Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.22/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 432 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.01/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 573 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $100.54/cwt -7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	699	409	564
Feeder cattle	532	305	396
Slaughter cattle	116	64	89
Replacement cattle	51	40	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	481	6	137.50–145.00	$139.93	$673	+0.04
505–545	521	9	127.00–133.00	$130.60	$680	—
555–595	572	12	120.00–129.00	$125.71	$719	—
605–645	621	5	112.50–119.00	$116.54	$724	-3.04
655–695	679	15	107.00–112.50	$108.85	$739	-5.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	567	5	130.00–132.00	$131.38	$745	—
605–645	625	5	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$775	—
705–745	725	2	106.00–112.50	$109.16	$791	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	5	125.00–132.50	$128.40	$612	—

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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	432	29	115.00–124.00	$118.22	$511	-2.28
455–495	479	10	105.00–115.00	$108.92	$522	-4.34
505–545	523	16	95.00–105.00	$100.54	$526	-7.10
555–595	563	5	85.00–95.00	$92.89	$523	-3.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	529	11	107.50–115.00	$110.35	$584	-3.09
555–595	573	16	100.00–107.50	$104.01	$596	-4.23
605–645	622	7	95.00–103.00	$99.37	$618	+3.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	665	15	95.00–102.00	$96.26	$640	-5.36
705–745	725	3	90.00–97.50	$93.76	$680	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	7	140.00–147.50	$142.07	$615	-4.24
455–495	471	13	127.50–135.00	$131.85	$621	+0.28
505–545	529	9	117.50–126.00	$120.92	$640	-3.09
555–595	572	10	110.00–120.00	$115.66	$662	+2.45
605–645	631	12	100.00–110.00	$103.48	$653	-0.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	152.50–157.50	$154.85	$503	—
355–395	373	5	140.00–150.00	$145.33	$542	+0.52
405–445	429	6	130.00–137.50	$132.83	$570	—
455–495	467	14	115.00–125.00	$121.86	$569	-3.64
505–545	525	4	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$590	—
555–595	570	4	97.50–107.50	$103.63	$591	—
605–645	618	3	97.50–99.00	$98.48	$609	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	165.00–172.50	$168.64	$632	-0.04
505–545	525	10	127.50–131.00	$129.67	$681	-0.29
555–595	572	6	121.00–130.00	$125.77	$719	+2.37
605–645	628	6	111.00–121.00	$114.66	$720	+3.23
655–695	673	6	100.00–110.00	$105.68	$711	-1.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1400	1163	80-85%	17	54.00–58.00	$56.38	$656	—
935–1790	1291	80-85%	30	59.00–66.00	$62.21	$803	-2.10
1095–1755	1318	80-85%	6	67.00–74.00	$69.13	$911	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1300	1012	85-90%	13	42.00–49.00	$45.08	$456	-7.22
845–1290	1061	85-90%	9	51.00–57.00	$53.16	$564	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1705	1436	75-80%	12	59.00–65.00	$61.86	$888	—
1120–1880	1484	75-80%	9	54.00–58.00	$56.39	$837	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1360	1282	3	74.00–77.00	$76.03	$975	—
1685–1790	1738	2	86.00–87.00	$86.52	$1,504	—
1875	1875	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,688	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1005	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	530.00–670.00	$603.10
735–1080	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	560.00–690.00	$591.82
955–1370	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	670.00–870.00	$784.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1405	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	940.00–990.00	$968.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.