Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.72/cwt -14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 431 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 484 634
Feeder cattle 327 362 390
Slaughter cattle 157 113 206
Replacement cattle 12 9 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 —
380 380 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 —
425 425 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 +5.00
460–480 466 7 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $1,433 +1.10
580 580 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,665 —
642 642 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 -15.00
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —
425 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 +25.00
520 520 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,181 —
525 525 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,496 -3.31
575 575 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,535 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 -2.46
330–340 337 3 275.00 $275.00 $927 -2.46
360–380 367 3 265.00–275.00 $271.55 $997 +14.13
420–430 428 4 237.00–245.00 $240.47 $1,029 -11.62
460–490 474 5 232.00–239.00 $235.58 $1,117 -8.36
510–540 523 6 230.00–235.00 $232.77 $1,217 +5.77
585 585 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,316 +3.37
620–640 627 3 210.00–217.00 $214.62 $1,346 —
660–680 670 2 207.00–210.00 $208.48 $1,397 +14.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 4 290.00–297.00 $292.19 $1,090 +5.30
430–440 431 11 260.00–263.00 $262.72 $1,132 -14.28
480–490 485 2 255.00–257.00 $255.99 $1,242 —
530 530 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,336 -3.59
560–570 563 4 250.00–251.00 $250.75 $1,412 +8.52
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 +12.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 300.00–310.00 $303.18 $858 -1.82
320–340 330 2 285.00–290.00 $287.42 $948 —
360–375 370 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,018 ±0.00
420–440 434 5 250.00–257.00 $252.35 $1,095 -7.65
460–490 477 5 240.00–247.00 $243.75 $1,163 -9.51
520–540 530 2 240.00–245.00 $242.45 $1,285 -2.10
570–580 573 3 230.00–232.00 $231.33 $1,326 -0.38
633 633 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,424 +7.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 345.00–355.00 $349.88 $980 -6.71
340 340 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 -11.53
370–390 384 7 330.00–340.00 $332.79 $1,278 +1.52
410–440 427 7 310.00–320.00 $315.62 $1,348 +22.31
470–485 475 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,354 -0.99
575 575 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -12.97
620–640 630 3 240.00–245.00 $241.64 $1,522 -4.26
670–690 680 2 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $1,581 -8.53
710–740 725 2 220.00–227.00 $223.43 $1,620 -0.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 5 325.00–330.00 $325.96 $1,082 -9.04
360–390 375 2 315.00–325.00 $319.80 $1,199 +2.73
420–430 425 2 305.00–307.00 $305.99 $1,300 +24.37
470–490 483 4 260.00–267.00 $262.95 $1,270 -7.98
510–540 528 8 250.00–255.00 $253.99 $1,341 -0.90
630–640 635 2 232.00–235.00 $233.49 $1,483 —
670–680 673 3 220.00–227.00 $224.64 $1,512 +4.64
730–740 735 2 207.00–210.00 $208.49 $1,532 -6.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 -2.46
375 375 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 +0.20
425 425 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,424 +22.63
460–490 476 8 300.00–310.00 $303.73 $1,446 +10.42
510–540 524 5 270.00–277.00 $273.75 $1,434 —
575 575 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 -12.48
620–640 633 3 250.00–255.00 $251.63 $1,593 -3.37
675 675 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,634 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1360 1131 80-85% 23 105.00–112.00 $109.53 $1,239 -12.25
900–1455 1152 80-85% 45 113.00–120.00 $116.53 $1,342 —
900–1415 1158 80-85% 12 122.00–130.00 $125.04 $1,448 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1635 1448 75-80% 16 114.00–121.00 $117.94 $1,708 —
1310–1595 1458 75-80% 9 123.00–130.00 $126.37 $1,842 —
1585–1895 1740 75-80% 2 134.00–139.00 $136.72 $2,379 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1245 1000 85-90% 12 100.00–108.00 $104.35 $1,044 —
990–1320 1133 85-90% 5 92.00–99.00 $94.94 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,416 —
1000–1650 1258 7 137.00–146.00 $141.48 $1,780 —
1535–2355 1833 4 150.00–156.00 $153.11 $2,807 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1185 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,415.78
1020–1045 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,360.53
925–1145 1052 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,234.07
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–920 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–1,010.00 $917.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.