Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $244.13/cwt ≈ $1,389/hd at 569 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $242.37/cwt -21.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 461 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $234.36/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 511 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	950	345	319
Feeder cattle	690	213	236
Slaughter cattle	210	122	78
Replacement cattle	50	10	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. all feeder classes 5.00 to10.00 lower, 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
348	348	11	317.50	$317.50	$1,105	—
370–390	383	3	285.00–290.00	$286.61	$1,098	—
405–423	418	4	280.00–285.00	$281.26	$1,176	—
455–460	458	5	242.50–255.00	$250.01	$1,145	—
500–540	513	4	235.00–255.00	$243.98	$1,252	-21.99
555–599	576	12	230.00–235.00	$232.43	$1,339	—
600–645	623	5	230.00–235.00	$233.07	$1,452	-3.56
660–693	691	14	220.00–223.50	$223.26	$1,543	—
790	790	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	330.00	$330.00	$990	—
455	455	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,206	—
500–545	515	3	260.00–270.00	$265.15	$1,366	—
555–570	569	29	242.50–255.00	$244.13	$1,389	—
600	600	2	235.00–240.00	$237.50	$1,425	—
703	703	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	310.00	$310.00	$899	—
330	330	1	285.00	$285.00	$940	—
355–360	358	2	270.00–280.00	$274.97	$984	—
500–545	515	3	220.00–230.00	$223.24	$1,150	—
555–560	557	3	220.00–225.00	$221.66	$1,235	-15.84
645	645	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,400	—
675–680	678	2	195.00–200.00	$197.49	$1,339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	255.00–265.00	$259.77	$696	-7.68
330–335	333	4	245.00–255.00	$248.72	$828	-7.84
355–365	363	8	240.00–250.00	$245.03	$889	-5.84
400–446	430	15	230.00–242.00	$236.90	$1,019	-9.59
455–490	466	15	225.00–235.00	$230.30	$1,073	-5.45
500–535	508	13	215.00–225.00	$220.08	$1,118	-10.74
555–590	581	13	210.00–220.00	$215.01	$1,249	-9.00
600–645	613	6	200.00–210.00	$206.58	$1,266	-6.95
655–670	659	5	195.00–200.00	$198.00	$1,305	—
700–745	726	5	175.00–190.00	$181.94	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	11	280.00	$280.00	$910	—
355–380	367	5	255.00–265.00	$259.06	$951	-14.94
410–440	425	10	245.00–260.00	$248.42	$1,056	—
455–465	458	8	240.00–245.00	$241.82	$1,108	—
500–510	506	16	230.00–238.00	$235.66	$1,192	-6.35
555–565	560	6	220.00–225.00	$222.49	$1,246	—
600–645	638	6	210.00–215.00	$211.46	$1,349	—
670	670	12	204.00	$204.00	$1,367	—
700–730	713	4	195.00–200.00	$196.25	$1,399	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	4	230.00–240.00	$234.91	$623	-12.64
300–335	325	5	230.00–240.00	$234.06	$761	-7.12
355–390	367	8	225.00–235.00	$232.58	$854	-7.49
400–445	424	9	215.00–225.00	$220.63	$935	-7.27
455–470	463	10	210.00–220.00	$215.49	$998	-3.50
500–545	517	10	200.00–212.00	$202.83	$1,049	-15.37
555–565	559	8	200.00–210.00	$204.39	$1,143	-5.94
600–645	615	6	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$1,168	-5.12
660	660	5	182.00–192.00	$188.80	$1,246	—
755–760	758	2	155.00–165.00	$160.02	$1,213	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	310.00–320.00	$314.86	$828	—
300–330	318	5	290.00–315.00	$297.08	$945	-22.92
355–365	360	4	280.00–290.00	$283.80	$1,022	-26.15
400–445	423	2	255.00–265.00	$260.27	$1,101	-9.10
455–470	461	19	240.00–250.00	$242.37	$1,117	-21.52
500–545	511	16	230.00–240.00	$234.36	$1,198	-0.97
555–565	558	12	220.00–230.00	$225.41	$1,258	—
610–620	613	4	207.50–215.00	$210.61	$1,291	-6.43
655–675	662	5	200.00–205.00	$202.39	$1,340	-4.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	274	4	275.00–290.00	$278.49	$763	-28.20
310–335	328	5	265.00–285.00	$275.11	$902	—
360–365	361	8	260.00–275.00	$269.34	$972	-18.89
400–445	421	10	235.00–250.00	$240.63	$1,013	-8.59
450–460	457	9	230.00–235.00	$232.21	$1,061	-16.54
500–545	508	6	215.00–225.00	$220.07	$1,118	—
550–555	554	4	205.00–215.00	$211.26	$1,170	-6.17
600–610	604	5	195.00–205.00	$199.01	$1,202	-4.89
660–670	665	4	185.00–195.00	$188.76	$1,255	-8.72
700–715	708	2	170.00–180.00	$175.05	$1,239	—
755–765	760	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,072	-17.64
400–430	415	4	280.00–285.00	$282.41	$1,172	-3.91
455–465	460	9	255.00–265.00	$258.90	$1,191	—
550–565	559	5	235.00–240.00	$236.40	$1,321	—
600–630	615	2	220.00–230.00	$225.12	$1,384	+0.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1495	1207	80-85%	39	136.00–146.00	$140.53	$1,696	—
1045–1800	1318	80-85%	39	147.00–156.00	$151.34	$1,995	—
1170–1650	1384	80-85%	21	157.00–165.00	$160.62	$2,223	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1315	1003	85-90%	29	126.00–135.00	$130.80	$1,312	-7.43
800–1245	1035	85-90%	11	115.00–124.00	$119.89	$1,241	-3.03
970–1195	1079	85-90%	8	136.00–145.00	$139.27	$1,503	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1390	1287	75-80%	3	149.00–154.00	$152.20	$1,959	—
1320–1390	1355	75-80%	2	139.00–146.00	$142.41	$1,930	—
1330–1585	1458	75-80%	2	155.00–158.00	$156.63	$2,284	-2.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1900	1703	4	176.00–183.00	$178.71	$3,043	—
1455–2115	1739	5	163.00–171.00	$166.88	$2,902	—
1940–1975	1958	2	187.00–190.00	$188.49	$3,691	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1210	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,300.00–1,875.00	$1,540.96
900–1340	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,875.00	$1,702.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1335	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,775.00–2,050.00	$1,860.90
1200–1275	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,104.80

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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.