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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

3,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.14/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 659 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.24/cwt -9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 573 lb · 75 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $125.61/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 429 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,061 4,190 3,147
Feeder cattle 2,486 3,381 2,571
Slaughter cattle 352 473 335
Replacement cattle 223 336 241

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (952) Athens (881), Donalsonville (489), Jackson (338) Moultrie (205) and Washington (196). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 158.00 $158.00 $692 -1.25
450–480 468 7 145.00–147.00 $146.16 $684 -2.85
500–545 523 26 139.00–144.00 $142.33 $744 —
573–585 574 13 134.00–135.50 $135.38 $777 -1.57
624–633 629 10 129.00–134.00 $130.98 $824 -7.67
651–680 659 83 123.25–145.00 $131.14 $864 +3.21
710–749 736 25 118.00–129.00 $125.30 $922 +1.21
757–795 762 16 115.00–134.00 $131.43 $1,001 —
765 value added 765 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 167.00–170.00 $168.51 $494 —
315–345 332 5 150.00–170.00 $161.06 $535 +5.76
365–393 390 12 150.00–155.00 $154.61 $603 -1.60
405–448 424 30 135.00–147.00 $143.76 $610 -2.36
450–498 475 8 131.00–147.00 $139.10 $661 -6.79
500–545 519 22 130.00–139.00 $133.35 $692 -9.09
555–595 575 31 126.00–138.00 $128.77 $740 -4.69
600–649 633 34 116.00–140.00 $134.89 $854 +5.06
670–695 683 3 129.00–135.00 $131.64 $899 +6.88
705–745 731 4 121.00–130.00 $126.58 $925 +10.09
755–779 773 7 112.00–129.00 $116.34 $899 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 135.00–142.00 $138.39 $457 -3.61
370–395 386 4 125.00–135.00 $131.84 $509 -13.47
405–440 424 19 120.00–148.00 $130.09 $552 +0.09
455–495 481 22 118.00–132.50 $127.66 $614 -6.81
505–545 533 16 120.00–134.00 $127.99 $682 +2.62
550–595 565 6 110.00–128.00 $119.13 $673 +1.06
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 140.00 $140.00 $424 —
400–449 428 60 121.00–134.00 $126.71 $542 -3.12
455–492 478 24 121.00–131.00 $126.50 $605 -3.23
500–548 521 61 119.00–128.00 $120.14 $626 -8.50
550–595 573 75 110.00–121.00 $116.24 $666 -9.64
600–645 618 11 110.00–123.00 $118.56 $733 -2.00
643 value added 643 11 121.50 $121.50 $781 —
650–695 663 22 110.00–124.00 $117.55 $779 +3.92
700–745 725 6 104.00–114.00 $109.61 $795 -2.46
760–785 773 3 101.00–112.00 $105.62 $816 -2.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–249 234 8 120.00–135.00 $125.22 $293 —
265–297 286 6 120.00–132.00 $123.71 $354 -1.30
305–345 327 23 120.00–132.50 $123.48 $404 -2.51
355–395 378 33 110.00–128.00 $119.54 $452 -3.91
405–445 433 39 110.00–128.00 $115.88 $502 -4.43
455–495 474 38 102.00–115.00 $109.27 $518 -7.98
500–545 523 32 100.00–115.00 $106.49 $557 -5.85
555–595 570 14 100.00–109.00 $102.71 $585 -3.60
605–630 623 5 101.00–110.00 $103.57 $645 +2.54
685–695 691 4 90.00–98.00 $92.48 $639 -11.84
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 —
753 753 2 90.00 $90.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 —
255–290 275 5 128.00–140.00 $134.92 $371 +0.92
300–345 328 18 125.00–133.00 $127.13 $417 -2.98
355–395 377 24 120.00–132.50 $126.81 $478 +0.17
405–445 430 20 117.00–127.50 $121.38 $522 -4.13
450–496 473 51 115.00–127.00 $121.10 $573 -3.39
500–545 530 34 109.00–125.00 $115.36 $611 -4.24
555–595 564 18 97.50–120.00 $108.33 $611 -7.40
600–645 613 12 105.00–114.00 $109.30 $670 -4.57
655–690 667 6 104.00–109.00 $105.34 $703 +2.58
705–733 724 5 108.00–110.00 $109.41 $792 +7.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 3 147.00–157.00 $152.09 $429 -7.30
300–345 319 9 140.00–163.00 $151.47 $483 -3.13
355–385 371 23 135.00–155.00 $143.17 $531 -1.90
405–448 437 31 127.00–150.00 $131.77 $576 -3.37
450–495 473 34 122.00–135.00 $130.57 $618 -1.53
500–548 526 65 115.00–130.00 $120.66 $635 -4.16
555–595 570 41 110.00–128.00 $116.36 $663 -4.02
600–649 619 25 102.00–123.00 $109.49 $678 -6.95
655–695 672 9 100.00–107.00 $102.31 $688 -4.60
700–745 722 19 94.00–109.00 $101.61 $734 -1.28
755–775 765 3 90.00–97.00 $93.70 $717 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
285–286 286 6 130.00–140.00 $133.33 $381 -9.66
301–340 330 10 122.00–153.00 $133.09 $439 -5.65
355–395 374 24 120.00–145.00 $131.74 $493 -3.68
400–445 429 66 115.00–143.00 $125.61 $539 -0.79
450–495 473 40 110.00–128.00 $118.61 $561 -1.76
500–545 526 23 105.00–118.00 $112.06 $589 -4.57
555–595 568 35 97.00–115.00 $105.68 $600 -5.86
600–645 615 27 93.00–104.00 $97.32 $599 -5.04
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 +1.57
700–745 731 6 93.00–96.00 $93.65 $685 -2.37
818–825 820 3 85.00–93.00 $90.32 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 325 4 155.00–160.00 $158.73 $516 -8.91
365–395 380 2 150.00–157.00 $153.36 $583 -4.56
405–435 421 9 138.00–145.00 $141.46 $596 -10.49
455–475 467 3 135.00–140.00 $136.68 $638 -9.06
500–545 525 15 127.00–132.00 $130.47 $685 +0.84
555–595 571 13 120.00–130.00 $123.82 $707 -3.47
605–645 629 15 114.00–120.00 $115.28 $725 -7.60
655–668 663 4 113.00–121.00 $116.72 $774 -3.14
700–730 715 3 109.00–112.00 $110.02 $787 -6.63
765–770 768 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $841 -0.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1765 1217 80-85% 113 53.00–63.00 $58.18 $708 —
940–1620 1262 80-85% 32 45.00–68.00 $54.66 $690 -0.60
940–1545 1266 80-85% 17 63.00–71.00 $65.83 $833 +10.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1200 1048 85-90% 23 40.00–61.00 $45.76 $480 -13.51
920–1395 1102 85-90% 37 48.00–56.00 $52.26 $576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1575 1379 75-80% 21 51.00–63.00 $59.31 $818 —
1350–1885 1525 75-80% 11 45.00–55.00 $48.36 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1800 1376 7 73.00–80.00 $76.23 $1,049 —
1065–1955 1648 16 82.00–88.00 $84.98 $1,400 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–995 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–725.00 $604.26
875–1180 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 600.00–800.00 $721.31
835–1330 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 620.00–875.00 $712.41
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–945 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $774.73
900–1210 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 850.00–1,125.00 $946.25
980–1200 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,025.00 $970.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1200 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 53.00–75.00 $61.33 $641
795–1225 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 68.00–70.00 $68.90 $765
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1205–1240 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 62.00–65.00 $63.52 $777

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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
900–1450 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 625.00–1,025.00 $835.24 -120.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1550 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 900.00–1,075.00 $989.92 —
1265–1365 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.