Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.48/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.84/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 432 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $133.58/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	511	911	698
Feeder cattle	391	645	526
Slaughter cattle	80	166	136
Replacement cattle	40	39	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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
455–495	475	2	147.50–157.50	$152.29	$723	—
505–545	521	5	140.00–144.00	$142.33	$742	-6.67
560–595	566	6	130.00–139.00	$137.42	$778	—
605–648	629	10	121.00–127.00	$124.41	$783	-8.56
655–695	673	5	117.00–123.00	$120.76	$813	-4.24
710	710	4	116.00	$116.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	7	137.50–145.00	$140.74	$673	-7.96
555–595	575	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$704	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	4	142.50–150.00	$144.23	$555	—
405–445	429	7	132.50–142.50	$136.28	$585	-1.22
455–495	473	16	122.50–131.00	$127.48	$603	-7.96
505–545	519	7	112.50–122.50	$118.85	$617	-3.46
555–595	580	6	105.00–115.00	$108.64	$630	-8.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	7	137.50–147.50	$139.87	$469	—
355–395	371	9	130.00–140.00	$136.00	$505	+2.18
405–445	424	9	120.00–130.00	$125.14	$531	-3.18
455–495	472	9	110.00–120.00	$115.63	$546	-6.14
555–595	582	3	95.00–100.00	$96.59	$562	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	535	4	125.00–127.50	$125.59	$672	-10.21
555–595	578	11	117.50–126.00	$122.81	$710	—
605–649	631	5	112.00–115.00	$113.15	$714	-3.36
670–695	678	3	109.00–112.00	$110.98	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	366	8	150.00–160.00	$157.08	$575	+0.75
405–449	432	12	140.00–150.00	$145.84	$630	-1.23
455–495	479	10	130.00–137.00	$132.89	$637	-5.10
505–545	528	6	120.00–128.00	$123.34	$651	-6.78
555–595	575	3	113.00–117.00	$114.95	$661	-5.82
605–645	625	2	108.00–112.00	$109.94	$687	-3.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	485	4	140.00–142.50	$140.59	$682	-5.05
505–545	519	7	130.00–135.00	$133.38	$692	-4.89
555–595	579	7	122.00–129.00	$125.02	$724	-5.99
605–645	618	3	117.00–125.00	$122.22	$755	-1.56
655–695	678	6	110.00–120.00	$114.22	$774	-3.86
705–745	733	5	104.00–110.00	$105.85	$776	-9.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	152.50–157.50	$155.69	$495	+4.16
355–395	375	2	140.00–145.00	$142.37	$534	-2.78
405–445	426	11	130.00–137.50	$133.58	$569	-2.93
505–545	525	2	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$606	-0.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1325	1153	80-85%	3	70.00–75.00	$71.85	$828	—
1050–1325	1161	80-85%	4	58.00–62.00	$59.69	$693	—
865–1600	1226	80-85%	21	63.00–69.00	$65.31	$801	+2.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1550	1465	75-80%	6	63.00–67.00	$64.66	$947	+1.62
1485–1780	1629	75-80%	4	60.00–62.00	$61.02	$994	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$428	—
910–1245	1038	85-90%	5	58.00–61.00	$59.22	$615	-1.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2295	1515	6	80.00–87.00	$84.72	$1,284	—
1270–2000	1634	8	88.00–95.00	$92.09	$1,505	-5.51
1690–2255	1973	2	96.00–97.00	$96.57	$1,905	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–810	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–630.00	$617.88
765–1010	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	610.00–660.00	$635.62
645–1190	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	640.00–700.00	$676.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1050	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$723.91
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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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.