Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.00/cwt ≈ $778/hd at 489 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.00/cwt ≈ $918/hd at 534 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.71/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 473 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	693	577	632
Feeder cattle	516	417	387
Slaughter cattle	109	132	110
Replacement cattle	7	28	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	8	187.00	$187.00	$823	-5.34
475	475	9	186.00	$186.00	$884	—
534	534	20	172.00	$172.00	$918	—
555–595	575	3	165.00–169.00	$167.12	$961	-5.22
611–645	615	9	161.50–162.50	$161.62	$994	-4.96
770	770	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	3	190.00–195.00	$193.19	$614	-1.81
390	390	1	182.50	$182.50	$712	—
463	463	4	175.00	$175.00	$810	-5.00
605–648	643	9	146.00–155.00	$146.94	$945	-4.27
765	765	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	157.50	$157.50	$795	+3.89
642	642	6	155.50	$155.50	$998	+20.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	31	159.00	$159.00	$778	—
546	546	8	156.50	$156.50	$854	—
581	581	8	150.00	$150.00	$872	-5.95
606–645	620	7	137.50–147.00	$143.53	$890	-9.47
655–695	675	2	130.00–132.50	$131.21	$886	—
700–745	715	3	122.50–125.00	$124.13	$888	—
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
305–345	315	4	160.00–165.00	$163.63	$515	+1.28
355–395	374	8	150.00–160.00	$155.14	$580	-1.80
405–445	433	12	145.00–152.50	$147.20	$637	-2.30
455–495	477	13	140.00–143.00	$142.21	$678	-1.03
500–545	513	9	133.00–142.50	$135.30	$694	-1.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	170.00–172.50	$171.17	$556	—
355–395	377	3	162.50–170.00	$165.70	$625	—
401–445	422	12	155.00–165.00	$159.59	$673	-3.26
470	470	8	153.00	$153.00	$719	+0.89
505–545	521	5	145.00–150.00	$147.95	$771	-0.22
554–595	574	14	135.00–144.00	$139.80	$802	-2.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
305–345	321	5	180.00–185.00	$182.85	$587	+6.08
355–395	362	6	172.50–175.00	$174.54	$632	+0.99
405–445	438	6	165.00–167.50	$165.38	$724	-3.94
455–495	473	18	155.00–165.00	$157.71	$746	-7.29
505–545	519	5	150.00–157.50	$154.92	$804	+4.92
555–595	586	7	135.00–140.00	$136.03	$797	-8.97
605–645	623	3	127.50–135.00	$131.58	$820	+0.13
655–695	675	4	130.00–135.00	$132.21	$892	+6.00
705–745	718	3	122.50–125.00	$124.14	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	337	5	170.00–172.50	$170.45	$574	—
355–395	377	9	160.00–167.50	$163.51	$616	—
405–445	419	8	150.00–157.50	$154.94	$649	—
455–495	479	15	145.00–154.00	$149.92	$718	-0.08
505–545	516	10	135.00–145.00	$142.13	$733	+6.35
555–595	575	3	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$733	-4.97
655–695	677	3	116.00–120.00	$117.79	$797	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	192.50	$192.50	$626	+2.50
355–395	375	2	180.00–182.50	$181.18	$679	—
405–445	432	3	175.00–177.50	$175.78	$759	—
455–495	475	2	170.00–172.50	$171.20	$813	-3.80
505–545	518	10	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$841	—
555–595	584	10	147.50–157.50	$151.45	$884	+1.45
605–645	618	3	145.00–152.50	$149.89	$926	+1.26
653–695	664	8	137.50–141.00	$139.91	$929	—
720–730	725	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$970	-7.02
790	790	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1610	1195	80-85%	16	79.00–86.00	$83.04	$992	—
960–1380	1203	80-85%	16	88.00–95.00	$92.28	$1,110	+12.31
1155–1355	1270	80-85%	11	97.00–104.00	$99.35	$1,262	+11.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1150	1027	85-90%	7	78.00–85.00	$81.05	$832	—
920–1100	1037	85-90%	13	69.00–76.00	$72.48	$752	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1435	1265	75-80%	3	90.00–91.00	$90.38	$1,143	—
1210–1660	1400	75-80%	9	92.00–98.00	$95.78	$1,341	—
1345–1940	1587	75-80%	7	99.00–106.00	$102.75	$1,631	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,404	—
1510–1875	1693	2	116.00–118.00	$116.89	$1,979	+1.91
1780	1780	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,154	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
81–83	82	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	—
91	91	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	23	8	75.00–90.00	$80.00	—
31–39	34	3	100.00–120.00	$108.33	—
39	39	2	125.00	$125.00	—
41–43	42	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	—
43	43	1	135.00	$135.00	—
51	51	1	155.00	$155.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
61–63	63	5	130.00–135.00	$134.00	—
71–79	74	5	155.00–175.00	$163.00	—
91	91	1	205.00	$205.00	—
103–109	107	3	235.00–250.00	$245.00	—

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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.