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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

8,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.74/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 574 lb · 146 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.83/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 575 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.52/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 470 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,168 6,582 6,802
Feeder cattle 6,657 4,813 5,358
Slaughter cattle 978 1,357 1,017
Replacement cattle 533 412 427

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 15,437 compared to 16,402 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 174.00–177.50 $175.51 $583 —
355–395 370 12 162.00–177.00 $170.63 $631 +6.43
401–445 420 51 138.00–182.50 $164.46 $691 +1.82
455–485 469 17 143.00–160.00 $149.95 $703 -0.97
500–545 526 47 128.00–148.00 $141.10 $742 +2.11
551–590 574 146 130.00–144.00 $139.74 $802 +8.38
600–635 616 54 120.00–136.00 $126.03 $776 +2.96
650–689 679 27 117.00–127.00 $120.34 $817 +0.69
710–725 714 23 117.00–124.00 $121.15 $865 +2.78
755 value added 755 64 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
759–795 764 20 113.00–117.00 $115.89 $885 +1.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 6 157.00–165.00 $159.71 $530 +4.62
355–385 367 8 160.00–165.00 $161.28 $592 -0.12
400–445 424 42 125.00–175.00 $149.07 $632 +0.52
455–495 467 52 128.00–162.50 $140.62 $657 -3.63
500–545 521 19 126.00–144.00 $134.05 $698 +4.13
555–595 568 38 115.00–132.50 $125.34 $712 -5.16
600–645 621 36 110.00–125.00 $118.61 $737 -0.59
655–690 672 10 110.00–117.00 $113.51 $763 +4.51
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
301–307 306 11 140.00–150.00 $140.89 $431 -2.72
355–395 365 16 140.00–170.00 $148.81 $543 +10.19
401–445 421 23 135.00–167.50 $148.08 $623 +2.55
450–495 464 20 120.00–145.00 $133.77 $621 -4.38
505–545 524 27 117.50–135.00 $128.93 $676 +0.62
565–599 575 9 100.00–123.00 $110.96 $638 -8.96
655–695 668 3 110.00–111.00 $110.65 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 316 7 140.00–148.00 $144.88 $458 —
350–398 383 28 125.00–140.00 $134.74 $516 -3.82
400–445 420 100 121.00–144.00 $133.88 $562 +3.37
451–496 474 100 115.00–140.00 $126.76 $601 +0.05
500–543 517 62 116.00–130.00 $119.79 $619 +1.11
551–585 572 79 110.00–124.00 $119.70 $685 +5.40
580 value added 580 40 129.00 $129.00 $748 -5.00
605–640 621 36 105.00–117.00 $111.39 $692 +4.32
652–695 667 50 94.00–121.00 $108.76 $725 +1.17
700–745 735 41 90.00–111.00 $104.69 $769 +0.77
755–795 768 5 91.00–100.00 $95.96 $737 -2.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 278 10 128.00–133.00 $129.71 $361 +0.91
300–347 321 21 120.00–139.00 $127.89 $411 +0.81
355–398 377 87 115.00–135.00 $126.61 $477 +2.01
400–445 427 76 112.00–132.00 $122.30 $522 +1.95
450–495 470 111 110.00–128.00 $117.52 $552 -0.05
500–545 525 88 100.00–124.00 $113.35 $595 +1.32
550–595 574 73 100.00–115.00 $106.45 $611 -0.24
600–645 621 50 90.00–107.50 $100.54 $624 +1.64
655–695 677 25 90.00–100.00 $94.18 $638 +1.62
705–745 734 4 85.00–97.00 $89.66 $658 -1.16
765–795 785 3 92.00–97.00 $95.38 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 226 4 120.00–127.50 $121.86 $275 -10.87
255–295 270 13 105.00–140.00 $120.63 $326 -0.51
300–345 319 58 110.00–130.00 $118.64 $378 +1.18
350–399 371 72 100.00–128.00 $116.11 $431 -0.51
400–445 427 75 90.00–123.00 $113.91 $486 -2.71
450–495 476 81 100.00–124.00 $110.42 $526 -1.55
500–545 522 73 92.50–112.00 $103.32 $539 -2.01
550–595 569 58 88.00–106.00 $96.96 $552 +1.22
600–645 621 22 85.00–95.00 $90.88 $564 +1.31
685 685 2 86.00–89.00 $87.50 $599 +5.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 165.00–167.50 $166.22 $357 -15.57
270–295 284 8 160.00–170.00 $164.09 $466 +7.60
300–345 321 22 140.00–170.00 $153.19 $492 -6.40
351–399 373 55 135.00–180.00 $154.96 $578 -4.92
400–445 426 79 130.00–167.50 $144.49 $616 -1.80
450–498 472 68 125.00–145.00 $134.94 $637 -1.89
500–545 522 68 110.00–137.00 $123.42 $644 -1.17
550–595 569 60 109.00–125.00 $115.62 $658 -0.82
600–645 624 73 100.00–119.00 $111.28 $694 +3.00
651–695 669 29 95.00–108.00 $102.40 $685 +0.07
700–745 725 24 90.00–103.00 $98.05 $711 +6.75
760–795 784 10 90.00–101.00 $95.96 $752 +5.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 135.00–138.00 $136.56 $321 -12.82
255–290 269 14 123.00–150.00 $138.32 $372 -5.43
300–345 324 26 123.00–175.00 $144.55 $468 +1.38
355–395 366 31 125.00–167.50 $139.58 $511 -2.03
400–445 431 53 118.00–145.00 $131.09 $565 +0.23
455–495 468 76 110.00–150.00 $124.68 $584 +0.41
500–545 521 65 105.00–135.00 $114.29 $595 -1.13
550–595 571 67 100.00–122.50 $110.04 $628 -0.05
600–645 624 48 90.00–109.00 $100.71 $628 -2.17
655–695 671 8 86.00–106.00 $97.65 $655 +1.14
705–745 731 4 84.00–98.00 $91.67 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 221 5 190.00–200.00 $195.88 $433 -9.12
255–290 268 11 165.00–180.00 $170.98 $458 —
310–335 323 14 158.00–175.00 $164.82 $532 -6.57
351–395 372 35 150.00–172.50 $159.89 $595 -7.77
400–445 420 50 150.00–180.00 $159.99 $672 -2.74
450–495 467 27 140.00–165.00 $149.49 $698 +1.59
500–545 519 20 127.00–139.00 $131.27 $681 +0.63
555–590 569 22 120.00–130.00 $125.60 $715 +0.81
600–645 628 18 110.00–125.00 $116.66 $733 -8.98
655–695 671 20 110.00–125.00 $114.73 $770 -2.45
705–745 720 15 106.00–115.00 $111.86 $805 +8.12
755–795 787 5 99.00–106.00 $100.34 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1635 1204 80-85% 143 37.00–59.00 $51.74 $623 -6.26
890–1850 1248 80-85% 191 46.00–67.00 $56.09 $700 -1.91
1020–1695 1291 80-85% 41 54.00–74.00 $64.23 $829 -1.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1150 983 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.61 $507 —
745–1350 1021 85-90% 74 34.00–49.00 $43.06 $440 +0.27
840–1480 1064 85-90% 77 40.00–58.00 $49.31 $525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1920 1411 75-80% 25 51.00–63.00 $56.66 $799 —
1225–1695 1453 75-80% 13 48.00–55.00 $50.60 $735 -14.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–2180 1494 6 88.00–93.00 $91.39 $1,365 —
1045–2040 1564 69 75.00–91.00 $83.36 $1,304 -7.65
1025–2695 1617 49 68.00–82.00 $75.49 $1,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1380 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 630.00–740.00 $691.13
880–1370 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 500.00–825.00 $668.44
845–1290 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 640.00–690.00 $666.58
985–1390 1141 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–710.00 $650.74
875–1630 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 580.00–870.00 $701.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1235 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 730.00–820.00 $781.28
840–1635 1149 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 620.00–1,275.00 $943.85
880–1630 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 725.00–1,075.00 $894.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695–1070 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 65.00–75.00 $70.16 $642
920–1490 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 59.00–85.00 $68.11 $716
815–1455 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 60.00–82.00 $68.26 $741
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
670–1075 817 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 55.00–60.00 $56.81 $464
800–1210 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 46.00–60.00 $54.64 $541
925–1260 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 53.00–59.00 $56.83 $639

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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
1000–1650 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 42 850.00–1,325.00 $1,170.21 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1150 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 970.00–1,050.00 $1,008.98 —
920–1085 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 910.00–950.00 $926.80 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–800 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 500.00–640.00 $565.33 —
815–1135 951 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 600.00–780.00 $704.84 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1290 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 780.00–1,075.00 $977.93 —
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.