Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.70/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 530 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.85/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.51/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	688	706	566
Feeder cattle	422	410	423
Slaughter cattle	158	88	80
Replacement cattle	46	145	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
455–495	484	7	140.00–150.00	$142.76	$691	+0.25
505–545	530	12	130.00–140.00	$135.56	$718	-1.33
555–595	582	3	125.00–127.50	$125.80	$732	—
605–645	625	2	115.00–117.00	$115.97	$725	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	130.00–134.00	$131.93	$759	+1.02
655–695	675	5	114.00–120.00	$116.96	$789	—
705–745	717	5	107.00–116.00	$113.52	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	3	150.00–157.50	$153.20	$578	+1.37
405–445	425	3	142.50–147.50	$144.59	$615	+4.50
455–495	475	2	136.00–137.50	$136.72	$649	+3.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	135.00–145.00	$139.69	$454	—
355–395	377	9	125.00–135.00	$129.34	$488	-3.42
405–445	414	15	115.00–125.00	$122.59	$508	-3.75
455–495	479	5	110.00–117.00	$112.81	$540	-4.60
505–545	515	4	105.00–107.50	$106.84	$550	+0.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	172.50	$172.50	$354	—
405–445	427	7	127.50–134.00	$130.45	$557	-1.08
455–495	473	15	118.00–125.00	$121.51	$575	-2.88
505–545	526	9	113.00–120.00	$116.17	$611	+1.34
555–595	575	2	100.00–107.50	$103.62	$596	-1.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	488	6	130.00–135.00	$130.78	$638	—
505–545	518	4	121.00–131.00	$127.87	$662	+4.19
555–595	576	12	110.00–120.00	$114.83	$661	+0.53
605–645	634	7	105.00–110.00	$106.36	$674	+2.74
655–695	675	2	105.00–107.00	$105.97	$715	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	162.50–167.50	$164.01	$463	—
305–345	329	7	152.50–162.50	$156.21	$514	—
355–395	382	6	147.50–152.50	$149.09	$570	+0.77
405–445	421	11	137.50–147.50	$143.30	$603	+4.07
455–495	470	19	129.00–137.50	$133.85	$629	+0.45
505–545	530	27	120.00–129.00	$123.70	$656	-0.35
555–595	569	11	110.00–120.00	$116.39	$662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	6	150.00–160.00	$154.33	$427	—
355–395	378	6	135.00–145.00	$139.04	$526	+0.66
405–445	424	12	125.00–135.00	$130.12	$552	-2.26
455–495	476	8	117.50–125.00	$120.85	$575	—
505–545	527	6	107.50–117.00	$111.79	$589	-4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	152.50	$152.50	$648	—
505–545	529	5	130.00–135.00	$131.91	$698	+1.14
555–595	585	13	122.50–131.00	$124.71	$730	+1.44
605–645	620	8	112.50–119.00	$116.13	$720	-1.54
655–695	675	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$759	-1.12
705–745	732	3	101.00–110.00	$103.89	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1415	1156	80-85%	12	58.00–65.00	$62.86	$727	—
985–1630	1202	80-85%	56	66.00–73.00	$70.17	$843	—
1025–1455	1223	80-85%	20	74.00–80.00	$75.86	$928	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$800	—
1120–1730	1434	75-80%	20	66.00–73.00	$69.30	$994	-0.69
1375–1685	1488	75-80%	3	75.00–77.00	$75.93	$1,130	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1210	1036	85-90%	6	56.00–60.00	$58.36	$605	-4.83
910–1325	1068	85-90%	16	61.00–68.00	$63.79	$681	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1855	1488	4	91.00–94.00	$92.21	$1,372	—
1085–2280	1542	9	95.00–102.00	$98.25	$1,515	—
1520–2015	1721	6	103.00–109.00	$104.49	$1,798	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1270	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–920.00	$846.84
1310–1315	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–890.00	$875.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1050–1145	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–800.00	$771.30
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
91–99	94	3	230.00–250.00	$236.67	+33.34
115–128	122	2	290.00–310.00	$300.00	—
155–159	157	2	370.00–380.00	$375.00	+16.25

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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
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	-54.29
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	-61.38
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,055.00	$1,055.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22–28	26	12	100.00–115.00	$109.17	-2.50
32–36	34	3	125.00–140.00	$131.67	+3.34
35	35	1	125.00	$125.00	±0.00
41–49	46	16	140.00–160.00	$152.50	+6.25
51–53	52	3	165.00–170.00	$168.33	-1.82
67	67	1	205.00	$205.00	+8.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35–39	38	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–185.00	$182.50	—
41–51	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	5	190.00–215.00	$200.00	—
62–68	65	—	—	4	140.00–155.00	$146.25	-2.50
72	72	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-6.67

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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.