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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.56/cwt ≈ $2,012/hd at 800 lb · 270 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.08/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 875 lb · 134 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.19/cwt +21.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,209/hd at 830 lb · 131 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 975

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–835 830 131 265.50–267.00 $266.19 $2,209 +21.95
875 875 134 252.00–258.25 $255.08 $2,232 +0.58
925 925 68 257.75 $257.75 $2,384 +1.84
1095 1095 111 234.50 $234.50 $2,568

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 61 254.00 $254.00 $1,930 +6.50
800 800 270 246.50–255.25 $251.56 $2,012
850 850 130 247.50 $247.50 $2,104

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 70 204.60 $204.60 $1,923

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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.