Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.02/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 627 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $117.17/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 623 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.58/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 572 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	617	947	875
Feeder cattle	322	698	673
Slaughter cattle	178	127	93
Replacement cattle	62	56	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows mostly steady with two outstanding individuals bringing 73.00 to 74.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	165.00–167.50	$166.27	$540	—
360	360	1	157.50	$157.50	$567	—
505–545	518	3	127.50–137.50	$134.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	585	4	119.00–122.50	$119.83	$701	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	152.50	$152.50	$618	—
605–615	610	2	132.50–133.00	$132.75	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	140.00–142.50	$141.61	$521	+11.52
405–445	425	7	132.50–142.00	$137.35	$584	+13.53
455–495	478	10	122.50–132.50	$126.70	$606	+8.86
505–545	525	7	116.00–119.00	$117.47	$617	+5.96
555–595	572	11	105.00–115.00	$110.58	$633	+7.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	147.50	$147.50	$627	+16.07
555–595	578	8	116.00–124.00	$119.45	$690	+4.76
605–645	627	15	109.00–115.00	$111.02	$696	—
655–695	682	3	105.00–110.00	$106.60	$727	-4.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	6	130.00–137.50	$132.79	$505	—
405–445	424	10	122.50–130.00	$126.40	$536	+13.70
455–495	478	8	112.50–120.00	$115.56	$552	+6.82
505–545	525	3	106.00–110.00	$107.78	$566	+3.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	—
310	310	1	172.50	$172.50	$535	—
355–395	375	2	162.50–167.50	$164.87	$618	—
505	505	1	137.50	$137.50	$694	+5.50
555–595	572	7	123.00–127.00	$125.22	$716	+1.45
605–645	623	14	113.00–120.00	$117.17	$730	+1.14
655–695	671	10	110.00–120.00	$115.76	$777	+2.76
720	720	2	113.00	$113.00	$814	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	5	155.00–162.50	$158.90	$515	+0.23
355–395	380	4	147.50–157.50	$151.10	$574	—
405	405	1	147.50	$147.50	$597	+5.00
505–545	528	6	125.00–131.00	$127.20	$672	+3.79
555–595	572	6	115.00–121.00	$118.25	$676	+4.22
605–645	625	6	105.00–111.00	$107.90	$674	-0.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	5	135.00–141.00	$136.61	$592	+6.15
455–495	470	6	122.50–132.50	$128.48	$604	+7.93
505–545	531	7	115.00–122.50	$117.57	$624	+5.08
555–595	565	4	105.00–110.00	$108.68	$614	+5.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1735	1199	80-85%	52	56.00–63.00	$59.21	$710	+6.86
985–1445	1207	80-85%	8	51.00–55.00	$53.55	$646	-4.61
1060–1590	1272	80-85%	44	64.00–71.00	$67.25	$855	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1075	922	85-90%	10	40.00–47.00	$44.09	$407	—
925	925	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$546	—
805–1175	983	85-90%	16	48.00–55.00	$51.41	$505	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1605	1482	75-80%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.66	$988	—
1200–1890	1506	75-80%	11	58.00–64.00	$61.06	$920	—
1225–1800	1548	75-80%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.26	$840	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1650	1497	3	79.00–85.00	$83.36	$1,248	—
1385–2215	1800	2	92.00–93.00	$92.62	$1,667	—
1615–2050	1839	6	87.00–90.00	$88.21	$1,622	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1165	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	570.00–760.00	$657.61
1030–1155	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	690.00–800.00	$757.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1215	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	780.00–930.00	$840.59
1225–1240	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	870.00–910.00	$890.12

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	190.00	$190.00	-30.00
85–89	87	2	215.00–225.00	$220.00	±0.00
95	95	2	240.00	$240.00	-20.00
101–129	113	5	255.00–315.00	$284.00	-30.44

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	24	8	100.00–115.00	$108.13	-4.87
31–39	35	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-9.00
33–39	37	4	115.00–130.00	$123.75	-20.25
41–47	44	3	135.00–150.00	$143.33	-28.34
47	47	1	165.00	$165.00	-6.67
57	57	1	175.00	$175.00	-25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
67	67	1	140.00	$140.00	-5.00
73–79	76	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	-40.63

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
41–47	44	2	190.00–205.00	$197.50	—

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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.