Northeast Georgia Livestock Board Sales Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.47/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,604/hd at 800 lb · 143 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $324.13/cwt ≈ $2,512/hd at 775 lb · 140 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.69/cwt ≈ $2,935/hd at 869 lb · 128 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	638	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	51	389.00	$389.00	$2,058	-56.50
710	710	33	356.00	$356.00	$2,528	—
850–890	869	128	336.00–339.25	$337.69	$2,935	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	34	359.00	$359.00	$1,863	—
670–690	683	109	336.00–341.00	$339.34	$2,318	—
775	775	140	322.25–326.00	$324.13	$2,512	—
800	800	143	324.00–327.00	$325.47	$2,604	+4.42

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Reading this report

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.