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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 2,560 436
Feeder cattle 203 1,898 242
Slaughter cattle 35 439 79
Replacement cattle 80 223 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (318). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 506 5 144.00–147.00 $146.40 $741 +9.76
553–555 554 4 142.00–143.00 $142.25 $788 +8.95
600–645 623 2 130.00–137.00 $133.37 $831 +3.46
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 +8.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 148.00 $148.00 $567 +1.99
500 500 2 140.00 $140.00 $700 +4.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 -5.40
300–330 315 2 127.00–137.00 $131.76 $415 -1.16
355–395 382 3 127.00–128.50 $128.03 $489 -2.68
400–445 423 2 123.00–124.00 $123.47 $522 -4.54
455–490 466 4 116.00–123.00 $119.08 $555 -1.09
500–535 513 3 114.00–118.00 $116.37 $597 +2.44
575–590 583 4 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $647 +0.86
600–645 623 2 101.00–109.00 $105.14 $655 -5.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $340 -3.90
355–390 375 3 114.00–122.00 $117.11 $439 -8.52
500–545 523 2 108.00–110.00 $109.04 $570 +3.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–630 620 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $710 +3.56
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 154.00 $154.00 $447 -5.54
330–335 332 3 150.00–158.00 $155.01 $515 +0.02
410–445 433 3 141.00–148.00 $145.29 $629 +6.41
455–480 462 5 129.00–138.00 $133.46 $617 +1.97
500–545 523 2 123.00–125.00 $124.04 $649 +1.51
600–645 625 3 112.00–115.00 $113.01 $706 +1.37
655–660 658 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $684 -3.01
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +7.02
450–465 457 3 139.00–144.00 $142.01 $649 +6.60
500–535 518 2 133.00–134.00 $133.52 $692 +4.70
555–575 565 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $732 +5.85
600–638 625 3 121.00–127.00 $125.08 $782 +9.17
710–745 733 3 112.00–113.00 $112.68 $826 +8.79
755–790 773 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $858 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 150.00 $150.00 $420 +0.68
300–330 313 3 135.00–145.00 $140.16 $439 +5.79
355–365 358 4 130.00–135.00 $132.27 $474 -2.66
455–470 463 2 116.00–119.00 $117.52 $544 -3.85
555–575 565 2 100.00–102.00 $101.02 $571 -9.98
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 -4.52
665–675 670 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $633 -0.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1740 1263 80-85% 14 64.00–70.00 $67.65 $854 -8.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–2000 1816 75-80% 8 63.50–67.00 $65.15 $1,183 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1105 1065 85-90% 4 58.00–64.00 $61.80 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–2225 1893 3 98.00–99.00 $98.66 $1,868 —
1955 1955 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,760 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 966 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–770.00 $747.64
900–1270 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 660.00–830.00 $752.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1430 1136 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 875.00–1,050.00 $952.18
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–700 675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 625.00–700.00 $663.89 —
600–845 716 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 600.00–800.00 $678.52 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–685 628 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 875.00–950.00 $910.21 —
600–700 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–925.00 $911.54 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1250 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,246.07 +146.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1000 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 830.00–975.00 $894.46 —

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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.