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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

3,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.12/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 465 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.95/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 628 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.70/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 574 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,831 2,566 4,453
Feeder cattle 3,067 2,122 3,844
Slaughter cattle 509 281 420
Replacement cattle 255 163 189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Franklin Co. (1198), Lanier (277), Oak Park (1051), Pulaski Co (515), Thomasville (689) and Upson Co (101). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 6 172.00–195.00 $184.83 $601 -4.33
355–390 378 3 178.00–187.00 $181.72 $687 +3.54
405–445 437 44 160.00–180.00 $173.55 $758 -0.83
450–495 466 36 157.50–175.00 $166.41 $775 +2.62
500–541 525 18 148.00–160.00 $155.55 $817 +4.32
555–596 574 62 143.00–156.00 $152.70 $876 +1.24
605–645 619 10 138.00–146.00 $140.86 $872 -1.22
655–694 692 24 135.00–144.00 $143.48 $993 +4.99
700–718 708 7 128.00–139.00 $136.00 $963 —
785–795 790 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $1,039 -5.51
800 800 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 370 19 167.50–179.00 $176.50 $653 +9.25
405–445 425 35 150.00–168.00 $160.70 $683 -2.21
455–495 473 17 147.50–165.00 $157.92 $747 +4.57
505–545 522 17 137.00–150.00 $142.22 $742 -0.66
555–595 563 6 130.00–140.00 $137.33 $773 -2.92
600–632 625 18 130.00–140.00 $138.31 $864 —
650–690 684 13 130.00–135.00 $134.27 $918 +1.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 140.00–143.00 $141.65 $450 —
405–445 430 10 150.00–157.50 $154.99 $666 +0.96
555–580 568 3 135.00–140.00 $137.70 $782 +10.71
605–645 633 5 115.00–125.00 $119.74 $758 +1.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 332 7 133.00–143.00 $139.49 $463 -14.58
352–395 367 24 137.00–145.00 $142.08 $521 -8.93
400–448 426 55 132.50–150.00 $141.89 $604 -1.24
453–490 465 79 127.50–148.00 $141.12 $656 +7.28
500–545 524 34 122.50–138.00 $128.66 $674 -3.04
555–598 576 47 125.00–140.00 $130.14 $750 +6.36
600–646 628 77 116.00–138.00 $130.95 $822 +6.43
655–695 673 10 117.50–126.00 $122.20 $822 -0.94
700–745 717 13 110.00–126.00 $121.75 $873 —
770–782 780 11 104.00–117.00 $115.65 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $317 —
305–348 330 40 120.00–152.00 $138.43 $457 -4.16
355–395 375 39 123.00–148.00 $138.87 $521 -0.10
405–445 433 27 124.00–140.00 $131.49 $569 -1.57
455–495 480 59 120.00–139.00 $131.76 $632 +1.03
505–545 527 59 115.00–132.50 $125.54 $662 +0.87
555–595 571 26 115.00–125.00 $119.83 $684 -1.75
600–645 618 20 105.00–127.00 $113.69 $703 —
650–695 670 17 100.00–117.00 $107.80 $722 -3.33
700–745 723 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $770 -7.23
755–760 758 2 100.00–103.00 $101.50 $769 -8.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 280 6 122.00–135.00 $127.52 $357 -14.17
300–346 333 17 110.00–145.00 $130.39 $434 +0.70
350–395 372 48 110.00–140.00 $129.44 $482 -2.57
405–445 426 34 112.00–132.50 $127.46 $543 -1.47
450–495 473 61 107.00–128.00 $121.96 $577 -0.15
500–545 517 16 102.00–120.00 $113.62 $587 -0.85
555–590 579 10 105.00–118.00 $112.92 $654 -2.97
650–685 671 5 100.00–110.00 $104.76 $703 -1.16
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 6 160.00–185.00 $179.80 $494 +7.48
305–345 319 15 158.00–180.00 $170.37 $543 +4.17
350–395 368 21 150.00–176.00 $162.34 $597 +0.59
405–445 427 43 140.00–167.00 $151.19 $646 -3.00
455–495 468 39 125.00–146.00 $137.31 $643 -8.90
500–545 523 31 120.00–137.50 $129.58 $678 -4.30
555–595 569 30 120.00–130.00 $125.77 $716 -3.12
600–645 624 30 115.00–128.00 $121.46 $758 -0.31
655–695 673 16 108.00–120.00 $112.27 $756 -7.72
700–745 714 9 100.00–110.00 $107.37 $767 -3.12
770–775 772 3 102.50–105.00 $104.16 $804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 4 190.00–195.00 $192.32 $529 +6.26
305–345 331 19 170.00–185.00 $175.62 $581 -1.94
355–395 381 15 165.00–180.00 $171.65 $654 +0.93
405–445 425 25 150.00–175.00 $164.27 $698 -2.07
455–495 476 24 140.00–158.00 $149.55 $712 -4.19
500–545 523 30 131.00–150.00 $143.33 $750 -1.03
555–595 573 10 130.00–143.00 $134.75 $772 -3.20
600–645 624 19 127.50–136.00 $131.25 $819 -0.31
655–695 665 22 120.00–130.00 $127.20 $846 -0.62
700–745 723 8 113.00–123.00 $117.07 $846 -6.90
755–795 775 6 110.00–119.00 $114.79 $890 -0.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 279 5 140.00–148.00 $144.23 $402 -18.45
300–345 328 13 140.00–173.00 $159.16 $522 +8.15
350–395 374 21 133.00–167.00 $149.31 $558 +0.89
400–445 420 38 122.00–156.00 $141.01 $592 -3.68
455–495 468 31 110.00–145.00 $125.97 $590 -6.92
500–545 530 23 110.00–135.00 $124.13 $658 +2.09
555–595 572 17 103.00–117.50 $111.09 $635 -7.45
600–645 619 8 102.00–110.00 $107.68 $667 -2.72
655–685 671 5 102.00–110.00 $105.24 $706 —
700–735 718 2 98.00–101.00 $99.54 $715 -8.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1550 1201 80-85% 74 53.00–67.00 $60.05 $721 -4.05
1005–1565 1274 80-85% 47 45.00–61.00 $54.52 $695 —
1190–1870 1362 80-85% 31 58.00–76.00 $67.87 $924 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1125 961 85-90% 5 59.00–70.00 $63.75 $613 —
800–1130 971 85-90% 39 48.00–62.00 $54.74 $532 —
865–1260 983 85-90% 48 40.00–54.00 $48.89 $481 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1606 1537 75-80% 15 50.00–63.00 $59.08 $908 —
1330–1710 1545 75-80% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.02 $1,035 —
1490–1705 1645 75-80% 4 55.00–62.00 $57.24 $942 -0.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1825 1386 17 70.00–81.00 $76.73 $1,063 —
1060–1890 1495 22 77.00–89.00 $84.90 $1,269 —
1535–2075 1711 7 89.00–96.00 $91.97 $1,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–955 841 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 475.00–610.00 $531.88
680–1220 924 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 570.00–740.00 $663.49
865–1030 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–650.00 $595.65
875–1300 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 680.00–860.00 $767.04
1065–1110 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.24
1035–1160 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $586.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1210 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 765.00–810.00 $789.52
810–1380 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 780.00–960.00 $842.52
1025–1450 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 870.00–1,090.00 $932.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755–1110 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 920.00–1,130.00 $1,026.49 —
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
920–1075 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,130.00 $1,046.48 —
755–1255 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,020.00–1,110.00 $1,078.13 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–1155 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 825.00–1,190.00 $995.18 —
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,170.00 $1,170.00 —
1210–1485 1349 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 775.00–925.00 $873.05 +38.05
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.