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Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

6,572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.07/cwt +13.73 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 562 lb · 186 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.28/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 537 lb · 130 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.40/cwt +11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 473 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,572 2,125 6,765
Feeder cattle 4,599 1,200 5,143
Slaughter cattle 1,508 624 1,202
Replacement cattle 465 301 420

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, under 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold mostly steady. Year to date receipts totaled 54,456 compared to 60,871 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
217 217 3 192.00 $192.00 $417 —
285 285 1 177.00 $177.00 $504 —
315–345 337 14 168.00–174.00 $168.83 $569 —
355–398 374 33 158.00–175.00 $169.54 $634 —
400–445 426 79 158.00–178.00 $168.03 $716 +14.22
456 value added 456 6 165.00 $165.00 $752 —
451–499 476 75 143.00–163.00 $155.43 $740 +15.43
500–545 537 130 140.00–153.00 $147.28 $791 +2.85
550–595 567 35 134.00–148.00 $141.56 $803 -4.64
600–645 618 43 125.00–137.00 $131.70 $814 —
650–685 677 80 124.00–134.00 $130.97 $887 —
704–745 732 103 115.00–131.50 $128.99 $944 —
750–795 775 72 111.00–127.00 $122.96 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–299 286 3 160.00–168.00 $163.29 $467 +8.29
335–345 342 3 148.00–152.00 $150.65 $515 +2.71
353–398 373 28 145.00–175.00 $157.35 $587 +8.71
405–445 426 19 140.00–160.00 $149.08 $635 +6.93
450–490 473 15 135.00–160.00 $142.36 $673 +6.37
505–545 524 11 135.00–148.00 $140.98 $739 —
553–595 572 21 120.00–140.00 $132.66 $759 +8.46
605–635 623 8 118.00–132.00 $123.50 $769 +6.09
650–696 682 13 114.00–126.00 $119.67 $816 +4.68
713–725 715 8 107.00–118.00 $116.50 $833 —
765–785 777 3 105.00–115.00 $109.96 $854 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 4 135.00–150.00 $143.55 $461 -2.09
350–395 377 5 141.00–165.00 $148.44 $560 +7.24
405–445 421 9 128.00–142.50 $134.97 $568 -1.84
455–495 471 10 125.00–155.00 $136.93 $645 +13.63
500–545 525 24 120.00–140.00 $132.63 $696 +11.20
565 565 1 114.00 $114.00 $644 -5.97
615–645 634 7 114.00–124.00 $117.86 $747 —
655–695 663 7 115.00–121.00 $117.44 $779 +16.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 272 23 135.00–147.00 $139.52 $379 -2.98
300–345 327 49 135.00–147.00 $142.40 $466 +6.42
350–399 375 51 133.00–146.00 $138.38 $519 +3.87
410 value added 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
400–449 433 119 125.00–145.00 $138.17 $598 —
450–499 473 122 122.00–140.00 $132.40 $626 +11.20
500–548 523 75 112.00–132.00 $123.69 $647 +11.14
550–595 562 186 108.00–136.00 $128.07 $720 +13.73
600–645 622 57 105.00–124.00 $113.96 $709 +7.46
651–680 674 77 103.00–123.00 $119.71 $807 +19.04
700–730 705 14 97.50–121.00 $111.89 $789 +13.17
710 value added 710 1 122.00 $122.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 6 130.00–150.00 $138.13 $308 +14.11
250–290 269 13 125.00–140.00 $133.19 $358 +12.66
300–335 323 34 120.00–138.00 $131.56 $425 +5.20
355–395 367 45 117.50–142.50 $126.82 $465 +4.00
400–445 429 82 115.00–135.00 $122.84 $527 +2.54
450–498 468 74 110.00–128.00 $119.27 $558 +4.09
500–549 524 77 105.00–129.00 $114.64 $601 +4.73
555–595 577 22 100.00–116.00 $109.01 $629 +6.76
600–645 621 24 90.00–113.00 $102.35 $636 +4.00
655–695 673 12 90.00–104.00 $98.00 $660 —
700–745 725 12 80.00–97.00 $89.75 $651 —
770–775 773 2 92.00–95.00 $93.50 $723 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–249 228 5 120.00–138.00 $131.27 $299 —
250–275 260 3 117.00–120.00 $119.04 $310 -3.75
300–345 318 16 110.00–130.00 $119.46 $380 -0.28
350–396 369 48 105.00–145.00 $120.41 $444 +9.26
405–449 426 49 101.00–125.00 $114.68 $489 +2.88
450–495 470 53 100.00–125.00 $111.19 $523 +2.97
500–545 522 20 98.00–112.50 $103.36 $540 +2.06
555–595 572 19 93.00–108.00 $100.33 $574 +8.59
605–640 627 17 88.00–100.00 $97.29 $610 +8.72
655–690 671 4 90.00–101.00 $95.25 $639 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 167.00 $167.00 $347 —
251–295 269 17 150.00–165.00 $159.36 $429 +11.21
300–345 320 30 145.00–177.50 $155.10 $496 +5.62
355–395 370 52 140.00–175.00 $150.02 $555 +4.93
405–445 438 45 130.00–165.00 $141.84 $621 +4.11
450–499 468 69 123.00–155.00 $134.99 $632 +3.76
500–545 524 71 118.00–142.50 $127.08 $666 +4.20
555–595 574 42 110.00–133.00 $117.93 $677 +1.21
600–645 618 33 105.00–125.00 $112.02 $692 +2.36
650–695 665 13 100.00–113.00 $106.65 $709 +0.06
700–745 724 5 90.00–105.00 $97.83 $708 -2.17
765–780 772 3 96.00–100.00 $98.35 $759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 218 3 165.00–172.00 $168.76 $368 —
251–295 273 7 160.00–174.00 $168.58 $460 +8.71
300–340 325 19 155.00–173.00 $165.62 $538 —
350–399 375 42 153.00–182.50 $161.85 $607 +3.64
400–445 427 50 145.00–182.50 $157.56 $673 +10.05
450–490 467 51 140.00–160.00 $148.74 $695 +10.94
500–548 524 36 130.00–155.00 $136.98 $718 +4.02
550–595 568 33 120.00–139.00 $130.87 $743 +6.70
600–645 621 16 111.00–131.00 $120.93 $751 -3.73
668 value added 668 9 126.50 $126.50 $845 —
655–695 674 17 113.00–125.00 $117.79 $794 +6.86
700–745 724 6 107.50–115.00 $111.87 $810 —
755–795 768 7 103.00–108.00 $104.98 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 226 7 147.50–180.00 $156.11 $353 +7.70
255–295 269 9 136.00–170.00 $145.15 $390 +0.68
305–349 330 24 130.00–170.00 $144.70 $478 +3.55
355–395 371 41 120.00–160.00 $134.69 $500 +0.04
405–445 428 35 120.00–155.00 $128.89 $552 -0.08
455–495 472 37 105.00–142.00 $122.18 $577 -0.08
500–545 517 24 110.00–130.00 $116.24 $601 +5.96
555–595 582 12 100.00–113.00 $107.62 $626 +4.03
605–645 617 10 95.00–114.00 $104.40 $644 +9.02
655–685 665 3 98.00–108.00 $103.73 $690 +5.74
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 -17.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1855 1221 80-85% 127 50.00–68.00 $61.69 $753 -1.90
835–1860 1268 80-85% 295 59.00–76.00 $67.95 $862 -3.04
995–1735 1297 80-85% 52 68.00–84.00 $74.70 $969 -2.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1005 930 85-90% 6 61.00–68.00 $64.12 $596 —
680–1510 1004 85-90% 84 41.00–56.00 $50.46 $507 —
810–1495 1049 85-90% 139 48.00–66.00 $58.76 $616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1885 1489 75-80% 70 59.00–76.00 $68.74 $1,024 -12.19
1200–1900 1547 75-80% 11 62.00–68.00 $65.13 $1,008 -6.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2515 1545 37 78.00–95.00 $85.67 $1,324 +1.25
1150–2380 1686 71 80.00–105.00 $94.07 $1,586 —
1445–2170 1833 22 89.00–112.00 $101.36 $1,858 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
875–1038 969 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 525.00–625.00 $562.52
765–1465 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 510.00–870.00 $674.23
870–1430 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 30 600.00–930.00 $764.45
1105–1315 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 730.00–880.00 $797.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1270 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00–930.00 $918.27
1000–1320 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 850.00–1,000.00 $917.53
1090–1195 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00–835.00 $776.07
1055–1420 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 900.00–1,090.00 $985.88
875–1605 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 835.00–1,075.00 $954.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1495 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 58.00–86.00 $67.98 $787
1055–1285 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 55.00–70.00 $63.24 $740
1125–1280 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 63.00–70.00 $67.20 $806
1120–1420 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 65.00–69.00 $66.22 $834
980–1585 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 63.00–76.00 $66.47 $913
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–970 853 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 55.00–64.00 $60.46 $516
1035–1290 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 55.00–57.00 $56.23 $671
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
970–1345 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 38 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,246.22 —
1190–1535 1419 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 975.00–1,240.00 $1,092.46 -297.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
945–1470 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 600.00–1,225.00 $927.16 —
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 +169.36
1140–1325 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 650.00–990.00 $773.48 -426.52
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
625–1080 801 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 420.00–840.00 $641.25 —
880–950 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 870.00–875.00 $872.40 —
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–985 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,136.99 -38.01

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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.