Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.75/cwt ≈ $664/hd at 569 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $111.58/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $132.15/cwt ≈ $689/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	994	845
Feeder cattle	673	—	596
Slaughter cattle	93	—	186
Replacement cattle	52	—	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
652–688	659	15	118.00–127.00	$125.12	$825
705–745	727	13	115.00–124.50	$122.44	$890
769–795	774	5	114.00–119.00	$117.97	$913

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555–577	573	11	128.00–130.00	$129.13	$740
605–647	633	16	115.00–125.00	$118.98	$753
655–695	665	4	108.00–116.00	$113.91	$758

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	425	3	145.00–150.00	$147.42	$627
455–495	475	2	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$676
505–545	521	18	125.00–135.00	$132.15	$689
555–595	577	5	115.00–122.00	$118.32	$683
605–645	625	3	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$672

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
505–545	528	18	107.50–117.50	$111.58	$589
555–595	570	11	97.50–105.00	$101.94	$581
605–645	618	4	90.00–97.50	$91.84	$568

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555–595	569	21	110.00–119.00	$116.75	$664
605–645	625	6	100.00–110.00	$104.84	$655
655–695	677	3	92.50–100.00	$95.76	$648

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
606	606	11	116.50	$116.50	$706
655–695	666	11	102.50–111.00	$109.47	$729

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–495	482	6	122.50–127.50	$124.11	$598
505–545	536	11	114.00–120.00	$115.45	$619
555–595	578	11	105.00–115.00	$109.25	$631
605–645	625	11	97.50–107.50	$102.53	$641
655–695	673	10	90.00–98.00	$94.84	$638

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	425	3	142.50–147.50	$144.92	$616
655–695	686	7	100.00–108.00	$101.79	$698
705–745	734	9	90.00–99.00	$92.47	$679

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1560	1212	80-85%	33	50.00–57.00	$53.50	$648
1090–1425	1238	80-85%	5	43.00–48.00	$45.05	$558
1085–1485	1268	80-85%	11	58.00–62.00	$59.13	$750

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1160	1063	85-90%	2	42.00–44.00	$43.09	$458
850–1235	1068	85-90%	12	47.00–53.00	$49.59	$530

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145–1925	1476	75-80%	5	50.00–55.00	$52.62	$777
1485–1815	1650	75-80%	2	46.00–47.00	$46.45	$766

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–2320	1607	6	71.00–77.00	$74.50	$1,197
1190–1980	1724	4	81.00–87.00	$83.97	$1,448

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1150	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–790.00	$721.96
865–1535	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	680.00–840.00	$751.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1270	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	820.00–890.00	$859.55
980–1450	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	870.00–970.00	$911.48

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
80–88	85	6	150.00–170.00	$163.33
90–98	93	10	175.00–195.00	$181.50
102–108	106	3	215.00–235.00	$228.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
24–26	25	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50
44–48	46	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
70–76	73	3	150.00–165.00	$158.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
22–26	25	3	110.00–120.00	$116.67
30–36	33	3	135.00–150.00	$141.67
52–58	55	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00

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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.