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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 26, 2021

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 3,211 507
Feeder cattle 189 2,651 352
Slaughter cattle 44 389 108
Replacement cattle 26 171 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (259). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 -9.37
640 640 1 141.00 $141.00 $902 +6.03
680–695 688 4 132.50–142.00 $137.20 $944 +8.79
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 -3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 157.00 $157.00 $557 -8.00
525 525 2 140.00 $140.00 $735 -8.12
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 +0.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 124.00 $124.00 $713 -5.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 2 121.00–125.00 $123.07 $511 -7.75
480–490 485 2 121.00–124.00 $122.52 $594 -3.27
555–570 563 2 119.00–124.00 $121.53 $684 +0.40
605–615 610 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $711 +5.97
670–680 675 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $725 -3.02
710–715 713 2 96.00–98.00 $97.00 $692 —
760 760 2 94.00–96.00 $95.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 +7.33
365–380 373 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $444 -7.11
420–435 428 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $503 -2.70
455–495 475 2 115.00–120.00 $117.61 $559 +0.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–635 620 4 128.00–129.50 $128.73 $798 +4.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $546 -1.55
465–475 469 5 135.00–140.00 $137.22 $644 +0.51
510–535 525 3 127.00–129.00 $128.33 $674 +0.34
560–580 570 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $698 +0.58
605–625 615 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $683 -4.50
680–690 685 2 104.00–111.00 $107.47 $736 -6.18
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 -4.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 461 4 145.00–147.00 $145.50 $671 -1.43
560–575 570 3 127.00–130.00 $127.98 $729 -0.40
610–615 613 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $769 +0.61
665–675 672 3 122.00–126.00 $124.66 $838 +2.36
700–710 705 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $828 +0.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 143.00–148.00 $145.57 $390 -4.61
300–320 310 2 133.00–141.00 $137.13 $425 -9.66
465–480 473 2 120.00–130.00 $125.08 $592 -1.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1195 1081 80-85% 7 60.00–63.00 $61.72 $667 —
1110–1465 1260 80-85% 6 64.00–71.00 $67.83 $855 +3.67
1310–1655 1473 80-85% 6 73.00–76.00 $74.38 $1,096 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1100 950 85-90% 5 50.00–53.00 $50.95 $484 —
870–1175 1019 85-90% 10 55.00–61.00 $57.52 $586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1770 1496 5 91.00–97.00 $93.78 $1,403 -0.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1000 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00–800.00 $713.26
1045–1255 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 840.00–930.00 $889.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 990.00 $990.00 —
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +229.65
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00 $675.00 -125.00

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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.