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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 3,160 192
Feeder cattle 207 2,447 151
Slaughter cattle 64 567 20
Replacement cattle 69 146 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (340). Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls feeder and bull calves to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 226.00 $226.00 $599 —
370 370 2 190.00 $190.00 $703 -5.00
500–545 528 3 163.00–167.00 $164.68 $870 -11.79
620–635 628 2 157.00–159.00 $158.01 $992 -3.12
650–690 663 3 157.00–162.00 $160.27 $1,063 +6.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 176.00–186.00 $181.08 $589 -7.78
590 590 2 158.00 $158.00 $932 -5.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -26.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 159.00 $159.00 $445 +2.24
355–360 357 3 142.00–149.00 $145.67 $520 -7.36
400–445 430 3 140.00–147.00 $142.17 $611 -7.10
455–490 461 7 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $657 -4.99
500–545 527 3 134.00–136.00 $134.97 $711 -7.87
555–575 565 3 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $746 -5.35
600–640 613 4 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $736 -10.85
700–710 705 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $829 -4.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 155.00 $155.00 $550 -6.29
414–445 423 7 150.00–157.00 $154.90 $655 +0.24
505–510 507 3 142.00–144.00 $142.67 $723 -10.47
555–575 565 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $788 -7.19
664 664 4 131.50 $131.50 $873 +0.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 364 4 136.00–140.00 $137.32 $500 -9.80
455–490 478 3 134.00–135.00 $134.32 $642 -4.06
505–535 513 4 120.00–127.00 $123.06 $631 -11.15
555–565 560 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $683 -2.67
660–675 668 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $685 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 178.00–180.00 $178.94 $489 +6.29
320–335 328 2 174.00–176.00 $174.98 $574 -7.94
355–390 379 4 166.00–176.00 $170.40 $646 -6.82
400–445 416 5 151.00–160.00 $155.88 $648 -11.16
455–475 465 5 148.00–158.00 $151.62 $705 -4.70
500–545 521 6 139.00–146.00 $143.21 $746 -5.93
555–575 565 4 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $780 -0.75
630–635 631 4 133.00–137.00 $135.99 $858 +1.78
700–720 710 3 113.00–122.00 $117.69 $836 -7.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 -2.40
355 355 2 180.00–184.00 $182.00 $646 +2.16
455–465 463 4 162.00–166.00 $165.02 $764 -7.47
500–545 516 6 152.00–160.00 $155.28 $801 -5.91
555–590 573 5 146.00–152.00 $149.20 $855 -2.69
600–645 623 7 142.00–152.00 $147.26 $917 +2.11
650–675 658 3 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $926 +1.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 182.00 $182.00 $364 +1.07
355–380 361 4 148.00–152.00 $150.49 $543 -12.25
435–445 440 4 140.00–150.00 $145.97 $642 -6.36
455–465 459 9 137.00–147.00 $142.69 $655 -4.74
500–545 533 4 127.00–131.00 $129.04 $688 -10.06
565–570 569 4 121.00–128.00 $124.76 $710 -8.86
660–675 668 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $778 -2.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1205 1080 80-85% 4 77.00–80.00 $78.79 $851 —
985–1375 1197 80-85% 6 92.00–97.00 $93.97 $1,125 +8.84
980–1580 1246 80-85% 11 83.00–89.50 $85.45 $1,065 -10.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1100 996 85-90% 4 60.00–67.00 $63.69 $634 -16.04
890–1230 1018 85-90% 4 69.00–76.00 $71.63 $729 -1.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1610 1569 75-80% 4 82.00–86.00 $83.74 $1,314 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1610 1366 4 113.00–118.00 $116.14 $1,586 —
1030–2070 1441 4 94.00–101.00 $98.02 $1,412 —
1205–1940 1532 5 107.00–112.00 $107.99 $1,654 +12.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1020 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00–1,250.00 $1,113.86
815–1190 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,275.00–1,525.00 $1,347.90
910–1450 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,150.00–1,475.00 $1,290.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1000 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 450.00–650.00 $547.01
879–1215 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 750.00–950.00 $834.01
1230–1310 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–1,100.00 $959.57

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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
950–1150 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,390.70 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1200 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,225.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–700 675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 510.00–620.00 $562.96 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +300.00

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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.