Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.46/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 667 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.30/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 578 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.57/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 690 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 724 937 681
Feeder cattle 515 640 520
Slaughter cattle 140 191 119
Replacement cattle 69 106 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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
305–345 323 3 190.00–197.50 $194.01 $627 —
355–395 368 6 180.00–190.00 $186.52 $686 —
405–445 415 4 177.50–180.00 $179.33 $744 —
455–495 471 5 165.00–175.00 $170.80 $804 —
505–545 514 10 155.00–162.50 $156.27 $803 -4.73
555 555 1 157.50 $157.50 $874 +1.86
655–699 690 22 137.50–145.00 $139.57 $963 -2.93
735 735 1 135.00 $135.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 385 4 175.00–177.50 $175.58 $676 —
485 485 2 155.00 $155.00 $752 -10.19
555–596 594 18 135.00–145.00 $144.48 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 -2.50
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 ±0.00
590 590 1 132.50 $132.50 $782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 157.50 $157.50 $638 -0.50
494 494 7 142.00 $142.00 $701 —
505–545 525 5 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $722 +0.37
555–595 578 28 127.50–137.50 $132.30 $765 +1.84
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +8.37
655–695 663 5 117.50–121.00 $120.27 $797 —
668 value added 668 24 135.00 $135.00 $902 —
736 value added 736 14 129.50 $129.50 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 155.00–157.50 $156.18 $586 —
405–445 419 4 140.00–147.50 $144.88 $607 -1.31
455–495 481 10 130.00–140.00 $133.40 $642 -5.22
505–545 527 5 125.00–132.50 $128.41 $677 -0.07
555–595 568 3 115.00–125.00 $121.51 $690 +4.66
605–645 631 4 112.50–120.00 $114.92 $725 ±0.00
655–695 682 6 107.50–116.00 $113.82 $776 —
705–745 725 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 371 5 135.00–145.00 $140.85 $523 -3.00
405–445 424 9 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $551 -6.39
455–495 459 9 120.00–125.00 $124.40 $571 -0.47
505–547 537 4 115.00–120.00 $118.82 $638 +2.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 185.00 $185.00 $490 +2.68
355–395 373 5 160.00–170.00 $165.33 $617 +2.96
405–445 421 5 152.50–162.50 $158.34 $667 +2.20
455–495 483 6 142.50–150.00 $144.50 $698 -1.40
505–545 531 8 135.00–145.00 $138.10 $733 -2.69
555–595 568 4 122.50–132.50 $129.26 $734 +2.80
605–645 622 6 120.00–125.00 $122.85 $764 +0.43
655–695 675 7 115.00–120.00 $117.44 $793 +1.68
705–745 734 7 107.50–112.50 $109.40 $803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 185.00 $185.00 $564 —
355–395 375 2 177.50–180.00 $178.68 $670 —
405–445 434 13 165.00–175.00 $167.59 $727 +0.59
455–495 475 5 155.00–165.00 $159.85 $759 +2.46
505–545 533 5 147.50–157.50 $150.38 $802 —
555–595 573 4 135.00–145.00 $140.53 $805 +1.82
605–645 632 3 130.00–132.50 $130.80 $827 -2.84
675 675 2 125.00 $125.00 $844 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 +5.90
405–445 423 4 142.50–150.00 $146.78 $621 +2.86
505–545 521 7 125.00–132.50 $129.54 $675 +5.84
555–595 568 3 112.50–117.50 $115.76 $658 -1.26
605–645 629 5 109.00–115.00 $111.55 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1480 1169 80-85% 35 61.00–68.00 $64.29 $752 +4.63
1080–1545 1259 80-85% 17 54.00–60.00 $57.46 $723 —
1110–1690 1378 80-85% 11 69.00–72.00 $70.58 $973 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1765 1457 75-80% 17 62.00–68.00 $65.25 $951 —
1240–2015 1556 75-80% 11 54.00–61.00 $58.26 $907 —
1525–1840 1683 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $73.09 $1,230 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1215 1011 85-90% 15 53.00–60.00 $56.76 $574 +0.27
980–1485 1178 85-90% 12 45.00–52.00 $49.94 $588 +0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1890 1741 5 95.00–102.00 $98.48 $1,715 +0.32
1580–2080 1789 4 89.00–93.00 $90.65 $1,622 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1055 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–790.00 $731.70
1080–1185 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–880.00 $796.29
1145–1325 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 770.00–940.00 $851.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,180.00 $1,180.00 +40.00
1035–1175 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,090.00 $1,046.40 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1260 1187 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,270.00 $1,225.59 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 910.00 $910.00 —

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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.