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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 501 741
Feeder cattle 80 269 436
Slaughter cattle 95 112 121
Replacement cattle 8 12 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special note: Sale will be closed for the next 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years. Sale will open back up on January 10th for the regular weekly sale. Compared to one-week earlier Slaughter cows, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 245.00 $245.00 $870 -52.48
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
450 450 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 —
510–535 523 3 225.00–235.00 $230.08 $1,203 +14.91
600–635 617 3 220.00–227.50 $223.35 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 2 215.00 $215.00 $989 +1.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1550 1162 80-85% 37 90.00–99.00 $94.97 $1,104 —
860–1575 1241 80-85% 8 100.00–108.00 $104.33 $1,295 +2.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1525 959 85-90% 8 80.00–99.00 $92.57 $888 +15.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–2070 1486 5 109.00–114.00 $112.82 $1,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
955–1225 1067 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–1,300.00 $1,017.23

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–65 63 2 125.00 $125.00 -50.00
70 70 1 230.00 $230.00 +90.00
70–75 73 4 100.00–165.00 $132.50 -7.50
85 85 1 110.00 $110.00 -155.00
85 85 2 330.00 $330.00 +65.00
100–135 118 2 210.00 $210.00 +39.00
145 145 1 225.00 $225.00 +54.00
175 175 1 250.00 $250.00 -200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–65 62 6 75.00–125.00 $103.33 +17.08
70–75 71 5 100.00–140.00 $115.00 -10.00
80 80 5 110.00–125.00 $121.00 +41.00
90 90 1 80.00 $80.00 -2.50
90 90 1 180.00 $180.00 +97.50
110–120 118 6 100.00–240.00 $157.50 -102.50
120 120 1 180.00 $180.00 -80.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 71 4 110.00–125.00 $116.25 -143.75
85 85 2 250.00–270.00 $260.00 ±0.00
110–145 127 3 120.00–255.00 $186.67 -103.33

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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.