Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $186.86/cwt -12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 539 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	961	616	1,118
Feeder cattle	525	442	744
Slaughter cattle	209	124	240
Replacement cattle	52	50	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	240.00–245.00	$242.40	$1,037	—
495	495	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,138	—
525–530	528	2	225.00–227.50	$226.26	$1,195	+0.45
555–580	568	2	210.00–215.00	$212.44	$1,207	—
605–645	625	4	202.50–210.00	$206.19	$1,289	—
745	745	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	265.00	$265.00	$914	—
365	365	1	255.00	$255.00	$931	—
415	415	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,058	—
470	470	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,128	±0.00
665–680	675	3	205.00–208.00	$205.99	$1,390	—
790	790	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,382	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	210.00–215.00	$212.37	$796	—
405–445	421	5	200.00–210.00	$205.87	$867	-17.53
455–495	468	3	195.00–200.00	$198.24	$928	-16.11
505–549	539	14	185.00–195.00	$186.86	$1,007	-12.31
635	635	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,143	-5.00
655–695	675	2	162.50–165.00	$163.71	$1,105	-8.79
705–745	721	4	152.50–160.00	$156.80	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	529	7	190.00–205.00	$198.14	$1,048	-11.86
555	555	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,096	-2.50
635	635	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,159	-12.50
765	765	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–693	685	3	180.00–185.00	$181.63	$1,244	-9.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	225.00–235.00	$231.43	$852	-23.57
405–445	425	2	215.00–220.00	$217.38	$924	-22.01
455–495	482	3	210.00–215.00	$211.57	$1,020	-21.66
525	525	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	-15.91
555–595	571	8	190.00–200.00	$195.86	$1,118	-14.05
605–645	632	3	180.00–185.00	$181.60	$1,148	-20.82
655–695	668	3	170.00–180.00	$176.53	$1,179	-13.47
705	705	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,198	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	240.00	$240.00	$924	—
410	410	1	240.00	$240.00	$984	—
575	575	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,179	-18.72
605–645	625	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$1,203	-17.58
655–695	685	4	185.00–187.50	$185.60	$1,271	-19.40
705	705	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	255.00	$255.00	$931	—
665	665	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,230	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1465	1111	80-85%	27	83.00–91.00	$88.17	$980	-2.35
855–1450	1167	80-85%	62	92.00–99.00	$95.62	$1,116	-0.63
885–1370	1237	80-85%	12	100.00–106.00	$102.48	$1,268	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1235	1033	85-90%	13	75.00–83.00	$77.99	$806	—
965–1395	1096	85-90%	8	84.00–91.00	$88.19	$967	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1485	1395	75-80%	2	102.00–103.00	$102.53	$1,430	—
1110–1705	1479	75-80%	12	94.00–100.00	$97.58	$1,443	+3.10
1430–2085	1581	75-80%	6	85.00–91.00	$88.22	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1545	1173	10	107.00–114.00	$111.39	$1,307	—
1095–1495	1303	4	115.00–122.00	$118.95	$1,550	—
1280–1925	1595	4	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$1,970	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1295	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,135.96
1015–1325	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,244.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
995–1185	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,050.00	$947.62
1035–1155	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	875.00–1,100.00	$1,037.68

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
79	79	1	220.00	$220.00	—
83	83	1	230.00	$230.00	—
127–129	128	2	340.00–345.00	$342.50	—
187	187	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	24	5	90.00–105.00	$97.00	—
21–29	24	16	75.00–95.00	$82.81	—
33–35	34	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	—
35	35	3	110.00	$110.00	—
41	41	1	125.00	$125.00	—
43	43	1	145.00	$145.00	—
57–59	58	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
77	77	1	175.00	$175.00	—
111–115	113	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21–27	25	5	100.00–115.00	$109.00	—
35	35	2	135.00	$135.00	—
49	49	3	170.00	$170.00	—
51–57	54	4	175.00–190.00	$182.50	—
71–73	72	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	—
89	89	2	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.