Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $200.08/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 524 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $247.01/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 327 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.92/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 421 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	735	777	671
Feeder cattle	423	406	351
Slaughter cattle	232	190	173
Replacement cattle	30	181	147

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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
355–395	375	2	230.00–240.00	$234.73	$880	—
400–445	417	5	222.50–232.50	$225.54	$941	-2.46
460–495	473	5	215.00–222.50	$217.92	$1,031	-2.08
520–545	534	4	207.50–214.00	$211.98	$1,132	—
563–595	574	3	206.00–207.00	$206.65	$1,186	-3.35
600	600	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,185	+2.50
655–695	675	2	187.50–189.00	$188.23	$1,271	—
730	730	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	3	245.00–250.00	$247.41	$928	+5.04
405–445	425	4	232.50–237.50	$234.88	$998	-5.12
488–495	492	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,119	—
505–545	521	4	217.50–226.00	$222.25	$1,158	-5.25
575	575	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,222	-4.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	222.50–225.00	$224.11	$825	-0.89
455–495	478	3	202.20–210.00	$207.31	$991	—
640	640	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,168	+7.50
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	225.00	$225.00	$596	—
305–345	331	4	212.50–220.00	$214.85	$711	—
355–395	372	9	205.00–215.00	$210.65	$784	+7.32
405–445	421	12	195.00–205.00	$200.92	$846	+9.53
455–495	476	10	185.00–195.00	$189.64	$903	+10.45
505–545	515	8	177.50–187.50	$184.90	$952	+10.99
555–595	573	4	170.00–177.50	$174.31	$999	+13.55
625–645	632	3	157.50–165.00	$162.45	$1,027	—
695	695	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,060	—
715	715	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	215.00	$215.00	$591	+7.68
305–345	318	6	200.00–210.00	$206.49	$657	+4.96
355–395	385	4	190.00–200.00	$192.31	$740	+3.57
405–445	425	2	190.00–192.50	$191.19	$813	+11.70
455–495	472	7	172.50–182.50	$178.13	$841	+13.13
505–548	533	6	165.00–175.00	$168.16	$896	+6.39
575	575	2	157.50	$157.50	$906	+11.82
605–645	628	3	142.50–152.50	$148.28	$931	-1.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	8	207.50–210.00	$209.01	$878	+4.20
460–495	467	5	197.50–201.00	$200.26	$935	+10.26
505–545	535	7	190.00–200.00	$192.27	$1,029	—
555–595	575	4	184.00–190.00	$187.20	$1,076	+9.70
605–645	623	3	170.00–177.50	$174.08	$1,085	+4.08
685	685	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,113	—
705–745	725	2	152.50–162.50	$157.36	$1,141	-2.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	255.00	$255.00	$625	±0.00
255–295	275	4	245.00–251.00	$247.78	$681	+7.78
305–345	313	5	235.00–240.00	$238.90	$748	+2.37
355–395	378	9	225.00–235.00	$229.02	$866	+0.47
405–445	417	5	212.50–222.50	$219.37	$915	+5.41
485	485	1	205.00	$205.00	$994	-4.34
505–545	524	15	195.00–205.00	$200.08	$1,048	-2.32
555–595	582	3	188.00–195.00	$190.23	$1,107	—
605–645	629	5	175.00–185.00	$178.93	$1,125	+3.17
655–695	677	3	165.00–172.50	$168.26	$1,139	-6.74
705–745	725	2	165.00–170.00	$167.43	$1,214	+2.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	245.00	$245.00	$576	—
255–295	275	2	230.00–240.00	$234.64	$645	+2.32
335	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	-0.09
355–395	375	2	212.50–220.00	$216.05	$810	-0.33
405–445	417	6	200.00–210.00	$206.96	$863	+5.40
455–465	460	2	197.50–200.00	$198.74	$914	—
505–545	525	2	180.00–190.00	$184.81	$970	-3.88
555–595	582	3	167.50–170.00	$168.30	$980	-14.96
605–645	618	7	160.00–170.00	$166.71	$1,030	-2.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	255.00–260.00	$257.32	$708	+4.82
305–345	327	13	245.00–255.00	$247.01	$808	—
355–395	376	6	237.50–247.50	$243.60	$916	+8.60
410	410	1	240.00	$240.00	$984	+16.26
560–580	570	2	202.50–203.00	$202.75	$1,156	-1.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1700	1083	80-85%	35	88.00–96.00	$93.19	$1,009	+2.16
870–1620	1135	80-85%	51	97.00–104.00	$100.79	$1,144	—
975–1585	1198	80-85%	19	105.00–109.00	$107.06	$1,283	+9.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1185	964	85-90%	24	89.00–96.00	$91.83	$885	—
855–1390	1019	85-90%	25	80.00–88.00	$84.77	$864	-0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1635	1453	75-80%	12	100.00–105.00	$103.23	$1,500	—
1290–1675	1481	75-80%	7	107.00–109.00	$107.73	$1,595	—
1450–1860	1655	75-80%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.44	$1,580	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1180	1120	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,254	—
1025–1815	1305	6	117.00–124.00	$121.56	$1,586	—
1415–2255	1753	6	125.00–131.00	$128.93	$2,260	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
910–1115	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,080.00	$1,003.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1035	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,015.00–1,030.00	$1,022.41

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
76	76	1	215.00	$215.00	—
88	88	1	245.00	$245.00	—
90–96	93	2	250.00–265.00	$257.50	—
108–136	125	3	295.00–360.00	$335.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–25	23	4	90.00–100.00	$95.00	—
31–39	33	5	120.00–140.00	$125.00	—
33–39	37	4	130.00–145.00	$138.75	—
41–44	43	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	—
43	43	1	150.00	$150.00	—
52	52	2	180.00	$180.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
61	61	1	150.00	$150.00	—
71–79	76	3	175.00–195.00	$186.67	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21	21	1	110.00	$110.00	—
35–39	37	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	—
45–49	48	6	170.00–180.00	$176.67	—
55–59	57	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	—
67	67	1	225.00	$225.00	—

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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.