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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.52/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 519 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.01/cwt -6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 524 2,818 529
Feeder cattle 331 2,200 357
Slaughter cattle 53 363 82
Replacement cattle 140 255 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (524) . Compared to one week earlier: Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, 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
555–575 562 3 136.00–141.00 $138.33 $777 -10.82
600–645 615 3 130.00–131.00 $130.65 $803 -11.81
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 -3.43
815 815 1 114.00 $114.00 $929 —
945 945 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 123.00 $123.00 $683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 433 7 115.00–122.00 $118.70 $514 -11.13
450–455 454 5 114.00–119.00 $116.59 $529 -5.89
500–545 519 16 109.00–117.00 $113.52 $589 -3.47
555–575 565 3 106.00–112.00 $108.68 $614 -5.22
600–645 636 5 106.00–110.00 $107.57 $684 -3.33
655–675 666 4 100.00–110.00 $104.99 $699 -1.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 457 3 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $553 -9.72
510–535 520 10 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $619 -6.93
555–580 567 6 118.00–119.00 $118.33 $671 -4.75
600–645 619 7 114.00–119.00 $117.15 $725 -2.91
655–675 664 5 114.00–118.00 $116.41 $773 +1.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 367 6 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $422 -9.27
435–445 442 6 105.00–112.00 $107.81 $477 -8.87
455–490 468 8 104.00–110.00 $107.52 $503 -7.74
550–565 556 4 97.00–104.00 $101.25 $563 -4.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -21.38
400–445 425 7 130.00–138.00 $133.41 $567 -11.75
455–465 460 8 126.00–132.00 $129.00 $593 -8.25
500–545 521 7 122.00–130.00 $125.26 $653 -1.20
555–575 562 6 115.00–121.00 $118.32 $665 -3.56
600–645 620 9 110.00–118.00 $112.94 $700 -2.82
660–670 666 6 109.00–116.00 $111.50 $743 -0.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 279 4 135.00–145.00 $139.89 $390 -10.11
330–335 333 9 130.00–139.00 $134.46 $448 -19.25
355–365 360 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $441 -15.84
440–445 443 6 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $514 -15.86
455–470 460 5 110.00–120.00 $114.64 $527 -6.54
530–540 536 5 110.00–115.00 $112.39 $602 -6.31
555–565 558 3 108.00–113.00 $110.35 $616 +0.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 529 4 132.00–138.00 $135.06 $714 -2.52
555–575 564 8 123.00–131.00 $126.21 $712 -2.92
600–645 619 7 121.00–129.00 $124.45 $770 +0.59
650–675 663 9 120.00–127.00 $122.98 $815 —
700–740 727 3 114.00–117.00 $115.70 $841 —
770–775 773 2 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1500 1185 80-85% 27 50.00–56.00 $52.02 $616 +0.45
1220–1380 1314 80-85% 4 44.00–48.00 $46.45 $610 —
1595 1595 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1100 963 85-90% 6 44.00–50.00 $47.05 $453 —
900–990 963 85-90% 4 38.00–44.00 $40.01 $385 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1550 1325 2 70.00 $70.00 $928 —
1600–1680 1640 2 79.00–80.50 $79.77 $1,308 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1335 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–1,000.00 $916.22
1000–1480 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,125.00 $1,054.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 500.00–750.00 $626.53
980–1300 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 630.00–900.00 $768.58

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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
1050–1220 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 720.00–930.00 $821.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1300 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 950.00–1,200.00 $1,097.80 —

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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.