Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.89/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 521 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.52/cwt -7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 628 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $136.77/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 563 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	647	604	424
Feeder cattle	484	452	329
Slaughter cattle	130	109	75
Replacement cattle	33	43	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	8	145.50	$145.50	$818	+0.57
605–645	628	18	132.00–140.00	$136.52	$857	-7.38
655–695	683	4	132.00–135.00	$132.72	$906	-5.79
705–745	725	2	130.00–132.00	$130.97	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	152.50–160.00	$155.71	$665	+0.28
505–545	532	3	140.00–147.50	$142.37	$757	+0.69
555–595	563	17	132.50–139.00	$136.77	$770	+2.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–498	491	10	137.50–147.50	$139.82	$687	+1.15
505–545	518	3	134.00–137.50	$136.27	$706	+4.34
555–595	583	5	125.00–129.00	$126.25	$736	+1.42
645	645	2	115.00	$115.00	$742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	4	136.00–140.00	$137.70	$585	-3.48
455–495	468	9	128.00–138.00	$134.15	$628	-2.22
502–545	521	25	120.00–130.00	$126.89	$661	+2.08
555–595	582	6	110.00–115.00	$111.59	$649	-6.67
625	625	2	115.00	$115.00	$719	+2.06
655–695	675	2	105.00–108.00	$106.46	$719	-1.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	8	135.00–137.50	$135.58	$522	-8.97
405–445	429	9	125.00–132.00	$127.84	$548	-7.10
455–495	477	11	115.00–125.00	$119.45	$570	-4.82
505–545	531	11	110.00–118.00	$112.72	$599	-2.70
555–595	568	3	100.00–106.00	$103.91	$590	-2.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	570	8	126.00–129.00	$127.85	$729	-0.74
605–645	615	13	122.00–127.50	$126.30	$777	+3.19
655–675	665	2	120.00–124.00	$121.97	$811	-2.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–155.00	$152.35	$495	—
355–395	382	3	145.00–147.50	$145.78	$557	—
405–445	425	4	137.50–145.00	$141.07	$600	—
455–495	472	9	130.00–140.00	$135.77	$641	—
505–545	526	7	120.00–129.00	$124.25	$654	—
555–595	578	7	110.00–116.00	$112.47	$650	-0.13
605–645	625	4	105.00–111.00	$107.70	$673	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
405–445	425	2	150.00–152.50	$151.19	$643	+4.58
505–545	531	7	130.00–136.00	$131.98	$701	+4.58
555–595	570	8	120.00–125.00	$122.94	$701	+0.99
655–695	675	3	105.00–115.00	$109.90	$742	-0.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	151.00	$151.00	$687	—
560	560	1	133.00	$133.00	$745	-0.97
705–745	727	5	105.00–115.00	$109.54	$796	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1575	1161	80-85%	11	59.00–64.00	$61.33	$712	-1.43
935–1670	1212	80-85%	38	65.00–72.00	$68.45	$830	—
1010–1425	1240	80-85%	14	73.00–79.00	$75.67	$938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1205	1000	85-90%	13	59.00–66.00	$62.10	$621	—
950–1405	1083	85-90%	8	52.00–58.00	$55.67	$603	-0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1705	1414	75-80%	8	69.00–76.00	$71.28	$1,008	—
1305–1765	1479	75-80%	8	64.00–68.00	$65.95	$975	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1690	1545	4	87.00–93.00	$90.74	$1,402	—
1240–1945	1653	9	95.00–102.00	$98.72	$1,632	—
1775	1775	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,846	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00
1040–1250	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	920.00–1,000.00	$966.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1445	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	780.00–920.00	$846.42
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	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.