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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.46/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 577 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.62/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 482 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.64/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 565 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 937 890 974
Feeder cattle 640 583 600
Slaughter cattle 191 131 297
Replacement cattle 106 98 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower with an exceptional individual bringing 81.00, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 161.00 $161.00 $829 +1.05
560–578 565 25 151.00–157.50 $155.64 $879 -4.11
655 655 1 142.50 $142.50 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–495 468 14 165.00–167.50 $165.19 $773 +7.69
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -10.00
679 679 6 129.00 $129.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 165.00–170.00 $167.37 $628 —
475 475 1 147.50 $147.50 $701 —
532 532 8 140.00 $140.00 $745 -5.00
606–645 610 9 129.50–130.00 $129.56 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 14 158.00 $158.00 $638 -2.00
505–545 518 4 135.00–138.00 $137.09 $710 -2.86
555–595 577 25 125.00–134.00 $130.46 $753 -4.18
605–645 618 3 120.00–122.50 $121.63 $752 -8.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 145.00–147.50 $146.19 $621 -4.74
455–495 482 25 132.50–141.00 $138.62 $668 -0.38
505–545 526 12 125.00–132.50 $128.48 $676 -2.04
555–595 577 5 112.50–122.50 $116.85 $674 -4.27
605–645 625 2 112.50–117.50 $114.92 $718 -4.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 5 137.50–147.50 $143.85 $531 -0.47
405–445 423 8 132.50–140.00 $136.45 $577 +0.99
455–495 475 9 120.00–130.00 $124.87 $593 -3.80
505–545 525 2 112.50–120.00 $116.11 $610 -0.87
555–595 587 5 105.00–110.00 $105.95 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 180.00–185.00 $182.32 $501 —
305–345 318 3 170.00–175.00 $173.19 $551 —
355–395 385 8 160.00–170.00 $162.37 $625 -9.36
405–445 420 16 150.00–160.00 $156.14 $656 -6.75
455–495 482 10 144.00–150.00 $145.90 $703 -4.18
505–545 521 14 135.00–145.00 $140.79 $734 -2.85
555–595 579 10 122.50–132.50 $126.46 $732 -1.31
605–645 625 2 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $765 -2.47
655–695 677 3 112.50–120.00 $115.76 $784 -2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 175.00 $175.00 $464 —
305–345 318 3 157.50–160.00 $159.10 $506 -10.81
355–395 385 4 147.50–155.00 $149.23 $575 -13.10
405–445 413 5 140.00–145.00 $143.92 $594 -2.39
455–495 476 7 130.00–140.00 $134.56 $641 -3.43
505–545 525 2 122.50–125.00 $123.70 $649 -4.85
555–595 571 6 112.50–120.00 $117.02 $668 -4.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 —
400 400 1 167.00 $167.00 $668 -6.20
455–495 475 2 155.00–160.00 $157.39 $748 -7.47
555–595 575 8 135.00–142.50 $138.71 $798 -8.05
605–645 630 4 130.00–140.00 $133.64 $842 -1.89
685 685 1 127.50 $127.50 $873 -4.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1580 1193 80-85% 42 56.00–63.00 $59.66 $712 —
920–1635 1231 80-85% 30 64.00–71.00 $67.23 $828 -2.61
1070–1540 1331 80-85% 4 72.00–74.00 $72.48 $965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1340 1003 85-90% 20 54.00–61.00 $56.49 $567 —
820–1600 1192 85-90% 13 47.00–53.00 $49.87 $594 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1765 1420 75-80% 14 55.00–62.00 $59.86 $850 —
1245–1745 1446 75-80% 8 63.00–70.00 $65.78 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1425 1309 5 87.00–90.00 $88.79 $1,162 —
1405–1985 1734 8 94.00–101.00 $98.16 $1,702 +0.62

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
990–1235 1107 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 770.00–910.00 $826.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–930 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00–770.00 $755.04
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
950–1325 1126 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–780.00 $763.72

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —
1065–1250 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,027.00 —
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.