00–68.00	$66.38	$722	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1805	1495	75-80%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.51	$935	—
1305–1865	1523	75-80%	6	65.00–73.00	$69.93	$1,065	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1775	1562	11	75.00–89.00	$82.69	$1,292	—
1480–1865	1684	4	100.00–101.00	$100.22	$1,688	—
1105–2245	1706	25	89.00–97.00	$92.73	$1,582	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–935	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	610.00–750.00	$674.49
745–1010	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	680.00–775.00	$720.16
910–1090	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	565.00–800.00	$689.40
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–765	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	57.00–58.00	$57.48	$420
790–830	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	58.00–65.00	$61.41	$497
965–1040	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	43.00–65.00	$54.41	$546

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
1000–1250	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–1,000.00	$943.41	-115.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1355	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,177.37	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	830.00	$830.00	—

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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.