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Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $384.14/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,766/hd at 720 lb · 129 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.00/cwt ≈ $2,392/hd at 650 lb · 80 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.50/cwt ≈ $2,718/hd at 825 lb · 70 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 566

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 unweaned 650 80 368.00 $368.00 $2,392
700–735 720 129 383.00–385.00 $384.14 $2,766 +5.11
750 750 67 372.25 $372.25 $2,792 +4.75
835 835 65 358.00 $358.00 $2,989
860 860 70 344.25 $344.25 $2,961 +2.25
900 900 62 340.25 $340.25 $3,062

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 23 363.00 $363.00 $2,232
825 825 70 329.50 $329.50 $2,718

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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.