Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.62/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 481 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $114.95/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 524 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $126.88/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 436 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	716	829	1,088
Feeder cattle	543	590	761
Slaughter cattle	109	124	234
Replacement cattle	64	58	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	167.50–172.50	$169.87	$637	+3.82
402	402	3	155.00	$155.00	$623	—
455–495	482	3	145.00–147.50	$145.79	$703	—
555–595	571	12	130.00–135.00	$133.79	$764	—
621	621	6	121.00	$121.00	$751	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–483	477	5	134.00–142.50	$135.62	$647	-6.72
505–545	522	10	125.00–135.00	$131.89	$688	—
555–595	578	3	115.00–122.50	$118.07	$682	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	3	123.00	$123.00	$857	+4.12
705–743	734	4	115.00–118.00	$115.72	$849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	436	16	125.00–132.50	$126.88	$553	+8.64
455–497	481	26	117.50–127.50	$121.62	$585	+11.83
505–545	524	26	110.00–119.00	$114.95	$602	+10.75
555–595	564	6	100.00–107.50	$105.76	$596	+13.35
605–645	625	2	90.00–97.50	$93.63	$585	—
655–695	675	3	85.00–90.00	$87.45	$590	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	3	129.00–132.00	$129.94	$626	+9.01
505–545	535	4	120.00–122.50	$120.59	$645	+8.64
555–595	578	12	110.00–120.00	$114.07	$659	+11.01
605–645	625	4	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$671	+8.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	669	12	104.00–113.00	$106.31	$711	+6.41
705–745	730	4	99.00–108.00	$101.43	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	177.50–180.00	$178.67	$581	+8.82
355–395	370	4	165.00–173.00	$169.39	$627	+12.02
405–445	431	14	155.00–165.00	$158.46	$683	+10.88
455–495	484	8	145.00–155.00	$147.73	$715	+10.58
505–545	531	15	132.50–140.00	$135.58	$720	+10.06
555–595	577	12	120.00–127.00	$123.39	$712	+10.50
605–645	627	8	109.00–115.00	$111.67	$700	+4.23
705–745	723	8	93.00–99.00	$96.22	$696	+4.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	165.00–171.00	$168.83	$537	—
405–445	428	12	142.50–152.50	$146.76	$628	+13.57
455–495	470	13	132.50–142.50	$138.53	$651	+14.30
505–545	530	11	120.00–130.00	$123.53	$655	+11.90
605–645	625	2	102.50–105.00	$103.71	$648	+8.35
655–695	668	9	95.00–100.00	$98.28	$657	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	185.00–190.00	$187.35	$609	—
355–395	380	4	175.00–185.00	$178.60	$679	+6.27
555–595	575	4	131.00–137.00	$133.90	$770	+6.34
605–645	620	4	119.00–124.00	$122.20	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1275	1144	80-85%	8	49.00–54.00	$51.58	$590	—
1075–1355	1248	80-85%	10	63.00–70.00	$65.23	$814	—
940–1925	1266	80-85%	30	53.00–62.00	$57.84	$732	-7.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1665	1438	75-80%	15	56.00–63.00	$58.31	$838	+1.61
1170–1620	1445	75-80%	5	53.00–55.00	$53.75	$777	-2.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1275	1073	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.87	$460	—
880–1285	1099	85-90%	10	47.00–51.00	$49.16	$540	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	75.00	$75.00	$814	—
1465–2285	1773	9	81.00–87.00	$83.64	$1,483	—
1985	1985	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,786	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–1235	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	580.00–740.00	$689.82
775–1405	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–870.00	$764.61
835–1575	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	740.00–930.00	$859.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1210–1580	1358	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	960.00–1,040.00	$987.86
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	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.