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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

1,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.86/cwt -9.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,316/hd at 871 lb · 274 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.10/cwt ≈ $1,992/hd at 778 lb · 220 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $279.34/cwt ≈ $1,626/hd at 582 lb · 172 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,398

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 143 489.00 $489.00 $1,712
625 unweaned 625 85 298.00 $298.00 $1,862
655–690 unweaned 672 150 288.50–292.50 $290.50 $1,952
815 815 70 257.50 $257.50 $2,099 -13.46
865–875 871 274 259.00–271.50 $265.86 $2,316 -9.64
900–930 915 120 264.75–267.75 $266.23 $2,436 +1.48

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–590 unweaned 582 172 276.50–282.00 $279.34 $1,626
640 unweaned 640 79 270.00 $270.00 $1,728
760–790 778 220 255.50–257.00 $256.10 $1,992
875 875 85 244.00–248.10 $246.75 $2,159

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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.