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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.85/cwt -16.94 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 551 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 2,673 253
Feeder cattle 283 2,081 172
Slaughter cattle 30 424 37
Replacement cattle 40 168 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (353). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder classes unevenly steady. 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
405–435 410 6 180.00–184.50 $183.70 $753 -14.68
455–465 460 2 165.00–166.00 $165.51 $761 -22.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 158.00–164.00 $160.84 $680 -20.94
555 555 1 146.00 $146.00 $810 -16.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 171.00 $171.00 $932 -15.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 5 157.00–164.00 $160.20 $532 -7.20
355–365 360 7 144.00–152.50 $148.23 $534 -17.72
430–445 437 6 140.00–149.00 $144.96 $633 -15.60
455–490 475 4 137.00–140.00 $138.25 $657 -16.81
500–545 515 3 130.00–139.00 $134.15 $691 -17.86
551–555 551 10 124.50–128.00 $124.85 $688 -16.94
600–630 615 4 122.00–127.00 $124.56 $766 -13.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 150.00–152.00 $150.94 $480 -15.61
355–365 359 4 135.00–141.00 $137.27 $493 -20.16
455–465 458 5 120.00–130.00 $126.02 $577 -21.95
500–545 523 4 120.00–122.00 $121.04 $633 -13.96
689 689 5 103.50 $103.50 $713 -28.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 145.00 $145.00 $783 -16.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 3 170.00–178.00 $174.10 $470 -5.70
330–335 331 4 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $546 -25.88
350–360 357 3 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $577 -11.64
435–445 440 9 146.00–150.00 $147.65 $650 -29.61
455 455 3 144.00–147.00 $146.00 $664 -30.40
500–545 529 7 130.00–139.00 $133.64 $707 -20.41
555–575 559 5 129.00–138.00 $133.23 $745 -3.45
600–645 630 3 124.00–128.00 $126.73 $798 -10.81
700–740 720 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 3 185.00–188.00 $185.95 $508 -21.35
325–330 328 4 178.00–182.00 $180.02 $590 -25.77
435–445 440 4 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $737 -15.92
455–490 472 9 145.00–159.00 $152.31 $719 -27.37
500–535 525 4 140.00–150.00 $147.11 $772 -23.37
600–645 623 2 135.00–139.00 $137.07 $854 -7.90
655–675 666 4 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $876 -4.44
700–745 721 4 123.00–132.00 $128.33 $925 -7.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 -19.24
500–545 523 2 159.00–160.00 $159.52 $834 -14.65
585 585 1 153.00 $153.00 $895 -9.61
755–790 773 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $1,032 -12.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1128 80-85% 5 60.00–67.00 $64.00 $722 —
1100–1390 1216 80-85% 5 69.00–76.00 $72.22 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $502 -6.75
970–1120 1042 85-90% 5 57.00–60.00 $57.63 $601 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1915 1433 3 89.00–90.00 $89.45 $1,282 —
2065 2065 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,755 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1290 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 880.00–1,025.00 $953.11
1090–1235 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,210.00 $1,090.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–980 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 570.00–830.00 $698.35
800–1170 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 540.00–700.00 $594.97

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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
1050–1300 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,122.34 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.