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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

3,543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $262.36/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 476 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.23/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 524 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.42/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 621 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,543 1,448 3,198
Feeder cattle 2,716 1,166 2,417
Slaughter cattle 580 178 592
Replacement cattle 247 104 189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (190), Franklin Co. (1005), Oak Park (1073), Pulaski Co (432), Thomasville (622), and Washington (175). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
345 345 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,163 —
375–398 388 4 340.00–370.00 $361.62 $1,403 +18.43
402 402 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,467 —
452–497 476 39 300.00–340.00 $332.77 $1,584 +6.62
501–536 524 41 300.00–322.00 $313.23 $1,641 +14.14
554–590 563 32 290.00–318.00 $295.77 $1,665 +7.32
605–645 621 41 262.00–286.00 $269.42 $1,673 -2.18
650–690 668 8 254.00–277.00 $260.46 $1,740 +10.46
720–723 721 8 253.00–254.00 $253.62 $1,829 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 369 11 302.00–330.00 $324.37 $1,197 -8.68
400–445 426 32 310.00–345.00 $323.06 $1,376 +2.33
450–498 488 16 287.00–327.50 $315.96 $1,542 +3.31
505–542 533 11 282.00–297.50 $291.67 $1,555 -4.63
572–595 580 16 261.00–285.00 $277.48 $1,609 -15.15
600–645 610 17 246.00–275.00 $261.65 $1,596 -0.75
670–675 672 7 237.00–276.00 $265.28 $1,783 +16.80
770 770 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 371 7 312.00–335.00 $322.70 $1,197 +2.68
405–448 434 9 275.00–325.00 $306.02 $1,328 -5.31
456–485 462 10 270.00–300.00 $295.47 $1,365 -6.40
505–545 528 6 267.00–305.00 $288.97 $1,526 +5.74
575–595 582 6 240.00–275.00 $262.09 $1,525 -15.74
685–690 688 2 227.00–262.50 $244.69 $1,683 -15.31
711–738 718 12 238.00–250.00 $239.80 $1,722 -8.20
800 800 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 302.00–320.00 $310.25 $707 —
250–295 269 5 287.00–310.00 $299.41 $805 -9.21
301–340 323 8 290.00–312.50 $300.20 $970 +11.66
350–395 366 23 265.00–300.00 $289.95 $1,061 +5.66
400–445 428 37 257.00–296.00 $276.10 $1,182 +8.62
450–495 476 43 257.50–276.00 $262.36 $1,249 +3.43
505–545 525 38 250.00–260.00 $253.94 $1,333 +0.38
550–595 565 39 236.00–250.00 $245.31 $1,386 +4.37
605–645 630 4 230.00–235.00 $231.20 $1,457 +9.24
653–695 669 8 222.00–226.00 $224.53 $1,502 +6.91
705–745 723 4 212.50–220.00 $216.82 $1,568 —
757–765 759 4 194.00–213.00 $198.79 $1,509 +3.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 305.00 $305.00 $686 —
275–285 278 3 295.00–298.00 $296.02 $823 +6.22
300–345 324 20 266.00–300.00 $286.34 $928 +12.04
351–395 370 30 255.00–285.00 $272.39 $1,008 +5.14
400–445 422 18 230.00–265.00 $256.15 $1,081 -5.98
450–498 471 38 240.00–269.00 $254.77 $1,200 +5.83
505–545 525 21 218.00–248.00 $242.14 $1,271 +1.36
551–595 571 40 225.00–239.00 $233.53 $1,333 +2.58
600–645 621 29 222.50–233.00 $223.70 $1,389 +13.75
655–695 680 10 210.00–217.50 $211.95 $1,441 +11.95
700–725 713 2 180.00–204.00 $191.79 $1,367 -5.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 330.00 $330.00 $710 —
265–290 286 7 320.00–332.00 $330.41 $945 +8.19
301–325 309 5 310.00–325.00 $317.89 $982 +4.94
355–395 373 17 290.00–310.00 $302.20 $1,127 -0.98
400–445 412 38 270.00–312.00 $287.51 $1,185 +10.02
451–490 463 29 267.00–290.00 $277.35 $1,284 +7.14
500–546 517 37 251.00–270.00 $259.18 $1,340 -1.10
550–595 574 30 248.00–261.00 $252.61 $1,450 +0.93
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 +2.28
663–670 669 10 232.00–236.00 $234.60 $1,569 +4.20
710–725 715 3 226.00–229.00 $227.01 $1,623 —
778 778 20 226.00 $226.00 $1,758 —
883 883 4 195.50 $195.50 $1,726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 16 260.00–345.00 $331.57 $1,094 -0.43
350–390 365 9 310.00–348.00 $329.06 $1,201 +5.74
400–448 418 18 295.00–310.00 $302.12 $1,263 -8.83
451–494 481 27 275.00–299.00 $287.50 $1,383 -5.81
500–540 511 11 250.00–297.00 $276.37 $1,412 -7.10
555–595 578 18 245.00–285.00 $257.97 $1,491 -10.48
606–635 618 10 225.00–248.00 $233.67 $1,444 -23.12
660–665 663 2 224.00–230.00 $226.99 $1,505 -18.01
705–745 727 3 212.00–218.00 $216.06 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 315.00–350.00 $333.24 $783 -4.19
260–295 281 4 230.00–340.00 $304.41 $855 -25.49
300–345 323 17 315.00–335.00 $328.61 $1,061 +8.44
351–395 379 13 286.00–325.00 $312.51 $1,184 +3.48
400–445 419 17 280.00–300.00 $293.04 $1,228 -5.50
455–497 481 6 262.00–275.00 $269.24 $1,295 -14.12
500–545 518 11 250.00–285.00 $264.78 $1,372 -7.99
555–590 574 8 212.00–247.00 $235.84 $1,354 -16.98
600–644 628 9 220.00–232.00 $226.33 $1,421 -16.25
655–685 670 2 195.00–205.00 $199.89 $1,339 -45.75
770 770 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,555 —
800 800 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 340.00–350.00 $345.31 $1,105 -2.00
355–390 383 8 345.00–360.00 $355.10 $1,360 +20.00
400–445 424 11 310.00–325.00 $315.65 $1,338 +0.08
450–499 471 19 290.00–306.00 $296.16 $1,395 -6.53
505–510 508 6 272.00–297.00 $288.83 $1,467 -5.39
555–580 566 4 255.00–271.00 $262.79 $1,487 -23.53
610–645 617 8 240.00–245.00 $242.64 $1,497 —
660–685 676 4 225.00–235.00 $229.95 $1,554 -25.05
730 730 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,635 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1605 1147 80-85% 53 113.00–138.00 $120.64 $1,384 -9.15
865–1520 1201 80-85% 85 117.00–147.00 $127.86 $1,536 —
955–1560 1260 80-85% 46 130.00–144.00 $135.09 $1,702 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1255 955 85-90% 28 90.00–112.00 $104.13 $994 -6.38
910–1180 1018 85-90% 17 113.00–129.00 $118.83 $1,210 —
755–1295 1022 85-90% 40 103.00–126.00 $111.96 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1585 1431 75-80% 13 130.00–155.00 $140.19 $2,006 —
1220–1810 1476 75-80% 17 124.00–143.00 $131.30 $1,938 —
1320–1690 1483 75-80% 6 116.00–122.00 $119.56 $1,773 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1955 1453 16 145.00–154.00 $148.58 $2,159 —
1005–2095 1652 21 149.00–169.00 $158.11 $2,612 —
1265–2330 1747 14 160.00–184.00 $170.21 $2,974 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 904 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,342.81
730–1280 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,050.00–1,900.00 $1,650.73
1060–1340 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,825.00 $1,699.38
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00
1195–1235 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,576.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1080 922 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,291.37
825–1100 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,346.01
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1030 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $1,431
900–1160 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 126.00–130.00 $127.75 $1,316
885–1280 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 117.00–168.00 $146.82 $1,590
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1300 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 125.00–137.00 $128.80 $1,409
1085–1225 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 117.00–128.00 $122.83 $1,419
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
735 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,860.00 $1,860.00 —
930–1570 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,475.00–2,250.00 $2,027.55 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,875.00 $2,875.00 —
1170–1570 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,875.00–2,500.00 $2,304.49 —
1320–1420 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,201.82 —
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–820 803 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,581.85 —
815–875 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 875.00–1,600.00 $1,139.79 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 +625.00
755–800 778 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,727.17 —

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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.