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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.13/cwt ≈ $597/hd at 462 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 463 510
Feeder cattle 126 355 397
Slaughter cattle 104 66 82
Replacement cattle 28 42 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 575 2 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $753 +0.75
605 605 1 123.00 $123.00 $744 -0.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 128.00 $128.00 $698 -3.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–495 462 16 123.00–131.00 $129.13 $597 —
505–545 518 6 114.00–121.00 $118.42 $613 —
555–595 575 2 107.00–112.00 $109.41 $629 -14.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 6 120.00–130.00 $124.67 $532 —
455–495 468 3 114.00–120.00 $117.89 $552 -4.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 482 3 140.00–141.00 $140.31 $676 -2.08
505–545 532 3 132.00–135.00 $132.95 $707 -0.65
555–595 568 3 124.00–125.00 $124.65 $708 +1.42
605–645 629 5 112.00–120.00 $115.32 $725 -0.21
655–695 675 2 111.00–113.00 $111.97 $756 +1.74
705–745 723 3 105.00–111.00 $108.28 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 140.00–145.00 $142.37 $534 +0.04
405–445 423 8 130.00–137.50 $134.32 $568 +0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 482 3 129.00–135.00 $130.89 $631 -3.04
505–545 518 6 120.00–125.00 $123.28 $639 -1.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1300 1052 80-85% 8 60.00–65.00 $62.90 $662 —
910–1790 1184 80-85% 40 66.00–73.00 $70.53 $835 +7.52
1025–1525 1284 80-85% 22 74.00–80.00 $76.34 $980 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1620 1418 75-80% 3 62.00–65.00 $64.16 $910 -3.10
1260–1810 1490 75-80% 12 68.00–72.00 $69.61 $1,037 +7.61
1625 1625 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,219 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1240 1052 85-90% 3 53.00–55.00 $54.39 $572 +0.17
915–1220 1095 85-90% 4 59.00–64.00 $61.31 $671 +1.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,321 —
1280–2190 1745 3 97.00–98.00 $97.34 $1,699 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
745–1080 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 630.00–730.00 $683.01
990–1205 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 660.00–840.00 $728.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1160 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 890.00–940.00 $915.89
1070–1275 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–860.00 $838.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 830.00 $830.00 —

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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.