Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

6,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.29/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 423 lb · 71 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.59/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 525 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $111.97/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 476 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,582	9,370	9,413
Feeder cattle	4,813	7,179	7,028
Slaughter cattle	1,357	1,554	1,730
Replacement cattle	412	637	655

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays. Year to date receipts totaled 7,269 compared to 9,463 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	—
350–399	378	46	158.00–177.50	$164.20	$621	+7.19
400–445	422	35	155.00–174.00	$162.64	$686	+8.11
450–490	462	45	140.00–167.50	$150.92	$697	+3.92
500–545	518	38	136.00–155.00	$138.99	$720	+1.10
550–595	570	28	125.00–136.00	$131.36	$749	-1.02
610–645	626	46	120.00–130.00	$123.07	$770	-5.81
655–680	670	6	113.00–126.00	$119.65	$802	-0.73
700–745	720	16	112.50–122.00	$118.37	$852	-3.94
755–790	784	11	108.00–116.00	$114.28	$896	-2.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–299	277	2	148.00–158.00	$153.40	$425	+4.39
330–345	339	5	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$526	—
355–395	373	13	147.00–170.00	$161.40	$602	+8.75
400–449	431	35	135.00–165.00	$148.55	$640	+3.19
455–495	474	30	128.00–175.00	$144.25	$684	+9.86
500–545	522	26	120.00–135.00	$129.92	$678	-2.75
555–595	570	4	125.00–137.50	$130.50	$744	+7.53
600–645	619	11	110.00–127.50	$119.20	$738	+3.99
660–690	673	7	105.00–115.00	$109.00	$734	-4.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	334	7	135.00–162.50	$143.61	$480	+1.23
350–390	365	11	130.00–145.00	$138.62	$506	-7.57
405–445	425	10	140.00–157.50	$145.53	$619	+6.92
455–495	476	9	130.00–146.00	$138.15	$658	+6.51
500–545	516	18	115.00–137.50	$128.31	$662	+5.30
555–595	578	12	115.00–125.00	$119.92	$693	+2.44
600–645	621	7	100.00–119.00	$111.83	$694	+5.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	142.00	$142.00	$312	-1.92
255–280	267	6	127.00–135.00	$128.80	$344	-3.88
300–345	324	35	120.00–135.00	$127.08	$412	-1.32
351–395	367	60	117.00–132.00	$124.60	$457	+0.76
400–445	426	67	110.00–130.00	$120.35	$513	+0.50
450–495	470	67	107.00–125.00	$117.57	$553	+2.48
500–545	522	63	101.00–120.00	$112.03	$585	+2.66
555–595	570	66	100.00–112.00	$106.69	$608	+1.73
600–645	627	50	90.00–108.00	$98.90	$620	+2.84
655–695	674	17	84.00–104.00	$92.56	$624	-1.97
710–747	738	12	80.00–94.00	$90.82	$670	-0.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	130.00–135.00	$132.73	$292	+14.30
270–290	280	8	116.00–125.00	$121.14	$339	-3.94
300–345	321	35	105.00–130.00	$117.46	$377	+2.36
351–399	369	61	105.00–135.00	$116.62	$430	+1.30
400–445	430	60	105.00–128.00	$116.62	$501	+1.63
455–495	476	71	102.50–120.00	$111.97	$533	+2.82
500–545	521	69	95.00–112.50	$105.33	$549	+2.88
555–595	567	31	90.00–101.00	$95.74	$543	-0.64
600–645	619	14	80.00–96.00	$89.57	$554	-0.10
660–675	665	3	81.00–84.00	$82.35	$548	-2.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–399	373	28	130.00–149.00	$138.56	$517	+7.13
400–445	417	33	120.00–143.00	$130.51	$544	+2.00
463 value added	463	18	143.50	$143.50	$664	—
455–490	466	47	117.00–134.00	$126.71	$590	+3.23
500–545	518	46	110.00–129.00	$118.68	$615	+9.24
521 value added	521	5	130.00	$130.00	$677	—
555–595	566	61	106.00–123.00	$114.30	$647	+5.87
592 value added	592	5	134.00	$134.00	$793	—
600–648	621	49	100.00–114.00	$107.07	$665	+3.31
650–695	664	24	90.00–121.00	$107.59	$714	+0.65
705–746	716	13	91.00–109.00	$103.92	$744	+8.84
752–792	759	6	92.00–100.00	$98.61	$748	-6.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	6	175.00–185.00	$181.79	$396	+25.79
255–299	276	13	140.00–169.00	$156.49	$432	+21.49
300–345	326	22	150.00–175.00	$159.59	$520	+10.78
355–395	370	43	142.00–187.50	$159.88	$592	+14.74
400–445	423	71	137.00–175.00	$146.29	$619	+10.17
451–495	471	65	125.00–160.00	$136.83	$644	+9.77
500–545	525	71	115.00–140.00	$124.59	$654	+6.72
555–595	571	59	105.00–129.00	$116.44	$665	+3.80
600–649	617	63	100.00–120.00	$108.28	$668	+3.58
655–695	675	21	90.00–113.00	$102.33	$691	+4.53
700–730	716	7	80.00–100.00	$91.30	$654	-2.70
755–780	763	7	83.00–95.00	$90.74	$692	+3.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	11	135.00–160.00	$149.38	$339	—
250–295	270	21	130.00–162.50	$143.75	$388	-2.47
300–345	323	25	129.00–165.00	$143.17	$462	+1.63
355–395	370	40	125.00–175.00	$141.61	$524	+5.53
400–445	426	51	115.00–150.00	$130.86	$557	+5.30
451–495	470	64	112.00–149.00	$124.27	$584	+6.75
500–545	522	59	100.00–138.00	$115.42	$602	+5.55
551–595	571	57	100.00–125.00	$110.09	$629	+5.04
600–645	618	33	91.00–112.50	$102.88	$636	+5.63
655–695	676	14	86.00–105.00	$96.51	$652	+2.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—
300–330	312	10	165.00–180.00	$171.39	$535	+14.86
350–395	373	34	157.00–180.00	$167.66	$625	+14.03
400–445	424	66	147.50–187.50	$162.73	$690	+16.37
455–495	469	48	138.00–172.50	$147.90	$694	+8.56
500–545	520	48	124.00–139.00	$130.64	$679	+2.31
555–595	572	25	117.00–137.00	$124.79	$714	+7.50
605–645	632	11	122.50–132.50	$125.64	$794	+9.38
655–695	674	25	103.00–125.00	$117.18	$790	+6.84
705–745	720	6	90.00–115.00	$103.74	$747	-0.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1655	1166	80-85%	173	41.00–58.00	$51.77	$604	-7.37
815–1895	1226	80-85%	262	49.00–67.00	$58.00	$711	+9.00
990–1750	1280	80-85%	62	57.00–73.00	$65.88	$843	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1475	1015	85-90%	89	34.00–49.00	$42.79	$434	+0.93
810–1385	1032	85-90%	94	40.00–59.00	$49.70	$513	+7.84
1150–1255	1186	85-90%	4	57.00–59.00	$57.78	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1595	1465	75-80%	4	61.00–69.00	$65.46	$959	+14.20
1215–1980	1469	75-80%	75	50.00–65.00	$57.33	$842	+6.07
1200–1740	1479	75-80%	20	49.00–57.00	$53.85	$796	+2.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2415	1456	48	60.00–80.00	$73.18	$1,066	—
1050–2060	1556	13	87.00–95.00	$91.01	$1,416	+19.32
1070–2360	1662	70	69.00–89.00	$80.55	$1,339	+2.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–970	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–570.00	$510.31
700–1255	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	475.00–820.00	$619.32
1010–1055	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$700.54
860–1715	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	510.00–910.00	$722.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1020–1035	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–850.00	$845.04
820–1450	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–975.00	$837.31
1025–1305	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–785.00	$743.22
900–1510	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	840.00–1,025.00	$927.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–930	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	69.00–76.00	$72.34	$644
880–950	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	54.00–61.00	$57.37	$525
810–1140	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	60.00–75.00	$68.77	$667
1025–1040	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–70.00	$65.04	$672
950–1245	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	50.00–94.00	$74.53	$850

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1385	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	57.00–62.00	$58.89	$730

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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
900–1320	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	600.00–1,150.00	$844.82	-150.02
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1590	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,010.00–1,325.00	$1,145.82	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–750	685	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	540.00–680.00	$603.36	—
590–950	747	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	580.00–825.00	$723.42	—
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1210	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	830.00–920.00	$869.45	—

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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.