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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 556 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.79/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 498 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.74/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 512 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 2,785 233
Feeder cattle 251 2,237 154
Slaughter cattle 51 369 26
Replacement cattle 28 179 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (330). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 7 180.00 $180.00 $749 -2.11
500 500 1 161.00 $161.00 $805 -8.83
556 556 19 159.00 $159.00 $884 -3.82
725 725 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 +12.00
810 810 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 152.00 $152.00 $813 -4.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 -10.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 130.00–137.00 $133.63 $361 -5.48
300–335 323 3 130.00–135.00 $132.24 $427 -7.40
355–365 360 4 122.00–127.00 $124.53 $448 -12.76
435–445 440 4 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $535 -10.84
500–535 523 3 115.00–119.00 $116.27 $608 -7.08
555–590 578 3 115.00–116.00 $115.68 $669 +4.33
600–645 623 2 109.00–110.00 $109.48 $682 -3.23
660–670 665 2 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $722 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–499 498 14 143.75–144.00 $143.79 $716 -1.58
613 613 3 128.00 $128.00 $785 -10.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 —
355–380 372 3 132.00–135.00 $134.04 $499 -14.85
500–535 512 3 124.00–125.00 $124.65 $638 -12.19
555–590 578 3 123.00–124.00 $123.68 $715 -5.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 159.00 $159.00 $445 -23.00
355–365 360 4 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $544 -12.81
400–445 413 7 145.00–151.00 $148.14 $612 -15.20
455–465 461 7 144.00–150.00 $146.60 $676 -4.84
500–535 512 13 128.00–141.00 $135.74 $695 -5.30
555–576 572 5 131.00–135.00 $131.78 $754 -4.47
600–645 623 2 120.00–127.00 $123.63 $770 -8.06
700 700 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $878 +6.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 271 4 144.00–150.00 $147.40 $399 -15.23
300–335 309 4 139.00–149.00 $144.14 $445 -18.69
355–365 360 4 135.00–145.00 $140.07 $504 -8.07
435–445 443 5 130.00–139.00 $134.78 $597 -5.71
455–465 459 8 122.00–132.00 $127.77 $586 -5.08
500–545 530 6 120.00–129.00 $124.80 $661 -1.77
555–590 573 4 114.00–116.00 $115.03 $659 -10.47
660 660 2 112.00 $112.00 $739 -1.00
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 -2.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $754 -5.37
600–645 623 2 137.00–138.00 $137.48 $857 -5.64
660–680 672 3 133.00–137.00 $134.68 $905 +0.65
700–715 708 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $952 +9.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1080 1050 80-85% 3 67.00–69.00 $68.32 $717 —
1000–1330 1134 80-85% 10 70.00–75.00 $72.54 $823 —
1100–1405 1302 80-85% 3 78.00–80.00 $79.00 $1,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1000 938 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $55.50 $521 —
1000–1080 1027 85-90% 3 60.00–67.00 $63.10 $648 -5.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 69.50 $69.50 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1690 1648 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,730 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–990 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 680.00–765.00 $724.52

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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
900–980 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 840.00–870.00 $855.64 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.