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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.03/cwt -5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 430 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $136.28/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 424 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $135.97/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 521 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 575 472
Feeder cattle 393 420 276
Slaughter cattle 87 111 166
Replacement cattle 48 44 30

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 2.000 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 147.50–155.00 $151.09 $718 +1.09
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 +2.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,024 +8.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 141.00 $141.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 175.00 $175.00 $481 —
355–395 383 9 150.00–160.00 $152.93 $586 -3.53
405–445 430 23 142.50–148.00 $145.03 $624 -5.74
455–495 483 9 135.00–140.00 $138.61 $669 +0.16
505–545 519 5 125.00–135.00 $131.39 $682 +1.02
555–595 576 9 115.00–124.00 $119.48 $688 -1.67
605–645 625 7 115.00–121.00 $117.95 $737 +6.99
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 +8.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 170.00–180.00 $174.56 $393 —
305–345 315 4 147.50–150.00 $149.32 $470 -1.20
355–395 372 16 137.50–145.00 $141.83 $528 -4.16
405–445 424 20 130.00–140.00 $136.28 $578 -2.18
455–495 473 13 122.50–130.00 $126.48 $598 +0.52
505–545 522 5 115.00–122.50 $119.44 $623 +1.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 532 3 140.00–143.00 $140.95 $750 -3.24
555–595 575 2 128.00–134.00 $130.90 $753 +0.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 218 3 185.00–195.00 $191.26 $417 —
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 +11.37
355–395 375 6 165.00–175.00 $169.82 $637 +8.04
405–445 426 8 152.50–162.50 $157.09 $669 +9.71
455–495 475 13 140.00–150.00 $144.92 $688 —
505–545 521 18 130.00–140.00 $135.97 $708 +3.68
555–595 569 5 120.00–127.50 $124.93 $711 +4.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 185.00 $185.00 $666 —
400–445 417 15 167.50–175.00 $170.68 $712 +11.15
455–495 475 8 152.50–163.00 $160.31 $761 +3.19
505–545 528 4 142.50–152.50 $146.72 $775 +1.38
555–595 576 14 130.00–138.00 $133.60 $770 +1.74
605–645 622 6 119.00–127.50 $123.69 $769 -0.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 3 165.00–175.00 $168.85 $807 +5.68
605–645 615 4 132.00–135.00 $134.21 $825 +0.92
650 650 1 129.00 $129.00 $838 -1.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1100 975 80-85% 8 68.00–74.00 $71.44 $697 —
1095–1170 1138 80-85% 4 83.00–88.00 $85.72 $975 +14.94
975–1530 1174 80-85% 12 75.00–82.00 $77.82 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1615 1353 75-80% 8 84.00–91.00 $86.49 $1,170 —
1225–1855 1497 75-80% 9 76.00–82.00 $79.89 $1,196 +5.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–1110 840 85-90% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.65 $493 —
915–1295 1157 85-90% 5 64.00–66.00 $65.03 $752 +5.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1820 1573 5 93.00–99.00 $95.95 $1,509 —
1525–2040 1799 4 111.00–115.00 $112.88 $2,031 —
1715–2065 1845 5 103.00–109.00 $106.24 $1,960 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00 —

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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.