Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

2,520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.96/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 425 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $126.99/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 425 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $139.50/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 422 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,520	1,922	2,342
Feeder cattle	2,013	1,385	1,850
Slaughter cattle	366	301	286
Replacement cattle	141	236	206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Dixie (1016), Franklin Co. (558), Lanier (142), Pulaski Co (368), and Thomasville (436). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	—
355–395	374	14	144.00–158.00	$150.66	$563	-2.33
405–445	430	11	137.00–148.00	$141.20	$607	-4.84
455–490	459	27	124.00–148.00	$140.11	$643	-4.22
505–545	533	10	125.00–137.50	$132.73	$707	-2.76
555–595	578	25	120.00–127.00	$124.87	$722	-4.15
602–645	612	23	115.00–134.00	$126.68	$775	+3.22
650–690	670	2	115.00–125.00	$119.85	$803	-4.58
715–740	719	39	116.00–119.00	$118.52	$852	+0.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	152.00	$152.00	$334	—
290–295	293	2	144.00–152.00	$148.03	$434	—
305–348	337	8	137.00–153.00	$146.84	$495	—
385–395	390	5	130.00–140.00	$134.61	$525	—
400–435	420	18	130.00–148.00	$142.88	$600	—
455–495	476	10	128.00–137.00	$132.58	$631	-1.73
505–545	528	18	125.00–133.00	$131.30	$693	+2.85
550–590	564	5	120.00–126.00	$123.24	$695	-1.80
610–630	623	3	110.00–119.00	$116.06	$723	—
650–660	655	4	100.00–108.00	$104.03	$681	-12.18
715	715	1	101.00	$101.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	165.00	$165.00	$536	—
385	385	1	160.00	$160.00	$616	—
405–425	416	4	144.00–154.00	$150.56	$626	-3.44
515–520	517	3	131.00–140.00	$134.02	$693	-9.98
555–595	575	2	130.00–134.00	$131.93	$759	-5.04
605–645	625	3	122.50–128.00	$124.77	$780	-9.59
705–745	732	8	110.00–120.00	$115.46	$845	-9.18
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	-12.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	122.00	$122.00	$268	—
280–297	295	14	116.00–130.00	$122.23	$361	-0.97
300–345	318	18	110.00–132.00	$123.46	$393	-3.83
350–395	369	37	109.00–130.00	$120.43	$444	+0.65
400–445	425	66	104.00–128.00	$120.96	$514	+1.91
450–495	473	34	100.00–120.00	$111.63	$528	-4.55
505–545	523	26	100.00–117.00	$110.29	$577	+1.76
550–595	574	17	100.00–113.00	$106.77	$613	+0.52
600–645	623	12	86.00–108.00	$98.93	$616	—
675–680	679	4	90.00–97.00	$93.51	$635	—
700–740	714	4	90.00–100.00	$95.80	$684	—
755–795	765	9	80.00–98.00	$90.83	$695	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	134.00	$134.00	$328	—
260–295	275	4	130.00–136.00	$133.39	$367	-0.77
315–320	318	2	130.00	$130.00	$413	-3.08
360–390	383	14	120.00–135.00	$128.76	$493	+0.45
400–445	420	31	120.00–135.00	$125.22	$526	-1.07
455–495	481	35	116.00–130.00	$120.66	$580	-1.86
500–545	523	37	107.00–122.00	$113.89	$596	-4.27
555–595	574	8	105.00–110.00	$106.48	$611	-8.75
607–643	620	25	103.00–115.00	$112.78	$699	+4.23
650–695	679	5	95.00–105.00	$100.25	$681	—
720–733	733	39	108.00–111.00	$110.92	$813	+8.21
750–785	768	6	87.00–103.00	$97.27	$747	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	373	3	128.00–132.50	$130.79	$488	-6.86
400–430	413	6	127.00–132.50	$128.85	$532	-4.54
455–490	467	9	121.00–125.00	$123.11	$575	-4.89
500–545	524	10	118.00–122.50	$120.17	$630	-6.51
555–595	569	10	110.00–117.50	$114.19	$650	-7.74
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	-4.35
655–695	662	29	105.00–113.00	$109.65	$726	-0.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	156.00–157.00	$156.46	$357	+1.46
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	-5.00
330–345	338	4	140.00–150.00	$145.47	$492	-6.36
350–395	367	25	137.00–155.00	$143.04	$525	-4.99
400–445	422	41	130.00–145.00	$139.50	$589	-1.90
450–495	474	22	125.00–140.00	$132.02	$626	-2.46
500–545	517	35	115.00–130.00	$122.61	$634	-4.54
550–595	571	20	109.00–128.00	$117.81	$673	-4.99
600–645	620	13	102.50–117.00	$108.85	$675	-1.76
655–695	670	6	100.00–108.00	$104.94	$703	-4.70
700–745	723	12	95.00–115.00	$104.87	$758	+0.49
750–780	764	6	90.00–114.00	$108.21	$827	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	144.00	$144.00	$353	-3.44
255–285	269	8	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$377	+2.48
310–340	328	10	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$443	-3.85
355–395	370	14	125.00–140.00	$132.29	$489	-6.92
405–447	425	46	117.00–138.00	$126.99	$540	-5.06
450–495	464	35	115.00–128.00	$121.44	$563	-3.74
505–545	525	22	105.00–123.00	$114.05	$599	-5.70
555–580	570	21	104.00–118.00	$109.73	$625	-4.14
600–645	623	11	95.00–115.00	$104.56	$651	-6.99
650–675	667	3	90.00–95.00	$93.38	$623	-10.50
700–730	714	4	90.00–105.00	$99.19	$708	-0.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	281	4	170.00–180.00	$175.38	$493	—
305–345	331	9	160.00–176.00	$166.22	$550	+0.91
355–395	368	8	150.00–167.50	$158.74	$584	-1.90
400–445	411	12	144.00–160.00	$151.15	$621	+0.10
450–495	466	7	135.00–147.50	$141.01	$657	-4.36
505–545	525	2	127.50–132.00	$129.66	$681	-5.41
555–595	581	25	120.00–129.00	$123.50	$718	-4.28
605–645	623	13	115.00–125.00	$120.45	$750	-2.47
655–695	667	6	112.50–120.00	$117.86	$786	+0.37
705–745	721	5	102.50–107.50	$105.43	$760	-10.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1590	1284	80-85%	30	52.00–64.00	$60.13	$772	—
920–1830	1293	80-85%	72	58.00–72.00	$66.32	$858	—
995–2240	1420	80-85%	63	64.00–78.00	$69.91	$993	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1200	992	85-90%	35	44.00–58.00	$50.88	$505	—
815–1380	1024	85-90%	45	52.00–66.00	$58.42	$598	+0.57
945–1180	1079	85-90%	12	61.00–72.00	$64.84	$700	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1800	1557	75-80%	8	54.00–64.00	$59.93	$933	—
1415–1705	1593	75-80%	12	62.00–69.00	$65.39	$1,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–2565	1378	12	72.00–90.00	$78.37	$1,080	-0.76
950–2355	1491	24	80.00–97.00	$89.07	$1,328	—
1069–2190	1747	9	90.00–100.00	$95.54	$1,669	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1320	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$881.02
1015–1305	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	840.00–950.00	$896.08
1090–1260	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$753.62
1085–1290	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–875.00	$802.98
1150–1375	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,100.00	$991.80
1260–1360	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$825.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1080	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	640.00–720.00	$690.33
745–1310	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	710.00–880.00	$777.90
810–1095	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–810.00	$724.46
1050–1185	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$636.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–995	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	53.00–57.00	$55.05	$532
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$594

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$707
1065–1350	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	61.00–64.00	$62.68	$757

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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
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	830.00	$830.00	—
900–1220	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–1,210.00	$948.20	—
970–1160	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,220.00–1,240.00	$1,230.89	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
865–990	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	810.00–910.00	$865.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1050	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	970.00–1,125.00	$1,035.33	-39.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.