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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

1,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.08/cwt ≈ $1,974/hd at 556 lb · 365 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.25/cwt ≈ $1,745/hd at 550 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.57/cwt ≈ $2,156/hd at 662 lb · 155 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,610

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 unweaned 540 50 365.00 $365.00 $1,971
550–575 unweaned 556 365 342.50–381.00 $355.08 $1,974
600–625 unweaned 611 147 309.00–318.00 $313.19 $1,914
650 650 80 339.00 $339.00 $2,204
675 unweaned 675 75 311.25 $311.25 $2,101
750 750 67 306.00 $306.00 $2,295
830 830 70 284.50 $284.50 $2,361 -2.20
950 950 120 274.00–280.00 $277.00 $2,632

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 unweaned 525 50 340.00 $340.00 $1,785
550 unweaned 550 180 316.00–318.50 $317.25 $1,745
600 unweaned 600 68 293.00 $293.00 $1,758
665 unweaned 665 75 283.50 $283.50 $1,885
785 785 70 261.00 $261.00 $2,049 -5.60
810 810 140 271.25 $271.25 $2,197 -0.75
990 990 53 240.00 $240.00 $2,376

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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.