Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 3 bulls $218.59/cwt ≈ $1,325/hd at 606 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $290.81/cwt +23.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 457 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.46/cwt +22.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 441 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	529	423	735
Feeder cattle	372	318	423
Slaughter cattle	60	87	232
Replacement cattle	40	18	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–388	385	3	340.00–345.00	$343.36	$1,322	—
400–445	436	5	315.00–325.00	$316.83	$1,381	+16.83
455–465	458	6	310.00–320.00	$315.86	$1,447	+23.42
500–545	515	3	290.00–295.00	$293.24	$1,510	+21.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	3	332.00–335.00	$333.97	$1,429	—
455–460	458	3	327.00–330.00	$329.01	$1,507	+27.43
500–545	523	2	300.00–305.00	$302.39	$1,581	-1.47
650	650	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	320.00–322.50	$321.18	$1,021	—
440–445	443	3	305.00–310.00	$307.33	$1,361	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	285.00–297.50	$292.38	$798	—
300–335	315	5	275.00–290.00	$281.24	$886	+29.62
355–380	367	8	265.00–275.00	$269.43	$989	+16.08
435–445	441	11	260.00–270.00	$264.46	$1,166	+22.27
455–480	463	11	255.00–265.00	$257.21	$1,191	+20.05
500–535	523	6	235.00–245.00	$240.11	$1,256	—
555–590	571	8	230.00–240.00	$234.96	$1,342	+2.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	274	5	265.00–275.00	$270.07	$740	—
300–335	318	6	260.00–270.00	$264.82	$842	+48.14
355–365	357	5	245.00–255.00	$250.82	$895	+18.29
400–445	437	8	245.00–255.00	$249.33	$1,090	+24.33
455–465	463	9	240.00–250.00	$246.14	$1,140	+11.79
500–535	510	7	220.00–230.00	$222.90	$1,137	-2.93
555–575	561	7	210.00–220.00	$214.49	$1,203	—
600–645	627	3	195.00–200.00	$197.39	$1,238	-7.61
660	660	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	3	295.00–305.00	$300.05	$969	+27.63
355–390	367	6	285.00–295.00	$290.00	$1,064	+26.29
400–445	415	3	280.00–285.00	$283.21	$1,175	+24.29
555–580	565	5	245.00–246.00	$245.41	$1,387	+9.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	4	320.00–325.00	$322.62	$865	—
355–370	361	8	290.00–300.00	$295.28	$1,066	+25.15
400–445	438	6	280.00–295.00	$286.70	$1,256	+49.29
455–465	464	9	265.00–280.00	$270.68	$1,256	—
500–545	532	5	242.00–250.00	$246.48	$1,311	+11.48
555–590	575	8	240.00–245.00	$242.25	$1,393	+1.38
600–645	606	14	210.00–220.00	$218.59	$1,325	—
700–735	723	3	200.00–205.00	$203.39	$1,471	—
770–775	773	4	175.00–185.00	$180.51	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	5	335.00–340.00	$336.95	$933	—
330–335	334	4	330.00–340.00	$334.98	$1,119	+40.13
355–390	369	5	315.00–330.00	$324.01	$1,196	+37.78
435–445	440	4	300.00–317.00	$309.20	$1,360	+39.88
455–465	457	12	285.00–300.00	$290.81	$1,329	+23.78
500–545	523	8	277.00–287.00	$282.41	$1,477	+22.43
560–565	561	7	260.00–262.00	$260.58	$1,462	+8.12
600–645	618	6	230.00–235.00	$231.74	$1,432	+0.19
700–715	709	5	210.00–215.00	$213.03	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	4	337.50–345.00	$341.92	$1,231	+30.34
410–445	433	9	320.00–332.50	$326.74	$1,415	+16.74
455–465	456	7	307.00–320.00	$312.03	$1,423	+13.34
505–510	509	8	290.00–300.00	$294.36	$1,498	+14.27
555–575	565	4	282.00–290.00	$286.07	$1,616	+16.07
660–675	668	2	240.00–242.00	$241.01	$1,610	-0.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1505	1223	80-85%	14	122.00–130.00	$124.72	$1,525	-2.79
935–1625	1284	80-85%	20	131.00–138.00	$133.42	$1,713	—
1435–1640	1528	80-85%	3	117.00–119.00	$118.03	$1,803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–950	938	85-90%	2	106.00–109.00	$107.52	$1,009	—
1000–1110	1041	85-90%	4	112.00–117.00	$113.47	$1,181	+5.48
940–1280	1110	85-90%	2	118.00–122.00	$119.69	$1,329	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1365	1350	75-80%	2	119.00–125.00	$122.03	$1,647	—
1710–1805	1758	75-80%	2	133.00	$133.00	$2,338	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,464	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1310	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,612.29

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1100	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,075.00	$1,009.21

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	—
100–110	101	7	95.00–155.00	$127.14	—
150	150	2	130.00–170.00	$150.00	—
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	—
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1225	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,640.00–1,750.00	$1,688.47	—
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	100.00	$100.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	34	5	50.00–60.00	$57.00	—
35	35	1	35.00	$35.00	—
40–45	41	7	50.00–55.00	$52.14	—
40–45	42	3	45.00–75.00	$63.33	—
45	45	1	35.00	$35.00	—
60	60	2	75.00	$75.00	—
60–65	63	3	60.00–75.00	$68.33	—
70–75	73	3	85.00–100.00	$90.00	—
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	—
80	80	1	95.00	$95.00	—
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	—
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	45.00	$45.00	—
75	75	1	65.00	$65.00	—
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100–120	107	3	135.00–150.00	$140.00	—
100–140	120	3	210.00–235.00	$220.00	—
150	150	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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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.