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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

5,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.56/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 468 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.61/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 568 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.69/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 526 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,307 6,501 7,768
Feeder cattle 4,106 5,022 6,035
Slaughter cattle 870 1,006 1,253
Replacement cattle 331 473 480

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Year to date receipts totaled 36,787 compared to 41,657 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
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
305–335 329 15 166.00–186.00 $171.80 $565 -1.34
355–395 370 27 158.00–175.00 $168.31 $623 +1.21
400–445 420 65 155.00–172.50 $163.59 $687 -1.48
450–496 472 34 146.00–162.00 $154.12 $727 -1.16
500–549 526 86 139.00–154.00 $147.69 $777 +4.59
562 value added 562 7 149.00 $149.00 $837 —
550–595 568 48 130.00–148.00 $139.62 $793 +4.26
600–645 621 46 120.00–135.00 $128.15 $796 +0.05
655–695 674 40 112.50–132.00 $125.46 $846 +3.94
685 value added 685 12 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
700–740 715 15 113.00–124.00 $120.72 $863 +1.94
750–795 783 27 115.00–125.00 $122.75 $961 +7.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–281 277 7 172.00–176.00 $172.96 $479 —
300–345 335 25 150.00–175.00 $167.86 $562 +7.58
355–390 374 37 150.00–166.00 $159.51 $597 +6.04
405–445 432 20 142.00–160.00 $153.30 $662 +5.69
455–495 479 35 139.00–151.00 $146.92 $704 +5.19
500–545 522 16 129.00–142.00 $136.30 $711 +0.82
555–595 567 9 122.00–135.00 $129.37 $734 +2.44
600–645 628 18 110.00–125.00 $116.92 $734 -1.17
660–690 671 10 115.00–121.00 $116.02 $778 +2.02
725–745 735 2 108.00–111.00 $109.48 $805 +2.49
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 6 150.00–167.50 $159.15 $522 +7.14
355–395 369 9 139.00–158.00 $149.53 $552 -4.08
405–430 414 8 124.00–147.50 $137.04 $567 -0.09
455–495 477 7 130.00–145.00 $136.51 $651 +6.37
510–545 528 2 117.00–127.00 $121.83 $643 -1.96
555–595 575 2 120.00–125.00 $122.41 $704 +6.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 4 142.00–148.00 $144.47 $412 +4.47
300–345 323 33 136.00–150.00 $141.44 $457 +8.76
355–399 382 55 130.00–148.00 $135.55 $518 +0.16
400–446 427 65 120.00–138.00 $130.33 $557 -1.00
450–498 468 114 122.00–138.00 $128.56 $602 +0.77
500–547 524 59 115.00–128.00 $123.23 $646 +2.03
550–598 568 99 109.00–130.00 $119.61 $679 +1.06
600–645 623 31 101.00–125.00 $114.70 $715 +2.15
655–695 678 46 94.00–116.00 $110.94 $752 -0.84
700–745 716 28 90.00–109.00 $103.08 $738 +1.07
750–790 771 11 95.00–105.00 $102.91 $793 +12.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 274 9 132.50–138.00 $135.94 $372 +3.59
300–345 319 39 127.00–143.00 $132.31 $422 +4.92
350–395 370 49 120.00–137.00 $128.05 $474 +2.59
400–445 427 68 115.00–132.00 $123.31 $527 -0.20
455–495 470 67 112.00–128.00 $119.76 $563 +1.73
500–545 521 85 101.00–120.00 $112.70 $587 -0.06
555–595 569 42 95.00–112.00 $105.37 $600 -1.23
600–645 621 35 90.00–109.00 $99.39 $617 -0.63
655–675 664 9 90.00–100.00 $96.10 $638 +2.66
700–745 716 8 85.00–99.00 $92.79 $664 +0.92
765–795 780 4 80.00–96.00 $87.34 $681 -2.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 220 4 110.00–130.00 $120.80 $266 -3.68
255–295 269 14 115.00–137.00 $125.42 $337 +7.79
305–345 330 33 105.00–137.50 $124.26 $410 +5.57
355–395 372 60 110.00–130.00 $119.44 $444 +0.60
400–445 424 43 108.00–125.00 $116.88 $496 +1.20
451–495 470 45 100.00–117.50 $110.30 $518 +1.27
500–545 518 24 98.00–107.50 $103.06 $534 +0.18
555–595 579 19 95.00–109.00 $101.70 $589 +4.86
605–645 622 6 85.00–98.00 $90.28 $562 -1.17
660–690 664 8 85.00–94.00 $90.72 $602 +4.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 +6.93
250–295 273 12 150.00–175.00 $162.35 $443 -1.47
300–345 325 29 140.00–170.00 $155.67 $506 -0.18
350–395 366 40 135.00–158.00 $149.83 $548 -3.37
400–445 429 41 130.00–155.00 $142.39 $611 -1.48
454–495 466 77 127.00–145.00 $135.39 $631 +1.75
500–545 526 57 119.00–135.00 $126.13 $663 +0.69
555–595 572 52 110.00–128.00 $119.50 $684 +2.49
600–645 619 30 105.00–117.00 $109.85 $680 -1.30
655–665 661 7 100.00–108.00 $105.72 $699 +1.34
700–745 725 8 96.00–104.00 $98.16 $712 +0.64
770–775 773 4 85.00–90.00 $87.49 $676 -7.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 283 8 167.00–187.50 $173.21 $490 +6.29
300–345 322 24 160.00–175.00 $166.33 $536 +0.12
350–395 374 42 153.00–170.00 $162.78 $609 +3.19
400–445 419 58 142.00–165.00 $153.90 $645 -1.97
455–495 469 33 140.00–155.00 $146.54 $687 +3.19
500–545 515 24 130.00–145.00 $136.70 $704 +2.44
555–595 571 29 125.00–139.00 $130.76 $747 +5.43
600–645 626 35 107.00–123.00 $116.71 $731 +0.42
655–695 677 31 106.00–117.00 $113.13 $766 -0.16
700–745 721 9 100.00–119.00 $109.16 $787 +3.45
750–780 764 4 101.00–109.00 $105.70 $808 +2.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 213 3 154.00–167.00 $160.34 $342 +1.68
250–295 274 22 130.00–165.00 $146.34 $401 -10.03
300–345 325 26 130.00–154.00 $142.17 $462 -9.51
355–395 374 47 130.00–152.50 $142.07 $531 +0.52
405–445 428 38 120.00–142.50 $132.89 $569 +0.95
455–495 472 54 107.00–132.50 $123.80 $584 -1.28
500–545 526 23 110.00–122.50 $116.98 $615 -0.50
555–595 576 32 100.00–115.00 $107.02 $616 -3.38
600–645 618 10 95.00–107.00 $99.97 $618 -3.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1795 1240 80-85% 208 53.00–73.00 $64.84 $804 -1.76
795–1955 1253 80-85% 87 48.00–65.00 $59.31 $743 —
855–1900 1355 80-85% 73 66.00–80.00 $72.36 $980 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1670 1024 85-90% 45 38.00–55.00 $47.31 $484 +4.08
800–1470 1029 85-90% 70 47.00–64.00 $55.79 $574 +12.56
995–1135 1053 85-90% 3 56.00–70.00 $61.06 $643 +8.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1780 1454 75-80% 13 46.00–65.00 $59.15 $860 —
1070–1870 1515 75-80% 23 55.00–73.00 $64.25 $973 —
1265–1645 1548 75-80% 6 69.00–75.00 $71.59 $1,108 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–2065 1457 33 69.00–90.00 $77.09 $1,123 —
1050–2275 1657 49 76.00–100.00 $86.78 $1,438 +2.25
1425–2200 1784 16 88.00–105.00 $95.85 $1,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1190 967 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 575.00–825.00 $659.97
945–1035 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 570.00–700.00 $637.95
765–1325 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 500.00–830.00 $730.35
1225–1230 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–775.00 $725.07
1255–1265 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–870.00 $823.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1135 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–950.00 $908.55
820–1290 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 810.00–1,025.00 $917.10
995–1160 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 700.00–775.00 $731.14
790–1385 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 860.00–1,030.00 $912.19
1145–1240 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $923.69
1090–1470 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 810.00–1,000.00 $917.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–885 769 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 62.00–70.00 $67.70 $521
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $537
880–1075 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 59.00–74.00 $62.60 $622
965–1310 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 58.00–70.00 $62.92 $717
1055–1260 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 57.00–69.00 $63.53 $736
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $498

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1150 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 640.00–1,375.00 $839.62 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00 $500.00 —
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 850.00–900.00 $876.47 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930–1225 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 975.00–1,475.00 $1,149.32 —
1070–1160 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,380.00 $1,365.61 —
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–960 764 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 575.00–850.00 $708.55 —
725–1040 899 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 720.00–870.00 $797.25 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00 $980.00 —
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 11 94.00 $94.00 $254 —
364 364 10 92.00 $92.00 $335 —
538 538 2 90.00 $90.00 $484 —
613 613 5 82.00 $82.00 $503 —

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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.