Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.81/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 421 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.15/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.78/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 541 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 688 516
Feeder cattle 343 422 401
Slaughter cattle 117 158 104
Replacement cattle 48 46 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 167.50–170.00 $168.68 $633 —
405–445 432 3 157.50–160.00 $158.28 $684 —
455–495 473 12 140.00–149.00 $146.28 $692 +3.52
505–545 523 6 132.50–140.00 $136.51 $714 +0.95
555–595 568 3 123.00–125.00 $124.30 $706 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 583 11 132.00–140.00 $137.32 $801 +5.39
655–695 675 2 121.00–128.00 $124.40 $840 +7.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $634 -3.28
505–545 525 2 123.00–128.00 $125.40 $658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 20 122.50–128.00 $125.15 $598 +3.64
505–545 527 13 110.00–120.00 $116.82 $616 +0.65
555–595 573 9 105.00–114.00 $110.26 $632 +6.64
605–645 618 3 100.00–103.00 $101.96 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–548 541 15 122.50–128.00 $125.78 $680 -2.09
555–595 570 11 115.00–125.00 $121.27 $691 +6.44
605–645 628 8 107.50–115.00 $110.56 $694 +4.20
655–695 675 4 103.00–109.00 $105.96 $715 -0.01
705–745 725 2 100.00–106.00 $102.92 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 365 4 130.00–132.50 $131.82 $481 +2.48
405–445 421 22 120.00–130.00 $125.81 $530 +3.22
455–495 462 11 110.00–120.00 $118.11 $546 +5.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 152.50–155.00 $153.68 $576 +4.59
405–445 432 3 140.00–142.50 $140.78 $608 -2.52
455–495 476 5 130.00–138.00 $133.72 $637 -0.13
505–545 530 4 120.00–130.00 $123.62 $655 -0.08
555–595 573 9 110.00–120.00 $115.48 $662 -0.91
605–645 623 8 102.50–107.50 $105.28 $656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 152.50–160.00 $155.98 $429 +1.65
305–345 325 2 152.50–157.50 $154.85 $503 —
355–395 375 2 140.00–142.50 $141.18 $529 +2.14
405–445 428 4 127.50–137.50 $131.75 $564 +1.63
455–495 471 9 120.00–125.00 $122.97 $579 +2.12
505–545 526 5 110.00–117.50 $113.38 $596 +1.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 535 6 131.00–135.00 $131.87 $706 -0.04
555–595 585 4 122.50–132.50 $124.87 $730 +0.16
605–645 630 4 109.00–114.00 $110.70 $697 -5.43
655–695 675 5 100.00–106.00 $102.93 $695 -9.50
705–745 718 3 96.00–104.00 $101.23 $727 -2.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1900 1186 80-85% 34 65.00–72.00 $68.06 $807 +5.20
1005–1620 1241 80-85% 7 58.00–64.00 $61.45 $763 -14.41
1080–1650 1242 80-85% 15 73.00–78.00 $74.47 $925 -1.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1885 1502 75-80% 15 66.00–72.00 $69.29 $1,041 —
1540–1680 1633 75-80% 3 62.00–65.00 $64.06 $1,046 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1315 1003 85-90% 12 60.00–66.00 $63.24 $634 +4.88
860–1255 1037 85-90% 5 52.00–58.00 $55.68 $577 -2.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–2045 1420 5 86.00–92.00 $90.19 $1,281 —
1140–2005 1675 6 93.00–99.00 $96.15 $1,611 —
1760–1935 1848 2 103.00–105.00 $104.05 $1,923 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1120 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 690.00–780.00 $751.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1125 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,260.00 $1,230.89 +120.89

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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.