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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

1,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.60/cwt ≈ $2,087/hd at 620 lb · 231 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.63/cwt ≈ $2,579/hd at 742 lb · 203 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.34/cwt -41.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 681 lb · 133 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,203

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 unweaned 500 58 383.50 $383.50 $1,918
615–625 unweaned 620 231 334.00–339.00 $336.60 $2,087
665–695 681 133 323.50–334.50 $328.34 $2,236 -41.66
740–745 742 203 332.50–356.00 $347.63 $2,579
785 785 70 323.50 $323.50 $2,539 -0.88
940 940 60 312.25 $312.25 $2,935

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 51 363.50 $363.50 $1,781
595 unweaned 595 88 330.49 $330.49 $1,966
600 unweaned 600 85 324.50 $324.50 $1,947
665 unweaned 665 84 308.00 $308.00 $2,048
730 730 70 310.00 $310.00 $2,263
780 780 70 291.50 $291.50 $2,274 -6.25

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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.