Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.81/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 527 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.79/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 422 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $193.14/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 382 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,065	735	633
Feeder cattle	684	423	379
Slaughter cattle	236	232	197
Replacement cattle	93	30	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	242.50	$242.50	$771	—
423	423	3	227.50	$227.50	$962	+1.96
470	470	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,086	+13.08
505–545	525	5	210.00–215.00	$212.42	$1,115	+0.44
680	680	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,207	-10.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	220.00	$220.00	$902	—
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	+7.69
530	530	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	+12.75
645	645	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,338	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	215.00	$215.00	$828	—
410–445	428	2	205.00–207.50	$206.20	$883	-2.81
455–495	470	15	195.00–200.00	$196.08	$922	-4.18
525–545	527	30	187.50–196.00	$194.81	$1,027	+2.54
555–595	575	2	180.00–182.50	$181.21	$1,042	-5.99
705–745	725	2	152.50–162.50	$157.36	$1,141	±0.00
795	795	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	205.00	$205.00	$605	-20.00
325	325	1	215.00	$215.00	$699	+0.15
355	355	4	210.00	$210.00	$746	-0.65
405–445	422	23	190.00–200.00	$195.79	$826	-5.13
455–495	478	6	182.50–192.00	$186.47	$891	-3.17
505–545	525	6	175.00–185.00	$179.89	$944	-5.01
555–595	575	5	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$991	-1.88
665	665	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,031	+2.50
705–745	732	3	142.50–150.00	$144.91	$1,061	-2.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	335	4	200.00–210.00	$202.28	$678	-4.21
355–395	382	17	190.00–200.00	$193.14	$738	+0.83
405–445	437	5	185.00–187.50	$185.46	$810	-5.73
455–495	469	7	170.00–180.00	$176.32	$827	-1.81
505–545	525	2	165.00–172.50	$168.61	$885	+0.45
555–595	573	3	160.00–167.50	$164.08	$940	+6.58
605–645	618	3	150.00–152.50	$151.63	$937	+3.35
665	665	1	142.50	$142.50	$948	—

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Feeder Bulls

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	±0.00
255–295	275	3	225.00–235.00	$229.76	$632	-4.88
305–345	310	8	217.50–225.00	$223.96	$694	-1.04
355–395	384	8	210.00–217.50	$212.07	$814	-3.98
405–445	432	6	200.00–205.00	$201.56	$871	-5.40
455–495	474	14	190.00–200.00	$195.21	$925	-3.53
505–545	530	4	187.50–192.50	$189.31	$1,003	+4.50
555–595	578	6	170.00–175.00	$172.01	$994	+3.71
605–645	629	5	165.00–170.00	$166.96	$1,050	+0.25
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	240.00–245.00	$242.32	$666	-5.46
305–345	329	5	230.00–240.00	$233.71	$769	-5.19
351–395	370	15	220.00–230.00	$222.50	$823	-6.52
405–445	432	11	210.00–220.00	$213.09	$921	-6.28
455–495	485	8	205.00–207.50	$205.59	$997	+0.59
505–545	525	7	195.00–205.00	$199.93	$1,050	-0.15
555–595	582	3	185.00–190.00	$186.59	$1,086	-3.64
620	620	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,085	-3.93
680	680	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	+1.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	-2.01
375–395	385	2	232.50–235.00	$233.72	$900	-9.88
405–445	420	4	225.00–235.00	$231.09	$971	-8.91
700	700	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1545	1101	80-85%	29	84.00–92.00	$89.23	$982	-11.56
935–1560	1222	80-85%	47	93.00–100.00	$96.57	$1,180	—
1060–1605	1309	80-85%	25	101.00–107.00	$103.37	$1,353	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1500	1370	75-80%	3	85.00–92.00	$87.55	$1,199	—
1195–1640	1401	75-80%	30	96.00–102.00	$99.86	$1,399	—
1220–1800	1499	75-80%	7	103.00–105.00	$103.93	$1,558	-3.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1175	996	85-90%	7	86.00–92.00	$88.33	$880	-3.50
850–1235	1045	85-90%	17	76.00–84.00	$81.39	$851	-3.38
1055	1055	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$992	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1665	1351	8	108.00–114.00	$111.66	$1,509	—
1125–1855	1551	11	115.00–122.00	$118.70	$1,841	—
1290–1920	1699	7	123.00–129.00	$126.36	$2,147	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1090	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	940.00	$940.00
1060–1080	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	940.00–970.00	$956.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1085	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,030.00–1,150.00	$1,085.54
1060–1105	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	950.00–1,095.00	$1,020.99

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	235.00	$235.00	+20.00
106–122	112	3	290.00–330.00	$305.00	-30.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—
840–1110	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,110.00–1,210.00	$1,176.69	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1300	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,680.81	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1300	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,558.95	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–855	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–975.00	$939.71	—
825–1045	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,020.00	$966.91	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	24	3	90.00–105.00	$98.33	+3.33
29	29	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
42	42	1	165.00	$165.00	+10.00
52	52	1	180.00	$180.00	±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
67	67	1	165.00	$165.00	+15.00
73–75	74	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	-4.17
81	81	1	200.00	$200.00	+13.33
101–119	110	4	250.00–295.00	$271.25	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
67	67	1	225.00	$225.00	±0.00

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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.