Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $196.01/cwt +14.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 535 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.37/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 458 641 345
Feeder cattle 330 464 273
Slaughter cattle 118 140 44
Replacement cattle 10 37 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago today: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls mostly steady; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady; Replacement cattle lightly tested. This market will not be covered next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Coverage will resume on 11/29/2023

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 —
740 740 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 +5.19
730–740 735 2 190.00–196.00 $192.98 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 290.00 $290.00 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
380–390 385 2 210.00–215.00 $212.47 $818 +3.76
410–440 428 5 200.00–207.00 $202.72 $868 +1.05
460–490 478 9 195.00–205.00 $201.40 $963 +3.86
520–540 535 13 190.00–197.00 $196.01 $1,049 +14.04
590 590 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 -2.45
640 640 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 —
690 690 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
390 390 2 220.00 $220.00 $858 —
430–440 433 3 210.00–215.00 $213.31 $924 —
466–490 471 11 210.00–213.00 $211.37 $996 —
525 525 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,113 +17.00
580–590 587 3 190.00–195.00 $191.65 $1,125 -2.09
640 640 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 —
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
340 340 2 210.00 $210.00 $714 +3.76
440 440 1 195.00 $195.00 $858 +11.20
490 490 1 190.00 $190.00 $931 +10.88
530–540 535 2 185.00–187.00 $185.99 $995 +13.51
580–590 585 2 175.00–177.00 $175.99 $1,030 +3.51
630–640 633 3 162.00–165.00 $163.99 $1,038 -3.56
690 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 275.00 $275.00 $935 +15.00
380–390 385 8 260.00–265.00 $262.47 $1,011 +18.77
440 440 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 +22.46
490 490 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 —
540 540 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 +5.71
590 590 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,280 —
690 690 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 280.00–285.00 $282.45 $664 —
290 290 2 275.00 $275.00 $798 +23.44
390 390 2 250.00 $250.00 $975 +18.36
420–440 430 2 235.00–245.00 $239.88 $1,031 +18.61
480–490 485 4 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,079 +17.42
640 640 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,229 +4.32
690 690 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,242 +7.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 280.00 $280.00 $952 +10.00
390 390 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1190 1059 80-85% 17 82.00–89.00 $85.88 $909 —
895–1345 1152 80-85% 17 91.00–98.00 $94.36 $1,087 +7.10
1140–1390 1232 80-85% 5 100.00–103.00 $100.95 $1,244 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1110 939 85-90% 14 75.00–82.00 $77.49 $728 —
845–1195 1018 85-90% 8 65.00–70.00 $67.12 $683 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1475 1409 75-80% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.77 $1,448 —
1365–1705 1529 75-80% 6 91.00–98.00 $92.98 $1,422 -14.90
1330–1805 1579 75-80% 4 82.00–88.00 $86.48 $1,366 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1735 1557 3 101.00–106.00 $102.91 $1,602 -8.54
1590–2265 1857 3 116.00–120.00 $117.52 $2,182 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1140 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,175.00 $1,050.00
1080–1420 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,125.00–1,375.00 $1,197.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.