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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.04/cwt +7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 524 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $136.53/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 424 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $119.23/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 523 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,712 192 1,766
Feeder cattle 1,232 151 1,410
Slaughter cattle 280 20 247
Replacement cattle 200 21 109

Cattle auctions at Americus (111), Carroll Co. (690), Eastanollee (347), Fitzgerald (163) and Greensboro (512). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 185.00–190.00 $187.62 $591 —
350–395 365 3 180.00–187.50 $182.71 $667 —
400–445 432 8 166.00–177.50 $171.98 $743 —
450–495 459 12 158.00–170.00 $162.56 $746 —
500–540 520 7 152.50–162.50 $157.75 $820 —
555–590 567 8 146.00–156.00 $147.91 $839 —
600–648 630 6 135.00–142.00 $138.68 $874 —
660–695 673 20 137.00–140.00 $138.97 $935 +5.95
705–725 719 7 133.00–141.00 $134.99 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 175.00 $175.00 $446 —
320–330 325 2 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $544 —
415–445 430 4 156.00–162.50 $159.36 $685 —
455–495 471 10 146.00–157.50 $152.17 $717 +2.17
500–545 525 11 140.00–149.00 $146.53 $769 —
550–595 568 6 134.00–144.00 $137.46 $781 —
600 600 1 138.00 $138.00 $828 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 150.00 $150.00 $573 —
445 445 1 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
500–540 513 3 130.00–137.50 $134.87 $692 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 149.00–150.00 $149.51 $538 —
415–445 425 3 138.00–139.00 $138.35 $588 —
455–490 463 15 130.00–136.00 $131.97 $611 —
500–545 524 32 130.00–136.00 $132.04 $692 +7.01
555–595 565 19 120.00–134.00 $129.88 $734 +3.80
600–645 609 24 117.00–130.00 $127.30 $775 +6.78
660–692 675 11 120.00–128.00 $122.27 $825 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 +7.94
770 770 1 119.00 $119.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 177.50 $177.50 $355 —
300–335 318 2 138.00–142.00 $140.11 $446 —
355–395 367 19 130.00–148.00 $139.13 $511 —
405–445 429 20 128.00–141.00 $132.97 $570 +10.72
455–495 466 14 122.50–137.00 $128.78 $600 +7.76
500–545 517 13 119.00–129.00 $125.06 $647 +6.03
555–595 566 10 120.00–128.00 $124.17 $703 +7.45
600–649 631 17 103.00–122.00 $115.18 $727 +1.93
655–695 671 4 100.00–117.00 $108.44 $728 —
700–745 723 2 110.00–111.00 $110.52 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
320–335 328 9 124.00–144.00 $136.08 $446 —
355–395 375 13 120.00–136.00 $131.51 $493 +12.00
405–445 424 26 118.00–132.00 $125.02 $530 +7.52
455–495 464 8 116.00–128.00 $122.05 $566 +8.03
500–535 518 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $598 —
555–590 564 8 110.00–115.00 $113.52 $640 —
605–645 618 3 110.00–112.50 $110.87 $685 +12.87
655–690 673 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $737 +11.51
700–740 720 2 100.00–107.00 $103.40 $744 —

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 20 148.00–165.00 $155.93 $513 +17.83
355–395 367 12 138.00–150.00 $144.54 $530 +9.49
400–445 424 28 130.00–145.00 $136.53 $579 +4.05
455–490 469 12 122.00–137.50 $128.98 $605 +6.51
500–545 523 28 110.00–127.50 $119.23 $624 +0.41
555–590 582 9 110.00–120.00 $115.96 $675 —
605–645 625 11 106.00–115.00 $111.23 $695 —
660–670 665 2 106.00–110.00 $108.02 $718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 266 7 165.00–182.00 $173.48 $461 —
300–340 319 14 160.00–170.00 $164.14 $524 —
355–380 364 7 152.50–162.50 $157.67 $574 +9.67
400–445 424 17 140.00–157.50 $149.10 $632 —
455–495 466 24 130.00–145.00 $139.52 $650 +8.10
500–545 515 17 125.00–138.00 $132.45 $682 +7.08
555–590 561 13 125.00–132.00 $127.86 $717 +9.19
600–645 626 9 110.00–129.00 $123.06 $770 —
660–675 668 4 124.00–127.00 $125.52 $838 —
700–735 712 3 120.00–125.00 $121.72 $867 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 172.50–175.00 $173.67 $474 —
305–340 325 4 170.00–185.00 $175.02 $569 —
355–395 368 10 167.50–181.00 $175.19 $645 —
405–445 433 14 153.00–167.50 $160.37 $694 +8.37
455–495 462 10 141.00–156.00 $150.99 $698 —
500–545 526 10 140.00–155.00 $145.55 $766 +10.93
555–575 564 9 134.00–142.00 $138.02 $778 +3.98
600–645 629 11 123.00–138.00 $133.26 $838 +10.23
655–695 665 7 126.00–135.00 $131.05 $871 +10.05
705–745 725 2 108.00–113.00 $110.43 $801 —
755–770 764 4 130.00–132.00 $130.50 $997 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1600 1212 80-85% 19 58.00–69.00 $62.77 $761 +4.49
845–1695 1214 80-85% 102 64.00–77.00 $69.08 $839 +10.80
1040–1565 1230 80-85% 17 71.00–81.00 $75.10 $924 +16.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1100 970 85-90% 3 63.00–76.00 $71.79 $696 —
795–1360 993 85-90% 26 42.00–61.00 $54.16 $538 —
780–1345 1030 85-90% 13 53.00–74.00 $62.57 $644 +10.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $936 —
1265–1735 1491 75-80% 14 66.00–74.00 $69.81 $1,041 —
1400–1905 1617 75-80% 6 75.00–79.00 $76.69 $1,240 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2040 1349 16 74.00–92.00 $86.84 $1,171 —
1310–1850 1573 4 93.00–102.00 $98.86 $1,555 —
1210–2265 1587 16 82.00–100.00 $94.83 $1,505 —

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1285 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 700.00–1,010.00 $879.30
830–1260 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–885.00 $795.65
810–1565 1141 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 550.00–1,250.00 $1,013.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1425 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 900.00–1,250.00 $1,112.09
1195–1465 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 910.00–1,475.00 $1,236.15

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1385 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,544.82 —
965–1375 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,545.70 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
900–1075 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 850.00–1,350.00 $1,029.72 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
580–635 608 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–880.00 $865.68 —
665–840 719 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–930.00 $852.03 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
665 665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.