Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $109.02/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 524 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 steers $129.65/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 517 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $139.62/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,031	716	656
Feeder cattle	751	543	547
Slaughter cattle	176	109	76
Replacement cattle	54	64	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, 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
455–495	484	10	132.50–142.50	$136.91	$663	+1.29
505–545	517	19	126.00–133.00	$129.65	$670	-2.24
605–645	632	3	109.00–112.50	$110.12	$696	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	675	2	120.00–122.50	$121.21	$818	-1.79
704–745	711	16	112.00–121.00	$119.45	$849	+3.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	4	127.50–134.00	$130.64	$751	-3.15
605–645	627	11	121.00–125.00	$124.19	$779	+3.19
655–695	675	2	109.00–118.00	$113.37	$765	—

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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	427	6	122.50–132.50	$127.14	$543	+0.26
455–495	482	13	112.50–122.50	$115.69	$558	-5.93
505–545	524	25	105.00–112.50	$109.02	$571	-5.93
555–595	571	13	97.50–108.00	$104.13	$595	-1.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	128.00–130.00	$128.96	$613	-0.98
535–545	536	7	116.00–123.50	$122.41	$656	+1.82
555–595	573	17	110.00–117.00	$113.52	$650	-0.55
605–645	621	4	99.00–105.00	$102.43	$636	-4.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	668	11	95.00–105.00	$100.87	$674	-5.44
705–745	720	8	95.00–101.00	$99.29	$715	-2.14
791	791	3	100.00	$100.00	$791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	162.50–165.00	$163.67	$532	-5.16
355–395	374	13	145.00–155.00	$150.08	$561	—
405–445	436	17	137.50–147.50	$139.62	$609	-7.14
455–495	475	16	130.00–140.00	$134.95	$641	-3.58
505–545	522	15	117.50–128.00	$123.34	$644	-0.19
555–595	571	11	107.50–117.50	$113.34	$647	—
605–645	625	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$640	-1.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	6	157.50–165.00	$161.98	$601	-7.41
405–445	425	2	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$648	-6.08
505–545	520	4	130.00–136.00	$133.54	$694	-2.04
555–595	580	16	120.00–127.00	$122.88	$713	-0.51
605–645	631	7	109.00–118.00	$111.72	$705	+0.05
655–695	668	3	100.00–104.00	$102.61	$685	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–695	675	2	111.00–112.00	$111.49	$753	—
705–745	718	3	100.00–106.00	$103.93	$746	—
755–795	773	4	90.00–97.00	$94.20	$728	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1615	1167	80-85%	61	54.00–61.00	$57.57	$672	—
960–1490	1172	80-85%	12	50.00–53.00	$51.66	$605	—
1025–1525	1296	80-85%	14	62.00–68.00	$63.44	$822	+5.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1235	1007	85-90%	10	50.00–56.00	$53.07	$534	—
950–1370	1094	85-90%	10	42.00–48.00	$43.96	$481	-5.20
1125–1200	1165	85-90%	3	57.00–59.00	$57.67	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1455	1345	75-80%	5	50.00–53.00	$51.57	$694	—
1195–1735	1446	75-80%	17	54.00–60.00	$56.61	$819	+2.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1470	1244	5	73.00–80.00	$77.09	$959	—
1005–2215	1657	10	82.00–88.00	$85.22	$1,412	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
855–1070	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–640.00	$596.03
995–1280	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	570.00–730.00	$626.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1380	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	760.00–840.00	$793.83

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
82–88	85	10	170.00–185.00	$177.50	—
90–98	96	5	190.00–210.00	$204.00	—
105–110	107	4	220.00–245.00	$235.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
31–39	36	3	105.00–125.00	$115.00	—
32–38	36	4	100.00–160.00	$138.75	—
52–58	56	8	150.00–165.00	$160.63	—
61–67	64	4	175.00–190.00	$181.25	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–58	55	3	165.00–190.00	$181.67	—
82–88	85	4	260.00–275.00	$266.25	—

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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.