Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

2,979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.39/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 474 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.11/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 626 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.71/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 566 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,979	2,479	2,531
Feeder cattle	2,319	1,484	2,034
Slaughter cattle	502	736	369
Replacement cattle	158	259	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1150) Athens (511), Donalsonville (517), Jackson (288) Moultrie (299) and Washington (214). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	182.50	$182.50	$611	-5.00
360–390	376	4	170.00–180.00	$174.94	$658	-3.27
455–495	464	32	147.50–157.50	$154.61	$717	—
500–545	517	25	140.00–150.00	$143.70	$743	-2.45
555–595	573	18	130.00–145.00	$140.66	$806	-1.20
600–648	626	55	121.00–136.00	$131.11	$821	-4.86
655–695	669	7	117.00–130.00	$123.22	$824	-5.67
710	710	4	116.00	$116.00	$824	-7.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	172.50	$172.50	$440	—
340–345	342	3	155.00–163.00	$160.31	$548	—
360–390	377	3	150.00–158.00	$153.24	$578	+0.72
410–420	415	3	145.00–155.00	$150.04	$623	-3.88
451–495	469	17	137.50–150.00	$143.90	$675	-0.94
500–545	511	22	135.00–148.00	$143.22	$732	+7.47
551–595	576	28	120.00–145.00	$137.32	$791	+2.71
600–645	620	4	120.00–131.00	$126.74	$786	+3.76
651–680	657	8	122.00–132.00	$126.60	$832	—
715–725	720	2	107.00–111.00	$109.01	$785	-4.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	—
310–340	325	3	138.00–148.00	$142.03	$462	-31.64
355–385	376	14	140.00–158.00	$145.35	$547	—
410–445	429	15	135.00–153.00	$144.21	$619	—
460–495	479	8	120.00–145.00	$132.17	$633	-8.58
510–540	521	14	124.00–140.00	$133.79	$697	—
555–580	563	4	115.00–120.00	$118.24	$666	—
640–645	642	3	110.00–123.00	$117.35	$753	-3.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	9	132.00–142.00	$138.13	$383	-1.87
300–335	318	7	130.00–144.00	$137.00	$436	+0.24
350–395	372	29	125.00–150.00	$134.18	$499	+4.95
400–445	426	27	120.00–142.50	$130.25	$555	-0.74
455–495	474	61	120.00–131.00	$125.39	$594	-2.10
500–548	521	33	112.50–126.00	$120.60	$628	-3.79
551–595	566	54	105.00–123.00	$116.71	$661	-0.14
605–645	625	21	109.00–115.00	$111.23	$695	-0.02
651–680	669	6	105.00–113.00	$107.49	$719	+4.23
700–710	705	2	90.00–95.00	$92.48	$652	-7.53
760–765	763	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	25	140.00–151.00	$145.75	$462	-0.82
375–393	390	22	138.00–141.00	$140.23	$547	-4.06
405–449	424	36	134.00–143.00	$138.30	$586	+2.29
460–497	483	43	128.00–138.00	$129.72	$627	+0.62
500–545	521	24	121.00–133.00	$126.16	$657	-9.52
555–595	573	17	117.50–126.00	$122.40	$701	-8.40
605–649	622	14	112.00–117.00	$114.90	$715	-7.30
650–695	668	8	106.00–113.00	$109.39	$731	-2.12
705	705	1	112.00	$112.00	$790	+1.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	6	128.00–140.00	$135.06	$369	+10.06
300–345	319	22	120.00–147.50	$133.07	$424	-1.74
350–395	366	19	115.00–140.00	$128.66	$471	-10.98
400–445	431	31	110.00–130.00	$120.33	$519	-15.80
455–495	472	29	110.00–120.00	$114.31	$540	-11.58
500–545	527	11	105.00–119.00	$113.50	$598	-2.75
554–595	568	20	95.00–111.00	$106.97	$608	-0.41
610–640	626	15	100.00–112.00	$105.31	$659	—
660–675	668	2	95.00–102.50	$98.71	$659	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–286	273	7	165.00–168.00	$166.79	$455	-14.37
310–335	322	12	152.50–162.00	$160.35	$516	-8.61
355–395	368	24	150.00–160.00	$155.82	$573	-3.95
400–449	433	44	128.00–150.00	$144.00	$624	+1.77
455–495	476	31	130.00–141.00	$134.50	$640	-7.84
500–545	524	28	116.00–143.00	$125.19	$656	-6.98
555–595	571	20	113.00–128.00	$121.48	$694	-2.84
605–645	619	6	108.00–117.00	$113.15	$700	-3.99
660–690	675	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$746	-1.88
705–720	709	5	100.00–106.00	$102.21	$725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	257	3	150.00–160.00	$153.38	$394	—
301–345	323	14	140.00–163.00	$149.12	$482	-8.46
351–395	368	28	130.00–163.00	$143.76	$529	-8.62
405–445	424	29	115.00–150.00	$132.56	$562	-10.09
455–480	467	28	120.00–140.00	$127.04	$593	-5.34
500–545	516	39	105.00–135.00	$119.01	$614	-5.31
560–590	576	8	112.00–123.00	$117.51	$677	+0.80
605–640	623	8	105.00–110.00	$107.23	$668	-2.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	170.00	$170.00	$510	-11.80
355–375	359	16	159.00–169.00	$161.31	$579	-8.31
400–445	427	28	142.00–166.00	$154.98	$662	-2.35
455–495	475	17	140.00–150.00	$143.16	$680	-5.65
505–545	519	23	130.00–141.00	$135.23	$702	-4.99
555–595	571	16	122.00–132.00	$126.10	$720	-8.89
601–645	605	19	117.00–130.00	$125.76	$761	-5.25
655–695	674	10	110.00–125.00	$117.19	$790	-8.78
705–745	728	6	104.00–120.00	$108.13	$787	-4.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1325	1144	80-85%	14	69.00–76.00	$71.52	$818	+8.67
870–1605	1219	80-85%	87	51.00–63.00	$59.07	$720	—
865–1700	1266	80-85%	116	59.00–72.00	$64.76	$820	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1180	1043	85-90%	18	41.00–53.00	$48.07	$501	-0.82
1120–1155	1138	85-90%	2	63.00–65.00	$63.98	$728	—
730–1720	1173	85-90%	35	50.00–61.00	$55.82	$655	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1550	1425	75-80%	15	60.00–67.00	$63.05	$898	+0.68
1245–1800	1499	75-80%	22	52.00–62.00	$56.98	$854	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2295	1521	13	80.00–88.00	$84.16	$1,280	—
1270–2000	1604	20	79.00–96.00	$89.73	$1,439	—
1370–2255	1727	7	87.00–98.00	$93.32	$1,612	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–1365	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	550.00–775.00	$651.74
785–1045	939	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–875.00	$817.14
645–1220	982	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	500.00–725.00	$648.56
765–1220	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–775.00	$656.84
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1090–1340	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–900.00	$817.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1380	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	68.00–74.00	$70.79	$868
1260–1335	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.00–63.00	$61.54	$799
1170–1535	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	56.00–63.00	$59.48	$827

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1050	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$723.91
1000–1225	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$918.64
1100–1160	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$874.34
1285–1395	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,020.00	$986.31
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1340	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	60.00–66.00	$62.63	$768

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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
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
960–1355	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,113.87	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295–1510	1396	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,120.00–1,300.00	$1,193.70	—

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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.