Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

1,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.63/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 526 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.04/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 372 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.18/cwt -9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 431 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,553	761	3,870
Feeder cattle	1,205	585	2,943
Slaughter cattle	174	121	644
Replacement cattle	174	55	283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (310), Franklin Co. (674), Oak Park (N/S), Pulaski Co (306), Thomasville (263), Upson Co (N/S), and Wilkes Co (N/S). Compared to last week; with limited sales due to market closures from affects of the hurricane: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,045	—
410–440	428	6	265.00–285.00	$273.25	$1,170	+40.68
455–495	469	4	250.00–255.00	$252.73	$1,185	—
500–535	517	5	240.00–245.00	$243.51	$1,259	—
555–585	569	15	225.00–245.00	$235.22	$1,338	+9.24
600–645	623	6	220.00–228.00	$224.30	$1,397	+7.88
660–690	677	3	210.00–217.50	$213.28	$1,444	-8.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	4	285.00–313.00	$303.84	$1,139	+28.84
410–425	417	3	270.00–282.00	$275.72	$1,150	-2.63
505–545	520	18	250.00–260.00	$256.31	$1,333	-3.70
615–645	630	4	230.00–235.00	$231.84	$1,461	+5.79
680	680	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–433	429	10	250.00–260.00	$255.97	$1,098	—
455–470	463	2	240.00–245.00	$242.46	$1,123	+42.46
510–530	520	2	230.00–235.00	$232.45	$1,209	—
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	4	260.00–265.00	$261.24	$857	-1.28
355–395	379	13	235.00–250.00	$244.76	$928	+2.71
400–446	431	23	225.00–237.00	$230.18	$992	-9.44
450–495	462	22	220.00–235.00	$227.09	$1,049	-1.46
500–545	526	24	204.00–227.00	$214.63	$1,129	+0.42
555–595	566	12	190.00–217.50	$200.54	$1,135	-4.63
600–645	624	13	181.00–205.00	$194.22	$1,212	+4.74
650–665	658	4	180.00–197.50	$189.06	$1,244	-2.65
720–740	736	6	173.00–185.00	$177.73	$1,308	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	4	235.00–265.00	$243.53	$653	-2.39
300–340	316	4	250.00–255.00	$253.81	$802	+56.38
355–395	372	10	230.00–240.00	$232.80	$866	+4.45
400–445	419	12	212.00–237.50	$228.14	$956	+9.15
450–490	469	11	205.00–227.50	$215.78	$1,012	+3.35
500–530	514	10	192.00–215.00	$203.49	$1,046	+10.66
555–595	569	14	180.00–207.50	$197.24	$1,122	+1.19
600–635	616	16	170.00–197.50	$188.36	$1,160	+38.36
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201 value added	201	1	300.00	$300.00	$603	—
300	300	1	270.00	$270.00	$810	+4.95
351–395	372	23	253.00–265.00	$261.04	$971	-7.03
405–445	433	17	241.00–252.50	$244.38	$1,058	-9.38
450–480	458	10	230.00–248.00	$239.02	$1,095	+0.35
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	+10.27
600–610	606	5	210.00–218.00	$213.80	$1,296	+6.25
745	745	2	190.00–192.50	$191.25	$1,425	+29.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	285.00	$285.00	$906	-32.46
351–395	375	9	270.00–300.00	$287.13	$1,077	-5.92
405–449	428	12	242.00–265.00	$249.10	$1,066	-13.57
455–495	465	10	218.00–252.50	$238.53	$1,109	-14.27
500–530	513	7	215.00–240.00	$220.13	$1,129	+4.43
550–595	570	17	205.00–235.00	$220.57	$1,257	+9.84
600–645	617	17	190.00–227.50	$207.47	$1,280	+7.79
660–680	671	9	189.00–217.50	$201.93	$1,355	+18.12
715–720	717	3	185.00–202.50	$190.86	$1,368	-2.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 value added	215	1	330.00	$330.00	$710	—
250–299	273	3	284.00–310.00	$300.24	$820	+6.62
335–345	340	2	270.00–275.00	$272.46	$926	-14.36
355–380	369	5	254.00–267.50	$261.14	$964	-20.95
405–440	419	4	234.00–255.00	$244.56	$1,025	-5.90
450–485	463	3	212.00–240.00	$224.55	$1,040	-2.01
500–540	512	15	198.00–235.00	$212.51	$1,088	+3.55
550–595	575	18	180.00–225.00	$201.07	$1,156	+0.43
600–643	623	9	180.00–215.00	$189.32	$1,179	+6.88
650	650	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,332	—
730–740	735	2	170.00–173.00	$171.49	$1,260	+31.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	-31.98
301–345	330	7	290.00–325.00	$303.88	$1,003	—
355–375	366	7	280.00–313.00	$291.47	$1,067	-10.01
410–420	413	3	256.00–262.00	$259.34	$1,071	-15.04
450–465	457	5	250.00–260.00	$255.18	$1,166	-8.37
555	555	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,346	+9.32
600–645	615	3	202.00–204.00	$202.70	$1,247	-18.64
655	655	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,441	+17.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1335	1084	80-85%	17	100.00–111.00	$105.28	$1,141	—
945–1570	1188	80-85%	36	110.00–121.00	$115.29	$1,370	-0.71
975–1450	1198	80-85%	10	120.00–128.00	$122.79	$1,471	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1175	1060	85-90%	10	80.00–105.00	$88.63	$939	-19.75
815–1355	1067	85-90%	18	90.00–115.00	$100.15	$1,069	-8.23
955–1215	1108	85-90%	3	103.00–106.00	$104.96	$1,163	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1580	1412	75-80%	3	105.00–115.00	$110.28	$1,557	-12.81
1330–1805	1473	75-80%	7	109.00–120.00	$116.30	$1,713	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1920	1584	7	118.00–135.00	$129.94	$2,058	—
1090–2415	1594	13	129.00–149.00	$139.72	$2,227	—
1295–2160	1788	6	142.00–156.00	$150.54	$2,692	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–840	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–810.00	$747.80
715–900	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	830.00–990.00	$911.84
875–1055	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	900.00–1,250.00	$1,066.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1150	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,449.05
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1185–1190	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,491.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,438
1150–1315	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	108.00–120.00	$114.40	$1,411
1185–1280	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	114.00–118.00	$116.08	$1,431
1260–1530	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	113.00–115.00	$113.99	$1,559

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$862

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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
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
815–1025	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,512.61	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450–700	575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–900.00	$854.35	—

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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.