Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $195.77/cwt +12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 527 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $194.93/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 486 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 479 937
Feeder cattle 519 367 640
Slaughter cattle 120 107 191
Replacement cattle 10 5 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago today: Replacement cattle lightly tested; Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher; Feeder cattle unevenly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 —
575 575 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 ±0.00
610–643 632 4 230.00–240.00 $237.51 $1,501 —
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 —
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 +10.00
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 +2.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 525 2 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,273 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 200.00–210.00 $204.94 $891 -0.06
460–497 486 11 190.00–198.00 $194.93 $947 +4.93
510–540 527 14 190.00–198.00 $195.77 $1,032 +12.04
590 590 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 —
640 640 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 +11.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 230.00–240.00 $234.90 $775 —
490 490 2 202.00 $202.00 $990 —
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 +7.52
580–590 583 4 192.00–195.00 $194.24 $1,132 +10.93
625 625 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 +9.34
680–690 685 2 172.00–175.00 $173.49 $1,188 —
740 740 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,221 +13.00
790 790 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 230.00–240.00 $234.87 $893 +4.87
405–430 413 3 220.00–225.00 $221.73 $916 —
610–640 629 7 190.00–200.00 $193.51 $1,217 +13.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $862 —
370–390 383 3 240.00–250.00 $243.22 $932 +3.22
430–440 437 3 220.00–225.00 $221.64 $969 -5.81
480–490 483 4 210.00–215.00 $213.73 $1,032 —
520–540 531 8 200.00–210.00 $204.32 $1,085 -7.26
580–590 585 4 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $1,126 -2.52
610–620 612 5 190.00–195.00 $193.99 $1,187 +8.99
660–690 678 6 180.00–190.00 $184.08 $1,248 —
730–740 735 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $1,294 +15.99
790 790 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 +10.00
375 375 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +20.00
480–490 486 5 220.00–225.00 $221.98 $1,079 -5.47
530–540 535 2 215.00–217.00 $215.99 $1,156 —
580–590 583 4 205.00–210.00 $208.73 $1,217 -0.21
620–640 628 5 200.00–205.00 $202.96 $1,275 +5.97
660–690 675 2 192.00–202.00 $196.89 $1,329 +16.89
720–740 733 3 180.00–185.00 $181.64 $1,331 +9.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 290.00 $290.00 $986 +20.00
360 360 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 —
490 490 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 —
590 590 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 -2.46
610–630 617 3 210.00–215.00 $213.30 $1,316 +7.04
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1080 940 80-85% 3 109.00–112.00 $110.23 $1,036 —
790–1490 1152 80-85% 31 90.00–98.00 $93.82 $1,081 —
885–1395 1170 80-85% 17 84.00–89.00 $87.11 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1245 1045 85-90% 4 74.00–79.00 $76.33 $798 —
750–1275 1067 85-90% 18 80.00–87.00 $83.73 $893 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1520 1448 75-80% 2 86.00–89.00 $87.58 $1,268 -5.68
1460–1625 1548 75-80% 3 100.00–106.00 $102.59 $1,588 —
1305–1885 1564 75-80% 6 92.00–99.00 $95.20 $1,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1810 1384 6 105.00–109.00 $106.36 $1,472 —
1030–2000 1701 5 112.00–119.00 $116.52 $1,982 —
1770–1870 1820 2 122.00–124.00 $122.97 $2,238 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1220 934 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,075.00 $1,003.00
925–1150 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,207.83
875–1335 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $940.61

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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.