Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.20/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.74/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	658	689
Feeder cattle	369	499	539
Slaughter cattle	82	72	104
Replacement cattle	41	87	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	152.50	$152.50	$618	—
455–495	474	7	142.50–152.50	$147.78	$700	+3.66
505–545	530	5	139.00–147.00	$141.62	$751	+0.22
555–595	568	3	133.00–136.00	$134.95	$767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	3	149.00–159.00	$153.94	$885	—
605–645	630	6	133.00–145.00	$136.92	$863	-11.08
655–695	682	3	130.00–133.00	$130.96	$893	-10.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	162.50	$162.50	$739	—
555–595	582	3	142.00–145.00	$142.95	$832	-0.32

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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	333	5	140.00–150.00	$142.84	$476	-8.57
405–445	419	9	122.50–130.00	$127.09	$533	-4.73
455–495	473	11	117.50–122.50	$120.20	$569	-5.28
505–545	526	7	110.00–120.00	$114.53	$602	-5.21
555–595	587	5	105.00–110.00	$105.95	$622	—
605–645	615	6	100.00–105.00	$103.62	$637	+1.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	162.50	$162.50	$479	—
505–545	528	7	121.00–130.00	$124.37	$657	-4.78
555–595	585	4	111.00–121.00	$113.37	$663	-4.83
605–645	628	4	108.00–115.00	$110.69	$695	-4.28
655–695	680	8	100.00–108.00	$103.44	$703	-2.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	3	130.00–138.00	$134.23	$705	-2.27
555–595	579	5	124.00–132.50	$127.26	$737	-3.79
605–645	632	3	120.00–127.00	$122.23	$772	-2.02
705–745	732	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$780	-3.70

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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	332	3	160.00–165.00	$161.53	$536	—
355–395	375	6	152.50–157.50	$154.96	$581	—
405–445	419	5	140.00–150.00	$146.39	$613	-1.51
455–495	481	8	130.00–140.00	$133.35	$641	-8.13
505–545	523	10	121.00–131.00	$125.74	$658	-5.88
555–595	574	7	112.50–121.00	$116.64	$670	-7.81
605–645	632	3	109.00–114.00	$110.60	$699	-9.88
655–695	673	4	100.00–107.00	$104.20	$701	-9.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	220.00	$220.00	$462	—
370–380	375	2	167.50	$167.50	$628	—
415–445	438	4	152.50–160.00	$154.28	$676	—
455–495	481	9	142.50–152.50	$146.04	$702	-3.03
655–695	682	3	109.00–113.00	$110.28	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	4	150.00–157.50	$154.84	$494	—
355–395	375	2	140.00–142.50	$141.18	$529	—
405–445	425	3	127.50–137.50	$132.34	$562	-2.77
505–545	521	8	112.50–120.00	$117.02	$610	-8.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1605	1125	80-85%	5	65.00–66.00	$65.37	$735	—
1100–1285	1185	80-85%	4	75.00–76.00	$75.26	$892	+5.22
885–1710	1216	80-85%	37	67.00–74.00	$70.91	$862	-4.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1180	1008	85-90%	2	55.00	$55.00	$554	-6.23
830–1535	1057	85-90%	12	61.00–67.00	$63.68	$673	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1975	1439	75-80%	8	67.00–74.00	$69.57	$1,001	-0.67
1280–1615	1477	75-80%	3	62.00–65.00	$63.56	$939	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,212	—
1765–2290	1975	3	93.00–100.00	$96.40	$1,904	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
77–79	78	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	—
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	—
93	93	1	205.00	$205.00	—
121–141	131	2	295.00–340.00	$317.50	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–866	793	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	740.00–970.00	$865.59	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	24	7	90.00–105.00	$97.86	—
31–39	35	9	115.00–135.00	$124.44	—
41–49	43	6	140.00–160.00	$145.00	—
51	51	1	165.00	$165.00	—
53–59	56	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	—
61	61	1	185.00	$185.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
61–67	63	3	120.00–135.00	$125.00	—
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	—
83	83	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33–39	37	8	125.00–140.00	$134.38	—
41–45	44	3	145.00–155.00	$151.67	—

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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.