Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Georgia reported 121 priced lines covering 1,431 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,584 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 396 head. replacement cattle receipts at 295 head. Counted as USDA files them — 116 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wed May 5, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,584Last week 2,199Year ago 1,517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 452Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 295Last week 233Year ago 151

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1278) Athens (258), Donalsonville (227), Jackson (115) Moultrie (203) and Washington (194). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady, steer calves and bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	318	142.00–154.00	152.17
23	—	474	124.00–138.00	130.20
3	—	575	112.00–117.00	114.06
2	—	768	94.00–96.00	94.98
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	368	137.00–142.00	139.64
17	—	518	115.00–127.00	122.78
25	—	429	130.00–143.00	135.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	187.00	187.00
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.49
5	—	473	139.00–141.00	140.00
11	—	527	129.00–135.00	133.54
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	111.97
3	—	327	160.00–170.00	164.97
2	—	288	170.00–172.00	170.99
3	—	723	105.00–111.00	108.28
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	575	124.00–127.00	125.16
7	—	630	112.00–120.00	115.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	114.00–129.00	120.18
8	—	574	110.00–115.00	111.38
19	—	428	120.00–137.50	128.34
10	—	265	140.00–150.00	145.34
2	—	685	90.00–98.00	94.03
13	—	374	130.00–145.00	134.87
3	—	715	87.50–98.00	91.91
3	—	237	145.00–150.00	147.37
20	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.98
6	—	333	140.00–148.00	144.12
5	—	635	102.00–105.00	104.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	123.00–130.00	128.64
5	—	380	149.00–150.00	149.19
20	—	578	122.00–135.00	131.14
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
3	—	667	115.00–123.00	118.65
9	—	437	140.00–147.00	144.69
13	—	512	127.00–135.00	133.08
3	—	772	102.00–110.00	105.70
22	—	464	130.00–142.00	140.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	614	123.00–135.00	134.06
35	—	565	130.00–144.50	143.71
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
10	—	474	143.00–146.00	143.99
28	—	661	133.00–133.50	133.36
4	—	511	133.00–144.00	141.31
6	—	842	113.00	113.00
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	129.00–143.00	133.95
12	—	283	132.00–149.00	144.68
6	—	316	132.00–148.00	142.16
2	—	700	102.00	102.00
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
7	—	469	115.00–135.00	130.76
11	—	424	127.00–137.00	131.97
2	—	635	101.00–106.00	103.50
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
7	—	512	110.00–130.00	119.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	566	107.00–121.00	117.05
38	—	469	122.00–131.00	125.00
5	—	271	140.00–150.00	142.18
10	—	627	111.00–115.00	113.50
7	—	307	137.00–142.00	137.89
2	—	668	107.00–113.00	110.06
41	—	434	127.00–136.00	129.75
16	—	365	133.00–139.00	135.63
33	—	521	114.00–122.00	119.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	90.00–94.00	91.94
11	—	434	107.00–118.00	112.69
5	—	374	115.00–123.00	118.53
2	—	280	120.00–127.00	123.69
2	—	555	102.00–105.00	103.51
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
4	—	333	120.00–128.00	122.32
22	—	477	100.00–113.00	108.30
10	—	521	98.00–111.00	107.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	104.00–106.00	104.99
50	—	428	119.00–130.00	123.25
2	—	223	136.00–137.00	136.53
2	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.55
10	—	273	130.00–137.00	133.39
20	—	525	110.00–117.00	113.97
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
20	—	355	120.00–130.00	127.58
8	—	335	132.00–139.00	134.28
11	—	569	105.00–113.00	108.00
50	—	471	112.00–125.00	117.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,328	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,145.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,130	700.00–1,275.00	1,018.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	948	900.00–1,075.00	934.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,161	850.00–1,125.00	1,048.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	822	550.00–830.00	631.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	55.00–59.00	56.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	970	900.00–940.00	922.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	800.00–810.00	804.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	60.00–65.00	62.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,115	875.00–1,100.00	950.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	62.00–69.00	65.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,097	820.00–1,000.00	890.10
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	889	600.00–775.00	712.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	900	700.00–870.00	777.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	955	625.00–825.00	710.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,034	660.00–875.00	767.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	980	630.00–790.00	722.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	66.00–67.00	66.52
40	—	1,050	50.00–64.00	59.09
16	—	1,042	49.00–55.00	52.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,205	60.00–73.00	68.37
41	—	1,254	73.00–80.00	75.44
32	—	1,161	53.00–65.00	61.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	62.00–65.00	63.54
24	—	1,456	63.00–72.00	67.76
1	—	1,625	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,783	93.00–108.00	100.88
19	—	1,690	82.00–98.00	88.07
9	—	1,391	77.00–93.00	81.81

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Georgia barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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