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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.50/cwt -3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 429 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.50/cwt ≈ $834/hd at 625 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.55/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 478 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 393 895
Feeder cattle 540 283 578
Slaughter cattle 117 90 191
Replacement cattle 77 20 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
505–549 535 15 147.00–152.00 $150.41 $805 —
625 625 20 133.50 $133.50 $834 —
683 683 5 127.00 $127.00 $867 +3.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 430 6 155.00–167.50 $161.23 $693 —
505–545 525 5 138.00–143.00 $140.52 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 420 4 142.50–147.50 $145.54 $611 -11.90
455–495 479 4 135.00–142.50 $138.01 $661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 7 127.50–131.00 $129.67 $482 -1.55
405–445 429 37 120.00–130.00 $122.50 $526 -3.31
465–495 476 12 115.00–122.50 $119.75 $570 +4.49
505–545 521 9 107.50–115.00 $112.19 $585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 19 124.00–130.00 $125.55 $600 -0.38
505–545 534 16 117.00–126.00 $120.92 $646 +5.65
555–595 581 5 105.00–114.00 $108.18 $629 —
605–645 625 4 95.00–103.00 $98.68 $617 —
655–695 683 6 94.00–102.00 $99.34 $678 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 579 5 118.00–126.00 $121.07 $701 +5.01
605–645 625 3 113.00–118.00 $115.28 $720 —
655–695 675 2 107.00–114.00 $110.40 $745 —
705–745 717 5 98.00–104.00 $102.15 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 272 3 160.00–170.00 $165.57 $450 -5.08
305–345 325 2 157.50–160.00 $158.67 $516 -4.51
355–395 373 8 145.00–155.00 $150.53 $561 -6.29
405–445 430 11 132.50–142.50 $136.04 $585 —
455–495 475 13 125.00–132.50 $128.74 $612 —
505–545 526 12 112.50–122.00 $117.13 $616 -5.62
555–595 566 7 110.00–114.00 $112.80 $638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 167.50 $167.50 $561 -6.45
355 355 2 162.50 $162.50 $577 +1.69
405–445 429 7 145.00–155.00 $148.76 $638 -6.16
455–495 480 7 135.00–142.50 $137.73 $661 -9.07
505–545 531 9 125.00–134.00 $128.40 $682 -5.74
555–595 573 9 115.00–125.00 $120.45 $690 —
605–645 628 6 114.00–116.00 $114.82 $721 -0.02
655–695 668 3 100.00–108.00 $105.23 $703 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 172.50 $172.50 $612 -2.23
455–495 475 2 147.50–150.00 $148.70 $706 -10.68
505–545 518 3 135.00–137.50 $136.62 $708 -6.31
555–595 582 3 129.00–136.00 $131.23 $764 -4.22
605–645 625 6 123.00–130.00 $126.42 $790 —
655–695 678 6 111.00–118.00 $114.12 $774 +2.72
705–745 718 6 107.00–113.00 $110.95 $797 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1445 1194 80-85% 13 51.00–53.00 $52.13 $622 —
1215–1230 1223 80-85% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.50 $764 —
885–1605 1252 80-85% 40 54.00–61.00 $56.95 $713 -7.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1735 1469 75-80% 17 54.00–61.00 $55.50 $815 -7.01
1695 1695 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $881 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1215 1029 85-90% 8 42.00–46.00 $43.35 $446 -9.40
985–1265 1091 85-90% 7 49.00–55.00 $52.17 $569 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1980 1703 6 85.00–91.00 $88.45 $1,506 —
1800 1800 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,692 —
1365–2225 1824 7 81.00–84.00 $82.95 $1,513 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1130 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–700.00 $678.27
1100–1545 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–890.00 $830.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1395–1400 1398 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 840.00–890.00 $865.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 890.00 $890.00 —
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 830.00 $830.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 710.00 $710.00 —
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00 $780.00 —

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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.