Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.17/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 524 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.81/cwt ≈ $650/hd at 576 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.26/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 397 541
Feeder cattle 276 298 374
Slaughter cattle 166 69 122
Replacement cattle 30 30 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 155.00–160.00 $157.38 $669 —
505–545 525 2 129.00–135.00 $131.89 $692 —
605–645 625 4 115.00–119.00 $116.94 $731 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
655–695 668 3 112.50–116.00 $114.79 $767 +3.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 3 130.00–140.00 $134.02 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 6 125.00–128.00 $126.43 $537 -2.00
455–495 471 11 115.00–125.00 $120.86 $569 +1.31
505–545 524 13 105.00–115.00 $110.17 $577 +0.57
555–595 566 7 97.50–107.00 $104.43 $591 +1.55
605–645 618 3 90.00–95.00 $93.26 $576 -3.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 127.50–129.00 $128.22 $609 —
505–545 525 2 121.00–125.00 $122.92 $645 —
555–595 576 12 109.00–118.00 $112.81 $650 —
605–645 625 2 101.00–105.00 $102.94 $643 +0.96
655–695 673 3 94.00–102.00 $98.25 $661 +2.64
705–745 725 5 90.00–94.00 $91.96 $667 -2.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 5 130.00–137.50 $133.40 $435 -1.45
355–395 375 5 122.50–127.50 $124.95 $469 —
405–445 433 6 112.50–122.50 $115.31 $499 -4.00
455–495 462 6 105.00–110.00 $109.11 $504 -1.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 4 170.00–175.00 $172.32 $474 +1.16
305 305 1 162.50 $162.50 $496 -3.19
355–395 375 2 147.50–155.00 $151.05 $566 -6.27
405–445 419 4 140.00–147.50 $144.88 $607 +1.34
455–495 476 11 132.50–142.50 $137.26 $653 +3.48
505–545 523 8 126.00–132.50 $129.46 $677 +4.98
605–645 628 6 105.00–113.00 $107.95 $678 +4.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 —
355–395 375 2 160.00–165.00 $162.37 $609 —
405–445 427 6 152.50–160.00 $155.77 $665 -1.49
455–495 473 4 145.00–155.00 $150.46 $712 +7.96
555–595 582 3 125.00–133.00 $127.54 $742 +5.64
605–645 632 3 114.00–120.00 $115.92 $733 +4.95
655–695 669 4 106.00–115.00 $111.91 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 162.50–165.00 $163.66 $450 -2.50
355–395 375 6 140.00–145.00 $142.37 $534 -1.75
455–495 475 2 125.00–130.00 $127.39 $605 +3.69
555–595 575 4 107.00–112.50 $109.83 $632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1635 1211 80-85% 30 57.00–64.00 $62.44 $756 —
910–1795 1276 80-85% 41 65.00–72.00 $68.39 $873 +1.76
980–1640 1348 80-85% 18 73.00–80.00 $74.21 $1,000 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1350 1034 85-90% 11 51.00–55.00 $53.02 $548 +0.08
880–1375 1052 85-90% 15 56.00–63.00 $58.84 $619 +10.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1680 1431 75-80% 9 59.00–65.00 $62.21 $890 +4.92
1215–1870 1511 75-80% 9 66.00–73.00 $67.55 $1,021 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1625 1254 6 75.00–80.00 $77.11 $967 —
1430–2020 1681 8 82.00–88.00 $84.54 $1,421 —
1675–2200 1878 3 94.00–96.00 $94.78 $1,780 +3.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
1155–1325 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 630.00–750.00 $691.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 870.00 $870.00 —

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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.