Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

2,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.35/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 477 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $128.42/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 473 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $122.69/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 528 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,285	1,560	3,066
Feeder cattle	1,776	1,133	2,590
Slaughter cattle	303	248	339
Replacement cattle	206	179	137

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (773), Lanier (184), Oak Park (709), Pulaski Co (507), Thomasville (653) and Upson Co (112). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady . 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
280–290	285	2	170.00–180.00	$175.09	$499	—
380	380	2	155.00–175.00	$165.00	$627	+1.01
405–445	421	7	148.00–170.00	$158.43	$667	—
455–495	470	13	148.00–162.50	$155.43	$731	+3.33
505–545	523	25	136.00–155.00	$147.50	$771	+3.09
555–595	572	27	132.00–147.00	$142.66	$816	+3.97
605–645	627	8	128.00–137.50	$132.02	$828	+4.02
660–690	677	14	125.00–138.00	$133.11	$901	-1.89
703–740	712	8	107.50–134.00	$129.67	$923	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	188.00	$188.00	$573	—
365 value added	365	1	182.00	$182.00	$664	—
355–395	378	5	165.00–177.00	$168.90	$638	-7.10
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	-11.11
455–495	475	11	150.00–171.00	$157.94	$750	-1.49
505–544	527	14	151.00–158.00	$153.27	$808	-0.43
550–595	571	14	144.00–157.00	$151.01	$862	+5.91
602–645	615	7	136.00–144.00	$140.01	$861	+0.67
655–695	673	3	130.00–140.00	$135.56	$912	-1.06
745	745	1	119.00	$119.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
350–390	368	3	144.00–150.00	$147.04	$541	—
400–445	425	23	130.00–140.00	$133.92	$569	-18.51
455–495	477	9	132.00–150.00	$141.49	$675	-2.32
505–545	528	8	130.00–142.50	$134.12	$708	—
560–580	571	7	125.00–135.00	$127.68	$729	—
610–625	616	4	127.00–133.00	$128.77	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	226	4	130.00–146.00	$137.96	$312	—
305–345	327	17	120.00–150.00	$131.61	$430	-5.18
350–395	374	31	117.50–145.00	$131.68	$492	+2.32
405–445	429	39	115.00–140.00	$128.49	$551	+1.28
455–495	477	56	114.00–132.50	$126.35	$603	+5.59
500–545	525	33	110.00–125.00	$117.09	$615	+4.99
555–595	573	25	104.00–125.00	$113.12	$648	+7.89
675–690	683	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$710	+4.01
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	156.00	$156.00	$382	—
260 value added	260	1	166.00	$166.00	$432	—
275–285	280	4	148.00–152.00	$150.00	$420	—
310–345	327	5	144.00–152.00	$147.66	$483	—
360–390	375	11	138.00–146.00	$142.16	$533	-8.85
405–445	426	31	132.00–146.00	$139.99	$596	—
450–485	458	24	130.00–142.00	$137.02	$628	+3.34
510–540	527	15	125.50–132.50	$127.34	$671	-2.28
550–595	578	45	122.00–143.00	$130.89	$757	+3.65
605–645	625	13	118.00–128.00	$122.37	$765	-0.20
670	670	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$787	-1.72
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	+2.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	237	6	136.00–153.00	$143.00	$339	—
255–285	274	7	138.00–148.00	$141.78	$388	—
325–340	331	5	136.00–144.00	$140.77	$466	+1.55
350–395	376	20	130.00–138.00	$133.92	$504	—
400–435	421	21	122.00–137.00	$131.44	$553	-0.28
455–495	468	19	120.00–140.00	$129.17	$605	+3.53
500–545	535	46	112.00–136.00	$128.03	$685	+2.77
555–590	572	6	114.00–120.00	$117.46	$672	-1.12
600–645	614	11	105.00–134.00	$120.28	$739	+8.98
655–695	680	4	100.00–110.00	$104.64	$712	-5.02
700–745	730	3	111.00–114.00	$112.34	$820	+9.86
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	224	5	147.50–162.00	$156.90	$351	—
255–295	278	8	140.00–158.00	$148.91	$414	-3.47
300–345	325	14	140.00–162.50	$150.33	$489	-5.38
355–395	378	23	132.00–155.00	$142.97	$540	+2.24
405–445	426	38	130.00–147.50	$139.49	$594	+5.89
450–495	473	51	120.00–137.50	$128.42	$607	-1.96
500–545	528	46	112.00–128.00	$122.69	$648	-1.00
555–560	557	3	115.00–120.00	$118.32	$659	+2.94
610–625	615	5	110.00–118.00	$114.78	$706	+2.15
665–690	682	3	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$699	-5.01
700–735	718	2	95.00–98.00	$96.54	$693	+2.54
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	8	160.00–177.50	$166.93	$467	+5.02
305–345	330	11	152.00–169.00	$159.76	$527	-6.09
350–393	377	8	150.00–160.00	$155.91	$588	-1.28
400–445	425	35	138.00–152.50	$145.95	$620	-0.31
450–495	476	14	131.00–147.50	$139.77	$665	-0.43
500–548	530	33	124.00–137.50	$131.26	$696	-1.08
555–595	573	24	120.00–130.00	$125.65	$720	-0.41
600–645	620	10	112.00–128.00	$119.95	$744	+1.69
655–695	665	4	107.50–116.00	$113.53	$755	-4.96
702–715	708	5	100.00–111.00	$106.69	$755	+0.17
755–795	771	4	92.50–107.00	$99.78	$769	-7.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	185.00	$185.00	$527	—
300–345	323	6	165.00–170.00	$167.31	$540	-10.16
305–345 value added	323	6	192.00–202.00	$197.16	$637	—
350–357	356	5	170.00–177.00	$175.62	$625	+6.52
350–385 value added	368	2	192.00–195.00	$193.43	$712	—
405 value added	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	—
400–430	414	8	150.00–160.00	$154.87	$641	-2.26
450–485	466	13	144.00–150.00	$146.47	$683	-3.65
500	500	2	138.00	$138.00	$690	-5.13
555–595	571	7	126.00–137.00	$132.36	$756	-3.23
605–645	626	13	122.50–133.00	$128.80	$806	-3.47
650–695	666	13	117.50–127.50	$124.35	$828	-0.86
740	740	1	116.00	$116.00	$858	-8.99
755–795	769	4	105.00–113.00	$110.18	$847	-16.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1665	1198	80-85%	54	63.00–79.00	$71.03	$851	+8.06
1055–1615	1286	80-85%	13	74.00–80.00	$76.25	$981	-0.10
935–1600	1333	80-85%	36	63.00–71.00	$67.60	$901	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1080	1031	85-90%	14	68.00–78.00	$73.52	$758	—
870–1500	1052	85-90%	34	57.00–70.00	$64.79	$682	-2.68
815–1240	1077	85-90%	27	48.00–62.00	$54.50	$587	-12.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1525	1368	75-80%	15	64.00–74.00	$70.74	$968	—
1405–1590	1498	75-80%	2	75.00–76.00	$75.53	$1,131	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1720	1341	11	78.00–91.00	$84.30	$1,130	—
1390–2060	1603	14	90.00–100.00	$94.69	$1,518	—
1335–1905	1695	9	101.00–107.00	$103.61	$1,756	+0.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–965	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–660.00	$655.53
865–1270	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–910.00	$807.71
975–1330	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	860.00–1,030.00	$953.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1185	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	920.00–1,030.00	$953.73
1030–1440	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,025.00	$921.64
1220–1240	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.61
1380–1610	1471	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,080.00–1,240.00	$1,160.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$924

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.00	$68.00	$653

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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
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-123.26
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,340.00	$1,340.00	-35.75
1030–1250	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	825.00–1,260.00	$932.97	+92.97

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	-41.52
1035–1205	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,030.00–1,190.00	$1,104.01	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–990	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–820.00	$715.38	—

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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.