Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

3,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.98/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 420 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.09/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 526 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.40/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 519 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,123	3,472	3,532
Feeder cattle	2,496	2,607	3,001
Slaughter cattle	400	689	402
Replacement cattle	227	176	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1275) Athens (696), Donalsonville (636), Jackson (151), Moultrie (146) and Washington (219). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	321	7	160.00–170.00	$166.97	$536	—
355–395	368	4	160.00–172.00	$166.10	$611	—
405–410	405	16	153.00–160.50	$159.75	$647	-0.25
455–496	469	35	148.00–160.00	$155.03	$727	+0.85
501–548	519	53	138.00–154.00	$148.40	$770	-1.81
553–590	569	50	130.00–152.00	$146.59	$834	+5.90
605–647	628	27	126.00–143.00	$135.77	$853	-5.42
655–695	672	20	124.00–135.00	$131.11	$881	-2.87
700–740	728	4	122.00–130.00	$127.48	$928	-7.21
760–790	772	24	118.00–128.00	$125.36	$968	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	168.00–170.00	$169.32	$479	+4.32
325–340	335	13	155.00–156.00	$155.77	$522	-0.23
355–394	372	19	150.00–157.00	$154.95	$576	+4.95
410–445	427	6	144.00–156.00	$151.86	$648	-6.50
455–475	462	28	130.00–147.00	$141.79	$655	-5.31
503–545	524	15	126.00–145.00	$135.20	$708	-2.38
555–595	578	20	122.00–140.00	$129.78	$750	-2.86
605–645	631	30	120.00–137.00	$131.54	$830	-3.02
660–699	679	9	110.00–128.00	$120.98	$821	-1.63
705–720	712	3	121.00–122.00	$121.33	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	5	147.50	$147.50	$410	-13.06
340–345	343	2	140.00–148.00	$143.97	$494	-1.50
355–398	377	10	130.00–140.00	$136.01	$513	-11.02
405–440	424	9	130.00–144.00	$135.44	$574	-9.17
455–485	467	13	120.00–136.00	$127.73	$596	-7.88
505–545	521	16	120.00–132.50	$126.38	$658	+2.20
555–595	565	10	117.00–129.00	$122.68	$693	-0.02
605–625	617	3	113.00–118.00	$115.35	$712	-0.12
655–695	670	10	109.00–119.00	$114.10	$764	—
725–740	733	2	115.00–119.00	$117.02	$858	+10.02
790–795	793	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$813	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	277	6	135.00–145.00	$138.04	$382	-2.98
308–345	317	27	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$426	-5.41
352–395	375	35	124.00–135.00	$129.37	$485	-4.00
401–445	419	47	123.00–137.50	$131.92	$553	-1.80
455–492	478	42	116.00–132.50	$123.61	$591	-1.60
500–545	526	56	115.00–130.00	$121.09	$637	-1.00
553–595	570	17	107.50–123.00	$115.23	$657	-3.35
600–645	632	13	105.00–116.00	$112.80	$713	-1.63
665–690	680	3	108.00–112.00	$110.32	$750	+1.33
700	700	1	108.00	$108.00	$756	-5.65
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	-15.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–238	235	5	125.00–135.00	$126.91	$298	-10.09
255–290	273	11	120.00–132.00	$124.38	$340	-3.98
300–340	321	15	115.00–128.00	$124.01	$398	-7.84
350–397	370	21	110.00–129.00	$120.98	$448	-3.64
405–445	420	68	110.00–131.00	$123.98	$521	-0.40
455–496	473	42	105.00–125.00	$116.05	$549	-1.75
505–545	531	19	105.00–115.00	$112.12	$595	-1.29
555–595	568	12	95.00–108.00	$104.13	$591	-1.62
605–635	620	5	102.00–109.00	$104.83	$650	+0.99
655–672	666	5	100.00–110.00	$102.96	$686	—
705–735	717	9	100.00–109.00	$104.45	$749	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	12	138.00	$138.00	$535	-6.08
400–445	429	13	128.00–131.00	$129.30	$555	-6.94
452–495	473	39	125.00–133.00	$129.21	$611	-0.32
500–545	530	36	122.00–129.00	$123.92	$657	-5.03
553–595	563	33	119.00–128.00	$122.84	$692	-3.59
600–645	627	23	115.00–124.00	$119.33	$748	+0.34
655–688	683	12	114.00–120.00	$119.04	$813	+0.52
702–745	709	12	109.00–119.50	$117.66	$834	+2.91
711 value added	711	8	124.75	$124.75	$887	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	219	5	140.00–150.00	$145.94	$320	-4.60
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	+0.62
301–344	337	19	140.00–148.00	$142.34	$480	+1.69
355–395	374	20	130.00–145.00	$136.13	$509	-1.68
400–448	426	47	115.00–137.00	$122.72	$523	-9.93
450–495	472	27	115.00–130.00	$119.46	$564	-2.61
500–545	523	24	108.00–128.00	$116.17	$608	-0.59
555–590	574	16	103.00–119.00	$111.52	$640	+1.03
600–645	616	18	100.00–114.00	$107.96	$665	+1.59
650–695	673	4	97.00–105.00	$102.20	$688	+2.57
715–740	728	2	98.00–99.00	$98.49	$717	-0.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	—
300–335	321	9	150.00–160.00	$155.20	$498	-1.63
354–375	361	15	130.00–155.00	$148.27	$535	+1.18
400–445	422	26	130.00–145.00	$140.57	$593	-0.94
455–495	474	36	125.00–138.00	$130.93	$621	-6.32
500–545	522	37	118.00–133.00	$123.91	$647	-2.86
550–595	571	16	112.50–126.00	$119.62	$683	-2.02
600–645	627	7	106.00–117.50	$111.52	$699	-5.10
660–680	672	5	105.00–113.00	$109.42	$735	-4.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
350–370	359	7	155.00–160.00	$158.29	$568	-7.96
400–445	432	6	147.00–152.50	$150.32	$649	-5.04
455–495	476	24	137.50–152.00	$142.85	$680	-4.11
505–545	533	5	130.00–148.00	$134.49	$717	-6.42
550–595	575	19	121.00–131.00	$125.44	$721	-6.13
655–695	674	24	110.00–115.00	$114.47	$772	-10.44
705–740	722	5	111.00–120.00	$115.01	$830	-8.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1615	1241	80-85%	109	55.00–72.00	$63.86	$793	-10.29
985–1630	1277	80-85%	40	45.00–64.00	$57.19	$730	-6.38
1155–1570	1291	80-85%	4	63.00–73.00	$69.81	$901	+6.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1290	1063	85-90%	36	48.00–64.00	$54.83	$583	+0.04
830–1210	1073	85-90%	42	41.00–60.00	$51.14	$549	-3.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1480	1358	75-80%	8	59.00–62.00	$60.78	$825	—
1285–2020	1515	75-80%	16	60.00–70.00	$64.39	$976	—
1515–1775	1645	75-80%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.46	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2090	1646	12	73.00–88.00	$82.60	$1,360	—
1185–1995	1649	16	81.00–96.00	$87.01	$1,435	—
1625–1735	1690	3	91.00–98.00	$95.42	$1,613	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–940	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–975.00	$896.03
1010–1070	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00–1,000.00	$953.70
960–1385	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	900.00–1,200.00	$1,065.16
970–1350	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,095.87
1160–1325	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,175.00	$1,067.21

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1090	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–840.00	$773.59
995–1375	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	725.00–975.00	$839.42
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1225	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	51.00–65.00	$56.61	$628
1070–1160	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	61.00–65.00	$62.92	$702
960–1270	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	67.00–72.00	$70.63	$824
1205–1380	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	69.00–76.00	$72.26	$934

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1380	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	54.00–60.00	$56.49	$701
1285–1640	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	61.00–66.00	$62.95	$883

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1495	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	925.00–1,400.00	$1,104.92	—
1195–1410	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,359.40	—
1465–1735	1573	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,265.49	—
1635–1670	1653	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—
880–1335	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–1,125.00	$976.02	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.