Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $233.04/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 534 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	484	624	679
Feeder cattle	348	437	423
Slaughter cattle	64	139	117
Replacement cattle	72	48	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago Slaughter cows steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls significantly lower. Replacement cattle steady. Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,386	+45.10
457	457	5	332.50	$332.50	$1,520	+40.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,154	+37.44
355–390	371	4	350.00–355.00	$352.39	$1,307	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,406	—
446	446	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,516	+17.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	305.00	$305.00	$656	—
295	295	2	290.00	$290.00	$856	—
310–345	327	3	280.00–285.00	$283.24	$926	+13.24
360–365	363	2	270.00–275.00	$272.48	$989	+16.28
415–420	418	2	265.00–267.50	$266.24	$1,113	+17.93
510–545	534	15	225.00–245.00	$233.04	$1,244	+2.70
550–595	582	6	225.00–237.50	$234.73	$1,366	+14.66
600–648	622	5	220.00–225.00	$222.01	$1,381	+6.98
650	650	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,430	—
735	735	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,433	+0.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	290.00	$290.00	$696	—
250	250	1	290.00	$290.00	$725	—
380	380	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,007	+17.52
400–445	434	5	250.00–255.00	$254.08	$1,103	+21.50
450–495	473	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,112	+10.57
500–523	515	3	227.50–232.50	$230.88	$1,189	+22.41
590–595	593	2	215.00–225.00	$219.98	$1,304	+14.96
605–620	613	2	210.00–215.00	$212.47	$1,302	+16.67
650–695	665	3	195.00–210.00	$204.77	$1,362	+14.77
730	730	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	+3.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	321	4	290.00–300.00	$294.96	$947	+9.96
355	355	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,003	—
415–420	418	9	270.00–280.00	$271.10	$1,133	+11.22
565–580	573	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,432	+17.49
645	645	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—
660–675	668	2	220.00–222.50	$221.24	$1,478	+3.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	380.00	$380.00	$950	+70.00
330–345	338	4	365.00–372.50	$369.40	$1,249	+70.35
355–360	358	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,307	+50.73
440	440	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	—
415–435	425	3	362.00–370.00	$365.97	$1,555	+49.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	3	350.00–360.00	$356.50	$1,533	+50.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1375	1096	80-85%	9	104.00–110.00	$107.41	$1,177	—
960–1335	1150	80-85%	10	112.00–119.00	$115.94	$1,333	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–995	910	85-90%	2	96.00–100.00	$97.81	$890	—
860–1165	1016	85-90%	5	101.00–108.00	$105.29	$1,070	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,500	—
1135–1800	1438	75-80%	6	112.00–116.00	$114.01	$1,639	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1570	1395	3	130.00–138.00	$133.37	$1,861	—
1020–1835	1427	6	119.00–126.00	$123.48	$1,762	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1040	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–900.00	$837.96
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–1,000.00	$930.00
925–1085	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	975.00–1,150.00	$1,052.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1060	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,109.41
1175–1365	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,449.27
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.