Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.83/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $115.68/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 472 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.47/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	525	829
Feeder cattle	440	372	590
Slaughter cattle	91	95	124
Replacement cattle	45	58	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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
420	420	1	167.50	$167.50	$704	—
605–645	625	4	124.00–132.00	$127.87	$799	-15.07
666–695	672	5	127.50–128.00	$127.90	$859	—
735	735	1	123.00	$123.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	157.50	$157.50	$646	—
455–495	475	2	150.00–152.50	$151.20	$718	+3.70
505–545	529	5	141.00–150.00	$144.12	$762	—

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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	379	5	132.50–137.00	$134.33	$509	+0.71
405–445	434	8	117.50–127.50	$120.19	$522	-4.27
455–495	472	13	110.00–120.00	$115.68	$546	-0.25
505–545	521	5	100.00–105.00	$102.91	$536	-6.83
555–595	568	3	93.00–95.00	$94.30	$536	-11.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	432	3	135.00–137.50	$135.78	$587	+1.39
505–545	524	17	110.00–117.50	$113.83	$596	-2.75
555–595	568	7	100.00–110.00	$106.77	$606	-4.82
605–645	625	2	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$640	-8.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	132.50	$132.50	$596	—
505–545	532	3	120.00–122.50	$120.79	$643	—
555–595	567	8	114.00–117.50	$115.84	$657	-7.61
605–645	625	2	110.00–112.50	$111.21	$695	-7.20
655–695	669	4	109.00–112.00	$110.73	$741	+0.61
705–745	732	3	105.00–109.00	$106.28	$778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	160.00–170.00	$163.07	$541	—
380	380	2	152.50	$152.50	$580	-4.16
405–445	418	4	142.50–152.50	$149.21	$624	-0.63
455–495	479	7	132.50–140.00	$135.29	$648	-7.25
505–545	521	12	122.50–132.50	$128.47	$669	+1.58
555–595	575	4	112.50–117.50	$114.91	$661	-6.88
605–645	621	5	105.00–113.00	$109.62	$681	-5.25
655–695	669	7	100.00–109.00	$105.08	$703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	142.50–147.50	$144.05	$550	—
405–445	427	6	127.50–137.50	$131.88	$563	-3.31
455–495	480	11	120.00–127.50	$122.88	$590	+0.11
505–545	526	5	112.50–120.00	$115.88	$610	-1.51
555–595	578	6	100.00–110.00	$104.04	$601	-4.85
655–695	673	6	90.00–97.50	$94.09	$633	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	—
355–395	381	7	162.50–172.50	$165.96	$632	-2.42
455–495	487	5	145.00–152.50	$146.40	$713	—
505–545	535	8	135.00–145.00	$137.42	$735	-2.58
555–595	581	8	122.50–130.00	$125.77	$731	-3.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1395	1177	80-85%	24	53.00–60.00	$57.01	$671	—
1155–1265	1226	80-85%	5	46.00–52.00	$50.47	$619	+1.75
1219–1355	1255	80-85%	12	61.00–66.00	$62.36	$783	+1.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1253–1445	1317	75-80%	3	50.00–51.00	$50.37	$663	—
1310–1508	1422	75-80%	7	52.00–58.00	$54.88	$780	+0.52
1630–1670	1643	75-80%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.32	$1,024	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–940	905	85-90%	3	49.00–52.00	$50.35	$456	—
800–1053	1004	85-90%	8	41.00–45.00	$42.49	$427	—
1080	1080	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$583	+12.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1593	1366	6	81.00–88.00	$83.20	$1,137	—
1010–2245	1490	5	74.00–79.00	$77.16	$1,150	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
935–1185	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	590.00–740.00	$664.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1195–1470	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	780.00–940.00	$844.78

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
83–89	85	5	200.00–220.00	$206.22	—
93	93	1	230.00	$230.00	—
103–149	122	18	255.00–365.00	$304.11	—
157	157	1	385.00	$385.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33–39	37	5	130.00–145.00	$139.26	—
45	45	1	160.00	$160.00	—
53–59	56	4	160.00–195.00	$180.09	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
73–75	74	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	—

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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.