Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $109.58/cwt ≈ $631/hd at 576 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $128.66/cwt ≈ $553/hd at 430 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $137.36/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 382 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	588	472	390
Feeder cattle	461	276	285
Slaughter cattle	99	166	79
Replacement cattle	28	30	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	147.50–152.50	$149.88	$637	-7.50
525–548	538	5	125.00–132.00	$129.80	$698	-2.09
575	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	—
605–645	632	3	117.00–119.00	$117.64	$743	+0.70
655–695	675	2	109.00–116.00	$112.40	$759	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$558	—
405–445	425	4	134.00–142.50	$137.86	$586	—
455–495	477	3	125.00–132.50	$128.23	$612	-5.79
505	505	1	123.00	$123.00	$621	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	125.00–131.00	$127.90	$735	—
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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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	431	10	114.00–120.00	$116.04	$500	+0.73
505–545	525	9	102.50–107.50	$104.94	$551	—
555–595	581	4	90.00–97.00	$92.29	$536	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	3	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$582	+1.57
525–535	530	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$607	+4.33
575	575	1	106.00	$106.00	$610	+1.57
605–645	627	10	90.00–100.00	$94.46	$592	+1.20
655–695	685	4	85.00–90.00	$86.20	$590	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	520	8	119.00–128.00	$124.67	$648	+1.75
555–595	582	10	110.00–120.00	$112.61	$655	-0.20
665	665	1	98.00	$98.00	$652	-0.25

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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	3	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$463	—
355–395	382	13	132.50–141.00	$137.36	$525	-5.01
405–445	430	18	125.00–135.00	$128.66	$553	—
455–495	475	11	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$569	-7.50
505–545	528	12	105.00–115.00	$109.04	$576	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–157.50	$153.52	$499	-8.98
355–395	375	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$558	-2.37
405–445	425	2	137.50–140.00	$138.69	$589	-6.19
455–495	481	7	127.50–132.50	$129.23	$622	-8.03
555–595	576	21	105.00–115.00	$109.58	$631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	137.50	$137.50	$694	—
555–595	582	3	117.00–120.00	$117.95	$686	-9.59
605–645	624	7	105.00–112.50	$108.78	$679	-7.14
655–695	669	7	100.00–108.00	$105.08	$703	-6.83
705–745	718	3	104.00–107.50	$106.29	$763	—
755–795	775	2	99.00–100.00	$99.49	$771	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1635	1219	80-85%	9	60.00–65.00	$63.69	$776	+1.25
975–1870	1285	80-85%	25	66.00–73.00	$69.95	$899	+1.56
1155–1490	1295	80-85%	5	74.00–81.00	$75.94	$983	+7.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1190	1004	85-90%	6	49.00–56.00	$53.69	$539	+0.67
890–1295	1061	85-90%	12	57.00–64.00	$61.00	$647	+2.16
1185	1185	85-90%	1	67.00	$67.00	$794	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1660	1421	75-80%	8	68.00–74.00	$69.67	$990	+7.46
1445–1545	1477	75-80%	5	58.00–66.00	$63.93	$944	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1920	1449	4	83.00–86.00	$83.99	$1,217	—
1505–1930	1757	3	89.00–93.00	$90.96	$1,598	—
1795–1830	1813	2	103.00–104.00	$103.50	$1,876	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1320	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	890.00–1,080.00	$1,025.44
1035–1315	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$922.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
950–1135	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	640.00–840.00	$732.37

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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
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.