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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.05/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 426 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.05/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 425 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.48/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 471 lb · 33 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,922 286 1,527
Feeder cattle 1,385 182 1,345
Slaughter cattle 301 39 137
Replacement cattle 236 65 45

Cattle auctions at Americus (94), Carroll Co. (806), Eastanollee (236), Fitzgerald (280) and Greensboro (506). Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 154.00 $154.00 $685
455–483 462 19 138.00–150.00 $143.96 $665
500–545 515 3 140.00–148.00 $144.00 $742 +2.96
555–595 566 16 132.00–143.00 $136.97 $775 +0.97
600–645 638 6 132.00–139.00 $134.36 $857
660–690 675 2 129.00–135.00 $132.07 $891 -2.93
700–745 723 2 120.00–129.00 $124.64 $901
765–785 775 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $949
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 6 150.00–158.00 $152.99 $578
400–445 428 3 145.00–147.00 $146.04 $625 +3.04
455–465 458 3 142.00–147.00 $144.33 $661
500–545 524 11 130.00–139.00 $135.49 $710
555–575 565 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $729 +6.03
600–644 622 18 120.00–127.00 $123.46 $768
655–695 675 2 122.00–127.00 $124.43 $840
741 741 4 118.00 $118.00 $874 +2.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–495 462 18 130.00–140.00 $134.31 $621 +4.83
500–540 516 10 125.00–132.00 $128.45 $663
555–587 569 9 120.00–129.00 $125.04 $711
655–695 675 2 115.00–117.50 $116.21 $784

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 6 120.00–128.00 $123.20 $330
308–340 327 10 119.00–132.00 $127.29 $416
350–390 364 17 110.00–128.00 $119.78 $436 -1.54
400–445 426 43 110.00–128.00 $119.05 $507 +3.58
455–495 469 32 102.50–123.00 $116.18 $545 +5.08
500–545 515 11 105.00–112.00 $108.53 $559 +5.12
555–570 563 11 100.00–110.00 $106.25 $598 +3.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 264 4 130.00–137.00 $134.16 $354
300–335 318 8 128.00–137.00 $133.08 $423
355–390 365 15 122.50–132.00 $128.31 $468 -1.46
400–445 428 20 120.00–129.00 $126.29 $541 +4.22
455–490 468 16 117.50–126.00 $122.52 $573 +3.68
500–545 524 26 112.50–124.00 $118.16 $619
550–590 571 15 110.00–120.00 $115.23 $658 +6.57
600–645 625 15 105.00–111.00 $108.55 $678 -0.17
705–740 728 3 100.00–104.00 $102.71 $748
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 362 3 137.00–139.00 $137.65 $498
430–445 438 5 132.00–135.00 $133.39 $584
455–465 459 5 127.00–130.00 $128.00 $588
500–545 518 5 125.00–129.00 $126.68 $656 +5.68
555–595 566 16 116.00–124.00 $121.93 $690 +1.42
600–645 622 13 109.00–118.00 $114.35 $711
680–685 682 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $748 -6.72
738 738 2 106.00 $106.00 $782

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 155.00 $155.00 $349
255–280 272 11 153.00–159.00 $155.00 $422
305–345 329 22 142.50–158.00 $151.83 $500 +3.83
355–390 367 18 140.00–154.00 $148.03 $543
400–445 429 25 137.00–146.00 $141.40 $607 +4.72
453–495 471 33 130.00–140.00 $134.48 $633 +0.74
500–545 527 33 123.00–132.00 $127.15 $670 +0.81
555–590 569 20 120.00–126.00 $122.80 $699 +1.30
600–645 620 18 107.00–120.00 $110.61 $686 -0.15
655–686 673 19 104.00–120.00 $109.64 $738
700–740 723 3 102.00–107.00 $104.38 $755 -4.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 4 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $332
255–285 272 15 130.00–147.50 $137.61 $374
300–340 327 13 130.00–147.00 $138.89 $454 +2.33
355–395 372 10 136.00–142.50 $139.21 $518 +5.15
400–445 425 35 126.00–137.50 $132.05 $561 +8.10
450–495 467 14 120.00–129.00 $125.18 $585
500–545 525 31 112.00–126.00 $119.75 $629
555–590 573 6 110.00–119.00 $113.87 $652
605–645 621 6 109.00–113.00 $111.55 $693 +7.23
655–695 671 10 100.00–109.00 $103.88 $697
705–740 717 5 95.00–103.00 $100.13 $718
750–790 770 2 93.00–97.00 $94.95 $731
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 3 165.00–166.00 $165.31 $542
355–390 364 8 158.00–164.00 $160.64 $585
405–445 426 11 150.00–152.00 $151.05 $643
455–480 467 14 144.00–147.00 $145.37 $679 -1.22
500–545 523 18 133.00–139.00 $135.07 $706 +0.70
555–595 571 16 124.00–132.00 $127.78 $730 -3.47
600–630 618 15 120.00–126.00 $122.92 $760 -1.83
660–680 670 4 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $787
700–710 705 2 111.00–120.00 $115.53 $814 -4.47
750–775 763 2 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $854

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1755 1176 80-85% 69 58.00–74.00 $64.37 $757
995–1440 1196 80-85% 19 66.00–78.00 $69.52 $831
895–1660 1220 80-85% 43 52.00–67.00 $57.40 $700 -4.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1100 948 85-90% 17 45.00–59.00 $50.84 $482
880–1355 1047 85-90% 31 51.00–67.00 $57.85 $606 -1.11
1000–1090 1047 85-90% 5 69.00–74.00 $71.85 $752 +12.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1715 1469 75-80% 13 60.00–71.00 $65.05 $956
1710 1710 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $889

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1565 1371 7 75.00–82.00 $79.13 $1,085 +4.14
1125–1985 1452 11 80.00–92.00 $88.55 $1,286
1445–1830 1611 4 93.00–97.00 $94.44 $1,521

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–980 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 530.00–680.00 $599.49
740–1320 991 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 610.00–900.00 $775.36
890–1130 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 620.00–825.00 $739.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1115 1001 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–1,175.00 $980.07
1075–1215 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–810.00 $805.31
1100–1255 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–975.00 $929.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1230 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 55.00–59.00 $56.96 $658
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 63.00 $63.00 $750
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00 $62.00 $787
1480 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 63.00 $63.00 $932

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–1150 961 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 800.00–1,200.00 $1,004.28
810–1090 966 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 600.00–1,275.00 $916.25
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1090–1300 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 750.00–875.00 $809.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1000–1160 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,253.07
1570–1740 1633 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,145.92
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
550 550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 790.00 $790.00
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 770.00 $770.00 -49.44
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.