Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

4,326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $308.13/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 428 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.90/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 416 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.18/cwt +9.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 568 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,326	2,042	3,283
Feeder cattle	3,241	1,666	2,565
Slaughter cattle	631	277	529
Replacement cattle	454	99	189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Calhoun (291), Franklin Co. (1446), Oak Park (1151), Pulaski Co (553), Thomasville (380), Upson Co (213), and Wilkes Co (292). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	314	6	347.00–402.00	$384.43	$1,207	-3.01
305–340 value added	323	2	380.00–400.00	$389.46	$1,258	—
375–380 value added	378	2	375.00–385.00	$379.97	$1,436	—
360–399	379	5	365.00–375.00	$368.14	$1,395	+2.12
403–435	419	25	325.00–370.00	$341.35	$1,430	+0.52
450 value added	450	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,508	—
450–495	472	17	315.00–350.00	$331.60	$1,565	-0.20
500–540	533	26	275.00–337.00	$304.57	$1,623	+4.26
551–590	567	10	270.00–305.00	$292.15	$1,656	+3.71
600–645	618	20	248.00–286.00	$269.91	$1,668	+9.62
651–675	654	9	244.00–250.00	$245.36	$1,605	-5.12
755–780	764	8	210.00–242.00	$236.04	$1,803	+7.56
825	825	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,708	-16.00
855	855	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,932	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	300.00–360.00	$328.33	$886	—
315	315	1	307.00	$307.00	$967	-33.00
370–380	375	2	287.00–304.00	$295.61	$1,109	-17.81
403–434	429	29	300.00–345.00	$337.40	$1,447	+46.35
450–480	469	4	285.00–295.00	$289.93	$1,360	+4.89
515–530	525	3	270.00–280.00	$273.37	$1,435	+22.11
560–570	568	6	250.00–288.00	$276.34	$1,570	+29.66
600–620	610	2	240.00–245.00	$242.54	$1,479	—
685	685	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	-1.00
701–712	705	27	254.00–256.00	$255.18	$1,799	—
770	770	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	347.00–375.00	$361.25	$1,012	—
300–340	323	5	340.00–375.00	$358.12	$1,157	+3.10
351–395	369	4	340.00–350.00	$343.71	$1,268	-8.87
410–435	422	3	314.00–345.00	$326.70	$1,379	+2.14
451–498	483	12	296.00–320.00	$309.98	$1,497	+6.47
510–530	520	3	290.00–295.00	$292.52	$1,521	+6.67
555–585	567	15	250.00–280.00	$270.91	$1,536	-1.60
601–620	610	4	255.00–283.00	$268.14	$1,636	+15.81
655–675	665	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,596	+11.25
705–715	710	2	232.00–235.00	$233.51	$1,658	—
800	800	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,496	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	5	322.00–350.00	$342.08	$790	—
250–295	268	15	305.00–345.00	$327.07	$877	+6.64
285 value added	285	1	352.00	$352.00	$1,003	—
305–345	323	37	310.00–350.00	$329.31	$1,064	+8.30
350–390	373	33	300.00–340.00	$323.11	$1,205	+22.05
400–445	416	57	260.00–330.00	$304.90	$1,268	+6.68
450 value added	450	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,260	—
450–492	476	35	257.00–302.00	$281.77	$1,341	+0.65
500–545	521	44	227.00–290.00	$262.60	$1,368	-4.60
550–595	565	16	227.00–263.00	$244.45	$1,381	+0.97
600–638	622	9	221.00–235.00	$225.90	$1,405	-7.92
655–685	667	5	220.00–234.00	$228.94	$1,527	+9.41
700–710	705	2	204.00–212.00	$208.03	$1,467	-11.53
885	885	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	290.00	$290.00	$652	—
250–290	271	17	285.00–325.00	$309.00	$837	+1.78
300–340	323	29	282.00–340.00	$315.11	$1,018	+14.88
350–397	368	25	280.00–325.00	$301.79	$1,111	+16.03
400–447	421	42	240.00–308.00	$280.47	$1,181	-2.47
450–495	474	46	250.00–288.00	$268.33	$1,272	+9.16
500–545	520	20	230.00–270.00	$250.40	$1,302	+7.99
555–595	568	49	225.00–260.00	$243.18	$1,381	+9.19
600–648	624	15	205.00–235.00	$218.70	$1,365	-0.40
650–675	665	5	207.50–225.00	$218.03	$1,450	—
710–745	724	7	180.00–225.00	$201.05	$1,456	—
775	775	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	224	10	270.00–325.00	$303.41	$680	+25.99
255–295	277	10	268.00–340.00	$302.27	$837	+18.35
300–340	327	22	255.00–320.00	$292.38	$956	+14.04
350–396	372	39	260.00–310.00	$283.15	$1,053	+9.76
400–449	425	24	225.00–295.00	$263.25	$1,119	-3.66
455–499	476	31	200.00–280.00	$245.21	$1,167	+3.23
500–549	525	25	220.00–270.00	$238.50	$1,252	+5.84
550–595	569	19	185.00–246.00	$227.27	$1,293	+6.54
605–645	624	8	190.00–235.00	$212.08	$1,323	+1.58
650–695	672	6	175.00–205.00	$195.12	$1,311	-6.61
710–740	725	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$1,359	—
760–790	775	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,434	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	227	6	295.00–380.00	$340.86	$774	+20.86
260–295	279	9	290.00–370.00	$327.36	$913	+4.85
300–330	317	6	280.00–365.00	$339.18	$1,075	+26.83
355–395	374	33	267.00–355.00	$332.27	$1,243	+12.92
400–445	428	60	217.00–340.00	$308.13	$1,319	+6.80
450–495	476	34	252.00–310.00	$282.87	$1,346	+10.53
500–545	528	40	225.00–305.00	$260.46	$1,375	+6.80
550–590	571	35	220.00–260.00	$251.79	$1,438	+17.21
600–645	620	13	204.00–250.00	$227.69	$1,412	+8.32
660–690	675	2	209.00–225.00	$217.18	$1,466	—
700–745	711	4	180.00–195.00	$185.43	$1,318	-15.86
760–795	772	5	175.00–200.00	$191.86	$1,481	-0.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	4	330.00–395.00	$348.47	$784	—
260–295	278	12	322.00–380.00	$341.79	$950	-4.08
300–345	320	20	312.00–380.00	$350.11	$1,120	+10.77
350–390	371	26	305.00–380.00	$353.06	$1,310	+20.13
400–445	414	31	290.00–350.00	$330.86	$1,370	+9.57
450–495	471	45	270.00–330.00	$292.86	$1,379	+5.61
500–545	517	26	248.00–280.00	$271.62	$1,404	+7.88
550–595	565	17	230.00–270.00	$254.82	$1,440	+11.20
600–640	618	17	216.00–260.00	$240.86	$1,489	+14.70
650–690	662	7	208.00–258.00	$232.20	$1,537	+9.55
705–730	713	4	200.00–225.00	$211.35	$1,507	—
770–790	780	3	191.00–215.00	$199.23	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–249	227	4	360.00–415.00	$397.59	$903	—
251–290	268	10	340.00–415.00	$398.51	$1,068	+28.72
295 value added	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
300–345	318	27	330.00–400.00	$368.29	$1,171	+8.84
305–335 value added	323	3	400.00–405.00	$401.57	$1,297	—
350 value added	350	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,365	—
350–399	366	34	327.00–390.00	$366.58	$1,342	+11.29
400–445	417	21	318.00–365.00	$342.26	$1,427	+2.57
450–495	466	18	290.00–305.00	$297.40	$1,386	-6.52
490 value added	490	2	315.00–320.00	$317.50	$1,556	—
500–530 value added	514	4	300.00–310.00	$303.81	$1,562	—
500–545	521	28	275.00–312.00	$287.76	$1,499	+9.02
550–595	566	26	252.00–285.00	$275.69	$1,560	+11.82
600–635	615	10	230.00–270.00	$253.56	$1,559	+14.66
655–670	659	5	222.00–257.00	$240.35	$1,584	+9.02
705–730	718	2	235.00–245.00	$239.91	$1,723	+12.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1615	1229	80-85%	66	117.00–132.00	$122.26	$1,503	+14.93
900–1785	1238	80-85%	134	110.00–125.00	$114.98	$1,423	+7.65
865–1685	1270	80-85%	30	101.00–114.00	$106.46	$1,352	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1190	963	85-90%	17	105.00–120.00	$112.68	$1,085	+19.76
800–1240	1033	85-90%	52	92.00–109.00	$101.88	$1,052	—
900–1305	1091	85-90%	15	85.00–98.00	$92.03	$1,004	-9.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1760	1522	75-80%	8	105.00–108.00	$105.79	$1,610	—
1225–2120	1529	75-80%	29	110.00–125.00	$117.20	$1,792	—
1280–1635	1550	75-80%	6	124.00–134.00	$128.99	$1,999	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2665	1437	19	120.00–143.00	$134.15	$1,928	—
1025–2005	1677	34	132.00–160.00	$145.59	$2,442	—
1570–2190	1869	13	140.00–166.00	$156.80	$2,931	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
995–1110	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,482.72
960–1240	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,075.00–2,225.00	$1,681.11
1205–1370	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,696.45
1105–1660	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,777.11

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1360	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	800.00–1,825.00	$1,396.50
900–1230	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,328.76
875–1270	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	975.00–1,875.00	$1,476.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1065	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,290.75
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
810–1135	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,237.03
735–1190	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,283.13

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–900	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	775.00–950.00	$873.30
670–1020	836	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$957.98
650–935	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–1,100.00	$1,006.26

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,026
1025–1165	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	114.00–127.00	$120.72	$1,322
960–1395	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	117.00–121.00	$119.55	$1,435
1160–1410	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	127.00–145.00	$136.35	$1,758

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,670
1080–1185	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,835
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,404

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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
840–955	896	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,075.00–2,525.00	$2,224.94	—
715–1315	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,575.00–2,525.00	$1,910.80	+146.38
945–1340	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,725.00–2,100.00	$1,919.88	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–875	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,725.00–3,000.00	$2,859.28	—
945–1210	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–2,725.00	$2,644.36	—
1088–1359	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,825.00–3,025.00	$2,416.37	—
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–1175	872	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,875.00	$1,404.17	—
755–1150	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,631.26	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450	450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.