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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.40/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 517 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.44/cwt -9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 613 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $151.02/cwt -14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 359 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 3,685 259
Feeder cattle 187 3,043 189
Slaughter cattle 59 434 44
Replacement cattle 70 208 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (316). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 169.00 $169.00 $803 -9.52
597 597 7 166.00 $166.00 $991 +3.83
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 -0.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 178.00 $178.00 $984 +6.32
645 645 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 -2.22
660–675 668 2 153.00–155.00 $154.01 $1,029 -3.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
300–335 318 4 141.00–142.00 $141.47 $450 -10.95
400–445 423 4 140.00–141.00 $140.47 $594 -8.87
455–490 466 4 134.00–140.00 $135.73 $633 -11.45
500–535 518 4 132.00–137.00 $134.58 $697 -8.48
610–620 615 3 120.00–124.00 $121.33 $746 -12.10
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 480 3 150.00–154.00 $151.28 $726 -5.07
500–535 515 10 143.00–151.00 $147.06 $757 -5.38
555–565 560 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $804 -7.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 358 4 130.00–136.00 $131.53 $471 -15.03
400–445 436 7 128.00–136.00 $130.98 $571 -6.14
555–575 565 4 119.00–123.00 $120.27 $680 -6.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 270 3 178.00–186.00 $182.60 $493 -6.31
300–335 325 4 175.00–180.00 $177.18 $576 -4.44
355–380 370 5 168.00–169.00 $168.62 $624 -9.62
400–445 433 4 157.00–160.00 $158.21 $685 -13.37
455–465 462 9 146.00–156.00 $151.14 $698 -6.26
500–535 517 11 136.00–146.00 $142.40 $736 -9.03
555–575 563 6 134.00–138.00 $135.18 $761 -10.23
600–640 613 11 128.00–138.00 $131.44 $806 -9.78
710 710 1 122.00 $122.00 $866 -10.05
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 -7.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 4 158.00–164.00 $161.00 $440 -14.77
300–330 318 5 152.00–153.00 $152.79 $486 -12.27
355–365 359 11 146.00–156.00 $151.02 $542 -14.45
400–445 432 9 135.00–145.00 $140.42 $607 -17.80
455–465 460 4 134.00–144.00 $137.03 $630 -12.67
500–535 518 2 120.00–130.00 $125.17 $648 -16.26
555–565 558 6 119.00–123.00 $120.85 $674 -13.33
600–645 618 5 106.00–115.00 $113.25 $700 -16.84
660–675 668 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $718 -21.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $752 -5.84
500–530 520 3 154.00–158.00 $156.72 $815 -3.97
555–575 565 6 146.00–155.00 $150.66 $851 -9.77
655–660 658 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $921 -4.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1220 1180 80-85% 2 74.50–77.50 $76.05 $897 —
825–1420 1241 80-85% 18 78.00–85.00 $80.98 $1,005 -4.71
1280 1280 80-85% 3 87.00–88.00 $87.67 $1,122 -6.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–990 965 85-90% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.46 $632 -14.76
805–1200 1032 85-90% 8 70.00–77.50 $73.85 $762 +6.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1705 1550 75-80% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.55 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1710 1430 2 113.00–117.00 $115.39 $1,650 +20.34
1485–1675 1570 3 102.00–105.00 $103.62 $1,627 —
1175–1990 1630 4 91.00–96.00 $93.42 $1,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1220 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–1,100.00 $976.56
1050–1490 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,283.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1145 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–890.00 $758.21

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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
940–1200 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,251.59 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–920 907 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–1,060.00 $936.03 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 710.00 $710.00 —

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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.