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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

6,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.53/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 473 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $106.13/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 527 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $100.75/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 575 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,491 6,300 8,323
Feeder cattle 5,152 4,919 6,544
Slaughter cattle 880 911 1,180
Replacement cattle 459 470 599

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 300,827 compared to 332,046 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 143.00–150.00 $147.49 $398 —
305–347 326 19 140.00–148.00 $144.11 $470 +2.11
355–395 371 25 130.00–142.00 $136.88 $508 -7.02
401–445 422 35 123.00–155.00 $134.32 $567 -2.49
455–495 475 32 118.00–135.00 $124.84 $593 -5.69
500–545 525 38 110.00–123.00 $118.00 $620 -7.48
555–595 570 40 108.00–121.00 $115.23 $657 -5.81
610–648 633 30 102.00–118.00 $110.62 $700 -5.01
650–695 669 21 95.00–114.00 $106.43 $712 -5.07
705–745 726 16 98.00–110.00 $103.90 $754 -1.23
765–795 785 5 100.00–105.00 $103.41 $812 -1.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 -7.62
360–375 365 3 140.00–146.00 $142.66 $521 -15.34
400–445 419 11 130.00–165.00 $145.75 $611 -2.63
455–495 475 9 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $618 -6.37
500–537 524 29 122.00–135.00 $127.57 $668 -7.65
550–590 567 25 120.00–130.00 $123.29 $699 -3.57
605–640 629 11 111.00–124.00 $116.16 $731 -5.01
658–685 666 29 107.00–122.00 $113.81 $758 -4.91
740–745 743 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $873 +1.98
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 +6.00
800 800 1 111.00 $111.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–295 265 5 140.00–145.00 $141.11 $374 +11.11
300–345 329 4 130.00–139.00 $134.09 $441 +5.06
351–395 377 12 120.00–157.50 $132.48 $499 +2.18
405–440 423 21 110.00–135.00 $123.68 $523 -2.34
455–495 470 10 110.00–140.00 $121.70 $572 -1.15
500–545 519 25 105.00–130.00 $112.65 $585 -6.85
555–595 572 16 100.00–117.50 $110.48 $632 -3.57
601–645 627 18 95.00–110.00 $103.04 $646 -5.16
660–695 677 5 95.00–100.00 $97.98 $663 —
735–745 742 3 95.00–103.00 $98.35 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $300 —
265–290 283 5 122.00–126.00 $124.46 $352 -4.40
305–345 327 43 115.00–130.00 $122.12 $399 -2.12
350–395 371 63 110.00–128.00 $119.32 $443 -3.72
405–445 426 64 104.00–125.00 $113.46 $483 -4.36
450–495 473 102 101.00–119.00 $109.53 $518 -3.37
500–545 523 86 93.00–113.00 $102.57 $536 -6.86
550–595 575 91 91.00–110.00 $100.75 $579 -5.24
600–645 619 43 85.00–101.00 $95.61 $592 -5.57
650–695 671 34 75.00–100.00 $92.53 $621 -3.91
705–730 722 11 80.00–86.00 $83.62 $604 -6.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 231 5 112.00–122.50 $118.61 $274 +1.97
265–290 281 6 112.00–122.00 $117.78 $331 +2.69
300–340 319 21 105.00–122.00 $114.21 $364 -3.58
355–395 375 37 100.00–125.00 $112.34 $421 -4.33
400–445 422 86 90.00–122.50 $107.09 $452 -4.91
450–495 476 90 90.00–117.50 $101.37 $483 -7.76
505–545 522 56 90.00–110.00 $99.56 $520 -5.91
550–595 573 40 85.00–99.00 $92.33 $529 -6.28
605–645 624 36 80.00–95.00 $88.05 $549 -6.16
650–698 674 10 78.00–90.00 $85.20 $574 +0.44
700 700 1 84.00 $84.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 132.00–142.50 $137.67 $300 —
260 260 1 130.00 $130.00 $338 —
300–345 322 6 128.00–138.00 $133.03 $428 +0.06
355–395 372 9 120.00–137.00 $126.06 $469 -0.92
400–445 424 34 117.00–132.50 $121.55 $515 -3.09
450–485 469 17 112.00–120.00 $117.17 $550 -3.67
500–548 523 46 104.00–117.00 $111.78 $585 -6.12
555–592 577 19 102.00–115.00 $107.19 $618 -6.09
605–645 623 12 100.00–111.00 $106.12 $661 -6.02
655–695 669 7 87.50–105.00 $97.18 $650 -5.49
705–740 723 4 90.00–102.00 $96.31 $696 -6.03
750–790 767 3 85.00–97.00 $91.40 $701 -2.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 219 8 135.00–145.00 $140.80 $308 -1.07
250–290 277 25 120.00–139.00 $131.90 $365 -7.20
300–345 326 29 115.00–150.00 $131.49 $429 -1.37
350–395 370 55 110.00–137.50 $124.94 $462 -4.16
400–445 421 56 105.00–132.50 $119.15 $502 -4.69
450–495 472 90 100.00–125.00 $112.05 $529 -1.65
500–545 527 92 100.00–115.00 $106.13 $559 -2.65
550–595 572 71 90.00–108.00 $100.97 $578 -3.39
605–645 622 51 85.00–100.00 $93.68 $583 -3.02
650–690 663 14 83.00–102.00 $89.35 $592 -2.23
700–745 721 9 80.00–97.00 $88.37 $637 +3.16
755–795 778 3 90.00–97.00 $93.94 $731 +10.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 270 3 146.00–150.00 $147.62 $399 -2.38
300–345 325 33 128.00–162.50 $141.17 $459 +0.18
350–395 372 51 126.00–157.50 $139.33 $518 +1.04
405–449 424 61 120.00–142.50 $128.90 $547 -2.85
450–495 472 68 110.00–137.50 $121.06 $571 -3.48
500–545 523 63 107.00–121.00 $112.86 $590 -4.32
550–595 574 67 100.00–117.50 $109.05 $626 -4.55
600–645 624 50 92.00–111.00 $102.87 $642 -6.78
650–695 668 27 85.00–100.00 $94.40 $631 -7.01
705–745 723 27 80.00–98.00 $88.73 $642 -6.32
755–795 769 5 83.00–92.00 $86.80 $667 -11.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 160.00–165.00 $162.59 $338 -5.84
260–280 270 2 152.00–155.00 $153.44 $414 -14.24
300–340 323 5 145.00–155.00 $150.80 $487 -2.98
350–395 370 16 135.00–155.00 $143.82 $532 -1.64
400–445 421 33 127.00–155.00 $135.88 $572 -3.57
450–495 463 17 127.00–144.00 $134.36 $622 +0.79
500–545 529 8 115.00–130.00 $120.44 $637 -6.02
550–595 570 10 114.00–121.00 $118.39 $675 -0.22
600–645 620 15 107.50–116.00 $111.86 $694 -1.14
650–695 669 21 99.00–115.00 $107.27 $718 -4.77
705–745 725 13 96.00–110.00 $103.63 $751 -1.75
755–795 772 5 90.00–100.00 $96.94 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1735 1199 80-85% 91 38.00–54.00 $46.51 $558 —
875–1775 1225 80-85% 217 42.00–62.00 $51.97 $637 +1.34
965–1685 1264 80-85% 45 50.00–66.00 $56.92 $719 -0.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1400 1000 85-90% 57 30.00–44.00 $38.46 $385 —
930–1158 1044 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.45 $506 +8.94
805–1510 1055 85-90% 88 38.00–52.00 $44.66 $471 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $764 —
1140–1635 1453 75-80% 13 40.00–51.00 $47.18 $686 +2.74
1220–1965 1463 75-80% 43 45.00–59.00 $50.23 $735 +5.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1975 1452 45 65.00–77.00 $71.86 $1,043 —
1040–2175 1626 34 70.00–83.00 $77.26 $1,256 —
1565–1985 1761 7 80.00–95.00 $85.72 $1,510 -1.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1225 991 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 450.00–775.00 $550.55
775–1480 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 525.00–780.00 $658.04
975–1155 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 590.00–850.00 $707.66
865–1505 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 550.00–790.00 $678.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1420 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 670.00–810.00 $739.11
910–1500 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 700.00–1,025.00 $836.60
1065–1370 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 890.00–1,100.00 $998.46
1100–1420 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–820.00 $758.63
955–1430 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 820.00–990.00 $894.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1355 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 48.00–84.00 $68.39 $715
830–1440 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 45.00–103.00 $74.23 $825
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 42.00 $42.00 $468
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1215 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 65.00–66.00 $65.55 $728
995–1200 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 50.00–71.00 $57.71 $643

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920–1390 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,240.00 $1,184.24 —
1030–1755 1318 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,125.00–1,280.00 $1,175.54 —
1260–1585 1393 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,190.00 $1,135.33 —
1255–1700 1487 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 625.00–1,375.00 $961.82 -788.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00 —
945–1225 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 750.00–950.00 $836.85 +25.20
945–1625 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 500.00–1,000.00 $849.01 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 895.00 $895.00 —

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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.