Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.25/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 623 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.36/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 665 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.05/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 570 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	658	717	804
Feeder cattle	499	538	600
Slaughter cattle	72	107	135
Replacement cattle	87	72	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows 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	162.00–165.00	$163.44	$776	—
505–545	525	2	157.50–162.50	$159.90	$839	+13.19
608	608	2	148.00	$148.00	$900	+7.12
653–695	665	18	135.00–145.00	$141.36	$940	+6.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	432	3	160.00–167.50	$162.35	$701	—
505–545	532	3	147.00	$147.00	$782	+12.06
555–595	582	3	142.00–146.00	$143.27	$834	—
605–645	618	3	135.00–143.00	$140.22	$867	+14.32
705–745	725	2	115.00–122.00	$118.40	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	3	160.00–162.50	$160.80	$592	—
455–495	468	3	142.50–145.00	$144.12	$674	—
505–545	523	4	136.00–146.00	$141.40	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	9	144.00	$144.00	$658	+2.81
505–545	537	5	135.00–143.00	$136.50	$733	+1.10
555–595	570	16	124.00–134.00	$131.05	$747	+1.90
601–645	623	27	119.00–128.00	$124.25	$774	+6.04
655–695	681	5	112.00–120.00	$114.74	$781	+4.77
705–745	718	3	109.00–111.00	$110.31	$792	+4.34
732 value added	732	9	128.00	$128.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–153.00	$151.41	$492	+15.73
355–395	381	7	135.00–145.00	$138.44	$527	+9.56
405–445	418	15	126.00–135.00	$131.82	$551	+8.43
455–495	466	9	120.00–127.50	$125.48	$585	+6.57
505–545	521	5	118.00–121.00	$119.74	$624	+5.07
605–645	625	4	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	4	138.00–142.50	$139.55	$600	+2.62
455–495	482	15	130.00–140.00	$133.13	$642	+3.03
505–545	518	13	122.50–132.50	$129.15	$669	+3.03
555–585	568	4	115.00–120.00	$118.20	$671	-0.69
605–645	625	2	114.00–116.00	$114.97	$719	+5.36
655–695	672	3	100.00–110.00	$105.89	$712	—

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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	275	2	181.00–182.50	$181.70	$500	—
405–445	423	14	142.50–152.50	$147.90	$626	-1.30
455–495	469	11	135.00–145.00	$141.48	$664	+5.64
505–545	532	9	130.00–135.00	$131.62	$700	+3.95
555–595	577	13	120.00–130.00	$124.45	$718	+2.02
605–645	625	2	120.00–121.00	$120.48	$753	+4.64
655–695	671	6	110.00–116.00	$113.79	$764	+7.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	175.00–182.50	$178.42	$401	—
405–445	424	12	130.00–140.00	$135.11	$573	-3.07
455–495	487	5	126.00–130.00	$126.75	$617	+1.44
505–545	517	14	120.00–128.00	$125.53	$649	+11.91
555–595	582	6	115.00–117.50	$115.80	$674	—
605–645	621	6	110.00–116.00	$113.62	$706	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	482	3	147.50–152.50	$149.07	$719	+2.02
505–545	519	5	141.00–149.00	$146.13	$758	+12.02
705–745	725	3	113.00–115.00	$113.98	$826	+1.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1325	1150	80-85%	10	63.00–66.00	$64.78	$745	—
980–1360	1183	80-85%	19	67.00–73.00	$70.04	$829	—
1050–1455	1218	80-85%	7	74.00–77.00	$75.43	$919	+3.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1000	934	85-90%	5	53.00–57.00	$55.18	$515	—
940–1190	1012	85-90%	7	58.00–64.00	$61.23	$620	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1555	1410	75-80%	4	65.00–67.00	$66.50	$938	—
1215–1655	1448	75-80%	6	67.00–73.00	$70.24	$1,017	—
1655	1655	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,291	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1915	1783	2	98.00–99.00	$98.54	$1,757	-0.16
1645–1950	1798	2	103.00–104.00	$103.54	$1,862	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1190	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–910.00	$863.56
1115–1275	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	880.00–1,070.00	$982.45
1155–1375	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	960.00–1,120.00	$1,028.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1040	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
860–1175	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	710.00–850.00	$787.95
870–1270	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–870.00	$822.97

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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
865–1195	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,282.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1075	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,094.77	—
990–1145	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,086.75	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—
710–1100	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–950.00	$880.76	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1240	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,473.89	—

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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.