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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $480.00/cwt ≈ $1,680/hd at 350 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.50/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 800 lb · 140 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 790 lb · 135 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 701

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 143 480.00 $480.00 $1,680
552 unweaned 552 90 378.50 $378.50 $2,089 +23.42
790 790 135 311.00 $311.00 $2,457
885 885 68 272.25 $272.25 $2,409
925 925 125 287.00 $287.00 $2,655

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 140 259.50–263.50 $261.50 $2,092 -9.75

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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.