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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.39/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 525 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.21/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 438 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.24/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 631 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 2,979 446
Feeder cattle 231 2,319 224
Slaughter cattle 46 502 103
Replacement cattle 48 158 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (325) Compared to last week: slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–645 623 2 131.00–135.00 $132.93 $828 +1.82
660 660 1 133.00 $133.00 $878 +9.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 148.00 $148.00 $607 -2.04
745 745 1 119.00 $119.00 $887 +9.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 152.00 $152.00 $410 —
335–340 337 3 142.00–148.00 $144.99 $489 -0.76
355–365 359 5 142.00–145.00 $142.59 $512 +2.36
400 400 1 149.00 $149.00 $596 +10.70
460–476 472 9 142.00–144.00 $142.43 $672 +12.71
500 500 2 125.00 $125.00 $625 -1.16
552–560 554 4 122.00–124.00 $122.51 $679 +0.11
600–645 631 10 114.00–122.50 $119.24 $752 +4.34
660–675 668 2 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $782 +7.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 139.00–140.00 $139.47 $444 +2.47
355–365 358 4 138.00–140.00 $138.75 $497 +4.57
455–490 473 7 124.00–130.00 $128.62 $608 +3.23
545 545 2 122.00 $122.00 $665 +1.40
645 645 2 108.00–112.00 $110.00 $710 -1.23
660–675 668 2 106.00–107.00 $106.51 $711 -0.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 358 3 123.00–125.00 $123.68 $443 -4.98
400–445 430 3 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $507 -2.33
500–530 520 3 103.00–105.00 $103.64 $539 -9.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 158.00 $158.00 $442 -8.79
355–380 362 6 150.00–159.00 $155.18 $562 -0.64
400–445 438 12 141.00–149.50 $145.21 $636 +1.21
455–480 467 6 130.00–138.00 $133.74 $625 -0.76
500–545 516 8 120.00–130.00 $124.27 $641 -0.92
555–575 561 7 118.00–125.00 $121.73 $683 +0.25
600 600 4 116.00–123.00 $117.75 $706 +4.60
655–670 659 4 113.00–117.00 $115.49 $761 +4.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 160.00–164.00 $162.09 $605 +0.78
415–445 425 3 150.50–155.00 $152.07 $646 -2.91
455–490 478 3 146.00–150.00 $148.73 $711 +5.57
500–545 525 12 131.00–136.50 $135.39 $711 +0.16
555–590 566 6 127.00–136.00 $131.87 $746 +5.77
600–640 612 5 128.00–134.00 $131.63 $806 +5.87
655–690 679 6 123.00–128.00 $125.85 $855 +8.66
700–745 723 2 118.00–120.00 $119.03 $861 +10.90
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 4 144.00–149.00 $147.78 $486 -1.34
355–390 373 4 140.00–144.00 $142.09 $530 -1.67
435–445 441 5 126.00–136.00 $131.98 $582 -0.58
455–475 465 2 125.00–128.00 $126.53 $588 -0.51
500–545 511 4 114.00–120.00 $117.07 $598 -1.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1380 1221 80-85% 16 59.00–65.00 $62.65 $765 +3.58
1400 1400 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 933 85-90% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.52 $406 —
1000–1120 1084 85-90% 5 54.00–59.00 $57.16 $620 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1755 1570 2 74.00–80.50 $76.87 $1,207 —
1765–2275 2031 6 84.00–90.50 $86.69 $1,761 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1380 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 900.00–1,060.00 $961.70
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
945–1150 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 680.00–820.00 $788.39

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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
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —

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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.