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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.28/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 559 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.20/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 455 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.89/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 623 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 3,755 723
Feeder cattle 383 2,927 473
Slaughter cattle 45 528 126
Replacement cattle 65 300 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (493). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 520 3 144.00–154.00 $150.51 $783 -4.82
555–580 563 6 141.00–145.00 $141.83 $799 -5.60
660 660 2 129.00 $129.00 $851 -13.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 143.00 $143.00 $636 -16.17
575–590 584 5 138.00–139.00 $138.39 $808 +3.11
675 675 1 122.00 $122.00 $824 -10.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 357 5 140.00–143.00 $142.40 $508 -0.93
422–445 426 10 132.00–135.00 $133.10 $567 -4.34
455–490 473 4 130.00–132.00 $130.96 $619 +0.22
500–545 508 6 121.00–124.00 $121.87 $619 -6.32
555–593 575 5 116.00–121.00 $118.17 $679 -7.12
650–660 655 2 109.00–116.00 $112.47 $737 -3.89
700–745 715 3 105.00–106.00 $105.35 $753 -5.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 144.00 $144.00 $367 +2.81
325–335 330 3 130.00–133.00 $131.65 $434 -6.60
425–445 435 6 120.00–128.00 $124.30 $541 -6.32
455–465 458 6 118.00–127.00 $123.19 $564 -2.19
500–535 518 4 113.00–116.00 $114.52 $593 -8.30
555–575 563 6 109.00–115.00 $112.99 $636 -6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 523 3 105.00–110.00 $108.41 $567 -3.36
555–575 559 5 100.00–107.00 $103.43 $578 -5.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 3 167.50–174.00 $171.16 $551 +0.14
355–395 385 4 163.00–170.00 $164.61 $634 -8.49
435–445 442 3 150.00–153.00 $151.32 $669 -17.45
455 455 10 148.00–149.50 $149.20 $679 -2.31
500–545 532 9 134.00–144.00 $138.24 $735 -5.99
555–575 559 11 130.00–139.00 $134.28 $751 -0.41
602–637 623 10 126.00–132.00 $128.89 $803 -0.92
705 705 2 114.00 $114.00 $804 -2.61
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 -4.27
355–365 362 6 142.00–152.00 $146.04 $529 -16.87
435–445 438 4 140.00–146.00 $142.49 $624 -9.17
454–465 457 9 134.00–140.50 $138.04 $631 -6.06
500–545 527 9 123.00–132.00 $127.34 $671 -7.41
550–580 565 4 115.00–122.00 $118.59 $670 -5.59
600–645 631 7 114.00–122.00 $117.11 $739 -1.68
660–680 668 5 110.00–114.00 $111.63 $746 -0.63
700 700 2 105.00 $105.00 $735 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 134.00–137.00 $135.25 $453 -14.83
355–365 358 6 127.00–137.00 $132.38 $474 -12.98
400–435 414 5 125.00–130.00 $127.10 $526 -10.22
455–470 462 6 118.00–124.00 $120.70 $558 -9.70
500–535 523 6 110.00–117.00 $114.09 $597 -10.61
555–575 565 4 110.00–113.00 $111.53 $630 -8.94
600–645 623 4 106.00–110.00 $108.07 $673 -2.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1555 1343 80-85% 10 52.00–57.50 $54.80 $736 —
1420 1420 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $852 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 895 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.11 $395 —
1000–1100 1063 85-90% 3 48.00–49.00 $48.69 $518 -1.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1550 1375 4 63.50–70.00 $65.62 $902 —
1330–2015 1648 3 55.00–60.00 $56.99 $939 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1170 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 530.00–780.00 $653.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1070 979 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 880.00–1,135.00 $1,024.65

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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
900–1200 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 775.00–910.00 $873.55 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,036.63 +136.63
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.