Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	438	361	560
Feeder cattle	252	259	456
Slaughter cattle	60	76	83
Replacement cattle	29	26	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	190.00	$190.00	$551	—
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	+17.50

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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	375	5	150.00–160.00	$154.87	$581	+10.78
405–445	425	2	145.00–147.50	$146.19	$621	+8.15
455–495	481	7	140.00–147.50	$142.42	$685	+8.75
505–541	531	7	128.00–135.00	$129.90	$690	+3.19
605–645	626	7	115.00–120.00	$118.53	$742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	155.00–157.50	$156.28	$528	+13.78
455–495	472	3	125.00–135.00	$130.68	$617	+9.59
505–545	525	3	117.50–123.00	$120.10	$631	+5.17
555–595	563	5	110.00–115.00	$113.94	$641	—
605–645	623	5	103.00–110.00	$106.53	$664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	4	162.50–167.50	$164.93	$618	—
405–445	425	2	160.00–162.50	$161.19	$685	—
505	505	2	140.00	$140.00	$707	—
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	+7.63

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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	318	3	172.50–175.00	$174.10	$554	+11.60
405–445	430	4	155.00–160.00	$156.80	$674	+17.04
455–495	482	3	145.00–147.50	$145.79	$703	+17.20
505–545	534	8	135.00–145.00	$137.70	$735	—
555–595	575	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$754	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	190.00	$190.00	$732	+13.45
405–445	425	2	175.00–182.50	$178.57	$759	+16.96
455–495	475	5	165.00–170.00	$167.42	$795	+16.45
505–545	523	3	157.50–165.00	$161.57	$845	+17.50
585	585	1	147.50	$147.50	$863	+9.93
665–675	670	2	127.50–128.00	$127.75	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
305–345	321	4	182.50–190.00	$186.70	$599	+16.70
405–445	421	4	162.50–170.00	$166.74	$702	+13.05
495	495	1	157.50	$157.50	$780	+15.80
555–595	575	2	135.00–144.00	$139.34	$801	+14.34
605–645	632	3	125.00–130.00	$126.60	$800	+5.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1305	1168	80-85%	6	61.00–67.00	$64.43	$753	—
1050–1490	1232	80-85%	16	68.00–75.00	$72.01	$887	—
1040–1595	1325	80-85%	14	76.00–83.00	$79.05	$1,047	+11.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$624	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1615	1505	3	93.00–98.00	$94.53	$1,423	—
1750–1995	1873	3	102.00–106.00	$103.96	$1,947	+19.69
1790–2065	1928	2	89.00–90.00	$89.46	$1,725	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
77	77	1	260.00	$260.00	—
83–89	86	4	275.00–290.00	$282.65	—
91–93	92	3	295.00–300.00	$296.69	—
113–121	117	4	350.00–370.00	$359.02	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–29	25	11	115.00–135.00	$125.80	—
35	35	1	150.00	$150.00	—
35–39	36	7	155.00–165.00	$158.78	—
41–45	42	4	170.00–180.00	$172.68	—
53–59	55	3	200.00–225.00	$208.94	—
61	61	1	230.00	$230.00	—
73–77	76	5	260.00–270.00	$268.08	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
61–69	65	2	155.00–175.00	$165.62	—
73–77	75	2	185.00–195.00	$190.13	—
93–95	94	2	235.00–240.00	$237.53	—
101	101	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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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.