Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

2,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.59/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 434 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.14/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 465 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.57/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 583 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,335	3,347	1,697
Feeder cattle	1,033	2,553	1,366
Slaughter cattle	337	520	230
Replacement cattle	965	274	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1063), Athens (564), Donalsonville (385), Jackson (262), Moultrie (303) and Washington (322). Compare on one week earlier: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	6	170.00–177.00	$174.19	$554	—
360–395	387	22	160.00–182.00	$173.59	$672	—
402–445	424	13	155.00–160.00	$156.87	$665	-2.87
475–495	484	12	148.00–157.00	$151.72	$734	-9.94
500–549	534	24	141.00–158.00	$150.90	$806	+2.91
555–595	583	41	140.00–152.00	$142.57	$831	-2.62
600–645	629	17	131.00–140.00	$137.66	$866	+0.15
655–681	676	16	129.00–140.00	$135.71	$917	+5.22
710	710	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$930	—
756–795	766	12	115.00–137.00	$129.76	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	160.00–168.00	$163.62	$466	—
305–340	324	6	157.50–168.00	$164.23	$532	+0.67
355–395	379	7	155.00–160.00	$156.78	$594	-6.78
405–445	425	5	152.00–157.50	$154.27	$656	+2.48
455–499	471	7	135.00–146.00	$141.64	$667	-1.20
520–535	525	3	144.00–148.00	$146.02	$767	+4.12
580–590	587	3	140.00–149.00	$142.97	$839	+10.44
600–635	623	5	125.00–134.00	$130.70	$814	+5.86
670–695	682	12	128.00–130.00	$128.42	$876	+7.47
705–745	728	7	123.00–131.00	$126.11	$918	+12.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	150.00–158.00	$154.07	$424	—
335–340	338	2	155.00–158.00	$156.51	$529	+0.21
367–370	367	8	138.00–148.00	$139.26	$511	-12.86
455–490	473	26	123.00–136.00	$131.47	$622	-7.55
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	+0.06
560–586	579	6	115.50–120.00	$116.56	$675	-5.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	20	131.00–143.00	$135.72	$506	-4.22
400–446	434	46	128.00–142.00	$134.59	$584	-2.71
455–495	465	44	127.00–135.00	$134.14	$624	+7.20
505–540	525	23	120.00–123.00	$122.06	$641	-1.12
555–599	582	24	119.00–123.00	$120.79	$703	+0.58
600–645	621	28	115.00–122.00	$120.01	$745	+2.31
660–690	665	12	111.00–122.00	$119.64	$796	-0.56
705–745	714	5	108.00–112.00	$110.57	$789	+0.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	3	132.00–135.00	$132.96	$352	-13.50
310–348	334	18	125.00–138.00	$131.19	$438	-2.79
355–395	372	14	122.00–134.00	$129.36	$481	-9.30
405–445	424	26	120.00–136.00	$124.69	$529	-4.85
460–495	477	22	115.00–126.00	$120.04	$573	-5.20
500–545	521	28	108.00–119.00	$114.86	$598	-8.00
555–599	574	27	108.00–121.00	$114.35	$656	-2.15
600–645	626	10	105.00–114.00	$108.99	$682	-2.31
670–675	673	2	106.00–109.00	$107.51	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	132.00–138.00	$135.06	$324	—
255–290	282	9	120.00–130.00	$128.37	$362	-4.32
315–349	331	16	115.00–128.00	$122.62	$406	-7.58
355–395	379	14	119.00–134.00	$124.38	$471	-2.00
405–445	431	12	110.00–125.00	$116.64	$503	-5.29
455–495	468	30	105.00–119.00	$113.70	$532	-5.90
500–545	519	26	100.00–115.00	$109.11	$566	-5.29
555–590	569	8	95.00–109.00	$104.29	$593	-7.89
605–640	620	5	102.50–110.00	$105.74	$656	+4.73
660–680	670	3	100.00–105.00	$102.02	$684	-7.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	269	4	155.00–162.00	$158.12	$425	+3.49
310–347	325	10	150.00–161.00	$156.15	$507	+0.08
355–395	373	13	130.00–155.00	$147.16	$549	-6.35
400–445	421	13	140.00–149.00	$144.11	$607	-0.78
455–495	469	17	130.00–138.00	$133.55	$626	-1.99
500–545	519	20	118.00–130.00	$122.58	$636	-4.99
555–590	570	15	115.00–126.00	$120.47	$687	-3.53
600–645	618	13	114.00–120.00	$115.95	$717	+0.69
660–690	670	8	110.00–115.00	$112.10	$751	+12.09
700–740	720	4	100.00–105.00	$102.57	$739	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	316	5	160.00–175.00	$166.03	$525	+0.95
355–380	363	18	157.00–170.00	$165.00	$599	+2.22
380 value added	380	1	177.50	$177.50	$674	—
405–445	429	18	147.00–166.00	$155.19	$666	-1.46
455–465	462	3	141.00–142.00	$141.33	$653	-1.44
503–530	514	8	125.00–133.00	$129.50	$666	-7.13
555–595	574	14	125.00–130.00	$127.36	$731	-3.71
605–649	631	11	116.00–126.00	$119.65	$755	-7.32
660–680	670	5	116.00–122.00	$118.41	$793	-5.74
780–790	785	2	107.00–111.00	$108.99	$856	-5.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$527	+2.80
405–445	431	8	115.00–134.00	$125.52	$541	-6.44
460–495	480	12	115.00–131.00	$124.07	$596	+1.45
500–535	518	4	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$583	-2.04
555–590	571	14	105.00–118.00	$112.68	$643	+2.91
605–640	618	3	109.00–113.00	$111.29	$688	+6.04
660–690	675	4	104.00–109.00	$106.73	$720	+5.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1500	1125	80-85%	20	48.00–58.00	$53.36	$600	—
885–1580	1235	80-85%	50	50.00–68.00	$59.38	$733	+0.65
1120–1475	1353	80-85%	13	62.00–75.00	$70.31	$951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1220	972	85-90%	40	35.00–52.00	$45.84	$446	—
975–1050	1023	85-90%	3	63.00–69.00	$65.59	$671	+6.59
880–1210	1056	85-90%	32	41.00–61.00	$51.96	$549	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1715	1442	75-80%	5	47.00–56.00	$52.37	$755	—
1425–1580	1509	75-80%	4	50.00–56.00	$52.78	$796	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1985	1393	11	66.00–84.00	$76.63	$1,067	—
1000–2205	1624	13	77.00–92.00	$86.22	$1,400	+1.60
1795	1795	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,705	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1005	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	42.00–49.00	$45.24	$423
895–1075	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	61.00–80.00	$68.25	$669
865–1295	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	51.00–74.00	$65.07	$724
1080–1255	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	59.00–64.00	$61.69	$721

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–870	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	400.00–475.00	$439.07
975–1145	1039	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$720.60

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1400	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	50.00–57.00	$54.45	$670

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1250	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$902.95
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
655–905	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–625.00	$572.52

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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
1100–1350	1267	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,092.76	—
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1545–1560	1553	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,212.08	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1385	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	+210.36
1165–1515	1369	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,050.00	$1,008.43	—

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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.