Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 468 608
Feeder cattle 332 314 327
Slaughter cattle 129 142 182
Replacement cattle 20 12 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle steady to 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle lightly tested; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,529 —
520–540 530 3 300.00–310.00 $304.94 $1,616 +9.94
665 665 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -5.00
780–790 785 2 201.00–207.00 $203.98 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 335.00–340.00 $337.47 $1,468 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 535 2 285.00–290.00 $287.48 $1,538 +7.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 275.00 $275.00 $798 ±0.00
330–340 338 4 255.00–265.00 $257.44 $870 -2.33
370–390 382 9 245.00–255.00 $248.81 $950 -6.19
430–440 436 5 240.00–245.00 $241.97 $1,055 -11.33
470–490 475 4 240.00–245.00 $243.71 $1,158 +0.42
530–540 535 4 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $1,244 -2.52
630–640 635 2 210.00–217.00 $213.47 $1,356 -1.53
740 740 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 +15.00
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 -3.30
420–440 433 4 250.00–260.00 $253.67 $1,098 -8.23
460–480 470 3 250.00–260.00 $254.93 $1,198 +4.37
525 525 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 +10.36
560–590 573 6 230.00–240.00 $236.10 $1,353 -0.22
630–640 635 2 227.00–229.00 $227.99 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 305.00 $305.00 $884 —
480–490 485 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,297 +3.33
510–540 524 7 260.00–267.00 $263.80 $1,382 +11.32
640 640 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 350.00–355.00 $352.46 $1,005 +12.46
320–340 327 6 340.00–350.00 $346.58 $1,133 +16.58
380–390 387 3 340.00–345.00 $341.64 $1,322 +19.17
440 440 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 +2.53
470–490 478 4 295.00–305.00 $301.18 $1,440 +16.18
530–540 538 4 280.00–285.00 $281.23 $1,513 +8.26
580–590 588 5 255.00–257.00 $255.39 $1,502 +2.40
630–640 635 2 242.00–245.00 $243.49 $1,546 +8.53
680–690 687 3 230.00–232.00 $230.66 $1,585 —
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 325.00–335.00 $328.27 $1,106 +8.27
370–390 380 5 320.00–330.00 $324.89 $1,235 +18.25
420–440 433 9 290.00–305.00 $293.82 $1,272 —
470–490 482 5 280.00–290.00 $283.94 $1,369 +15.12
520–540 530 3 260.00–270.00 $264.94 $1,404 —
590 590 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,446 +5.06
640 640 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 —
690 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 +20.05
740 740 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,569 +23.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,044 +7.04
390 390 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 +17.57
430–440 435 2 340.00–345.00 $342.47 $1,490 +7.91
520–540 530 3 290.00–300.00 $294.94 $1,563 +13.31
560–590 573 7 260.00–270.00 $264.53 $1,516 +1.24
670–690 680 4 242.00–250.00 $245.47 $1,669 +15.47
740 740 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1390 1043 80-85% 15 122.00–130.00 $127.06 $1,325 —
890–1395 1048 80-85% 43 131.00–139.00 $134.46 $1,409 —
1045–1370 1182 80-85% 15 140.00–149.00 $143.08 $1,691 +8.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–955 860 85-90% 6 120.00–127.00 $122.62 $1,055 +1.66
820–1090 935 85-90% 10 110.00–118.00 $113.65 $1,063 +4.05
840–1255 1048 85-90% 4 100.00–106.00 $104.17 $1,092 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1555 1478 75-80% 2 133.00–135.00 $133.95 $1,980 —
1345–1670 1508 75-80% 2 148.00–150.00 $149.11 $2,249 —
1305–1740 1549 75-80% 16 137.00–143.00 $140.01 $2,169 +6.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–2005 1705 5 160.00–167.00 $162.96 $2,778 —
1530–2250 1890 2 154.00–159.00 $156.98 $2,967 —
1930 1930 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,397 +15.33

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–820 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.42
760–955 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 950.00–1,325.00 $1,145.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830–1090 957 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,875.00–2,175.00 $1,997.21 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640 640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.