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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.47/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 568 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.51/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 661 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.90/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 610 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 526 454
Feeder cattle 452 371 273
Slaughter cattle 109 77 133
Replacement cattle 43 10 48

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 lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 12 151.50 $151.50 $827 —
555–595 575 2 143.00–147.00 $144.93 $833 +0.93
605–645 610 29 137.50–145.50 $143.90 $878 +6.14
660–668 661 34 136.25–139.00 $138.51 $916 +5.51
780 780 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 444 12 152.50–160.00 $155.43 $690 —
455–495 475 4 147.50–152.50 $149.89 $712 -4.35
505–545 534 10 140.00–147.50 $141.68 $757 -8.32
555–595 568 3 132.00–135.00 $133.95 $761 —
605–645 623 3 125.00–133.00 $129.25 $805 —
655–695 675 2 118.00–125.00 $121.40 $819 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 145.00–147.50 $146.19 $621 —
455–495 485 4 137.50–142.50 $138.67 $673 —
505–545 530 4 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $699 -4.34
555–595 575 2 120.00–130.00 $124.83 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–545 508 21 131.00–140.00 $138.94 $706 —
555–595 566 18 122.50–132.50 $128.59 $728 -2.99
564–572 value added 569 35 136.00–139.50 $137.49 $782 —
605–645 618 6 117.00–126.00 $123.11 $761 -1.05
672 672 21 124.50 $124.50 $837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 150.00–152.50 $151.18 $567 —
405–445 435 6 140.00–145.00 $141.18 $614 +6.27
455–496 484 21 130.00–140.00 $136.37 $660 +6.62
505–545 525 2 120.00–130.00 $124.81 $655 -6.90
555–595 568 3 115.00–120.00 $118.26 $672 -0.19
605–645 620 4 110.00–115.00 $112.94 $700 +7.42
655–695 668 3 102.00–111.00 $107.88 $721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 7 142.50–147.50 $144.55 $546 —
405–445 419 8 130.00–137.50 $134.94 $565 —
455–495 472 8 120.00–127.50 $124.27 $587 —
505–545 527 3 112.50–119.00 $115.42 $608 —
555–595 575 2 105.00–107.50 $106.21 $611 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 3 145.00–147.50 $146.61 $613 -3.15
455–495 482 3 135.00–143.00 $137.52 $663 -6.14
505–545 525 4 125.00–130.00 $127.40 $669 -6.83
555–595 575 3 120.00–124.00 $121.95 $701 -3.61
655–695 675 3 108.00–113.00 $110.28 $744 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 157.50 $157.50 $669 —
505–545 532 3 135.00–142.50 $137.37 $731 —
555–595 575 2 133.00–135.00 $133.97 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 577 3 110.00–116.00 $112.60 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1730 1170 80-85% 23 58.00–65.00 $62.76 $734 -1.36
915–1515 1182 80-85% 35 66.00–73.00 $69.68 $824 +5.56
1230–1490 1366 80-85% 8 74.00–78.00 $75.17 $1,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1865 1558 75-80% 12 69.00–75.00 $72.15 $1,124 —
1600–1670 1630 75-80% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.64 $1,070 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1180 1059 85-90% 5 52.00–59.00 $56.56 $599 —
985–1330 1127 85-90% 9 61.00–68.00 $63.85 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1640 1390 3 87.00–93.00 $91.11 $1,266 —
1315–1850 1629 6 96.00–100.00 $98.21 $1,600 —
1860 1860 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,879 -2.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–935 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–630.00 $599.31
875–955 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 590.00 $590.00
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00 $780.00 —

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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.