Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

2,943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.32/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 539 lb · 102 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.25/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 483 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.82/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 478 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,943	3,107	1,741
Feeder cattle	2,251	2,347	1,412
Slaughter cattle	419	556	212
Replacement cattle	273	204	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1251), Athens (647), Donalsonville (555), Jackson (164), Moultrie (155) and Washington (171). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$568	+12.97
375–390	385	3	172.00	$172.00	$662	+5.32
400–445	429	6	155.00–172.00	$166.48	$714	+1.04
455 value added	455	1	172.00	$172.00	$783	—
450–493	483	74	160.00–173.00	$164.15	$793	-0.16
505 value added	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	+12.00
500–545	517	15	145.00–159.00	$152.49	$788	+1.61
550–580	572	55	144.00–149.00	$144.52	$827	-4.53
605–645	626	22	132.00–140.00	$136.48	$854	-5.30
655–695	686	22	132.00–139.00	$133.47	$916	-6.68
705–745	730	6	115.00–132.00	$123.76	$903	-7.56
750–760	755	3	111.00–129.00	$118.96	$898	-13.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	326	7	152.00–170.00	$161.05	$525	—
355–395	370	22	150.00–165.00	$153.42	$568	+4.14
400–445	421	14	140.00–160.00	$148.23	$624	+8.44
450–498	480	24	130.00–150.00	$137.21	$659	-4.46
500–545	522	19	120.00–137.50	$125.57	$655	-8.71
555–595	582	28	120.00–130.00	$124.06	$722	-0.97
605–645	619	8	110.00–120.00	$115.63	$716	-10.37
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	-9.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	172.00	$172.00	$516	—
350–395	369	13	160.00–178.00	$170.43	$629	+12.84
405–445	423	9	152.50–170.00	$161.00	$681	+1.31
455–480	472	8	141.00–153.00	$149.88	$707	-1.72
500–545	527	15	135.00–147.50	$140.95	$743	-0.05
550–595	563	38	132.50–145.00	$137.61	$775	-1.13
600–645	616	28	120.00–135.00	$131.83	$812	-2.30
660–685	672	5	120.00–130.00	$126.45	$850	-3.12
735	735	1	128.00	$128.00	$941	-2.65
750	750	3	125.00	$125.00	$938	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	157.00–160.00	$158.56	$428	—
305–345	333	10	137.00–150.00	$142.42	$474	—
355–391	376	10	140.00–145.00	$141.05	$530	-2.17
400–445	413	20	134.00–144.00	$137.59	$568	-7.95
455–497	478	61	132.00–145.00	$135.82	$649	-3.41
500–546	539	102	130.00–144.00	$138.32	$746	+5.17
555–595	575	59	122.00–135.00	$129.14	$743	-3.36
600–645	616	22	122.00–131.00	$127.49	$785	+3.40
650–675	656	8	120.00–127.00	$124.48	$817	-0.84
710–735	723	2	114.00–116.00	$114.98	$831	-7.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	3	123.00–142.00	$131.02	$318	-4.61
260–280	276	14	120.00–135.00	$127.60	$352	-6.91
320–345	337	6	125.00–130.00	$128.19	$432	+2.09
350–399	380	44	110.00–138.00	$126.76	$482	+3.43
400–445	427	33	116.00–132.00	$124.02	$530	-5.62
455–495	475	43	110.00–125.00	$119.16	$566	-7.30
505–545	522	35	109.00–125.00	$114.25	$596	-4.11
555–595	574	21	100.00–122.00	$109.81	$630	-4.74
600–635	615	10	98.00–110.00	$101.22	$623	-15.27
700–745	723	9	90.00–106.00	$94.27	$682	-16.73
755	755	1	96.00	$96.00	$725	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	-5.00
343–345	344	6	137.00–143.00	$139.50	$480	+0.69
355–390	373	38	125.00–140.00	$131.43	$490	-1.83
405–448	424	41	125.00–142.00	$134.10	$569	+2.16
450–496	473	30	120.00–138.00	$130.13	$616	-3.26
500–545	522	36	120.00–130.00	$125.89	$657	-6.83
555–595	577	11	110.00–124.00	$115.91	$669	-14.35
610–625	620	3	112.00–115.00	$114.02	$707	-3.06
655–695	688	6	105.00–113.00	$108.84	$749	-6.58
710	710	1	111.00	$111.00	$788	-9.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	-1.28
251–290	271	5	142.00–160.00	$153.48	$416	+3.94
300–345	325	19	130.00–155.00	$138.10	$449	-4.95
350–399	369	16	130.00–158.00	$140.46	$518	-4.53
405–445	428	24	118.00–145.00	$129.41	$554	-6.96
455–495	473	24	115.00–140.00	$128.50	$608	-2.47
500–545	525	26	110.00–129.00	$121.44	$638	+0.29
555–595	574	12	110.00–121.00	$114.49	$657	-4.18
605–645	617	8	105.00–115.00	$111.05	$685	-2.82
650–652	652	4	106.00–110.00	$107.00	$698	-3.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	+20.00
275–295	288	4	157.00–160.00	$157.72	$454	+0.47
325–335	331	5	150.00–160.00	$153.41	$508	-6.41
355–390	369	8	140.00–155.00	$147.17	$543	-12.20
400–445	432	26	135.00–158.00	$139.45	$602	-8.03
451–490	465	20	130.00–143.00	$136.34	$634	-1.70
500–545	526	22	122.00–138.00	$130.79	$688	-2.69
550–595	569	21	120.00–129.00	$123.96	$705	-7.06
600–640	618	4	120.00–124.00	$122.25	$756	-0.26
655–695	679	4	105.00–120.00	$112.47	$764	-6.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	167.50–170.00	$168.76	$494	-16.33
320 value added	320	1	187.00	$187.00	$598	—
335–345	340	4	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$604	+3.25
355–390	371	5	160.00–165.00	$163.35	$606	-9.74
405–446	433	15	150.00–162.00	$156.59	$678	-5.74
455–490	463	15	144.00–157.00	$151.73	$703	+3.98
505–545	518	6	133.00–142.00	$137.96	$715	-5.09
555–595	569	17	130.00–135.00	$131.47	$748	-6.08
600–645	633	4	130.00–134.00	$132.02	$836	-3.19
705–745	728	6	105.00–122.00	$111.64	$813	-12.32
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1575	1145	80-85%	37	55.00–68.00	$62.62	$717	—
790–1670	1185	80-85%	77	61.00–79.00	$69.06	$818	—
1010–1515	1234	80-85%	26	71.00–85.00	$77.49	$956	+7.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$604	—
800–1325	1026	85-90%	73	51.00–71.00	$63.04	$647	+4.10
820–1405	1029	85-90%	37	44.00–63.00	$55.89	$575	-3.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1705	1397	75-80%	17	66.00–76.00	$69.84	$976	—
1305–1765	1500	75-80%	11	59.00–68.00	$64.07	$961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1690	1402	10	75.00–93.00	$85.09	$1,193	-13.03
1050–1895	1555	12	90.00–104.00	$94.78	$1,474	—
1225–2085	1665	16	85.00–102.00	$96.17	$1,601	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–955	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–925.00	$791.91
835–1070	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	730.00–790.00	$763.70
645–1445	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	550.00–1,000.00	$872.82
800–1450	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	600.00–975.00	$831.31
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1275	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	970.00–1,350.00	$1,159.00
925–1250	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	920.00–1,275.00	$1,046.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1085	1009	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	70.00–77.00	$73.63	$743
1045–1235	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	67.00–71.00	$69.67	$796

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1030	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	81.00–88.00	$82.97	$816
1030–1175	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	63.00–64.00	$63.36	$695
1130–1455	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	70.00–76.00	$72.74	$914

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–865	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–530.00	$479.75
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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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
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
800–1240	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	525.00–1,125.00	$946.36	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1515	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	925.00–1,275.00	$1,170.26	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–908	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,060.00	$1,052.49	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	780.00	$780.00	+40.20
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.