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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 10, 2022

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.52/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 613 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.04/cwt -10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 565 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 3,044 524
Feeder cattle 305 2,343 331
Slaughter cattle 60 517 53
Replacement cattle 46 184 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (411). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–573 569 4 137.00–145.00 $138.95 $791 -12.90
660 660 1 131.00 $131.00 $865 -17.56
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 -6.25
640 640 1 143.00 $143.00 $915 -20.29
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 125.00 $125.00 $319 -21.38
300–335 323 3 116.00–122.00 $117.86 $381 -17.64
355–390 376 5 115.00–120.00 $118.11 $444 -15.39
400–445 425 6 112.00–120.00 $115.52 $491 -21.51
480–490 484 7 110.00–116.00 $113.72 $550 -14.57
500–535 518 4 109.00–110.00 $109.52 $567 -17.08
555–590 565 7 106.00–107.00 $106.70 $603 -12.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 3 132.00–134.00 $133.29 $489 -9.11
410–440 424 4 125.00–130.00 $128.22 $544 -10.61
455–495 485 4 125.00–129.00 $128.06 $621 -11.13
535–539 538 8 124.00–128.50 $127.38 $685 -5.26
555–575 563 5 120.00–121.00 $120.59 $679 -9.57
600 600 2 120.00 $120.00 $720 +0.38
655–685 679 5 115.00–118.00 $117.42 $797 +1.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -4.03
465 465 3 138.00 $138.00 $642 -8.49
502–505 502 8 135.00–138.00 $137.62 $691 -8.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 151.00–152.00 $151.67 $501 -23.65
430–445 434 6 141.00–151.00 $143.88 $624 -22.16
455–480 468 4 135.00–145.00 $140.13 $656 -14.28
500–520 513 8 134.00–135.00 $134.63 $691 -8.69
555–575 565 10 124.00–128.00 $126.04 $712 -10.28
600–635 613 14 119.00–126.00 $122.52 $751 -7.26
660–690 665 6 118.00–125.00 $123.79 $823 +7.14
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 341 7 140.00–150.00 $142.94 $487 -24.97
355–390 371 5 139.00–149.00 $144.98 $538 -16.57
455–480 463 6 129.00–132.00 $130.36 $604 -11.88
500–535 519 6 120.00–126.00 $122.73 $637 -6.71
555–580 568 4 118.00–121.00 $119.53 $679 -6.60
600–645 613 4 103.50–106.00 $104.52 $641 -14.54
655–685 665 3 100.00–105.00 $103.28 $687 -11.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 467 3 150.00–155.00 $151.95 $710 -13.42
555–589 581 9 135.00–139.00 $138.15 $803 -5.85
745 745 1 119.00 $119.00 $887 —
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $878 +0.98
1105–1600 1341 80-85% 7 63.00–70.00 $65.60 $880 —
1530–1820 1675 80-85% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.09 $1,023 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–905 860 85-90% 5 38.00–40.00 $39.22 $337 —
900–905 903 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.49 $474 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1720 1608 75-80% 2 62.00–63.50 $62.70 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1665 1392 3 79.50–82.00 $80.25 $1,117 —
1445–2220 1731 4 85.00–92.00 $89.44 $1,548 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1210 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,100.00 $1,033.70
1000–1330 1166 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 850.00–1,030.00 $946.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1120 1004 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–820.00 $715.78
900–1100 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 660.00–860.00 $757.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 2 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.