Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.60/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $154.59/cwt +21.39 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 511 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.88/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	671	772	402
Feeder cattle	351	483	307
Slaughter cattle	173	181	76
Replacement cattle	147	108	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	167.50	$167.50	$754	+17.50
500	500	4	157.50–165.00	$159.38	$797	+13.13
550	550	1	157.50	$157.50	$866	+17.50
600	600	1	155.00	$155.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	167.50	$167.50	$838	+15.50
550	550	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$894	+14.53
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	+9.00
650	650	2	149.00	$149.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	+24.00
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	+17.00
550	550	1	167.50	$167.50	$921	+7.50
600	600	1	162.50	$162.50	$975	+10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	155.00–160.00	$157.40	$493	+15.40
350–375	363	4	150.00–152.50	$150.60	$547	+15.32
400–425	403	9	140.00–145.00	$144.41	$582	+18.16
450–475	460	5	135.00–137.50	$135.49	$623	+17.36
500	500	6	130.00	$130.00	$650	+13.00
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—
650–675	660	5	110.00–115.00	$112.95	$745	+7.95
700	700	5	105.00	$105.00	$735	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	360	5	157.50–160.00	$158.96	$572	+14.82
400–440	413	14	151.00–155.00	$153.60	$634	+16.15
450–490	458	9	142.50–150.00	$146.78	$672	+19.67
500	500	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$717	+19.64
550	550	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	$752	+14.17
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
450–480	469	11	155.00–159.00	$156.88	$736	+12.40
500–540	520	7	152.50–157.50	$154.23	$802	+12.06
550	550	2	148.00–152.50	$150.25	$826	+15.12
600	600	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$840	+13.12
650	650	1	134.00	$134.00	$871	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	187.50	$187.50	$562	+34.20
350–375	358	3	177.50–182.50	$180.76	$647	+30.76
400	400	2	175.00	$175.00	$700	+30.87
450–475	464	7	162.50–170.00	$164.23	$762	+28.35
500–540	511	12	150.00–160.00	$154.59	$790	+21.39
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	+15.00
650	650	1	128.00	$128.00	$832	+10.00
700	700	1	127.50	$127.50	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	195.00–197.50	$196.20	$614	+31.20
350	350	1	192.50	$192.50	$674	+33.79
400	400	1	187.50	$187.50	$750	+33.02
450–475	463	4	172.50–180.00	$175.54	$813	+24.54
500	500	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$838	+22.71
550	550	3	152.50–162.50	$155.83	$857	+19.24
600	600	5	147.50–150.00	$149.50	$897	+16.17
650	650	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	$902	+11.00
700	700	1	133.00	$133.00	$931	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
350	350	1	199.00	$199.00	$696	+31.50
400–425	419	4	192.50–195.00	$193.10	$809	—
450–475	455	5	182.50–190.00	$187.94	$855	—
500–520	510	2	170.00–180.00	$175.10	$893	+22.60
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	—
650	650	2	143.00–150.00	$146.50	$952	+12.50
700	700	1	141.00	$141.00	$987	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1550	1098	80-85%	25	73.00–82.00	$78.19	$859	—
940–1770	1241	80-85%	34	83.00–90.00	$85.93	$1,066	—
1055–1635	1347	80-85%	30	91.00–98.00	$94.07	$1,267	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–985	910	85-90%	7	58.00–64.00	$61.77	$562	+9.08
875–1045	968	85-90%	4	43.00	$43.00	$416	+2.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1525	1445	75-80%	3	97.00	$97.00	$1,402	—
1410–1625	1499	75-80%	4	92.00–95.00	$93.76	$1,405	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1480	1304	4	105.00–109.00	$107.57	$1,403	—
1120–2065	1531	7	113.00–118.00	$114.68	$1,756	—
1685–2135	1895	7	122.00–127.00	$124.41	$2,358	+8.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1165	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	960.00–1,140.00	$1,038.99
950–1130	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	980.00–1,040.00	$1,021.37
1020–1250	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,090.00	$988.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–920	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–830.00	$784.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1225	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,090.00–1,250.00	$1,162.16	—
950–1375	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,203.44	—
1130–1250	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,254.42	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1380	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.75	—
1005–1405	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,393.40	—
1290–1485	1369	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,443.68	—

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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.