Georgia Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

4,538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.06/cwt +7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 471 lb · 82 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.85/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 417 lb · 80 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.93/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 475 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,538	7,998	6,582
Feeder cattle	3,101	6,032	4,813
Slaughter cattle	830	1,070	1,357
Replacement cattle	607	896	412

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: No trends available due to markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	292	8	185.00–193.00	$188.21	$550	+10.07
305–345	335	6	180.00–187.50	$182.87	$613	-10.43
350–395	371	28	172.00–192.00	$180.50	$670	-1.65
405–445	425	53	175.00–190.00	$180.91	$769	+4.37
450–495	472	40	160.00–187.00	$171.94	$812	+3.67
500–545	517	27	150.00–182.00	$165.73	$857	+4.76
565 value added	565	1	161.00	$161.00	$910	-17.76
550–585	568	22	140.00–178.00	$161.39	$917	+3.41
600–645	614	7	137.50–159.00	$147.26	$904	+1.73
650–695	671	11	130.00–155.00	$138.39	$929	-0.26
700–725	713	6	129.00–150.00	$135.56	$967	-6.18
755–790	771	8	123.00–149.00	$134.49	$1,037	+1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	196.00	$196.00	$568	+23.54
305–345	335	9	170.00–190.00	$179.74	$602	+5.91
350–395	374	11	175.00–190.00	$181.96	$681	+8.11
405–445	426	41	160.00–183.00	$168.88	$719	-0.92
453–495	476	25	151.00–178.00	$165.08	$786	+6.19
504–540	520	22	140.00–170.00	$150.94	$785	-0.61
555–595	572	6	135.00–160.00	$145.08	$830	+1.84
605–645	624	7	120.00–156.00	$136.51	$852	+1.69
650–685	665	6	126.00–136.00	$130.87	$870	+0.27
700–740	722	3	120.00–137.00	$125.84	$909	-4.09
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	+1.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	260	4	170.00–178.00	$173.30	$451	-1.17
300–345	315	7	162.00–176.00	$168.77	$532	+17.51
350–395	365	11	160.00–170.00	$163.56	$597	+5.19
405–445	422	7	152.50–160.00	$155.18	$655	-5.82
450–495	470	14	140.00–160.00	$149.92	$705	-0.52
505–535	517	5	132.00–140.00	$137.59	$711	+1.51
575–595	587	3	121.00–125.00	$123.33	$724	-10.72
600–635	614	4	115.00–126.00	$120.26	$738	-3.48
665–695	675	4	120.00–129.00	$125.70	$848	+3.20
700–725	713	2	112.00–116.00	$113.96	$813	-3.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	140.00–148.00	$144.17	$339	-45.83
255–290	278	5	145.00–156.00	$151.45	$421	-1.55
310–348	329	33	146.00–160.00	$152.22	$501	+4.58
350–398	379	33	143.00–158.00	$151.66	$575	+7.68
400–445	417	80	137.50–160.00	$148.85	$621	+7.42
455–495	471	81	135.00–155.00	$144.01	$678	+7.34
485 value added	485	1	148.00	$148.00	$718	—
500–545	523	46	130.00–148.00	$137.69	$720	+4.33
550–595	573	33	124.00–145.00	$133.66	$766	+4.48
605–645	614	36	120.00–140.00	$132.66	$815	+7.29
650–695	673	16	115.00–133.00	$127.50	$858	+1.49
705–745	730	4	110.00–125.00	$118.13	$862	+1.17
991	991	4	106.00	$106.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	-10.33
255–295	280	17	133.00–157.50	$142.12	$398	-2.42
300–345	323	36	130.00–150.00	$140.69	$454	+0.12
350–395	375	45	125.00–155.00	$142.86	$536	+3.18
405–445	425	53	130.00–150.00	$137.24	$583	+4.01
450–497	475	64	120.00–139.00	$131.93	$627	+1.34
500–545	520	53	117.50–140.00	$125.09	$650	-0.65
550–595	577	10	112.50–132.00	$119.87	$692	-0.84
605–645	620	15	110.00–130.00	$118.25	$733	+3.08
655–660	658	2	106.00–118.00	$111.98	$737	+0.69
700–705	703	2	95.00–112.00	$103.53	$728	-12.74
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	233	22	120.00–140.00	$134.30	$313	-1.42
255–290	270	26	117.50–148.00	$131.20	$354	+2.73
300–345	322	45	115.00–144.00	$129.77	$418	-2.96
355–395	374	48	110.00–140.00	$128.37	$480	-0.69
400–445	423	46	110.00–138.00	$124.83	$528	-1.09
450–495	471	34	107.00–128.00	$120.37	$567	-0.57
500–545	519	25	107.50–122.00	$115.44	$599	+0.68
555–595	573	12	105.00–120.00	$114.13	$654	+0.86
620–645	633	7	95.00–119.00	$112.70	$713	+7.59
660–680	674	5	95.00–115.00	$106.04	$715	—
705–720	715	3	105.00–108.00	$106.68	$763	+6.17
750	750	1	104.00	$104.00	$780	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	218	3	197.50–230.00	$211.98	$462	+13.53
255–295	274	9	185.00–212.50	$194.34	$532	+3.56
305–345	322	24	172.50–204.00	$188.74	$608	+8.11
355–395	378	39	165.00–192.00	$181.04	$684	+4.81
400–449	430	39	160.00–187.00	$175.02	$753	+4.75
450–495	472	36	147.50–175.00	$160.15	$756	+1.09
505–545	524	28	140.00–167.00	$149.89	$785	+0.99
555–595	570	16	132.50–155.00	$140.63	$802	+3.05
600–645	623	19	125.00–137.50	$132.47	$825	+0.27
705–745	718	3	122.50–125.00	$124.14	$891	+2.19
765–790	778	3	121.00–124.00	$122.65	$954	-0.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	21	160.00–200.00	$182.09	$497	+3.89
300–348	324	20	160.00–190.00	$178.66	$579	+8.87
355–395	374	33	147.50–180.00	$163.90	$613	-0.89
400–445	425	26	140.00–172.00	$155.68	$662	-0.49
450–495	470	37	137.50–165.00	$146.21	$687	-1.56
500–545	521	35	127.50–157.00	$137.89	$718	+0.05
555–590	570	17	125.00–142.00	$133.09	$759	+4.83
605–645	626	9	118.00–129.00	$122.73	$768	+0.26
655–695	674	6	112.00–129.00	$117.32	$791	-0.19
700–745	725	10	106.00–118.00	$113.16	$820	+0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	14	157.50–177.50	$164.79	$372	-10.03
250–290	271	8	150.00–182.50	$167.67	$454	-1.09
300–340	320	16	140.00–170.00	$156.42	$501	+1.98
350–390	368	27	140.00–167.00	$154.20	$567	+5.59
400–445	421	21	122.50–159.00	$148.88	$627	+3.23
455–495	469	21	125.00–145.00	$135.99	$638	+2.50
500–545	520	21	120.00–139.00	$126.64	$659	+1.43
555–595	574	15	110.00–132.00	$122.58	$704	+3.86
600–645	611	13	109.00–128.00	$114.95	$702	+1.95
675	675	2	100.00	$100.00	$675	-6.86
700–730	713	3	100.00–115.00	$108.43	$773	+3.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1705	1239	80-85%	188	59.00–76.00	$66.77	$827	+9.91
885–1750	1261	80-85%	66	50.00–63.00	$59.01	$744	-4.42
995–1745	1333	80-85%	77	68.00–86.00	$74.91	$999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1190	984	85-90%	16	60.00–80.00	$72.63	$715	+24.02
715–1240	986	85-90%	81	40.00–61.00	$48.77	$481	+0.16
775–1610	1004	85-90%	56	50.00–71.00	$57.85	$581	+1.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1480	1295	75-80%	7	71.00–79.00	$75.67	$980	—
1275–1825	1432	75-80%	12	50.00–64.00	$55.97	$801	—
1230–1870	1567	75-80%	23	60.00–74.00	$66.86	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2430	1491	33	72.00–86.00	$78.25	$1,167	—
1005–2230	1605	50	80.00–95.00	$87.95	$1,412	—
1010–2095	1612	25	89.00–105.00	$96.16	$1,550	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1145	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	625.00–775.00	$724.27
795–1175	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	580.00–840.00	$720.83
725–1545	981	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	540.00–1,050.00	$792.16
875–1290	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–700.00	$648.45
895–1300	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00–775.00	$652.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1545	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	750.00–1,075.00	$885.32
950–1220	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,275.00	$1,091.91
970–1380	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–940.00	$903.73
1060–1405	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	825.00–885.00	$863.25
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–960	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	71.00–88.00	$81.55	$722
820–1110	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	79.00–83.00	$80.70	$779

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–810	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–72.00	$71.15	$502
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	67.00	$67.00	$687
1035–1195	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	55.00–61.00	$58.22	$649

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–875	817	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	400.00–530.00	$433.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–970	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,040.00–1,150.00	$1,092.79	—
775–1200	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,132.04	—
865–1085	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,084.59	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–895	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,359.94	—
885–1365	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	775.00–1,300.00	$1,147.02	+287.42
945–1170	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–1,325.00	$988.33	-169.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
875–1200	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–1,125.00	$947.25	—
1010–1440	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,075.00–1,600.00	$1,373.95	—
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–900	827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	675.00–975.00	$769.98	—
875–995	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–540.00	$474.49	—
945–990	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.