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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.12/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 535 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.39/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 630 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.68/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 426 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 345 773
Feeder cattle 540 273 545
Slaughter cattle 123 44 149
Replacement cattle 38 28 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends are available for this market due to it being closed the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–545 533 11 170.00–173.50 $172.85 $921 -2.15
555–595 569 4 166.00–173.00 $170.67 $971 +6.17
617–645 621 8 164.00–165.00 $164.87 $1,024 —
655 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 +12.76
765 765 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,079 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 479 5 165.00–175.00 $170.45 $816 —
515 515 1 162.50 $162.50 $837 —
555–595 575 2 157.50–160.00 $158.71 $913 —
605–645 625 5 142.50–147.50 $144.94 $906 —
705–745 725 2 127.50–135.00 $131.15 $951 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 165.00–170.00 $167.37 $628 —
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
555–595 568 3 142.50–152.50 $148.37 $843 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 161.00 $161.00 $684 —
453 453 7 157.00 $157.00 $711 +9.04
500–549 535 19 134.50–137.00 $135.12 $723 -8.17
555–595 578 8 125.00–133.00 $130.56 $755 -6.94
655–695 685 4 115.00–117.50 $115.60 $792 +4.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–473 471 8 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $645 -4.49
505–545 527 9 120.00–130.00 $124.31 $655 —
555–595 573 4 110.00–120.00 $115.53 $662 -11.97
605–645 624 8 100.00–110.00 $105.19 $656 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–631 630 13 130.00–134.00 $133.39 $840 +3.39
655–695 682 3 126.00–127.50 $126.48 $863 +1.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 7 177.50–187.50 $181.26 $687 —
405–445 426 12 170.00–177.50 $173.68 $740 -8.70
455–495 478 6 160.00–170.00 $164.00 $784 —
505–545 521 8 150.00–160.00 $155.87 $812 —
555–595 582 3 145.00–147.50 $145.80 $849 —
605–645 622 5 140.00–147.50 $144.45 $898 -0.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 175.00–180.00 $177.35 $576 —
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 -16.67
405–445 419 5 155.00–165.00 $161.37 $676 —
455–495 475 4 155.00–157.50 $156.20 $742 -8.80
505–545 523 4 140.00–147.50 $144.30 $755 -4.78
555–595 582 3 135.00–137.50 $135.80 $790 —
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
305–345 332 3 165.00–170.00 $166.53 $553 —
355–395 375 4 155.00–160.00 $157.37 $590 -16.47
415 415 1 152.50 $152.50 $633 -9.06
505–545 527 5 130.00–137.00 $133.31 $703 -7.29
555–595 567 5 125.00–130.00 $128.44 $728 -4.66
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1495 1236 80-85% 14 58.00–66.00 $63.13 $780 -8.55
970–1545 1257 80-85% 30 66.00–73.00 $69.28 $871 —
1120–1465 1303 80-85% 7 74.00–80.00 $75.59 $985 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $706 —
910–1255 1029 85-90% 7 49.00–55.00 $52.33 $538 —
825–1320 1063 85-90% 9 58.00–65.00 $62.29 $662 -9.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1590 1365 75-80% 6 69.00–73.00 $71.09 $970 —
1160–1685 1497 75-80% 6 60.00–65.00 $63.37 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1715 1635 2 88.00–95.00 $91.67 $1,499 —
1685 1685 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,820 —
1730 1730 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,782 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1350 1237 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 890.00–990.00 $941.54
1165–1365 1286 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 960.00–1,000.00 $971.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1065 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1220–1360 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–815.00 $807.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 2 820.00 $820.00 —

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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.