Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.18/cwt ≈ $580/hd at 531 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $107.79/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $111.77/cwt -6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	512	549	517
Feeder cattle	360	420	411
Slaughter cattle	105	93	72
Replacement cattle	47	36	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	130.00–135.00	$132.38	$563	—
455–495	470	4	125.00–130.00	$128.05	$602	-10.65
505–545	530	4	120.00–125.00	$121.81	$646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	573	3	115.00–122.50	$119.08	$682	—
605–645	622	3	110.00–117.50	$114.41	$712	—

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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	426	10	112.50–122.50	$117.15	$499	-2.79
455–495	473	13	102.50–112.50	$107.79	$510	-2.58
505–545	520	8	95.00–105.00	$101.11	$526	-3.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	531	16	107.50–112.50	$109.18	$580	—
555–595	567	10	95.00–105.00	$101.92	$578	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	107.50–110.00	$108.71	$625	—
605–645	630	4	95.00–105.00	$98.39	$620	-3.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	4	127.50–137.50	$131.73	$498	—
405–445	426	8	115.00–125.00	$119.61	$510	-6.89
455–495	478	12	107.50–117.50	$111.77	$534	-6.48
505–545	523	9	105.00–108.00	$106.61	$558	-3.03
555–595	579	5	90.00–97.50	$92.82	$537	-10.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	140.00–142.50	$141.61	$521	-13.25
405–445	430	4	130.00–135.00	$131.80	$567	—
505–545	530	11	110.00–120.00	$113.56	$602	—
555–595	566	7	100.00–108.00	$105.20	$595	-5.65
605–645	625	3	90.00–94.00	$92.12	$576	-10.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
455–495	475	2	132.50–135.00	$133.70	$635	—
555–595	575	5	111.00–115.00	$112.67	$648	—
605–645	619	7	100.00–105.00	$103.17	$639	-6.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1300	1115	80-85%	5	49.00–51.00	$50.53	$563	—
915–1555	1193	80-85%	36	52.00–59.00	$56.03	$668	—
1150–1365	1258	80-85%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.09	$769	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1590	1525	75-80%	4	51.00–53.00	$51.99	$793	+1.87
1185–1925	1544	75-80%	19	54.00–60.00	$55.42	$856	+5.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1070	993	85-90%	2	35.00–39.00	$36.84	$366	-0.59
885–1360	995	85-90%	7	42.00–49.00	$45.46	$452	+8.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1505	1253	3	73.00–77.00	$75.18	$942	—
1270–2180	1750	11	81.00–85.00	$83.29	$1,458	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1220	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	530.00–670.00	$602.28
920–1155	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	630.00–700.00	$669.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1175–1290	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	780.00–810.00	$794.30
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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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.