Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

2,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.21/cwt -8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 476 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.07/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 582 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.94/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 481 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,884	2,873	2,877
Feeder cattle	2,199	2,329	2,165
Slaughter cattle	452	341	484
Replacement cattle	233	203	228

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1082) Athens (463), Donalsonville (513), Jackson (215) Moultrie (452) and Washington (159). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes over 600 lbs mostly steady, under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. 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
475–498	487	18	145.00–152.00	$147.78	$720	+1.56
515–535	530	32	139.00–142.00	$140.08	$742	-0.92
555–595	572	27	129.00–147.00	$139.48	$798	+3.36
605–645	629	35	123.00–134.00	$128.79	$810	+3.28
663–688	673	33	116.00–132.00	$125.22	$843	—
705–745	723	7	107.00–130.00	$117.67	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	140.00–150.00	$143.71	$412	—
401–440	412	15	140.00–152.00	$145.47	$599	-3.62
454–490	468	11	138.00–142.00	$139.20	$651	-4.73
500–545	517	3	127.00–136.00	$130.90	$677	-8.02
550–585	568	8	130.00–139.00	$134.35	$763	-1.63
610–645	626	4	123.00–129.00	$125.49	$786	-7.54
655–685	670	2	114.00–123.00	$118.40	$793	+3.40
765–780	773	2	113.00–116.00	$114.51	$885	-3.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	310	7	134.00–140.00	$138.78	$430	—
355–390	371	13	132.00–152.00	$141.62	$525	-3.34
410–440	418	11	128.00–144.00	$133.72	$559	-9.48
475–495	482	7	130.00–140.00	$137.73	$664	+1.52
535–545	538	3	134.00–135.00	$134.34	$723	+14.34
705–725	722	6	105.00–113.00	$110.86	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	4	136.00–142.00	$138.86	$379	+0.86
310–345	320	10	130.00–140.00	$134.17	$429	-2.40
351–395	370	20	127.00–138.00	$131.27	$486	-2.38
400–445	418	35	120.00–130.00	$126.03	$527	-4.49
455–499	476	61	115.00–128.00	$123.21	$586	-8.37
500–545	521	36	113.00–120.00	$117.41	$612	-6.53
550–595	574	35	107.00–119.00	$115.16	$661	-2.74
605–645	626	23	100.00–113.00	$107.87	$675	-2.35
655–695	679	9	96.00–104.00	$101.35	$688	-4.17
785	785	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$712	-3.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	278	4	120.00–128.00	$125.55	$349	-3.32
300–335	322	15	117.00–129.00	$121.90	$393	-0.91
350–395	370	26	107.00–129.00	$121.57	$450	-2.30
400–445	430	29	107.00–130.00	$120.12	$517	-3.34
455–495	473	16	105.00–119.00	$112.47	$532	-8.66
505–545	537	29	105.00–119.00	$116.64	$626	+1.10
550–595	568	21	95.00–110.00	$102.21	$581	-6.80
605–645	629	9	99.00–105.00	$102.79	$647	+1.64
655–665	660	2	98.00–100.00	$99.01	$653	+1.11
700–735	718	2	86.00–92.00	$88.93	$639	-1.07
755–792	783	4	88.00–91.00	$88.72	$695	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	316	4	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$452	+4.53
370–390	384	4	139.00–141.00	$140.01	$538	+4.34
410–420	415	10	131.00–139.00	$133.98	$556	—
455–495	481	39	124.00–137.00	$129.94	$625	+2.45
503–540	512	31	120.00–128.00	$125.08	$640	—
551–595	582	43	115.00–124.50	$121.07	$705	-4.60
605–645	626	8	113.00–119.00	$115.47	$723	-1.53
655–695	673	11	105.00–115.00	$113.34	$763	+0.95
705–745	725	2	100.00–107.00	$103.40	$750	-7.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	140.00–147.00	$142.42	$406	-10.23
301–349	326	13	132.00–157.00	$144.96	$473	-4.65
355–395	376	33	124.00–147.50	$138.37	$520	-3.37
400–445	419	32	123.00–140.00	$132.29	$554	-1.01
451–495	469	26	119.00–132.00	$125.11	$587	-4.11
500–545	514	15	110.00–130.00	$121.00	$622	+1.54
550–590	570	20	105.00–120.00	$113.49	$647	+4.62
600–645	622	12	100.00–114.00	$105.09	$654	-0.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	3	160.00–165.00	$162.32	$446	+10.32
305–345	328	4	147.50–160.00	$152.39	$500	-1.93
355–395	381	9	140.00–155.00	$150.28	$573	-2.11
400–445	425	17	130.00–147.50	$137.42	$584	-6.74
455–495	471	25	125.00–139.00	$131.77	$621	-6.56
500–545	516	36	115.00–129.00	$125.16	$646	-3.29
555–595	570	20	110.00–120.00	$114.64	$653	-6.35
600–635	623	3	107.00–109.00	$108.36	$675	-4.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	469	8	140.00–145.00	$142.61	$669	-2.85
504–545	517	24	121.00–135.00	$129.53	$670	-7.71
554–595	571	19	121.00–134.00	$129.06	$737	-1.30
605–645	618	11	110.00–128.00	$117.05	$723	-8.51
655–695	675	8	109.00–112.00	$110.23	$744	-8.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1535	1121	80-85%	29	50.00–64.00	$56.36	$632	—
965–1765	1236	80-85%	76	56.00–71.00	$64.18	$793	-2.42
1045–1425	1252	80-85%	21	68.00–80.00	$73.23	$917	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–990	903	85-90%	8	62.00–69.00	$64.32	$581	—
800–1300	978	85-90%	48	50.00–63.00	$55.85	$546	—
820–1355	979	85-90%	48	42.00–55.00	$48.37	$474	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1665	1497	75-80%	15	70.00–75.00	$71.10	$1,064	+3.12
1305–1815	1540	75-80%	31	62.00–69.00	$65.57	$1,010	—
1300–1785	1541	75-80%	4	52.00–62.00	$57.03	$879	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1910	1370	14	75.00–89.00	$82.64	$1,132	—
1005–2065	1497	6	95.00–98.00	$96.68	$1,447	—
1025–2315	1506	29	81.00–96.00	$89.94	$1,354	-4.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1145	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	75.00–80.00	$78.00	$788
935–1200	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	54.00–72.00	$63.30	$679
920–1325	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	58.00–70.00	$64.31	$719
1015–1475	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	61.00–81.00	$70.08	$840

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00	$675.00
825–1140	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$738.19
930–1195	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	690.00–800.00	$736.15
1110–1235	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	790.00–800.00	$793.33

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1145	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	62.00–69.00	$65.35	$697
1025–1205	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	68.00–69.00	$68.46	$763
1085–1315	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–71.00	$67.16	$806

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–875	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	780.00–820.00	$800.41
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–975.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1365	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	35	775.00–1,125.00	$998.59	—
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1015–1090	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,090.00	$901.95	—
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1030–1410	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$946.08	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1070	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	940.00–1,030.00	$987.41	-37.59

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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.