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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.23/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 580 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $102.50/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 688 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $117.92/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 559 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 875 692
Feeder cattle 568 673 531
Slaughter cattle 106 93 112
Replacement cattle 73 52 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 5 132.00 $132.00 $711 —
554–595 565 9 117.50–123.50 $122.17 $690 -6.96
619–645 628 3 117.50–120.00 $119.14 $748 +0.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 133.00 $133.00 $625 -9.39
505–545 518 3 117.50–125.00 $122.37 $634 -9.78
555–595 575 2 110.00–112.50 $111.21 $639 -7.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653–695 659 7 117.50–119.50 $119.20 $786 -5.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 385 4 132.50–135.00 $133.08 $512 —
405–445 435 4 130.00–132.50 $130.58 $568 —
455–495 474 9 115.00–125.00 $120.17 $570 —
505–545 526 10 105.00–115.00 $109.64 $577 -1.94
555–595 576 8 95.00–102.50 $97.49 $562 -4.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 580 18 105.00–112.50 $107.23 $622 -9.52
610–645 622 3 102.00–105.00 $103.04 $641 -1.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 5 112.00 $112.00 $713 -4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 4 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $653 —
505–545 525 13 122.50–127.50 $124.99 $656 —
555–595 559 14 115.00–120.00 $117.92 $659 —
605–645 628 3 102.50–112.50 $106.55 $669 —
688 688 17 102.50 $102.50 $705 +0.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 150.00–152.50 $151.17 $491 —
355–395 376 8 140.00–150.00 $144.56 $544 —
405–445 423 9 132.50–142.50 $137.87 $583 —
505–545 531 5 110.00–120.00 $113.26 $601 -2.19
555–595 572 10 97.50–107.50 $102.18 $584 -7.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 3 155.00–159.00 $157.10 $668 —
455–495 475 2 145.00–150.00 $147.39 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1545 1216 80-85% 32 46.00–53.00 $48.31 $587 -5.19
965–1490 1220 80-85% 14 41.00–45.00 $44.01 $537 -9.49
1300–1415 1358 80-85% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.52 $754 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1290 1069 85-90% 19 38.00–45.00 $41.86 $447 -7.73
965–1350 1093 85-90% 6 31.00–37.00 $34.73 $380 -14.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1575 1445 75-80% 4 44.00–45.00 $44.75 $647 —
1325–1615 1469 75-80% 8 46.00–49.00 $47.11 $692 -5.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1740 1403 6 68.00–74.00 $71.67 $1,006 —
1252–2100 1693 10 75.00–82.00 $78.82 $1,334 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1105 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–610.00 $603.99
805–1195 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–790.00 $702.46
1030–1455 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 700.00–880.00 $790.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1370 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 860.00–890.00 $873.36 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00 $780.00 —

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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.