Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.84/cwt -12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 502 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $146.12/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 412 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $168.45/cwt -19.05 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 412 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 671 545
Feeder cattle 379 351 376
Slaughter cattle 197 173 130
Replacement cattle 57 147 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and steer calves 7.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves sharply lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
400 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
450 450 1 172.50 $172.50 $776 -17.50
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 -15.00
550 550 2 161.00–162.00 $161.50 $888 -6.00
600 600 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $945 -5.00
650 650 2 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 —
300 300 2 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -12.50
500 500 2 145.00–152.50 $148.75 $744 -10.63
550 550 1 142.50 $142.50 $784 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 185.00 $185.00 $648 —
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 160.00 $160.00 $400 —
300–325 308 3 147.50–150.00 $149.12 $459 -8.28
350 350 3 145.00–147.50 $145.83 $510 -4.77
400–425 412 13 145.00–147.50 $146.12 $602 +1.71
450 450 1 142.50 $142.50 $641 +7.01
500 500 2 137.50 $137.50 $688 +7.50
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 -6.00
650–690 663 4 112.00–118.00 $114.71 $761 +1.76
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 —
300 300 3 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
350–380 359 7 152.50–157.50 $155.32 $558 -3.64
400 400 5 150.00 $150.00 $600 -3.60
500–540 520 4 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $741 -0.88
550 550 5 135.00–138.00 $135.60 $746 -1.07
600 600 2 127.50–132.50 $130.00 $780 —
650 650 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $778 -5.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
350–375 358 3 162.50–165.00 $164.13 $588 —
400 400 4 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
450 450 2 155.00 $155.00 $698 -1.88
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 -2.23
550 550 1 147.50 $147.50 $811 -2.75
600 600 3 135.00–140.00 $136.67 $820 -3.33
650 650 2 120.00–132.50 $126.25 $821 -7.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 -11.20
350 350 5 175.00–180.00 $176.00 $616 -16.50
400–440 412 12 165.00–170.00 $168.45 $694 -19.05
450–475 458 6 157.50–162.50 $159.55 $731 -15.99
500–525 502 16 152.50–155.00 $154.84 $777 -12.66
550 550 6 150.00 $150.00 $825 -5.83
600–625 605 5 132.50–145.00 $140.24 $848 -9.26
650 650 3 130.00 $130.00 $845 -8.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 —
300 300 5 175.00 $175.00 $525 -12.50
350 350 5 165.00 $165.00 $578 -15.76
400 400 2 155.00 $155.00 $620 -20.00
450–475 458 6 145.00–150.00 $148.27 $679 -15.96
500 500 3 140.00–145.00 $143.33 $717 -11.26
550 550 2 132.50–135.00 $133.75 $736 —
600 600 3 127.50–130.00 $128.33 $770 -6.67
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 373 4 185.00–190.00 $186.78 $697 -12.22
400 400 4 175.00–180.00 $176.25 $705 -16.85
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 -17.94
500 500 1 165.00 $165.00 $825 -10.10
550 550 2 160.00–162.50 $161.25 $887 —
600 600 3 142.50–157.00 $147.33 $884 -6.67
650–675 667 3 135.00–141.00 $136.95 $913 -9.55
700 700 1 132.50 $132.50 $928 -8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1505 1199 80-85% 18 79.00–89.00 $83.79 $1,005 —
905–1840 1253 80-85% 48 87.00–94.00 $90.99 $1,140 —
1020–1875 1360 80-85% 34 95.00–99.00 $97.07 $1,320 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1610 1014 85-90% 17 71.00–76.00 $73.19 $742 —
930–1170 1065 85-90% 11 77.00–84.00 $80.67 $859 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1650 1454 75-80% 5 84.00–87.00 $85.62 $1,245 —
1245–1900 1494 75-80% 15 90.00–95.00 $92.70 $1,385 -1.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2385 1468 11 114.00–121.00 $117.90 $1,731 —
1320–2000 1654 5 107.00–110.00 $108.44 $1,794 —
1165–2215 1686 10 122.00–129.00 $124.54 $2,100 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1100 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 900.00–1,080.00 $1,013.17
910–1110 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,090.00 $1,021.63
910–1175 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 970.00–1,080.00 $1,021.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
935–975 957 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–890.00 $829.32
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–950.00 $925.00 —

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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.