Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $135.54/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $172.16/cwt ≈ $806/hd at 468 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.55/cwt ≈ $753/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	635	442	706
Feeder cattle	385	263	410
Slaughter cattle	148	107	88
Replacement cattle	41	72	145

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 unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	175.00	$175.00	$761	—
455–495	484	7	167.50–173.00	$171.39	$830	—
595	595	1	155.00	$155.00	$922	—
655–695	675	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$928	—
705–745	725	2	134.00–139.00	$136.43	$989	—
755–795	768	3	133.00–134.00	$133.34	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	175.00	$175.00	$665	—
405–445	425	2	162.50–170.00	$166.07	$706	—
475	475	4	162.50	$162.50	$772	—
615–645	630	2	132.50–141.00	$136.65	$861	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	169.00	$169.00	$972	—
643	643	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,042	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	372	6	147.50–157.50	$153.18	$570	+2.36
405–445	426	7	140.00–150.00	$144.47	$615	+0.14
455–495	473	12	130.00–140.00	$135.54	$641	+2.30
505–545	525	5	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$656	+1.28
555–595	580	4	110.00–120.00	$113.63	$659	-2.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–492	484	11	154.00–161.00	$155.55	$753	—
505–545	526	9	147.50–156.00	$153.37	$807	+8.10
593	593	3	140.00	$140.00	$830	+0.09
700–745	710	5	119.00–122.50	$119.90	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	161.00	$161.00	$708	—
455–495	478	3	142.00–152.50	$146.34	$700	-0.42
555–595	586	9	125.00–132.50	$126.60	$742	+0.80
605–645	618	3	115.00–117.50	$116.63	$721	-4.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	182.50	$182.50	$520	—
355–395	382	3	165.00–167.50	$165.78	$633	—
405–445	422	6	155.00–160.00	$157.82	$666	+4.21
455–495	471	4	142.50–150.00	$146.76	$691	-1.47
505–545	525	2	135.00–137.50	$136.20	$715	+0.65
555–595	585	4	125.00–135.00	$127.37	$745	+2.54
605–645	635	4	125.00–130.00	$126.19	$801	—
655–695	675	2	120.00–124.00	$121.94	$823	—
705–745	732	3	115.00–120.00	$116.61	$854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	182.50	$182.50	$657	+8.86
405–445	428	6	162.50–172.50	$166.58	$713	-0.30
455–495	478	6	155.00–162.50	$158.20	$756	-2.12
505–545	518	3	142.50–150.00	$147.37	$763	-2.50
555–595	575	2	137.50–147.50	$142.33	$818	—
605–645	627	6	132.50–140.00	$135.79	$851	-3.34
655–695	673	4	125.00–135.00	$130.51	$878	-1.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–495	468	11	165.00–175.00	$172.16	$806	—
505–545	517	9	155.00–165.00	$163.26	$844	+0.48
555–595	578	3	150.00–160.00	$154.04	$890	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1375	1082	80-85%	12	63.00–70.00	$67.74	$733	—
875–1695	1239	80-85%	34	71.00–78.00	$74.08	$918	+7.33
895–1420	1274	80-85%	13	79.00–85.00	$80.81	$1,030	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1155	1011	85-90%	17	65.00–72.00	$67.68	$684	—
815–1250	1014	85-90%	24	57.00–64.00	$59.48	$603	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1635	1563	75-80%	3	67.00–71.00	$69.76	$1,090	—
1475–1920	1594	75-80%	10	72.00–79.00	$74.71	$1,191	—
1960	1960	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,705	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1625	1282	5	95.00–99.00	$97.40	$1,249	—
1140–1950	1475	15	101.00–108.00	$104.39	$1,540	—
1315–1940	1634	4	110.00–114.00	$112.16	$1,833	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1090	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	840.00–870.00	$854.24

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
79	79	1	225.00	$225.00	—
89	89	4	250.00	$250.00	—
101–149	123	6	280.00–410.00	$338.33	—
177	177	1	490.00	$490.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–29	23	13	90.00–110.00	$96.15	—
35	35	1	125.00	$125.00	—
35–39	37	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	—
41–49	45	5	145.00–165.00	$156.00	—
45	45	1	150.00	$150.00	—
51	51	1	165.00	$165.00	—
73	73	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
63–65	64	3	145.00–150.00	$148.33	—
81	81	2	190.00	$190.00	—
103–111	107	2	245.00–265.00	$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.