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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 3,104 176
Feeder cattle 198 2,417 103
Slaughter cattle 45 449 28
Replacement cattle 44 238 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (287). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull 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
660 660 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,010 -3.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 153.00–156.00 $154.45 $494 -3.06
355–365 358 3 150.00–155.00 $152.69 $547 -2.15
410–445 428 4 148.00–155.00 $151.64 $649 -0.56
455–465 458 3 138.00–145.00 $140.65 $644 -5.81
500–530 515 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $713 -6.13
555–565 562 3 130.00–136.00 $134.02 $753 -4.02
600–640 621 5 125.00–134.00 $130.00 $807 -3.68
660 660 2 116.00–124.00 $120.00 $792 -11.72
710 710 1 116.00 $116.00 $824 -6.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 269 4 140.00–150.00 $144.84 $390 -5.72
335–340 337 3 140.00–146.00 $143.32 $483 -6.16
420–440 433 4 130.00–135.00 $132.72 $575 -10.32
455–465 458 4 128.00–133.00 $130.27 $597 -8.49
505 505 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $626 -9.63
600–625 613 2 106.00–116.00 $111.10 $681 -14.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 159.00 $159.00 $564 -2.30
455–465 459 5 150.00–156.00 $152.22 $699 -4.50
514–530 517 6 151.00–153.00 $152.66 $789 -2.82
600 600 1 138.00 $138.00 $828 -4.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 171.00–179.00 $175.19 $552 -8.86
355–390 368 3 164.00–171.00 $167.43 $616 -21.50
435–445 441 7 160.00–170.00 $165.99 $732 -3.53
455–497 474 8 144.00–153.00 $146.85 $696 -10.16
510–525 520 3 143.00–153.00 $146.27 $761 -3.58
555–565 561 5 136.00–144.00 $138.42 $777 -4.11
660–675 668 3 129.00–133.00 $130.68 $873 +1.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 162.00–162.50 $162.25 $462 -11.71
355–365 358 3 150.00–156.00 $152.66 $547 -18.96
445 445 6 144.00–154.00 $146.50 $652 -12.89
455–465 458 3 135.00–144.00 $139.67 $640 -8.77
500–545 523 4 131.00–134.00 $132.56 $693 -9.44
660–675 668 6 110.00–120.00 $115.53 $772 -7.06
745 745 1 109.00 $109.00 $812 —
760–770 765 2 103.00–109.00 $106.02 $811 -5.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 188.00 $188.00 $696 -11.12
445 445 1 171.00 $171.00 $761 -8.22
610–645 622 3 143.00–144.00 $143.35 $892 -1.60
650 value added 650 3 147.00 $147.00 $956 —
650–660 655 6 134.00–138.00 $135.34 $886 +1.31
700–740 720 5 134.00–138.00 $135.38 $975 +10.45
775 775 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1350 1225 80-85% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.45 $937 -6.33
950–1770 1283 80-85% 16 78.00–85.00 $80.66 $1,035 —
1375–1385 1380 80-85% 2 86.00–87.50 $86.75 $1,197 -4.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1090 981 85-90% 4 68.00–73.00 $70.35 $690 +8.24
1000–1125 1063 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.94 $701 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1775 1603 75-80% 4 78.00–85.00 $80.72 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1745 1549 4 97.00–100.00 $99.22 $1,537 —
1375–1705 1583 5 105.50–111.00 $107.50 $1,702 —
1445–1745 1595 2 113.00–116.00 $114.64 $1,829 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1170 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 600.00–800.00 $685.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1105 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,080.00–1,180.00 $1,130.11

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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
900–1225 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 975.00–1,150.00 $1,075.09 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1250 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00–1,550.00 $1,445.33 —

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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.