Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.93/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $109.74/cwt ≈ $571/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	525	1,021	699
Feeder cattle	372	782	532
Slaughter cattle	95	146	116
Replacement cattle	58	93	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	155.00	$155.00	$790	+2.50
555–595	575	2	142.50–148.00	$145.15	$835	+7.69
605–645	625	2	141.00–145.00	$142.94	$893	+12.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	175.00	$175.00	$665	+2.50
495	495	1	147.50	$147.50	$730	+3.76
555–595	568	3	132.50–135.00	$134.13	$762	+8.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	6	130.00–140.00	$133.62	$508	-0.37
405–445	427	6	120.00–130.00	$124.46	$531	+1.75
455–495	471	17	110.00–120.00	$115.93	$546	+6.62
505–545	520	12	105.00–112.50	$109.74	$571	—
555–595	575	2	105.00–107.50	$106.21	$611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	5	132.50–137.50	$134.39	$577	-0.54
455–495	475	4	122.50–125.00	$123.70	$588	+1.41
505–545	538	9	115.00–125.00	$116.58	$627	+1.27
555–595	582	3	110.00–115.00	$111.59	$649	+3.55
605–645	621	5	107.50–112.50	$110.45	$686	+6.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	122.00–125.00	$123.45	$710	+2.51
605–645	630	8	115.00–124.00	$118.41	$746	+7.08
655–695	682	3	109.00–112.50	$110.12	$751	-0.24

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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	328	6	152.50–162.50	$156.52	$513	—
405–445	424	8	130.00–140.00	$135.19	$573	-3.18
455–495	480	7	120.00–127.50	$122.77	$589	-3.42
505–545	525	6	112.50–122.50	$117.39	$616	+3.09
555–595	578	7	105.00–114.00	$108.89	$629	+4.93
605–645	612	6	95.00–105.00	$103.24	$632	+3.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	7	152.50–162.50	$156.66	$592	-3.65
405–445	418	6	145.00–152.50	$149.84	$626	-1.23
455–495	465	6	135.00–145.00	$142.54	$663	+4.39
505–545	534	7	125.00–132.00	$126.89	$678	+1.67
555–595	572	8	117.50–125.00	$121.79	$697	+6.89
605–645	625	5	112.50–117.00	$114.87	$718	+5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	377	5	165.00–172.50	$168.38	$635	-7.80
405–445	427	6	157.50–167.50	$161.96	$692	+0.53
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	+1.18
555–595	568	3	127.50–130.00	$129.13	$733	—
605–645	633	4	120.00–130.00	$123.02	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1122–1285	1226	80-85%	10	46.00–50.00	$48.72	$597	—
1083–1398	1236	80-85%	24	51.00–58.00	$54.70	$676	—
1190–1291	1271	80-85%	5	60.00–61.00	$60.81	$773	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1097	997	85-90%	6	45.00–52.00	$47.24	$471	+6.70
985–1185	1094	85-90%	5	38.00–43.00	$41.10	$450	-6.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1267–1675	1449	75-80%	9	51.00–57.00	$54.36	$788	-4.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1485	1333	4	74.00–81.00	$77.55	$1,034	—
1475–1595	1527	3	89.00–91.00	$89.97	$1,374	—
1105–1775	1551	11	84.00–88.00	$85.26	$1,322	-3.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
810–1280	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	560.00–730.00	$646.62
920–1350	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–790.00	$730.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
960–1070	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–920.00	$868.96
935–1185	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–840.00	$796.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365–1375	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	940.00–970.00	$955.05	—

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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.