Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $104.67/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $109.64/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 526 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $110.85/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 581 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	747	681
Feeder cattle	420	568	572
Slaughter cattle	93	106	88
Replacement cattle	36	73	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	155.00–157.50	$155.78	$595	—
455–495	475	2	137.50–140.00	$138.70	$659	+5.70
555–595	575	4	110.00–117.50	$113.68	$654	+2.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$648	—
655–695	682	3	95.00–105.00	$98.20	$670	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	3	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$690	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	117.50–122.50	$119.94	$510	-10.64
455–495	483	5	107.50–117.50	$110.37	$533	-9.80
505–545	526	20	100.00–110.00	$104.67	$551	-4.97
555–595	565	4	92.00–98.00	$96.42	$545	-1.07
605–645	635	4	85.00–91.00	$86.43	$549	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	582	10	102.50–110.00	$104.92	$611	-2.31
605–645	619	5	93.00–99.00	$97.15	$601	-5.89

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	636	6	100.00–107.50	$101.60	$646	-10.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	3	122.50–132.50	$126.50	$541	-11.37
455–495	472	6	112.50–122.50	$118.25	$558	—
505–545	526	18	105.00–115.00	$109.64	$577	-3.62
555–595	565	12	100.00–105.00	$103.71	$586	+1.53
605–645	618	6	85.00–95.00	$91.58	$566	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	4	150.00–157.50	$154.86	$573	—
455–495	482	3	125.00–132.50	$127.36	$614	-10.09
555–595	581	15	107.50–117.00	$110.85	$644	-7.07
605–645	616	6	97.00–105.00	$102.75	$633	-3.80
655–695	682	6	85.00–95.00	$88.20	$602	-14.30
705–745	732	6	80.00–90.00	$83.26	$609	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$648	-4.72
605–645	618	3	109.00–110.00	$109.65	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1445	1217	80-85%	9	45.00–51.00	$50.16	$610	+1.85
950–1510	1240	80-85%	28	52.00–59.00	$55.96	$694	+11.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1120	943	85-90%	11	43.00–48.00	$45.48	$429	—
800–1400	979	85-90%	10	35.00–41.00	$37.43	$366	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1695	1493	75-80%	6	53.00–59.00	$54.98	$821	+7.87
1385–1635	1530	75-80%	7	49.00–51.00	$50.12	$767	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1890	1509	7	69.00–75.00	$72.18	$1,089	—
1535–1980	1695	3	77.00–83.00	$79.12	$1,341	+0.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1200	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–610.00	$583.04
995–1505	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–730.00	$714.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1120	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	670.00–810.00	$766.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	895.00	$895.00	—

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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.