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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

3,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.14/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 432 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.14/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 476 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.77/cwt +10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 567 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,027 1,790 2,771
Feeder cattle 2,347 1,456 2,195
Slaughter cattle 525 211 386
Replacement cattle 155 123 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (825), Lanier (209), Oak Park (1310), Pulaski Co (683), Thomasville (506) and Upson Co (53). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 268 3 180.00–185.00 $183.17 $491 —
305–330 316 7 170.00–178.00 $175.46 $554 —
355–395 372 7 160.00–188.00 $175.02 $651 —
405–445 435 14 150.00–160.00 $153.29 $667 -3.81
460–475 470 6 140.00–150.00 $146.54 $689 -6.36
510–530 520 6 134.00–152.00 $141.56 $736 -5.72
555–598 578 17 132.50–148.00 $141.06 $815 +2.10
610–640 625 12 130.00–147.00 $138.94 $868 —
655–685 670 5 129.00–138.00 $132.63 $889 +0.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 3 180.00–183.00 $181.65 $581 -0.86
355–370 361 4 168.00–200.00 $184.64 $667 +9.18
400–445 421 6 162.50–173.00 $165.14 $695 -1.88
455–495 468 6 160.00–166.00 $162.91 $762 +3.90
505–545 516 10 148.00–160.00 $155.14 $801 -0.08
555–595 575 29 145.00–158.00 $155.35 $893 +7.86
610–615 611 7 144.00–150.00 $148.28 $906 +2.74
655–670 660 3 140.00–145.00 $143.31 $946 -3.18
710–715 713 2 133.00–136.00 $134.51 $959 -1.49
755 755 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $970 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 5 160.00–168.00 $163.91 $528 —
360–390 368 4 148.00–155.00 $150.84 $555 —
404–445 411 11 137.50–149.00 $145.30 $597 +2.70
460–475 470 3 137.00–138.00 $137.33 $645 -6.67
510–520 515 6 116.00–146.00 $140.38 $723 +2.01
560–575 565 3 136.00–138.00 $137.32 $776 -0.24
615–635 620 9 124.00–134.00 $131.87 $818 —
725–735 730 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 14 125.00–144.00 $131.87 $363 -2.62
305–345 323 19 120.00–150.00 $139.51 $451 +10.06
350–395 376 35 120.00–145.00 $130.90 $492 +2.71
400–445 421 36 115.00–140.00 $128.56 $541 -1.27
454–498 476 46 113.00–132.50 $125.14 $596 +2.13
500–545 515 21 106.00–122.50 $115.36 $594 -3.03
555–595 565 19 103.00–123.00 $115.26 $651 +5.74
600–635 623 9 97.50–117.00 $109.86 $684 +5.96
675 675 1 94.00 $94.00 $634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
345 345 5 130.00–138.00 $131.60 $454 —
353–394 370 20 130.00–141.00 $134.90 $499 -4.12
400–443 427 13 130.00–140.00 $134.38 $574 -1.93
455–495 479 33 124.00–143.00 $133.17 $638 +0.99
505–545 519 30 119.00–135.00 $127.73 $663 +1.68
555–595 570 14 115.00–132.00 $123.09 $702 +0.46
605–645 625 5 115.00–120.00 $117.44 $734 +0.83
655–690 668 6 105.00–112.00 $108.33 $724 -3.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
260–275 268 2 152.00–160.00 $155.89 $418 —
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 +3.01
410–445 425 8 138.00–148.00 $144.03 $612 +5.80
460–475 465 8 133.00–142.00 $138.75 $645 +3.81
500–545 523 15 130.00–142.50 $136.67 $715 +3.29
555–595 567 42 127.50–146.00 $140.77 $798 +10.66
605–645 620 13 115.00–138.00 $127.84 $793 +1.35
655–695 671 5 117.00–120.00 $118.76 $797 -2.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 182.50 $182.50 $374 +5.95
255–295 279 4 167.50–175.00 $170.43 $475 -3.83
305–345 322 12 153.00–196.00 $168.00 $541 +10.36
350–395 371 33 145.00–182.00 $155.00 $575 -0.47
405–446 432 51 135.00–150.00 $144.14 $623 -4.97
455–495 478 36 127.00–148.00 $135.96 $650 -7.76
505–545 525 30 120.00–135.00 $128.96 $677 -4.95
555–595 577 26 116.00–132.50 $123.91 $715 -6.19
605–645 623 29 110.00–125.00 $118.67 $739 -2.51
655–695 671 6 106.00–125.00 $117.79 $790 -3.69
705–745 718 6 105.00–118.00 $110.68 $795 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 152.50 $152.50 $313 —
255–295 278 11 130.00–167.50 $153.37 $426 —
305–345 329 9 145.00–182.00 $158.43 $521 +1.08
355–395 370 26 135.00–175.00 $147.94 $547 +3.59
405–445 416 27 120.00–140.00 $132.22 $550 -3.47
455–495 469 30 115.00–135.00 $127.55 $598 -2.43
505–545 527 35 110.00–129.00 $121.27 $639 -2.66
555–595 568 21 110.00–122.00 $117.72 $669 -3.08
600–645 618 5 100.00–118.00 $111.50 $689 -2.25
790–795 793 2 87.50–95.00 $91.26 $724 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 270 4 185.00–210.00 $196.78 $531 +13.31
300–346 330 13 170.00–180.00 $174.35 $575 -3.71
355–395 374 14 160.00–194.00 $170.59 $638 -2.45
400–445 428 13 150.00–168.00 $154.49 $661 -4.84
455–495 474 14 140.00–155.00 $146.22 $693 -5.00
505–535 528 21 130.00–148.00 $132.99 $702 -8.86
555–595 560 11 128.00–145.00 $137.08 $768 -1.43
605–645 624 7 119.00–130.00 $126.57 $790 -8.87
655–695 679 10 115.00–127.00 $119.49 $811 -12.30
700–745 718 12 110.00–117.50 $114.51 $822 -14.49
755–795 773 3 107.50–115.00 $111.77 $864 -17.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1745 1224 80-85% 101 64.00–77.00 $71.80 $879 -5.04
885–1610 1237 80-85% 67 59.00–69.00 $65.94 $816 -10.90
1190–1525 1348 80-85% 8 78.00–85.00 $81.33 $1,096 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1130 1004 85-90% 14 71.00–78.00 $74.26 $746 +7.52
820–1245 1026 85-90% 54 57.00–70.00 $64.37 $660 -2.37
880–1475 1082 85-90% 49 50.00–62.00 $57.30 $620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1835 1480 75-80% 12 68.00–74.00 $70.26 $1,040 +3.12
1355–1570 1481 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.24 $981 -0.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1605 1314 15 82.00–89.00 $85.47 $1,123 —
1235–1920 1593 10 98.00–106.00 $103.02 $1,641 +1.53
1240–2180 1672 31 89.00–100.00 $93.88 $1,570 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1235 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 810.00–970.00 $886.15
1005–1365 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,050.00 $917.97
1110–1310 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 820.00–950.00 $909.46
1115–1390 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 935.00–1,130.00 $1,024.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1070 909 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–775.00 $684.28
860–975 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–720.00 $688.12
715–1170 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 640.00–830.00 $725.65
800–1295 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 770.00–920.00 $840.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790–820 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 760.00 $760.00 —
935–970 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–940.00 $920.37 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005–1295 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,007.77 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.