Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

2,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.78/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 475 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.17/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 530 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.67/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 475 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,860	1,604	3,206
Feeder cattle	2,241	1,324	2,567
Slaughter cattle	430	195	428
Replacement cattle	189	85	211

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (980), Lanier (170), Oak Park (812), Pulaski Co (304), Thomasville (548) and Upson Co (46). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	162.00	$162.00	$543	-4.00
350–355	353	2	150.00–158.00	$153.97	$544	-5.04
424–445	430	9	150.00–157.00	$155.75	$670	+7.66
450–495	478	16	135.00–152.50	$145.86	$697	+1.42
500–530	525	27	136.00–145.00	$142.60	$749	+17.32
555–595	574	12	123.00–138.00	$132.03	$758	—
605–612	611	8	132.00–135.00	$134.63	$823	—
650–690	681	5	120.00–125.00	$121.58	$828	—
700–725	708	3	115.00–118.00	$116.98	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	147.00–154.00	$150.55	$497	-16.95
355–395	375	8	137.50–162.50	$153.89	$577	—
400–445	418	18	131.00–155.00	$140.18	$586	+3.71
455–495	479	6	134.00–147.50	$140.18	$671	+6.76
500–545	531	37	130.00–140.00	$136.82	$727	+13.91
585–595	590	2	117.00–122.00	$119.48	$705	—
600–640	620	5	120.00–128.00	$123.74	$767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	3	160.00–163.00	$161.05	$593	-4.96
435–445	442	6	160.00–163.00	$161.16	$712	+3.97
450–498	475	24	149.00–158.00	$152.71	$725	+0.71
520–525	523	2	140.00–143.00	$141.49	$740	-0.28
550–585	564	5	132.00–136.00	$133.59	$753	-5.98
605–645	614	9	130.00–135.00	$133.85	$822	+0.63
670	670	1	128.00	$128.00	$858	+4.26
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+5.49
752–780	761	6	116.00–123.00	$120.46	$917	—
800	800	1	118.00	$118.00	$944	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	281	10	132.00–142.00	$138.21	$388	—
310–345	336	13	132.00–142.00	$136.36	$458	—
355–390	370	17	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$496	—
405–435	420	15	127.00–138.00	$132.48	$556	-1.60
450–497	477	47	122.00–132.00	$127.64	$609	+2.85
500–545	519	46	119.00–133.00	$127.10	$660	+2.84
550–595	570	41	115.00–125.00	$120.35	$686	-0.81
600–645	621	20	110.00–120.00	$115.39	$717	-2.32
655–695	679	7	111.00–116.00	$114.13	$775	+4.64
705–715	710	4	105.00–113.00	$108.97	$774	—
754–765	756	7	102.00–112.00	$110.55	$836	+12.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$322	-50.28
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
305–335	315	4	120.00–130.00	$124.63	$393	-9.74
360–395	382	7	118.00–130.00	$125.95	$481	-5.18
415–445	433	19	120.00–128.00	$123.96	$537	-1.01
455–495	475	55	113.00–135.00	$125.78	$597	+0.13
505–545	522	38	110.00–122.50	$116.70	$609	-0.85
550–595	577	15	105.00–118.00	$111.09	$641	-5.19
605–645	623	9	102.50–111.00	$106.28	$662	-5.77
675–690	683	2	108.00–109.00	$108.49	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
255–285	275	4	130.00–136.00	$134.04	$369	+8.51
355–395	372	13	117.00–136.00	$130.43	$485	+4.50
400–445	425	35	110.00–135.00	$127.91	$544	+3.45
455–495	473	17	110.00–122.50	$117.33	$555	+1.63
505–545	525	3	105.00–110.00	$107.60	$565	-3.11
550	550	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$608	—
725–745	733	3	90.00–95.00	$92.68	$679	—
790	790	1	91.00	$91.00	$719	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	7	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$423	-2.45
300–345	317	12	145.00–167.50	$153.27	$486	+6.59
350–395	377	13	140.00–164.00	$149.19	$562	+5.96
400–445	423	36	135.00–155.00	$144.92	$613	+5.42
450–495	475	49	130.00–144.00	$136.67	$649	+3.99
505–545	530	51	120.00–134.00	$127.17	$674	+3.78
550–595	569	22	112.00–125.00	$119.85	$682	+2.81
600–645	616	17	109.00–118.00	$114.92	$708	+3.10
650–695	673	6	107.00–118.00	$112.15	$755	+4.53
705–745	725	4	100.00–102.50	$101.22	$734	—
785	785	1	95.00	$95.00	$746	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$366	—
255–290	280	4	140.00–150.00	$145.92	$409	+3.67
305–345	326	8	130.00–157.50	$151.68	$494	+11.19
355–395	377	28	128.00–152.50	$142.48	$537	+8.87
400–445	428	24	123.00–142.50	$135.44	$580	+7.91
450–495	472	29	115.00–132.50	$126.24	$596	+0.98
505–545	522	23	108.00–122.50	$116.61	$609	+4.81
555–595	574	10	105.00–115.00	$109.61	$629	+4.06
615	615	1	103.00	$103.00	$633	-0.05
655–695	674	4	95.00–103.00	$100.18	$675	-0.54
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	-2.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	326	9	153.00–163.00	$158.34	$516	-7.32
355–395	367	7	152.00–160.00	$155.36	$570	+4.03
405–445	422	7	147.00–155.00	$150.58	$635	+3.49
455–495	473	15	140.00–150.00	$144.75	$685	+1.32
500–520	513	16	130.00–138.00	$132.45	$679	-1.87
555–595	571	14	124.00–135.00	$129.24	$738	+2.28
605–645	621	21	118.00–130.00	$124.49	$773	+0.11
650–695	668	21	112.00–126.00	$119.45	$798	+3.02
705–745	723	8	107.50–117.00	$112.79	$815	+3.79
755–795	774	7	100.00–108.00	$103.94	$804	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1695	1239	80-85%	96	66.00–77.00	$70.65	$875	—
970–1600	1293	80-85%	44	74.00–80.00	$76.05	$983	-0.75
1050–1925	1324	80-85%	31	60.00–67.00	$63.32	$838	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1300	1068	85-90%	20	49.00–59.00	$53.98	$577	—
925–1270	1083	85-90%	13	64.00–70.00	$66.44	$720	—
855–1605	1102	85-90%	39	56.00–68.00	$61.95	$683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1605	1399	75-80%	4	61.00–65.00	$63.68	$891	—
1275–1690	1452	75-80%	11	68.00–73.00	$70.61	$1,025	—
1625–1715	1668	75-80%	3	76.00–77.00	$76.33	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1665	1163	14	85.00–93.00	$89.64	$1,043	—
1070–2175	1620	25	85.00–104.00	$96.79	$1,568	+1.90
1205–2110	1766	13	93.00–109.00	$101.96	$1,801	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–955	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$671.58
990–1075	1029	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$715.06
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
1175–1465	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	920.00–1,075.00	$1,002.00
1135–1620	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,112.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
960–1210	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	710.00–890.00	$823.58
1165–1335	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$861.75

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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
900–1125	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–975.00	$861.32	—
980–1250	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–1,275.00	$1,054.42	—
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,265.00	$1,265.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1250	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,271.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1020	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,136.13	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–925	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	840.00–950.00	$881.59	+37.40

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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.