Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.18/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 472 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.44/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 516 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $113.87/cwt ≈ $592/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	861	1,031	604
Feeder cattle	672	680	522
Slaughter cattle	151	193	41
Replacement cattle	38	51	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves and feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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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	145.00–150.00	$147.61	$701	—
505–545	535	4	142.50–147.50	$143.68	$769	—
560–590	568	6	139.00–144.00	$142.45	$809	+4.70
603–643	626	12	137.00–140.00	$138.33	$866	+7.42
708–740	716	11	129.00–137.50	$131.32	$940	—
755–783	774	3	124.00–125.00	$124.33	$962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	472	5	141.00–147.50	$143.15	$676	-3.35
505–545	527	6	132.50–137.50	$135.92	$716	-3.05
555–595	575	5	131.00–137.50	$134.81	$775	+8.25
605–640	618	5	131.00–135.00	$132.83	$821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	147.50–150.00	$148.68	$480	—
455–490	478	3	130.00–137.50	$135.12	$646	+0.54
678	678	2	127.00	$127.00	$861	—
755–790	773	2	110.00–119.00	$114.40	$884	—

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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	125.00–130.00	$126.15	$486	—
405–445	424	14	125.00–130.00	$127.90	$542	-0.13
450–495	472	25	120.00–129.00	$124.18	$586	+0.71
505–545	525	9	120.00–125.00	$121.79	$639	+5.36
555–590	576	11	118.00–123.00	$120.25	$693	+14.45
605–645	625	7	110.00–120.00	$114.51	$716	+15.57
655–680	672	6	115.00	$115.00	$773	+20.12
700–745	739	7	105.00–110.00	$105.68	$781	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	417	3	132.00–135.00	$133.94	$559	—
505–545	516	22	126.00–134.00	$130.44	$673	+7.05
555–575	570	16	124.00–128.00	$125.00	$712	+6.47
605–645	626	6	121.00–125.00	$122.81	$769	+11.92
658–690	665	9	119.00–127.00	$121.05	$805	+15.33
700–740	710	9	112.00–115.00	$114.65	$814	+17.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	120.00–125.00	$122.36	$395	-9.62
355–395	388	6	120.00–122.50	$120.38	$467	-6.34
405–445	420	11	115.00–122.00	$119.61	$502	+3.79
455–490	462	7	113.00–117.50	$115.09	$532	+5.89
505–545	520	18	110.00–118.00	$113.87	$592	—
555–595	585	4	112.50–115.00	$114.41	$669	+17.00
605–640	623	2	105.00–107.50	$106.21	$662	—
655–690	667	3	100.00–105.00	$101.73	$679	—
755–790	767	3	95.00–100.00	$96.72	$742	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–155.00	$152.35	$495	—
355–390	368	4	147.50–152.50	$149.42	$550	-3.19
405–445	425	11	142.50–147.50	$144.14	$613	-1.39
455–495	479	11	132.50–139.00	$136.51	$654	+4.89
505–545	521	10	122.50–130.00	$125.85	$656	+1.62
550–590	570	13	120.00–129.00	$124.37	$709	+8.19
605–645	625	3	116.00–118.00	$116.98	$731	+13.72
655–690	675	5	114.00–119.00	$116.09	$784	+19.18
703–740	718	4	113.00–118.00	$115.71	$831	—
755–790	768	7	105.00–110.00	$108.16	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	309	5	140.00–142.50	$140.56	$434	-12.66
355–395	375	4	135.00–145.00	$139.90	$525	—
413–445	430	17	130.00–140.00	$135.83	$584	+6.38
455–490	473	10	120.00–130.00	$125.16	$592	+4.62
505–545	523	16	115.00–121.00	$117.54	$615	+4.17
555–575	567	7	114.00–119.00	$116.52	$661	—
605–640	621	5	108.00–113.00	$110.68	$687	—
655–690	678	4	105.00–112.00	$107.94	$732	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	152.50–153.00	$152.74	$646	—
455–495	475	8	140.00–150.00	$144.69	$687	—
605–630	625	9	127.00–130.00	$128.45	$803	+13.36
655–690	668	4	123.00–130.00	$127.29	$850	+17.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1520	1217	80-85%	51	63.00–70.00	$66.88	$814	-4.14
950–1660	1303	80-85%	16	71.00–76.00	$73.62	$959	—
1170–1505	1330	80-85%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.45	$804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1195	1032	85-90%	15	62.00–69.00	$64.55	$666	-0.49
860–1250	1038	85-90%	13	54.00–61.00	$58.45	$607	-6.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1600	1485	75-80%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.54	$944	—
1225–2045	1554	75-80%	12	65.00–72.00	$68.95	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1380	1273	5	85.00–90.00	$88.42	$1,126	—
1275–2045	1699	9	93.00–99.00	$95.92	$1,630	—
1505–1980	1808	4	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$1,820	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1100	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	860.00–940.00	$895.92
960–1375	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–970.00	$893.45
1230–1335	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	870.00–920.00	$893.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1175	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	600.00–800.00	$723.86
915–1185	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–760.00	$754.36

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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.