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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.65/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 533 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.41/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 480 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.74/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 530 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 797 647 826
Feeder cattle 678 484 735
Slaughter cattle 88 130 68
Replacement cattle 31 33 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.50 $152.50 $549 —
405–445 433 10 145.00–152.50 $149.17 $646 —
455–495 474 9 137.50–147.50 $142.67 $676 +2.85
505–545 525 4 127.50–135.00 $131.11 $688 -5.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–645 629 10 128.00–137.00 $133.78 $841 -2.74
655–695 682 6 132.50–135.00 $133.91 $913 +1.19
778 value added 778 3 129.50 $129.50 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 155.00 $155.00 $760 —
524 524 5 143.00 $143.00 $749 +0.63
555–595 574 7 130.00–137.50 $133.88 $768 -2.89
654 654 4 123.00 $123.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 3 132.50–135.00 $134.11 $561 -3.59
455–495 480 22 125.00–134.00 $129.41 $621 -4.74
505–545 530 22 117.50–127.50 $121.74 $645 -5.15
555–595 575 12 110.00–120.00 $114.92 $661 +3.33
605–645 624 11 105.00–112.50 $108.36 $676 -6.64
655–695 677 3 97.50–105.00 $100.76 $682 -5.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 381 5 127.50–135.00 $129.90 $495 -5.68
405–445 430 17 120.00–130.00 $123.71 $532 -4.13
455–495 474 9 113.00–122.50 $117.74 $558 -1.71
505–545 524 18 105.00–115.00 $110.06 $577 -2.66
555–595 575 8 97.50–107.50 $102.39 $589 -1.52
605–645 613 5 95.00–100.00 $98.95 $607 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–547 533 26 128.00–133.00 $129.65 $691 —
555–595 571 10 123.00–131.00 $128.35 $733 +0.50
600–645 624 13 115.00–123.00 $118.85 $742 -7.45
653–695 670 5 109.00–119.00 $115.31 $773 -6.66
705–745 733 6 108.00–115.00 $109.79 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
405–445 438 6 145.00–150.00 $145.77 $638 -5.42
455–495 480 12 137.50–146.00 $141.05 $677 —
505–545 518 14 125.00–135.00 $131.66 $682 -0.32
555–595 584 10 115.00–125.00 $117.69 $687 -5.25
605–645 629 5 110.00–115.00 $111.92 $704 —
655–695 683 8 105.00–115.00 $108.05 $738 -1.85
705–745 718 3 100.00–105.00 $103.27 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 +0.15
355–396 389 10 140.00–145.00 $140.70 $547 -5.08
405–445 421 8 132.50–142.50 $138.33 $582 -2.74
455–495 476 7 125.00–135.00 $129.52 $617 -6.25
505–545 525 10 112.50–122.50 $117.41 $616 -6.84
555–595 574 14 105.00–112.50 $108.85 $625 -3.62
605–645 624 8 100.00–107.50 $103.97 $649 -3.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 524 7 136.00–140.00 $137.00 $718 —
555–595 571 12 127.50–134.00 $131.60 $751 -1.40
605–645 626 10 122.50–128.00 $125.06 $783 —
770 770 1 108.00 $108.00 $832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1375 1158 80-85% 11 56.00–63.00 $60.16 $697 -1.17
1020–1660 1230 80-85% 23 64.00–71.00 $67.20 $827 -8.47
1025–1420 1252 80-85% 5 72.00–74.00 $73.62 $922 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1390 1039 85-90% 8 50.00–56.00 $53.44 $555 —
835–1165 1064 85-90% 11 57.00–64.00 $60.75 $646 +5.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1795 1405 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.30 $932 -4.98
1380–1635 1539 75-80% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.41 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2150 1471 6 85.00–92.00 $86.89 $1,278 —
1320–1935 1584 5 93.00–100.00 $96.65 $1,531 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1220 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 860.00–930.00 $888.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1035 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–720.00 $654.63
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.