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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 505 412
Feeder cattle 337 351 284
Slaughter cattle 166 112 88
Replacement cattle 25 42 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull claves unevenly steady, Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 2 240.00–242.50 $241.22 $1,122 +1.22
505 505 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,187 +5.00
555 555 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 -1.23
728–745 730 7 192.50–199.00 $198.05 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527–545 529 9 245.00–247.00 $246.77 $1,305 —
580 580 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,375 +5.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 3 232.50–237.50 $234.93 $1,116 +1.35
505–525 515 2 220.00–225.00 $222.45 $1,146 -2.04
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 -6.00
655–675 665 2 190.00–192.50 $191.23 $1,272 —
705 705 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,287 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 421 5 222.50–230.00 $225.94 $951 +0.61
455 455 3 215.00 $215.00 $978 +2.03
505–537 524 5 209.00–210.00 $209.39 $1,097 +6.44
555–575 568 3 190.00–195.00 $191.63 $1,088 —
605 605 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 ±0.00
655 655 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,166 +8.00
705–715 710 2 165.00–167.50 $166.24 $1,180 +1.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 220.00–225.00 $222.43 $812 +1.55
405–415 413 6 215.00–217.50 $215.41 $890 +3.35
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 +2.35
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 -0.85
555–585 571 5 180.00–186.00 $183.15 $1,046 -0.10
655–675 670 4 165.00–167.50 $165.61 $1,110 +1.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 2 220.00–230.00 $224.79 $1,068 -6.21
660 660 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,195 —
720–745 728 3 170.00–178.00 $175.27 $1,276 —
758 758 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,289 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 240.00 $240.00 $852 -12.41
455–495 483 5 220.00–227.50 $222.40 $1,074 -7.60
505–545 521 5 210.00–217.50 $214.92 $1,120 -8.69
555–575 560 4 200.00–205.00 $203.72 $1,141 —
605–625 612 3 192.50–197.50 $195.80 $1,198 +5.80
655–675 668 3 182.50–185.00 $183.32 $1,225 +3.32
705–715 713 5 172.50–175.00 $172.99 $1,233 +2.99
755 755 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 250.00–255.00 $252.43 $921 —
455–475 470 4 235.00–240.00 $236.21 $1,110 —
505–545 527 6 220.00–230.00 $224.51 $1,183 —
555 555 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,179 —
605–615 610 2 202.50–205.00 $203.74 $1,243 —
655 655 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 245.00–250.00 $246.51 $695 -18.49
355 355 1 235.00 $235.00 $834 -6.49
405 405 4 220.00 $220.00 $891 -15.54
455 455 1 212.50 $212.50 $967 -7.46
505 505 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 -17.50
555 555 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 -5.72
605–615 612 3 185.00–187.00 $185.66 $1,136 +0.66
655 655 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,130 —
705 705 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1605 1198 80-85% 11 94.00–101.00 $98.23 $1,177 —
910–1700 1234 80-85% 56 103.00–110.00 $107.25 $1,323 -1.93
995–1870 1327 80-85% 39 111.00–118.00 $113.07 $1,500 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1475 1034 85-90% 6 80.00–87.00 $83.16 $860 —
955–1545 1142 85-90% 10 93.00–99.00 $96.37 $1,101 —
890–1665 1249 85-90% 8 100.00–105.00 $102.75 $1,283 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,496 —
1320–1680 1491 75-80% 8 112.00–116.00 $113.63 $1,694 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1485 1388 2 114.00–119.00 $116.32 $1,615 —
1195–1865 1567 6 122.00–129.00 $126.70 $1,985 —
1155–2260 1638 12 130.00–136.00 $131.77 $2,158 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1215 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,370.00–1,400.00 $1,385.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.