Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

3,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.61/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 468 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.77/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 531 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $269.37/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 469 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,440	1,288	3,654
Feeder cattle	2,592	1,003	2,811
Slaughter cattle	476	219	572
Replacement cattle	372	66	271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (335), Franklin Co. (978), Oak Park (968), Pulaski Co (492), Thomasville (436), Upson Co (67), and Wilkes Co (164). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady with a higher undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	325.00–330.00	$327.41	$884	—
301–340	320	7	310.00–355.00	$325.23	$1,041	+50.23
355–380	368	2	300.00–305.00	$302.41	$1,113	—
420–445	441	14	260.00–295.00	$289.00	$1,274	+2.45
470	470	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,128	-38.55
510–540	530	41	260.00–270.00	$265.24	$1,406	+3.55
533 value added	533	20	276.00	$276.00	$1,471	—
550–598	561	54	229.00–267.50	$256.19	$1,437	-1.82
640–645	644	13	217.00–248.00	$243.47	$1,568	-1.42
650–695	672	3	227.00–235.00	$230.62	$1,550	-5.36
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	-31.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$923	-20.86
355–395	379	16	260.00–318.00	$294.10	$1,115	+1.26
430	430	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,226	+15.43
455–495	469	60	232.00–275.00	$269.37	$1,263	+7.79
515–545	532	5	220.00–267.50	$254.28	$1,353	-0.07
555–595	587	47	230.00–256.00	$250.79	$1,472	+4.46
610–647	636	8	220.00–247.50	$229.75	$1,461	-0.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	255.00	$255.00	$612	—
345	345	1	252.00	$252.00	$869	—
405–435	420	2	240.00–270.00	$255.54	$1,073	+6.18
458–495	483	19	210.00–267.50	$258.86	$1,250	+13.39
515–545	525	3	250.00–255.00	$253.37	$1,330	+25.01
640	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	300.00–315.00	$306.63	$721	+3.25
255–295	273	8	272.50–295.00	$282.29	$771	+7.29
300–345	323	22	250.00–277.50	$263.53	$851	-14.56
352–395	369	19	237.00–290.00	$256.93	$948	-11.21
401–440	419	16	240.00–251.00	$248.80	$1,042	+3.17
453–495	476	40	225.00–253.00	$240.57	$1,145	-11.26
500–545	518	54	210.00–241.00	$231.86	$1,201	+5.83
555 value added	555	17	244.00	$244.00	$1,354	—
550–590	569	17	200.00–232.00	$219.14	$1,247	-4.07
600–635	622	27	192.00–225.00	$215.39	$1,340	+8.93
700	700	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	-4.81
750	750	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,440	+42.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–249	238	3	235.00–285.00	$266.45	$634	—
250–280	267	3	240.00–266.00	$255.78	$683	-19.20
300–340	325	9	230.00–265.00	$246.55	$801	-17.92
355–391	374	29	240.00–273.00	$257.23	$962	+8.16
400–440	414	23	210.00–244.00	$233.22	$966	-0.07
450–495	468	65	205.00–240.00	$226.61	$1,061	-1.16
505–545	527	26	200.00–230.00	$214.05	$1,128	-7.72
550–590	570	15	201.00–220.00	$211.35	$1,205	-7.34
600–630	618	16	185.00–210.00	$195.69	$1,209	-3.20
655–695	669	9	175.00–197.50	$186.93	$1,251	-6.39
720–745	733	2	180.00–185.00	$182.54	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	223	3	260.00–270.00	$266.72	$595	-3.28
251–299	275	7	225.00–265.00	$253.75	$698	+4.47
300–335	318	2	242.00–243.00	$242.53	$771	-6.39
355–395	378	25	200.00–260.00	$238.29	$901	+6.25
401–449	429	25	197.00–235.00	$219.43	$941	-2.43
450–490	472	51	200.00–231.00	$216.95	$1,024	-0.33
500–545	521	37	190.00–220.00	$203.21	$1,059	-3.89
550–595	566	18	182.00–207.50	$194.43	$1,100	-4.19
600–635	614	10	174.00–198.00	$189.32	$1,162	+13.27
655–685	668	7	168.00–180.00	$175.85	$1,175	-6.70
710–730	716	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,217	—
760	760	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,216	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	221	6	305.00–335.00	$316.65	$700	-8.35
265–290	280	3	290.00–327.50	$310.61	$870	-2.81
310–340	321	34	240.00–320.00	$278.73	$895	-7.06
350–395	373	8	245.00–290.00	$269.81	$1,006	+0.11
400–449	430	42	230.00–277.00	$263.99	$1,135	+5.27
455–495	473	32	217.00–257.50	$238.16	$1,126	-6.73
500–545	514	41	210.00–247.50	$226.99	$1,167	+3.45
550–595	567	34	195.00–237.50	$214.30	$1,215	+1.05
600–645	617	17	170.00–227.50	$204.27	$1,260	-4.36
650–690	666	9	170.00–212.50	$196.12	$1,306	+2.99
700–745	720	6	185.00–197.00	$190.44	$1,371	+20.44
770–780	775	2	174.00–180.00	$176.98	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	305.00–325.00	$314.21	$701	—
251–299	275	2	360.00–370.00	$364.56	$1,003	+39.56
305–345	325	13	290.00–350.00	$326.65	$1,062	+23.68
355–395	367	20	280.00–350.00	$295.13	$1,083	+25.71
410–445	426	15	240.00–285.00	$271.63	$1,157	+4.31
450–475	460	14	250.00–275.00	$266.87	$1,228	+17.55
500–545	519	20	226.00–255.00	$244.13	$1,267	+11.71
550–565	557	12	216.00–242.50	$227.86	$1,269	+12.90
600–645	617	31	190.00–237.50	$218.55	$1,348	+8.32
655–660	658	4	206.00–215.00	$210.00	$1,382	—
700–705	701	4	196.00–203.00	$198.25	$1,390	+16.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	286	4	235.00–284.00	$268.16	$767	-28.54
320–345	333	5	205.00–275.00	$247.82	$825	-35.93
350–399	376	22	230.00–300.00	$266.89	$1,004	+3.12
410–435	422	6	175.00–252.50	$224.05	$945	-17.75
455–495	483	21	210.00–247.50	$237.48	$1,147	+10.76
505–545	519	17	160.00–235.00	$215.13	$1,117	+3.08
555–585	567	13	170.00–225.00	$203.00	$1,151	-5.55
600–640	619	7	187.00–217.50	$201.15	$1,245	+6.11
650–698	669	8	165.00–205.00	$187.26	$1,253	—
700–725	715	3	150.00–197.50	$182.00	$1,301	+14.55
770–780	775	2	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1405	1111	80-85%	43	90.00–113.00	$107.33	$1,192	—
780–1525	1176	80-85%	76	104.00–123.00	$115.94	$1,363	-6.67
885–1600	1248	80-85%	39	118.00–132.00	$124.11	$1,549	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1180	1001	85-90%	44	98.00–112.00	$104.71	$1,048	+12.96
720–1290	1028	85-90%	21	86.00–101.00	$96.17	$989	-9.62
860–1215	1038	85-90%	21	110.00–124.00	$114.59	$1,189	+8.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1545	1455	75-80%	4	127.00–145.00	$136.31	$1,983	—
1305–1755	1458	75-80%	6	105.00–117.00	$110.96	$1,618	—
1350–2080	1506	75-80%	9	111.00–127.00	$117.97	$1,777	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2260	1411	19	120.00–146.00	$133.58	$1,885	—
1150–1760	1526	24	135.00–158.00	$145.01	$2,213	+11.45
1365–1960	1633	12	147.00–170.00	$157.07	$2,565	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1010	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,625.00–1,725.00	$1,679.16
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1015–1280	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	975.00–1,600.00	$1,329.75
845–1335	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,650.00	$1,403.40
1110–1450	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,657.65
1200–1360	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,425.00–1,775.00	$1,595.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1135	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	125.00–145.00	$131.23	$1,203
775–1260	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	109.00–141.00	$128.00	$1,312
800–1455	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	114.00–128.00	$120.55	$1,366

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1275	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	105.00–117.00	$112.22	$1,200
980–1150	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	88.00–108.00	$101.08	$1,097

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1045	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	825.00–1,075.00	$986.02
670–1005	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	875.00–1,400.00	$1,138.73
925–1025	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,300.00	$1,076.60

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
985–1345	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,575.00–2,425.00	$2,003.18	—
1240–1355	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00–2,100.00	$2,040.27	-34.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1095	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,738.42	—
1240–1325	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,025.00	$1,986.26	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–895	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,666.75	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.