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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

1,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.00/cwt ≈ $1,988/hd at 625 lb · 321 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $300.19/cwt ≈ $1,714/hd at 571 lb · 306 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $500.00/cwt ≈ $1,750/hd at 350 lb · 143 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,438

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 143 500.00 $500.00 $1,750
550 unweaned 550 50 331.50 $331.50 $1,823 -28.00
578 578 55 373.75 $373.75 $2,160
625 unweaned 625 321 318.00 $318.00 $1,988
795 795 75 273.00 $273.00 $2,170 -2.00
875 875 126 268.50–290.00 $278.74 $2,439

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 32 348.75 $348.75 $1,800
550–575 unweaned 571 306 297.50–316.50 $300.19 $1,714
775–790 783 140 255.25–271.00 $263.20 $2,061 -1.80
850–860 854 120 256.00–257.85 $257.03 $2,195 +3.96

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 70 215.25 $215.25 $1,830

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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.