Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

2,465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.13/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 474 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $121.92/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 474 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.27/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 577 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,465	2,952	2,270
Feeder cattle	1,968	2,243	1,870
Slaughter cattle	331	477	314
Replacement cattle	166	232	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (858) Athens (508), Donalsonville (319), Jackson (312) Moultrie (239) and Washington (229). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes over 600 lbs mostly steady, under 600 lbs unevenly steady to 3.00 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
355–395	384	4	150.00–170.00	$160.42	$616	+2.97
405–445	426	8	144.00–160.00	$149.43	$637	+1.42
455–495	477	27	138.00–149.00	$143.03	$682	-2.79
505–545	532	28	130.00–140.00	$136.29	$725	+0.52
550–595	566	14	123.00–139.00	$132.71	$751	-0.27
605–649	623	27	115.00–128.00	$123.31	$768	-13.28
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	-1.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	154.00–158.00	$155.95	$569	-15.47
410–420	416	9	153.00–159.00	$154.00	$641	-6.83
464–470	465	5	150.00–152.00	$150.40	$699	-3.27
500–545	515	3	137.00–140.00	$138.94	$716	-3.40
555–595	577	23	132.00–140.00	$137.53	$794	-5.53
600–645	623	23	129.00–136.00	$130.89	$815	+1.47
655–695	674	11	121.00–128.00	$122.81	$828	-5.10
706–749	729	15	117.00–123.00	$118.16	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	-2.00
310–315	313	3	135.00–140.00	$138.35	$433	-15.08
425–445	435	8	130.00–141.00	$137.15	$597	-6.26
455–495	471	14	125.00–138.00	$130.70	$616	-3.97
500–545	518	4	123.00–128.00	$126.68	$656	-6.91
560–590	572	5	115.00–122.00	$118.20	$676	-4.83
605–640	620	4	110.00–115.00	$111.80	$693	-15.53
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	+5.72
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	7	132.00–137.50	$134.61	$369	-1.39
300–345	319	7	122.00–135.00	$128.96	$411	-2.51
350–390	369	31	120.00–136.00	$129.61	$478	+0.70
400–445	432	40	116.00–129.00	$124.84	$539	-0.85
450–495	474	62	112.00–129.00	$123.13	$584	-2.38
500–549	526	33	110.00–126.00	$117.10	$616	-4.48
555–595	570	17	105.00–116.00	$110.44	$630	-2.95
600–645	623	14	100.00–112.00	$104.99	$654	-3.93
660–695	672	6	100.00–119.00	$110.39	$742	+4.89
705–730	716	5	106.00–117.00	$111.21	$796	+13.21
784	784	4	98.00	$98.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	135.00	$135.00	$446	-0.83
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	-0.79
400–445	417	24	129.00–139.00	$130.81	$545	-3.24
450–480	462	22	125.00–137.00	$130.22	$602	+5.50
500–548	522	48	121.00–132.00	$127.42	$665	-2.52
550–595	577	53	115.00–129.00	$123.27	$711	+1.93
601–649	629	11	107.50–119.00	$112.00	$704	-4.65
655–695	669	8	103.00–118.00	$110.44	$739	+1.49
705–745	725	2	100.00–106.00	$102.92	$746	-14.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–299	277	14	120.00–136.00	$129.84	$360	-1.40
310–345	332	26	110.00–135.00	$124.58	$414	-1.37
355–395	370	14	120.00–132.50	$125.58	$465	+2.84
405–445	427	40	110.00–130.00	$120.97	$517	-4.16
450–495	465	37	100.00–120.00	$113.79	$529	-2.42
500–549	522	20	100.00–114.00	$108.38	$566	+0.02
555–575	565	2	98.00–102.50	$100.29	$567	-6.04
607–645	614	13	100.00–110.00	$106.27	$652	—
675	675	1	75.00	$75.00	$506	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	-3.41
265–275	270	3	150.00–157.00	$152.38	$411	-2.66
305–349	324	16	145.00–160.00	$151.13	$490	-6.65
350–395	368	34	140.00–155.00	$144.59	$532	-8.79
400–445	422	19	135.00–145.00	$138.50	$584	-5.10
450–495	467	36	120.00–138.00	$129.04	$603	-4.48
500–545	528	43	118.00–130.00	$122.80	$648	-5.00
550–599	565	41	110.00–125.00	$116.74	$660	-3.06
600–645	621	18	102.50–118.00	$108.95	$677	-4.55
665–685	673	5	105.00–110.00	$108.00	$727	-1.13
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	—
751–785	768	2	102.00–108.00	$105.07	$807	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	5	135.00–160.00	$146.30	$402	-6.06
305–345	323	13	130.00–157.50	$141.30	$456	-4.47
355–396	374	39	129.00–142.50	$133.65	$500	-5.99
405–449	426	31	125.00–137.50	$129.52	$552	-2.05
451–498	474	60	110.00–130.00	$121.92	$578	-1.88
500–549	527	26	107.00–118.00	$112.82	$595	-5.55
550–599	570	14	105.00–114.00	$109.40	$624	-1.85
605–645	619	13	100.00–110.00	$105.48	$653	+2.37
670–695	681	7	100.00–104.00	$101.15	$689	-2.83
740–745	742	3	89.00–96.00	$91.34	$678	-13.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	170.00	$170.00	$366	±0.00
260–280	275	4	160.00–167.00	$162.96	$448	-6.29
305–335	320	5	158.00–163.00	$161.11	$516	-5.36
380–395	385	3	150.00–160.00	$153.97	$593	-7.50
405	405	1	144.00	$144.00	$583	-8.92
465	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	-0.28
505–545	536	14	131.00–136.00	$132.59	$711	-1.82
555–595	575	6	122.50–132.50	$124.91	$718	-5.42
605–645	630	4	109.00–114.00	$110.70	$697	-10.52
655–695	677	6	100.00–116.00	$105.13	$712	-7.34
705–745	718	3	96.00–104.00	$101.23	$727	-7.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1670	1191	80-85%	28	50.00–70.00	$63.29	$754	—
880–1900	1205	80-85%	94	63.00–80.00	$71.34	$860	+1.21
930–1745	1246	80-85%	32	72.00–86.00	$76.14	$949	+0.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1075	957	85-90%	5	63.00–70.00	$66.96	$641	+13.07
700–1255	974	85-90%	22	43.00–58.00	$53.80	$524	-0.09
740–1315	1018	85-90%	34	54.00–67.00	$62.19	$633	+0.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1540	1360	75-80%	5	73.00–80.00	$75.59	$1,028	—
950–1885	1486	75-80%	29	65.00–72.00	$68.83	$1,023	—
1320–1680	1551	75-80%	7	60.00–65.00	$62.66	$972	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2105	1506	9	79.00–92.00	$86.87	$1,308	—
1140–2005	1712	14	86.00–99.00	$94.07	$1,610	—
1760–1935	1833	4	101.00–105.00	$103.02	$1,888	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1120	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–825.00	$726.97
750–1185	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–860.00	$817.64
960–1045	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–700.00	$628.18
930–1135	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	610.00–780.00	$685.25
1040–1285	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–800.00	$750.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1175	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–900.00	$872.27
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1610	1610	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
800–900	814	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	500.00–625.00	$519.74	—
1060–1448	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	800.00–1,260.00	$989.75	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1081	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–225	204	14	101.00	$101.00	$206	—
260	260	6	102.00	$102.00	$265	—
370	370	2	102.00	$102.00	$377	—

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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.