Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

911 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Northeast Georgia Livestock report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.96/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 646 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.25/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 580 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.50/cwt ≈ $775/hd at 471 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	911	723	481
Feeder cattle	645	374	318
Slaughter cattle	166	192	132
Replacement cattle	39	100	31

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 mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 value added	471	23	164.50	$164.50	$775	—
534	534	15	149.00	$149.00	$796	-5.65
605–645	625	2	132.00–134.00	$132.97	$831	-3.25
647 value added	647	77	144.25	$144.25	$933	—
655	655	3	125.00	$125.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	5	155.00–160.00	$157.93	$665	—
455–495	475	4	147.50–150.00	$148.70	$706	-0.35
505–545	523	3	137.50–145.00	$141.57	$740	-2.47
605–645	623	9	120.00–130.00	$125.59	$782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	4	157.50–165.00	$162.95	$513	-9.24
355–395	377	6	150.00–160.00	$154.44	$582	—
405–445	432	3	145.00–147.50	$145.78	$630	—
455–495	468	3	140.00–142.50	$141.62	$663	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	8	132.00–139.00	$135.80	$713	—
580 value added	580	56	134.25	$134.25	$779	—
605–645	623	8	112.50–120.00	$116.51	$726	-2.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	15	130.00–137.50	$133.82	$509	-0.86
405–445	427	17	125.00–132.50	$128.32	$548	-3.70
455–495	478	15	117.50–127.50	$121.77	$582	-3.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	19	137.50	$137.50	$605	—
455–495	471	5	132.50–137.50	$135.44	$638	+1.77
505–545	535	9	120.00–129.00	$122.31	$654	-3.57
555–595	564	11	110.00–120.00	$117.49	$663	-1.82

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	160.00–167.50	$163.52	$531	-7.74
355–395	379	10	152.50–162.50	$156.33	$592	-5.41
405–445	426	15	142.50–152.50	$147.07	$627	-0.84
455–495	473	22	132.50–142.50	$137.99	$653	-0.89
505–545	517	9	125.00–132.50	$130.12	$673	-1.06
555–595	574	6	117.00–124.00	$120.77	$693	—
605–645	621	5	109.00–118.00	$113.90	$707	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	-7.50
455–495	484	11	145.00–147.50	$145.64	$705	-5.13
505–545	530	11	135.00–145.00	$138.27	$733	+0.33
555–595	571	16	125.00–135.00	$131.01	$748	-0.03
605–645	630	11	120.00–130.00	$123.78	$780	+0.22
655–695	675	3	114.00–123.00	$118.08	$797	+2.68
705–745	715	4	112.50–117.00	$115.83	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	150.00–155.00	$151.53	$503	-6.62
355–395	374	8	140.00–150.00	$145.15	$543	-1.40
405–445	418	6	130.00–140.00	$136.51	$571	—
455–495	474	12	120.00–130.00	$125.12	$593	-3.42
505–545	535	4	115.00–121.00	$116.42	$623	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1685	1223	80-85%	28	59.00–65.00	$62.55	$765	—
1020–1705	1285	80-85%	37	66.00–73.00	$69.49	$893	—
1240–1425	1311	80-85%	4	75.00–77.00	$76.02	$997	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1285	1034	85-90%	18	58.00–65.00	$61.07	$631	—
835–1380	1045	85-90%	10	52.00–57.00	$55.28	$578	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$819	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1775	1483	75-80%	8	61.00–64.00	$63.04	$935	-3.87
1140–1915	1502	75-80%	15	65.00–71.00	$66.93	$1,005	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1675	1580	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,627	—
1215–1910	1595	6	86.00–93.00	$91.45	$1,459	—
1220–2050	1642	10	94.00–101.00	$97.60	$1,603	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1055	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,000.00	$912.74
1180–1185	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–910.00	$855.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
910–1010	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	710.00–780.00	$752.79

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–785	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–870.00	$810.77	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22–26	25	4	100.00–110.00	$106.25	-133.75
32–38	35	3	115.00–130.00	$123.33	-15.42
32–38	35	4	120.00–135.00	$127.50	-11.25
42–46	44	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-25.00
46–48	47	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	-18.33
52–58	55	4	165.00–180.00	$172.50	—

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
62–64	63	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	-15.83
72–78	74	4	150.00–165.00	$155.00	-10.91
92–98	94	3	210.00–225.00	$215.00	+5.00
102–108	104	3	235.00–255.00	$241.67	-55.00

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
42–48	45	3	175.00–195.00	$185.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.