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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $111.22/cwt -12.85 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 457 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.26/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 511 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 2,335 280
Feeder cattle 269 1,033 142
Slaughter cattle 38 337 77
Replacement cattle 88 965 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (395). Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers mostly steady, bull and calves steady to 3.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 427 6 115.00–120.00 $117.24 $501 -7.45
455–465 460 8 110.00–115.00 $112.27 $516 -7.77
500–545 511 12 108.00–113.00 $110.26 $563 -4.60
555–572 564 6 110.00–112.00 $110.33 $622 -4.02
600–645 612 6 108.00–110.00 $108.35 $663 -0.64
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 126.00 $126.00 $365 -2.37
320–330 324 4 110.00–116.00 $113.98 $369 -8.64
400–445 431 4 108.00–112.00 $110.04 $474 -6.60
455–465 460 4 104.00–108.00 $106.02 $488 -7.68
500–545 523 2 104.00–106.00 $105.04 $549 -4.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 4 135.00–136.00 $135.52 $505 -0.20
500 500 1 123.00 $123.00 $615 +0.94
600–605 603 3 111.50–113.00 $112.00 $675 -8.01
660–675 668 2 109.00–110.00 $109.51 $732 -10.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 369 7 126.00–136.00 $132.29 $488 -10.14
400–445 420 4 118.00–128.00 $122.49 $514 -3.03
455–465 457 14 110.00–115.00 $111.22 $508 -12.85
500–545 523 4 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $586 -0.58
555–575 565 4 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $607 -5.22
660–680 670 2 97.00–102.00 $99.54 $667 -7.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 130.00–134.00 $131.05 $554 -13.06
455–465 458 4 124.00–134.00 $130.01 $595 -3.54
505–545 516 6 119.00–124.00 $121.51 $627 -1.07
555–565 561 8 117.00–118.00 $117.63 $660 -2.84
660–675 670 3 114.00–115.00 $114.67 $768 +2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -6.33
500–548 536 4 125.00–130.00 $128.83 $691 -0.67
555–575 563 4 124.00–126.00 $125.24 $705 -2.12
610 610 2 122.00 $122.00 $744 +2.35
660–673 670 5 122.00–125.00 $124.41 $834 +6.00
685 value added 685 3 133.00 $133.00 $911 —
700–745 725 3 114.00–123.00 $119.77 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1250 1175 80-85% 2 62.00–62.50 $62.27 $732 —
1050–1390 1227 80-85% 7 50.00–57.50 $53.80 $660 -5.58
1420 1420 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $653 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1040 85-90% 5 45.00–50.00 $47.40 $493 -18.19
990–1100 1045 85-90% 2 38.00–44.00 $40.84 $427 -24.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $809 +3.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1550 1318 2 77.00–79.00 $77.82 $1,026 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–945 911 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 460.00–660.00 $582.10
900–1060 941 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 540.00–800.00 $688.83
880–1100 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 500.00–750.00 $588.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1240 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–900.00 $845.99
1120–1330 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–920.00 $901.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1400 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,211.83 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–1200 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–910.00 $818.59 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–700 633 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 490.00–600.00 $561.58 —

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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.