Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

2,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.02/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 421 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $127.07/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 473 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $121.00/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 521 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,709	1,315	3,134
Feeder cattle	2,184	953	2,382
Slaughter cattle	372	204	584
Replacement cattle	153	158	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (851), Lanier (165), Oak Park (826), Pulaski Co (444), Thomasville (423) and Upson Co (27). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$549	—
355–390	375	3	158.00–168.00	$163.52	$613	-3.48
405–445	416	25	154.00–167.00	$163.39	$680	+1.78
450–495	472	17	142.00–160.00	$149.29	$705	+0.62
500–547	528	22	138.00–149.00	$143.06	$755	+0.80
555–570	561	4	130.00–136.00	$132.27	$742	-6.38
605–645	625	2	125.00–127.50	$126.21	$789	-9.86
650–696	693	14	130.00–135.00	$134.66	$933	+2.61
705–741	734	5	133.00–135.00	$134.62	$988	+4.13
770–794	789	7	130.00–132.00	$131.58	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	6	150.00–167.50	$156.89	$499	+6.89
355–394	375	10	138.00–159.00	$150.12	$563	—
410–440	428	4	130.00–150.00	$140.12	$600	—
450–495	469	22	128.00–145.00	$140.74	$660	+0.07
505–545	526	8	122.00–132.00	$126.72	$667	-4.74
553–595	575	6	112.00–130.00	$124.05	$713	-9.93
600–640	620	4	120.00–129.00	$125.80	$780	—
655–665	660	2	128.00–133.00	$130.52	$861	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	363	3	172.00–182.00	$176.23	$640	-0.22
405	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	+5.71
505–539	516	14	148.00–157.00	$152.83	$789	-2.10
555–595	574	17	140.00–149.00	$144.69	$831	+1.50
604–645	615	12	135.00–145.00	$140.99	$867	+2.72
655–695	668	3	130.00–132.50	$131.63	$879	-6.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
265–295	287	10	133.00–146.00	$137.84	$396	—
300–345	323	14	127.50–147.00	$136.31	$440	-8.69
355–395	374	30	128.00–147.50	$135.71	$508	-1.84
400–445	421	82	122.50–138.00	$131.02	$552	-2.05
450–495	467	31	117.50–133.00	$124.59	$582	-5.67
505–545	528	47	115.00–133.00	$126.60	$668	+2.21
550–595	575	32	110.00–130.00	$122.52	$704	-3.25
605–645	626	14	105.00–136.00	$121.83	$763	+6.12
655–680	671	4	110.00–125.00	$117.19	$786	+9.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	224	7	125.00–135.00	$129.19	$289	-35.81
255–290	274	11	115.00–130.00	$124.01	$340	-19.99
300–345	325	26	118.00–147.50	$130.57	$424	-1.78
350–398	378	36	110.00–135.00	$124.94	$472	-2.44
400–445	430	27	110.00–125.00	$120.20	$517	-6.05
450–495	477	42	110.00–128.00	$121.50	$580	+3.08
510–545	529	42	110.00–127.00	$124.07	$656	—
550–585	569	14	103.00–120.00	$111.67	$635	-2.72
605–645	633	8	100.00–125.00	$112.89	$715	—
685–690	688	2	105.00	$105.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	7	140.00–150.00	$143.81	$475	-22.19
350–389	375	17	136.00–150.00	$141.05	$529	-3.93
400–445	420	20	130.00–148.00	$137.79	$579	-2.99
450–495	470	40	127.50–141.00	$132.53	$623	-0.95
500–545	518	16	125.00–132.50	$129.51	$671	-3.65
550–595	575	17	120.00–131.00	$125.57	$722	-3.97
615 value added	615	1	129.00	$129.00	$793	—
600–645	624	14	118.00–128.00	$122.96	$767	+0.28
655–695	668	3	117.50–124.00	$121.75	$813	+2.08
700–745	723	18	110.00–121.00	$117.58	$850	+2.23
765	765	2	117.00	$117.00	$895	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
250–295	266	19	130.00–167.50	$147.98	$394	—
300–345	321	25	135.00–159.00	$148.39	$476	-3.64
350–395	373	36	132.50–152.50	$143.55	$535	+0.72
400–445	420	47	128.00–148.00	$138.60	$582	+3.81
450–495	473	74	115.00–135.00	$127.07	$601	-1.68
500–545	521	51	110.00–128.00	$121.00	$630	+0.49
558–595	572	14	110.00–122.00	$115.56	$661	+1.94
600–645	621	13	100.00–115.00	$110.06	$683	-0.76
680	680	1	109.00	$109.00	$741	—
705–745	725	2	95.00–100.00	$97.43	$706	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	284	6	153.00–174.00	$163.27	$464	-9.43
300–345	331	8	160.00–170.00	$163.24	$540	-2.69
355–395	378	15	142.00–162.50	$155.75	$589	-3.86
400–448	423	45	138.00–158.00	$148.49	$628	+1.22
455–495	476	29	130.00–146.00	$137.23	$653	-1.53
500–545	528	43	122.00–138.00	$129.81	$685	-2.39
550–595	574	36	117.50–135.00	$123.16	$707	-2.18
600–645	622	29	112.50–130.00	$119.79	$745	-1.21
650–695	666	21	110.00–127.00	$116.42	$775	+1.30
705–745	727	6	105.00–113.00	$109.47	$796	—
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	185.00	$185.00	$453	—
250–280	270	3	180.00–182.00	$180.62	$488	—
310–340	333	4	165.00–173.00	$166.86	$556	-10.81
355 value added	355	1	182.00	$182.00	$646	—
355–395	377	13	160.00–175.00	$167.06	$630	-10.02
405–445	419	6	152.50–168.00	$158.94	$666	+1.70
450–490	472	7	140.00–160.00	$148.16	$699	-2.88
510–545	527	9	130.00–140.00	$133.83	$705	-6.36
550–595	576	11	127.50–140.00	$132.29	$762	-0.42
600–645	626	18	124.00–130.00	$126.68	$793	-0.77
655–695	672	18	117.50–127.00	$122.76	$825	-0.09
700–745	723	13	114.00–125.00	$118.87	$859	+5.34
755–795	772	9	109.00–120.00	$113.74	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1515	1177	80-85%	34	72.00–83.00	$77.74	$915	—
880–1755	1220	80-85%	76	62.00–77.00	$71.49	$872	+3.85
975–1650	1240	80-85%	23	60.00–67.00	$62.97	$781	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1270	1028	85-90%	46	49.00–62.00	$57.79	$594	+3.33
900–1225	1054	85-90%	17	62.00–79.00	$68.89	$726	—
750–1305	1057	85-90%	37	52.00–71.00	$64.66	$683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1375	1251	75-80%	4	74.00–80.00	$76.74	$960	—
1190–1455	1318	75-80%	11	65.00–75.00	$70.21	$925	—
1440–1580	1510	75-80%	2	58.00–62.00	$59.91	$905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1985	1239	17	72.00–90.00	$83.08	$1,029	—
1035–2195	1508	23	84.00–99.00	$92.43	$1,394	-1.31
1180–2010	1669	11	92.00–104.00	$98.16	$1,638	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
760–1170	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	640.00–840.00	$729.69
900–1255	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$812.97
1050–1155	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$815.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1080	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	780.00–850.00	$809.23
990–1200	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	860.00–1,050.00	$945.57
1050–1240	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,004.15

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1120	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	62.00–70.00	$66.82	$621
875–1090	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	72.00–74.00	$73.43	$748
1115–1305	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	64.00–71.00	$67.58	$821

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1220	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	80.00–101.00	$88.87	$931
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,006

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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
775–1030	922	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–950.00	$827.85	-223.11
985–1275	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,225.00	$1,011.88	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–955	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.20	—
870–1135	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–980.00	$977.17	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1140	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,147.22	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.