Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $253.30/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 415 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.56/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 482 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 591 587
Feeder cattle 314 434 324
Slaughter cattle 142 144 166
Replacement cattle 12 13 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady; 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
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 +16.72
430–440 435 2 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $1,403 -7.53
490 490 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,544 —
540 540 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,658 -0.09
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 -10.43
620–640 630 4 262.00–267.00 $264.73 $1,668 —
690 690 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 -5.00
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 —
540 540 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 -7.00
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —
725 725 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,044 —
530 530 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,564 -0.66
640 640 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,613 —
690 690 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 280.00 $280.00 $812 —
330–340 333 3 270.00–275.00 $273.30 $910 -11.70
370–390 382 5 260.00–267.00 $263.35 $1,006 -8.26
410–440 433 4 260.00–268.00 $261.90 $1,134 +0.28
460–490 482 12 250.00–255.00 $250.56 $1,208 -14.05
520–540 530 3 242.00–247.00 $244.64 $1,297 -3.66
575–590 580 3 235.00–237.00 $236.32 $1,371 +1.86
790 790 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 275.00 $275.00 $798 -5.00
310–340 325 4 255.00–265.00 $259.77 $844 -11.21
375 375 2 255.00 $255.00 $956 -10.49
410–440 415 14 247.00–255.00 $253.30 $1,051 +0.47
470–490 477 3 240.00–245.00 $243.29 $1,160 -11.49
540 540 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 -5.62
630 630 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,354 —
690 690 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 -12.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 -14.93
425 425 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 -3.63
460–490 474 5 260.00–269.00 $264.14 $1,252 -8.28
530–540 535 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,351 -13.46
560–590 571 4 245.00–255.00 $251.16 $1,434 -2.33
640 640 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 -5.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 284 5 350.00–355.00 $352.96 $1,002 —
320–340 332 5 340.00–350.00 $343.92 $1,142 -13.54
370–390 380 2 335.00–340.00 $337.43 $1,282 -12.51
410–440 420 3 330.00–337.00 $334.56 $1,405 -0.85
490 490 5 290.00–295.00 $294.00 $1,441 -11.00
520–540 533 3 280.00–285.00 $281.63 $1,501 —
570–590 577 3 260.00–265.00 $263.29 $1,519 -10.15
620–640 633 3 245.00–254.00 $247.94 $1,569 -12.06
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 -22.00
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 -15.00
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 -6.96
380–390 385 2 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $1,242 -11.49
420–430 425 4 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $1,370 +8.96
490 490 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,396 -4.28
530–540 532 5 265.00–275.00 $272.97 $1,452 +0.76
570–580 577 3 252.00–255.00 $252.99 $1,460 -8.64
630–640 635 2 230.00–240.00 $234.96 $1,492 -17.71
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 335.00 $335.00 $972 +1.75
340 340 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 -5.00
380–390 387 3 305.00–310.00 $306.64 $1,187 -6.11
460–490 475 9 265.00–275.00 $268.82 $1,277 -5.11
570–590 580 3 235.00–245.00 $239.94 $1,392 -12.52
670–690 680 3 200.00–210.00 $204.95 $1,394 -30.05
730–740 737 3 185.00–195.00 $188.30 $1,388 -31.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1390 1104 80-85% 42 124.00–132.00 $127.62 $1,409 +7.56
930–1335 1133 80-85% 16 116.00–123.00 $119.53 $1,354 -0.53
860–1390 1154 80-85% 16 133.00–140.00 $135.06 $1,559 -2.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1845 1546 75-80% 17 130.00–136.00 $133.14 $2,058 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,231 +1.98
1480–1670 1575 75-80% 2 122.00–124.00 $123.06 $1,938 -17.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–925 893 85-90% 2 120.00–122.00 $120.96 $1,080 -0.92
780–1010 939 85-90% 7 105.00–113.00 $109.60 $1,029 -4.23
1020–1280 1150 85-90% 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1570 1418 4 140.00–148.00 $143.54 $2,035 —
1650–2050 1938 6 155.00–163.00 $160.67 $3,114 —
2200 2200 1 167.00 $167.00 $3,674 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1075–1310 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,551.73
1255–1260 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,662.57
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–990 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,227.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1850 1549 80-85% 7 126.00–132.00 $129.35 $2,004 —

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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.