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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.00/cwt ≈ $1,749/hd at 550 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.00/cwt -32.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 575 lb · 90 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $435.00/cwt -45.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 350 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 746

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 75 435.00 $435.00 $1,522
575 unweaned 575 90 346.00 $346.00 $1,990 -32.50
650 unweaned 650 42 316.00 $316.00 $2,054
790 790 70 290.00 $290.00 $2,291 -21.00
800 800 70 280.00 $280.00 $2,240
875 875 60 291.50 $291.50 $2,551 +19.25
960 960 64 278.25 $278.25 $2,671

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 72 405.00 $405.00 $1,336
550 unweaned 550 90 318.00 $318.00 $1,749
630 unweaned 630 40 291.00 $291.00 $1,833
790 790 73 270.50 $270.50 $2,137

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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.