Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $119.31/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 428 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $102.88/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 585 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.54/cwt -6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 430 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	397	681	662
Feeder cattle	298	521	543
Slaughter cattle	69	98	86
Replacement cattle	30	62	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	582	3	130.00–135.00	$131.59	$766	—
655–695	665	4	108.00–113.00	$111.69	$743	-1.51
705–745	718	3	105.00–115.00	$111.54	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	140.00–147.50	$143.21	$612	—
605–645	625	2	100.00–107.50	$103.63	$648	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	132.50–137.50	$134.85	$438	—
405–445	428	20	115.00–125.00	$119.31	$511	-0.61
455–495	471	9	105.00–115.00	$110.99	$523	+0.44
505–545	520	11	97.50–106.00	$103.09	$536	+2.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	127.00–130.00	$128.43	$546	—
455–495	482	3	117.50–124.00	$119.55	$576	-0.07
505–545	525	3	107.50–112.50	$109.60	$575	-3.21
555–595	585	12	100.00–107.50	$102.88	$602	-0.87
605–645	618	7	90.00–99.00	$96.58	$597	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	625	4	100.00–103.00	$101.98	$637	-4.81
655–695	668	3	93.00–97.00	$95.61	$639	—
705–745	732	3	94.00–95.00	$94.32	$690	—
755–795	775	2	89.00–91.00	$89.97	$697	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	170.00–172.50	$171.16	$471	—
305–345	318	3	162.50–167.50	$165.69	$527	—
355–395	368	3	152.50–160.00	$157.32	$579	-0.05
405–445	430	11	140.00–150.00	$143.54	$617	-6.30
455–495	474	11	130.00–137.50	$133.78	$634	-3.66
505–545	525	4	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$654	+0.25
555–595	571	5	110.00–116.00	$113.34	$647	+1.48
605–645	618	3	100.00–106.00	$103.91	$642	+1.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	165.00–167.50	$166.16	$457	—
355–395	374	10	140.00–150.00	$144.12	$539	-2.22
405–445	421	6	130.00–137.50	$134.44	$566	-2.23
455–495	475	2	122.50–125.00	$123.70	$588	-0.23
505–545	526	8	107.50–115.00	$110.83	$583	-0.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	152.50–162.50	$157.26	$668	—
460	460	1	142.50	$142.50	$656	—
505–545	529	5	130.00–137.50	$133.11	$704	—
555–595	575	2	119.00–125.00	$121.90	$701	+2.16
605–645	625	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$694	—
705–745	723	4	100.00–109.00	$104.68	$757	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1480	1089	80-85%	4	52.00–54.00	$52.88	$576	—
855–1565	1172	80-85%	16	56.00–63.00	$60.60	$710	-0.43
1050–1595	1296	80-85%	12	64.00–70.00	$66.63	$864	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1115	1019	85-90%	8	50.00–57.00	$52.94	$539	+7.59
985–1185	1085	85-90%	2	47.00–49.00	$48.09	$522	—
1280	1280	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$755	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$663	—
1270–1660	1420	75-80%	4	55.00–60.00	$57.29	$814	-1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1815	1544	4	82.00–86.00	$83.81	$1,294	—
1580–2195	1888	2	88.00–94.00	$91.49	$1,727	—
1845–2020	1943	3	95.00–102.00	$98.37	$1,911	+9.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1010	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,080.00	$1,018.79
1000–1050	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	930.00–1,070.00	$967.48

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1005	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,040.00	$970.32	—
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	990.00	$990.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	710.00	$710.00	—

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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.