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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.75/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 510 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 3,123 773
Feeder cattle 229 2,496 499
Slaughter cattle 25 400 112
Replacement cattle 58 227 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (312). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 147.00 $147.00 $676 -8.03
505–548 534 5 140.00–144.00 $141.15 $754 -7.25
555–568 562 4 138.00–142.00 $140.76 $791 -5.83
733 733 1 133.00 $133.00 $975 +5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 152.00 $152.00 $502 -3.77
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 -4.95
500–535 518 2 137.00–139.00 $138.03 $715 +2.83
660–675 668 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $835 +4.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 130.00 $130.00 $552 +0.70
455–490 472 6 126.00–127.00 $126.67 $598 -2.54
500–533 510 17 125.00–129.50 $127.75 $652 +3.83
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 365 6 126.00–132.50 $130.07 $475 +0.70
410–445 434 9 124.00–126.00 $125.34 $544 -6.58
455–480 464 5 116.00–125.00 $120.22 $558 -3.39
500–545 521 4 115.00–122.00 $117.33 $611 -3.76
555 555 3 114.00 $114.00 $633 -1.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 115.00–123.00 $119.07 $363 -4.94
355–390 375 3 111.00–115.00 $113.30 $425 -7.68
435–440 438 4 111.00–113.00 $111.99 $491 -11.99
500–545 523 2 100.00–105.00 $102.61 $537 -9.51
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 -7.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 358 3 140.00–146.00 $143.69 $514 -4.58
435–445 442 6 134.00–141.00 $137.34 $607 -3.23
455–470 462 5 126.00–136.00 $130.34 $602 -0.59
500–520 513 6 119.00–128.00 $125.08 $642 +1.17
555 555 4 115.00–119.00 $118.00 $655 -1.62
600–645 623 4 109.00–112.00 $111.04 $692 -0.48
655–680 663 3 109.00–111.00 $110.32 $731 +0.90
700–730 712 3 96.00–105.00 $99.08 $705 —
755–770 763 2 93.00–95.00 $93.99 $717 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $658 +1.82
500–535 514 8 133.00–137.00 $135.73 $698 +1.24
555–573 570 6 124.00–134.00 $132.38 $755 +6.94
600–645 630 3 122.00–123.00 $122.68 $773 —
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 -2.01
770–790 777 3 109.00–110.00 $109.33 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 138.00–141.00 $139.62 $451 -2.72
355–370 360 3 130.00–138.00 $133.73 $481 -2.40
445–446 446 3 120.00–123.00 $121.00 $540 -1.72
455–470 463 2 113.00–120.00 $116.56 $540 -2.90
555–575 565 2 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $608 -3.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1270 1107 80-85% 3 52.00–57.00 $55.34 $613 —
1000–1700 1423 80-85% 6 62.00–66.50 $64.39 $916 —
1435–1705 1570 80-85% 2 69.00–71.00 $70.09 $1,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $430 —
1070–1100 1085 85-90% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.51 $613 +5.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1545 1373 2 84.00–87.00 $85.69 $1,177 —
1005–1990 1498 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,198 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1001 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 570.00–800.00 $700.14
1130–1230 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $835.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $952.38
1050–1180 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $994.17

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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
1000–1445 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 825.00–1,075.00 $999.30 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1180 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,161.82 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–850 783 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 560.00–825.00 $689.14 —

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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.