Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

3,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.38/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 421 lb · 61 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.79/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 424 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.36/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 478 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,007	1,447	2,935
Feeder cattle	2,240	1,083	2,366
Slaughter cattle	534	194	385
Replacement cattle	233	170	184

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (868), Lanier (203), Oak Park (1105), Pulaski Co (343), Thomasville (488) and Upson Co (N/S). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	152.00–160.00	$157.37	$430	—
305–345	323	3	140.00–162.50	$148.00	$478	—
400–445	411	17	127.00–145.00	$141.44	$581	+5.46
450–498	472	20	125.00–139.00	$131.57	$621	-2.49
507–545	512	15	115.00–128.00	$121.00	$620	-1.96
550–595	569	11	110.00–128.00	$118.07	$672	-4.23
610–639	626	5	104.00–119.00	$112.47	$704	—
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	160.00–178.00	$170.06	$532	+7.10
355–395	382	3	140.00–162.50	$153.88	$588	+1.36
405–430	414	5	150.00–155.00	$150.98	$625	+2.24
450–496	475	26	137.50–150.00	$143.86	$683	+1.33
500–545	525	16	128.00–142.00	$135.57	$712	—
560–590	574	4	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$718	—
605–645	624	13	120.00–135.00	$126.91	$792	+0.74
660–680	672	3	120.00	$120.00	$806	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–443	434	8	160.00–165.00	$163.52	$710	+5.21
455–495	468	3	150.00–156.00	$153.89	$720	+3.37
505–547	518	26	140.00–150.00	$144.55	$749	-0.10
555–595	578	7	130.00–137.00	$132.95	$768	-1.65
603–630	616	12	131.00–145.00	$137.58	$847	+8.14
650–690	670	4	125.00–132.00	$128.40	$860	+2.76
702–736	728	12	131.00–138.00	$132.69	$966	+7.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	—
255–290	269	5	130.00–137.00	$133.98	$360	—
320–346	338	10	125.00–140.00	$134.63	$455	+6.60
350–395	376	28	120.00–140.00	$130.63	$491	+4.36
400–445	424	56	117.00–140.00	$125.79	$533	+1.92
455–495	478	54	114.00–135.00	$124.36	$594	+4.81
500–545	523	54	110.00–128.00	$118.43	$619	+1.18
550–595	574	41	102.50–119.00	$112.49	$646	-0.55
605–645	638	13	100.00–112.00	$104.22	$665	-3.54
650–670	660	6	95.00–117.00	$110.86	$732	+3.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	118.00–122.00	$119.95	$258	—
255–290	271	16	120.00–130.00	$125.78	$341	-1.63
300–345	333	45	110.00–142.50	$126.94	$423	+5.00
355–395	372	19	110.00–132.50	$125.46	$467	+5.15
405–445	421	61	105.00–128.00	$120.38	$507	+4.86
455–495	483	37	107.00–129.00	$120.06	$580	+5.46
505–545	526	19	100.00–115.00	$104.48	$550	-4.85
550–595	567	28	90.00–110.00	$100.28	$569	-6.60
605–640	625	9	99.00–113.00	$108.78	$680	+6.72
650–675	663	2	97.00–98.00	$97.51	$646	—
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	136.00	$136.00	$381	—
335	335	1	134.00	$134.00	$449	—
440	440	1	126.00	$126.00	$554	-6.62
490–495	493	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$594	-6.37
505–545	524	21	120.00–140.00	$125.95	$660	+4.98
550–595	567	10	116.00–128.00	$121.62	$690	+1.70
610–645	626	15	117.00–130.00	$126.64	$793	+10.45
655–695	683	4	110.00–118.00	$113.06	$772	+1.06
700–745	723	18	102.50–120.00	$113.13	$818	+3.13
755–795	775	2	105.00–107.50	$106.22	$823	—

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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	218	4	136.00–146.00	$140.48	$306	—
255–295	275	2	155.00–157.50	$156.16	$429	+13.66
305–345	326	14	125.00–155.00	$145.67	$475	+4.11
355–395	380	23	120.00–145.00	$133.52	$507	-2.16
405–445	421	27	115.00–132.50	$125.51	$528	-2.73
450–495	473	26	110.00–128.00	$118.14	$559	-3.01
500–545	528	19	105.00–119.00	$113.75	$601	-2.19
550–596	579	17	100.00–118.00	$109.06	$631	-1.25
605–645	614	13	100.00–110.00	$103.69	$637	-4.76
660–695	673	3	95.00–98.00	$95.99	$646	-4.51
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—
755–795	762	7	80.00–91.00	$84.20	$642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	274	4	160.00–172.50	$168.07	$461	+8.65
305–345	322	9	154.00–167.50	$160.22	$516	+6.03
355–398	376	12	132.50–157.50	$145.07	$545	-7.00
405–445	419	21	130.00–140.00	$135.29	$567	-5.06
450–495	468	33	122.00–135.00	$128.42	$601	-4.94
500–545	524	25	115.00–129.00	$122.03	$639	-2.56
550–595	568	23	110.00–128.00	$117.18	$666	-3.85
600–645	619	14	102.00–115.00	$109.75	$679	-3.82
660–680	669	4	100.00–108.00	$104.00	$696	-3.10
700–720	710	2	97.00–100.00	$98.48	$699	-6.52
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	-12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	304	5	160.00–172.50	$165.23	$502	+0.74
365–375	368	3	157.00–164.00	$160.67	$591	-1.86
410–425	418	4	147.00–154.00	$149.78	$626	-0.44
465–495	478	3	138.00–142.50	$140.12	$670	+2.03
500–545	528	11	125.00–136.00	$130.35	$688	-7.97
555–595	575	13	120.00–132.50	$124.76	$717	-5.71
605–645	617	22	117.50–138.00	$124.84	$770	+2.38
655–695	672	14	115.00–125.00	$119.57	$804	+5.35
705–745	734	11	110.00–120.00	$112.67	$827	—
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	+2.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1515	1192	80-85%	89	54.00–68.00	$60.99	$727	—
1035–1375	1218	80-85%	12	65.00–72.00	$67.15	$818	+7.14
860–1515	1274	80-85%	86	50.00–60.00	$55.89	$712	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1195	988	85-90%	20	58.00–65.00	$59.71	$590	—
805–1135	1000	85-90%	49	40.00–49.00	$45.31	$453	—
800–1375	1004	85-90%	79	48.00–59.00	$53.83	$540	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1850	1463	75-80%	13	52.00–69.00	$59.53	$871	—
1275–1725	1486	75-80%	10	50.00–57.00	$54.61	$812	—
1770	1770	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1790	1320	17	78.00–84.00	$81.30	$1,073	—
1375–1965	1621	14	82.00–93.00	$87.73	$1,422	—
1620–2105	1863	2	94.00–95.00	$94.43	$1,759	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–970	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–680.00	$596.65
890–1180	1036	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–700.00	$576.72
810–1295	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	680.00–850.00	$748.89
860–1380	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	650.00–900.00	$804.92
995–1460	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–750.00	$683.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1110	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	730.00–810.00	$763.93
985–1370	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	890.00–1,080.00	$956.22
1070–1450	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	910.00–1,090.00	$980.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–900	847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	70.00–83.00	$75.81	$642

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1085	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	55.00–61.00	$58.31	$573
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	55.00	$55.00	$553

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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
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
960–1205	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	600.00–1,450.00	$1,048.67	+407.31
1000–1275	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–775.00	$703.36	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1080	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00–1,725.00	$1,630.50	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+284.74
1335–1560	1462	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,147.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1120	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
960–1115	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	640.00	$640.00	—
1005–1220	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	890.00–950.00	$915.65	—

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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.