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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $116.15/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 576 lb · 12 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 2,944 505
Feeder cattle 200 2,409 297
Slaughter cattle 59 284 110
Replacement cattle 45 251 98

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (170) . Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 -7.06
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 -1.43
695 695 1 103.00 $103.00 $716

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 123.00–124.00 $123.48 $454 -10.14
400–445 415 3 119.00–121.00 $120.29 $499 -10.34
455–490 463 6 113.00–115.00 $113.68 $526 -11.06
531–535 533 7 110.00–115.00 $111.00 $592 -11.53
555–575 565 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $624 -7.09
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -4.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 117.00 $117.00 $386 -6.23
355–380 363 3 110.00–115.00 $113.05 $410 -11.02
435–445 441 5 105.00–110.00 $107.98 $476 -13.93
455–465 459 4 102.00–110.00 $105.53 $484 -11.99
500–535 522 3 100.00–103.00 $101.70 $531 -9.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 value added 535 5 137.00 $137.00 $733
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 -1.23

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 3 129.00–135.00 $132.65 $435 -10.41
355–380 365 5 120.00–129.00 $123.87 $452 -14.55
400–435 412 6 115.00–124.00 $119.79 $494 -13.25
455–465 460 8 110.00–116.00 $113.49 $522 -10.53
500–535 525 7 106.00–116.00 $110.66 $581 -5.59
555–575 559 5 105.00–107.00 $106.39 $595 -6.80
600–645 626 7 100.00–105.00 $103.20 $646 -5.58
655–670 663 2 100.00–103.00 $101.48 $673 -0.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 134.00 $134.00 $570 -7.52
460–492 486 6 117.50–124.00 $119.37 $580 -16.45
503–535 515 5 117.50–121.00 $118.74 $612 -11.00
555–597 576 12 112.00–118.00 $116.15 $669 -2.64
600–645 615 6 109.00–118.00 $115.00 $707 +0.17
660–685 670 3 109.00–113.00 $111.31 $746 +0.84
700 700 1 109.00 $109.00 $763 +2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–630 615 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $747 -5.57
670 670 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $787
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 +2.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1440 1215 80-85% 4 59.50–62.50 $60.95 $741 -0.59
900–1675 1320 80-85% 12 63.50–69.00 $65.56 $865
1855 1855 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,317
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 937 85-90% 5 46.00–52.00 $48.17 $451
980–1120 1035 85-90% 4 53.00–60.00 $55.02 $569 +5.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1720 1633 75-80% 2 66.00–68.00 $66.95 $1,093

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1715 1708 2 92.50–95.00 $93.74 $1,601
1795 1795 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,544

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1160 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 640.00–840.00 $737.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1310 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–930.00 $875.70

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–1000 952 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 790.00–1,000.00 $885.24 +160.24
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–850 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 690.00–740.00 $714.24

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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.