Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $191.34/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $188.08/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 531 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.11/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	880	697	617
Feeder cattle	529	436	353
Slaughter cattle	206	149	188
Replacement cattle	75	112	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	235.00	$235.00	$975	—
455–495	486	5	220.00–227.50	$224.45	$1,091	—
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—
605–645	625	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$1,203	-10.08
658	658	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,250	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	4	210.00–220.00	$215.01	$1,236	—
605–645	632	3	200.00–202.50	$200.80	$1,269	—
665	665	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	222.50	$222.50	$990	—
595	595	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,116	—
685	685	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,182	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	210.00	$210.00	$934	+5.48
455–495	473	16	199.00–209.00	$204.11	$965	+11.72
505–545	531	19	185.00–195.00	$188.08	$999	+3.08
555–595	573	5	180.00–190.00	$185.41	$1,062	+5.41
655–695	675	2	157.50–160.00	$158.71	$1,071	—
705–745	725	2	145.00–152.50	$148.65	$1,078	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	5	210.00–215.00	$211.85	$697	-1.69
355–384	374	6	205.00–210.00	$206.58	$773	+0.15
455–495	477	23	185.00–195.00	$191.34	$913	+7.41
505–545	525	3	175.00–180.00	$177.44	$932	-2.56
555–595	578	3	165.00–175.00	$169.04	$977	-3.46
645	645	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	—
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,021	+3.20
505–545	517	5	197.50–207.50	$204.40	$1,057	+5.27
555–595	582	3	199.00–202.50	$200.11	$1,165	+15.11
605–645	625	4	185.00–190.00	$187.42	$1,171	+3.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	235.00	$235.00	$693	—
305–345	325	2	230.00–235.00	$232.35	$755	+7.00
355–395	368	3	220.00–225.00	$223.21	$821	+11.66
405–445	427	9	210.00–215.00	$212.11	$906	+4.10
455–495	465	4	200.00–205.00	$203.67	$947	+3.67
505–545	521	5	190.00–195.00	$192.91	$1,005	-2.09
555–595	575	3	177.50–182.50	$179.94	$1,035	-5.06
605–645	625	2	170.00–172.50	$171.21	$1,070	—
685	685	3	162.50	$162.50	$1,113	-9.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	415	4	220.00–225.00	$223.66	$928	+4.34
455–495	468	7	210.00–215.00	$213.10	$997	+3.77
505–545	518	3	200.00–206.00	$203.90	$1,056	-1.10
555–595	575	5	185.00–195.00	$189.93	$1,092	—
605–645	621	5	182.00–185.00	$183.75	$1,141	-6.25
665	665	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	-1.43
555–595	577	3	197.50–205.00	$200.74	$1,158	-3.82
610	610	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,205	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1335	1108	80-85%	25	82.00–89.00	$86.70	$961	—
985–1510	1221	80-85%	58	90.00–97.00	$93.12	$1,137	+4.31
1170–1625	1374	80-85%	9	98.00–104.00	$100.54	$1,381	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1610	1405	75-80%	11	87.00–91.00	$89.71	$1,260	-1.57
1195–1585	1416	75-80%	25	92.00–99.00	$94.95	$1,344	+3.67
1685	1685	75-80%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,702	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1165	1001	85-90%	19	82.00–89.00	$84.81	$849	—
800–1175	1029	85-90%	10	74.00–81.00	$78.01	$803	-8.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1610	1401	7	108.00–112.00	$109.97	$1,541	—
1580–1970	1765	5	124.00–127.00	$124.84	$2,203	—
1445–2165	1804	5	116.00–123.00	$120.05	$2,166	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–960	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	910.00–1,020.00	$972.77
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1020–1365	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,125.00–1,360.00	$1,248.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1095	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,050.00	$967.11
915–1000	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–860.00	$855.22
910–1210	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	950.00–1,140.00	$1,031.65

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
147	147	1	265.00	$265.00	—
159–185	172	4	295.00–360.00	$326.25	—

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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
1110–1220	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,776.18	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–865	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,324.26	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–29	27	13	95.00–115.00	$110.38	—
31–37	33	16	120.00–135.00	$123.75	—
37	37	1	155.00	$155.00	—
53–55	54	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	—
61	61	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
81–87	85	3	200.00–215.00	$210.00	—
97	97	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	160.00	$160.00	—
55	55	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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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.