Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

4,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $267.82/cwt +13.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 493 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.33/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 527 lb · 83 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.71/cwt +12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 479 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,248	1,730	4,762
Feeder cattle	3,350	1,326	3,587
Slaughter cattle	493	255	734
Replacement cattle	405	149	441

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (455), Franklin Co. (1706), Oak Park (929), Pulaski Co (512), Thomasville (340), Upson Co (86), and Wilkes Co (220). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	320.00	$320.00	$736	—
315–345	328	3	290.00–300.00	$294.85	$967	+44.85
365–370	368	2	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$1,040	—
420–440	431	4	247.00–272.00	$259.87	$1,120	+3.29
460–497	493	85	230.00–269.50	$267.82	$1,320	+13.35
500–547	527	13	240.00–258.00	$243.97	$1,286	-8.79
555–590	569	23	224.00–245.00	$238.68	$1,358	+9.89
600–645	617	32	212.00–233.00	$228.23	$1,408	+1.99
660–685	671	5	212.00–222.00	$217.19	$1,457	-2.83
700–730	721	9	200.00–217.50	$208.39	$1,502	+2.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	335.00–360.00	$346.24	$772	—
245 value added	245	1	382.50	$382.50	$937	—
340–345	343	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,029	±0.00
370–390	380	2	280.00–295.00	$287.30	$1,092	-15.11
404–445	422	19	270.00–285.00	$279.09	$1,178	+8.16
450–499	477	12	268.00–280.00	$273.36	$1,304	+7.26
508–535	517	11	252.50–280.00	$261.97	$1,354	+5.07
550–594	571	30	240.00–255.00	$247.87	$1,415	+1.98
605–637	612	27	220.00–240.00	$229.32	$1,403	+2.29
655–695	681	24	200.00–236.00	$223.71	$1,523	+0.24
700–720	705	30	207.00–225.00	$218.08	$1,537	+3.64
763	763	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,625	+3.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	300.00	$300.00	$705	—
260–290	275	4	280.00–290.00	$287.45	$790	+34.88
355	355	1	275.00	$275.00	$976	—
400–449	425	23	250.00–277.00	$263.63	$1,120	—
450–495	472	8	220.00–257.00	$242.23	$1,143	+22.23
500–545	526	12	220.00–247.50	$240.15	$1,263	+2.21
550–595	576	20	204.00–239.00	$226.02	$1,302	-3.15
600–646	627	16	212.50–227.50	$219.06	$1,374	+11.30
680–690	685	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,456	+42.50
795	795	1	121.00	$121.00	$962	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	9	250.00–265.00	$255.99	$707	-10.99
305–345	327	11	230.00–260.00	$248.12	$811	-9.07
351–395	365	40	222.00–255.00	$242.17	$884	+3.73
403–445	421	43	210.00–247.50	$233.41	$983	+9.69
450–494	474	50	210.00–234.00	$224.61	$1,065	+5.80
500–549	527	83	200.00–220.00	$212.33	$1,119	-1.08
550–595	579	57	190.00–215.00	$205.40	$1,189	-2.39
600–645	621	24	182.00–200.00	$192.42	$1,195	-4.15
650–699	684	23	170.00–199.00	$188.68	$1,291	-2.46
713–720	715	5	170.00–192.00	$186.40	$1,333	+2.39
758–789	779	6	185.00–187.00	$185.65	$1,446	+18.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	255.00	$255.00	$676	—
300–349	322	9	202.00–250.00	$231.14	$744	-2.21
350–395	369	26	210.00–247.50	$230.28	$850	+6.60
400–445	424	43	195.00–240.00	$222.83	$945	+8.00
450–495	465	46	195.00–225.00	$213.33	$992	+4.73
500–545	521	53	180.00–213.00	$200.86	$1,046	+0.01
551–595	566	33	176.00–210.00	$191.31	$1,083	+1.56
600–645	624	26	160.00–191.00	$180.18	$1,124	-3.81
653–685	665	13	137.00–182.50	$173.45	$1,153	-10.91
705–735	718	3	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,167	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	4	275.00	$275.00	$778	—
305–335	325	10	252.00–280.00	$268.32	$872	-2.71
350–390	372	19	240.00–272.50	$255.49	$950	+12.34
400–445	422	19	230.00–265.00	$245.58	$1,036	+15.82
455–490	479	73	220.00–238.00	$235.71	$1,129	+12.52
500–535	517	16	210.00–232.00	$222.19	$1,149	+0.29
550–570	559	12	210.00–232.00	$219.92	$1,229	-2.61
600–636	625	17	190.00–221.00	$202.50	$1,266	-15.87
655–685	667	6	195.00–202.50	$198.94	$1,327	-7.73
700–710	705	2	183.00–188.00	$185.48	$1,308	-13.17
770–780	775	2	175.00–180.00	$177.52	$1,376	+7.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	215	4	335.00–345.00	$341.10	$733	—
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	—
300–349	327	9	270.00–325.00	$293.93	$961	+7.06
355–395	371	21	257.00–275.00	$265.58	$985	-7.49
400–445	420	42	217.00–262.00	$249.58	$1,048	+1.66
455–495	466	25	210.00–245.00	$229.84	$1,071	-3.31
500–540	512	61	205.00–239.00	$221.11	$1,132	-0.56
550–585	566	22	200.00–227.50	$211.91	$1,199	+0.16
600–645	627	38	185.00–217.50	$204.83	$1,284	+5.87
660–685	667	24	185.00–205.00	$196.45	$1,310	-4.11
700–745	718	6	162.00–197.50	$186.76	$1,341	+4.23
750–780	765	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,434	+15.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	221	7	270.00–325.00	$290.89	$643	+15.89
251–275	259	3	270.00–310.00	$292.61	$758	+26.33
315–345	334	17	220.00–277.00	$261.81	$874	+3.68
355–397	370	31	215.00–267.00	$252.12	$933	-0.27
405–445	429	27	190.00–255.00	$229.14	$983	+5.37
455–495	467	28	204.00–235.00	$217.93	$1,018	-0.40
500–545	523	36	200.00–227.50	$212.19	$1,110	+0.70
555–595	571	26	182.00–217.50	$204.61	$1,168	-0.64
600–645	621	14	175.00–207.50	$193.59	$1,202	-2.06
655–695	667	15	150.00–195.00	$183.06	$1,221	+3.06
700–745	722	9	137.00–187.50	$168.24	$1,215	-11.76
770–790	780	2	122.00–170.00	$146.31	$1,141	+1.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	213	3	300.00–306.00	$301.88	$643	—
255–270	265	3	305.00–306.00	$305.34	$809	-0.55
300–345	327	12	280.00–350.00	$298.69	$977	-3.78
350–395	367	13	270.00–300.00	$283.34	$1,040	-0.72
400–445	424	24	250.00–275.00	$261.66	$1,109	+0.58
450–495	467	15	230.00–257.50	$247.28	$1,155	-1.77
500–535	516	13	220.00–245.00	$234.19	$1,208	+11.01
550–590	567	13	214.00–230.00	$218.23	$1,237	-12.72
600–640	615	15	190.00–225.00	$209.49	$1,288	+8.43
660	660	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,436	+7.41
705–740	725	3	184.00–207.00	$197.20	$1,430	-2.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1520	1203	80-85%	58	96.00–111.00	$104.79	$1,261	—
785–1660	1265	80-85%	115	102.00–121.00	$114.09	$1,443	+6.77
980–1645	1268	80-85%	37	115.00–135.00	$121.79	$1,544	+8.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–1100	956	85-90%	9	100.00–112.00	$107.75	$1,030	—
755–1240	1017	85-90%	29	80.00–106.00	$93.01	$946	-8.69
850–1295	1073	85-90%	39	90.00–116.00	$101.37	$1,088	+9.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1900	1526	75-80%	8	105.00–117.00	$107.98	$1,648	—
1340–1900	1577	75-80%	11	104.00–119.00	$113.01	$1,782	—
1695–1725	1710	75-80%	3	125.00–129.00	$126.65	$2,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1460	1319	11	130.00–145.00	$135.83	$1,792	—
1080–2155	1668	29	131.00–167.00	$151.58	$2,528	—
1140–2130	1705	12	150.00–173.00	$156.88	$2,675	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1325	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,514.49
1210–1260	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,725.00	$1,694.12
1070–1490	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	1,475.00–1,925.00	$1,715.54
1040–1425	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,050.00–2,200.00	$1,904.29
1330–1625	1446	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,650.00–1,825.00	$1,722.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1255	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	900.00–1,375.00	$1,188.70
800–1300	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	975.00–1,650.00	$1,427.05
1050–1180	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,422.88
1000–1410	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,300.00–1,900.00	$1,651.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
865–1440	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,401.97
995–1545	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,675.00	$1,489.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145–1330	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,424
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,689
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,727

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
825–965	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$884.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,325.00–2,525.00	$1,987.03	—
1025–1215	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,894.08	—
1090–1240	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,525.00–2,525.00	$2,163.45	—
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1100	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,675.00–1,950.00	$1,830.56	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
665–1245	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,513.62	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	+1,423.35
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1310	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,725.00	$1,654.67	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
640–795	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–800.00	$755.40	—

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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.