Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

2,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.88/cwt -6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 422 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.53/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 525 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.49/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 472 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,560	2,860	2,706
Feeder cattle	1,898	2,241	2,083
Slaughter cattle	439	430	276
Replacement cattle	223	189	347

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (862) Athens (626), Donalsonville (362), Jackson (206) Moultrie (300) and Washington (204). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. 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
310–345	326	5	142.00–157.00	$150.58	$491	-11.42
365–370	368	2	144.00–148.00	$146.01	$537	-7.96
405–445	434	15	140.00–150.00	$144.73	$628	-11.02
455–495	477	28	130.00–150.00	$140.07	$668	-5.79
500–545	525	37	128.00–141.00	$135.89	$713	-6.71
550–595	562	31	120.00–139.00	$131.92	$741	-0.11
605–647	635	38	115.00–128.00	$122.41	$777	-12.22
675–695	685	6	115.00–126.00	$120.17	$823	-1.41
700–732	727	7	115.00–120.00	$115.69	$841	-1.29
770–795	787	9	110.00–115.00	$112.68	$887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	359	4	150.00–154.00	$152.01	$546	-9.04
455–496	481	33	144.00–151.00	$148.29	$713	-4.42
500–545	525	6	134.00–140.00	$136.64	$717	-4.85
552–599	580	28	130.00–138.00	$133.30	$773	-0.29
620–640	629	11	129.00–130.00	$129.91	$817	-3.94
655–695	678	6	114.00–128.00	$118.84	$806	-9.16
705–745	724	13	107.00–118.00	$113.97	$825	-6.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	145.00	$145.00	$377	—
355–395	381	7	135.00–157.50	$145.20	$553	-8.69
401–445	427	14	130.00–147.50	$137.72	$588	-2.46
455–495	481	13	120.00–137.50	$129.08	$621	-11.10
500–545	524	5	123.00–133.00	$127.32	$667	-9.50
600–645	619	7	110.00–120.00	$113.17	$701	-10.57
665–695	683	3	112.00–119.00	$115.98	$792	—
725	725	1	109.00	$109.00	$790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	154.00	$154.00	$454	+15.79
320–347	340	11	139.00–140.00	$139.09	$473	+2.73
355–390	363	18	136.00–141.00	$138.47	$503	+4.41
400–445	424	43	130.00–139.00	$134.49	$570	+2.01
450–497	471	44	125.00–135.00	$127.86	$602	+0.22
500–545	522	30	117.00–131.00	$123.87	$647	-3.23
555–595	582	42	110.00–126.00	$120.20	$700	-0.15
600–645	630	12	105.00–119.00	$110.93	$699	-4.46
655–695	676	7	105.00–117.00	$109.26	$739	-4.87
736	736	14	106.00	$106.00	$780	-2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	172.50	$172.50	$354	+28.01
255–285	270	2	132.50–138.00	$135.40	$366	-4.60
301–345	332	7	128.00–137.00	$132.92	$441	+8.29
350–391	381	12	122.00–138.00	$130.71	$498	+4.76
402–445	425	16	120.00–134.00	$128.01	$544	+4.05
451–495	471	40	115.00–125.00	$120.17	$566	-5.61
505–545	528	42	110.00–120.00	$113.93	$602	-2.77
555–595	571	10	100.00–120.00	$110.15	$629	-0.94
600–645	619	13	105.00–119.00	$110.82	$686	+4.54
660–690	671	14	100.00–120.00	$110.04	$738	+1.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	120.00–130.00	$123.24	$298	-6.76
255–290	275	6	120.00–135.00	$128.56	$354	-5.48
305–345	323	7	112.00–145.00	$123.26	$398	—
355–395	373	21	120.00–135.00	$125.63	$469	-4.80
405–445	420	34	108.00–125.00	$118.39	$497	-9.52
455–495	468	22	110.00–117.00	$111.65	$523	-5.68
500–545	521	10	100.00–108.00	$105.18	$548	-2.42
550–595	580	8	100.00–113.00	$107.60	$624	-2.90
610–648	629	5	92.00–108.00	$99.75	$627	—
650–690	675	9	100.00–109.00	$104.22	$703	—
750–795	774	4	90.00–94.00	$91.75	$710	+0.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	6	155.00–167.50	$159.54	$445	+4.51
300–345	329	16	150.00–162.50	$154.99	$510	+1.72
353–395	366	33	137.00–152.50	$145.26	$532	-3.93
400–446	422	58	131.00–147.50	$138.88	$586	-6.04
450–495	472	44	125.00–138.00	$131.49	$621	-5.18
500–545	525	48	117.00–129.00	$122.53	$643	-4.64
550–595	569	23	110.00–122.00	$115.71	$658	-4.14
600–645	616	14	108.00–117.00	$111.64	$688	-3.28
660–690	676	9	103.00–110.00	$107.01	$723	-5.14
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	-5.51
255–295	278	11	140.00–160.00	$149.32	$415	+3.40
300–335	318	4	125.00–139.00	$134.37	$427	-17.31
350–395	373	16	125.00–145.00	$134.93	$503	-7.55
405–445	425	22	120.00–135.00	$128.17	$545	-7.27
455–495	474	23	115.00–128.00	$121.37	$575	-4.87
505–545	533	13	107.50–117.00	$112.21	$598	-4.40
555–595	574	5	110.00–113.00	$111.00	$637	+1.39
600–645	623	2	104.00–105.00	$104.52	$651	+1.52
655–660	657	3	90.00–98.00	$95.32	$626	-4.86
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	±0.00
780	780	1	95.00	$95.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	359	4	150.00–157.00	$152.98	$549	-2.38
425–445	433	4	140.00–152.50	$146.77	$636	-3.81
455–480	466	4	130.00–141.00	$135.41	$631	-9.34
500–545	524	15	121.00–135.00	$128.82	$675	-3.63
555–595	579	20	117.00–131.00	$123.66	$716	-5.58
605–645	626	11	112.50–119.00	$115.91	$726	-8.58
651–695	661	6	110.00–115.00	$112.15	$741	-7.30
705–745	732	3	101.00–110.00	$103.89	$760	-8.90
770–780	775	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$833	+3.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1440	1170	80-85%	38	51.00–66.00	$62.08	$726	—
975–1870	1191	80-85%	139	62.00–75.00	$69.28	$825	—
1025–1540	1259	80-85%	38	70.00–84.00	$76.06	$958	+0.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
801–1210	949	85-90%	25	50.00–60.00	$54.72	$519	—
900–1160	957	85-90%	9	61.00–72.00	$66.38	$635	—
850–1425	1003	85-90%	48	54.00–68.00	$60.93	$611	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1615	1386	75-80%	4	57.00–65.00	$59.98	$831	-3.70
1120–1730	1443	75-80%	29	63.00–73.00	$68.38	$987	—
1315–1685	1457	75-80%	8	71.00–77.00	$73.62	$1,073	+3.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1855	1390	12	74.00–94.00	$85.49	$1,188	—
1085–2280	1576	28	82.00–102.00	$93.28	$1,470	—
1520–2015	1714	7	99.00–109.00	$103.72	$1,778	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1070	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–740.00	$698.88
925–1015	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–730.00	$646.56
885–1195	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	600.00–800.00	$694.12
985–1125	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	625.00–830.00	$723.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–990	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	58.00–65.00	$61.61	$591
980–1195	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	70.00–73.00	$71.17	$793
1340–1380	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$1,231
1435–1485	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	75.00–95.00	$84.24	$1,228

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1570	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	60.00–71.00	$66.46	$880

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1165	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
950–1315	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–890.00	$869.51
1075–1270	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–920.00	$846.84

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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
800–1200	899	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	35	600.00–950.00	$699.88	—
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+220.58
1075–1410	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	800.00–1,110.00	$960.55	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1100	997	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	780.00–975.00	$927.19	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
1108–1245	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
936–960	941	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00–1,055.00	$1,031.12	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
863–920	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	725.00–900.00	$824.06	—

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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.