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Southeast Direct Cattle Report, Georgia · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.82/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 563 lb · 260 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.44/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 750 lb · 198 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.60/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 808 lb · 185 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,298

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 unweaned 630 40 128.10 $128.10 $807
725 725 67 123.05 $123.05 $892 -0.80
750 750 198 132.44 $132.44 $993
800–825 808 185 121.05–130.75 $127.60 $1,031
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 78 136.08 $136.08 $812 -4.57

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–570 563 260 126.88–129.69 $127.82 $720 -4.93
675 unweaned 675 70 115.98 $115.98 $783
748 748 65 120.65 $120.65 $902
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–625 unweaned 618 120 121.10–122.60 $122.10 $755
650 650 75 126.05 $126.05 $819 +9.65
700 700 140 121.85–122.10 $121.98 $854

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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.