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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $161.57/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 364 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.86/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 415 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $186.36/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 400 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 349 393
Feeder cattle 342 255 283
Slaughter cattle 135 67 90
Replacement cattle 32 27 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week age; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 195.00 $195.00 $585 —
350 350 1 192.50 $192.50 $674 —
450–475 456 4 170.00–180.00 $176.66 $806 —
500 500 2 167.50 $167.50 $838 —
600 600 2 145.00–157.50 $151.25 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
375 375 1 195.00 $195.00 $731 —
475 475 2 185.00 $185.00 $879 —
600 600 1 152.50 $152.50 $915 —
650 650 2 146.00–150.00 $148.00 $962 —
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 197.50 $197.50 $790 —
650 650 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —
700 700 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 17 157.50–165.00 $161.57 $588 +4.07
400–440 415 16 147.50–155.00 $150.86 $626 -1.64
450–475 454 7 145.00–147.00 $146.13 $663 +2.43
500 500 2 142.50 $142.50 $712 +2.56
550 550 4 130.00–140.00 $137.50 $756 ±0.00
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
400–425 413 2 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $671 —
450–475 458 10 155.00–157.50 $155.25 $711 —
500–540 515 10 147.50–155.00 $151.75 $782 —
550 550 3 144.00–145.00 $144.33 $794 —
600–630 612 5 135.00–143.00 $138.75 $849 —
650 650 2 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 5 157.50–165.00 $161.89 $505 —
350–370 360 10 150.00–155.00 $151.94 $547 +7.83
400 400 6 140.00–145.00 $143.33 $573 +4.42
500–525 513 2 137.50–138.00 $137.74 $707 —
550 550 3 120.00–135.00 $130.00 $715 —
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 205.00 $205.00 $512 —
300–330 317 3 192.50–200.00 $195.71 $620 —
350–380 363 6 187.50–192.50 $190.45 $691 +5.45
400 400 11 185.00–190.00 $186.36 $745 +10.17
450 450 2 170.00 $170.00 $765 +7.09
500 500 2 167.50 $167.50 $838 +15.10
550 550 2 157.50 $157.50 $866 +16.35
600–625 608 3 142.50–152.50 $147.43 $896 +12.43
650 650 1 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
300 300 2 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
350–390 364 5 177.50–182.50 $179.95 $655 +13.08
400 400 2 175.00 $175.00 $700 +15.14
450–480 460 4 155.00–160.00 $158.07 $727 +8.23
500 500 2 150.00–156.00 $153.00 $765 +12.18
550–580 567 3 146.00–150.00 $147.80 $838 +14.77
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
700 700 2 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 3 195.00–200.00 $198.30 $700 —
400–440 430 6 190.00–195.00 $191.18 $822 —
450–470 454 5 182.50–185.00 $184.48 $838 —
500 500 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $888 +18.54
550–560 553 3 162.50–169.00 $166.31 $920 —
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1170 954 80-85% 18 67.00–75.00 $71.31 $680 —
885–1705 1144 80-85% 34 76.00–83.00 $79.31 $907 —
995–2135 1397 80-85% 22 84.00–91.00 $85.98 $1,201 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–800 777 85-90% 3 54.00–59.00 $56.06 $436 —
670–1125 898 85-90% 2 69.00 $69.00 $620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1610 1463 75-80% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.45 $1,323 —
1455–1565 1502 75-80% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.37 $1,267 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1960 1724 7 99.00–109.00 $104.70 $1,805 —
1550–2150 1870 5 113.00–115.00 $114.28 $2,137 +7.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1000 864 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–790.00 $733.59
745–1020 904 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 700.00–800.00 $720.24
865–1115 976 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–790.00 $733.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–900 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 940.00–950.00 $945.03
800–1275 988 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,050.00 $988.52
895–1160 1021 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,040.00 $923.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 790.00 $790.00 —

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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.