Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $240.74/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 460 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.52/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 513 lb · 13 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $240.01/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 320 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	656	950	502
Feeder cattle	411	690	335
Slaughter cattle	157	210	152
Replacement cattle	88	50	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,005	+5.00
420–445	433	2	280.00–285.00	$282.43	$1,223	—
450–460	455	3	275.00–285.00	$279.98	$1,274	+14.98
500–530	515	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	-5.15
555–565	560	4	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$1,414	+8.39
600–638	632	10	239.00–247.50	$240.30	$1,519	+2.80
660	660	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	467	3	260.00–270.00	$265.04	$1,238	+15.03
500–545	522	7	240.00–250.00	$244.57	$1,277	+0.59
555–565	558	5	235.00–245.00	$238.03	$1,328	+5.60
600–630	615	2	225.00–235.00	$230.12	$1,415	-2.95
660–680	670	2	215.00–225.00	$219.93	$1,474	-3.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	240.00–250.00	$244.94	$992	—
455–460	457	3	235.00–245.00	$238.32	$1,089	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	$540	—
300–335	325	4	255.00–265.00	$259.88	$845	+11.16
355–365	358	4	245.00–260.00	$255.00	$913	+9.97
400–445	428	12	230.00–240.00	$234.14	$1,002	-2.76
455–465	458	9	225.00–235.00	$228.37	$1,046	-1.93
500–535	513	13	220.00–230.00	$226.52	$1,162	+6.44
550–565	559	10	210.00–220.00	$213.52	$1,194	-1.49
600	600	4	200.00–205.00	$201.75	$1,210	-4.83
660–665	663	2	192.00–200.00	$196.02	$1,300	-1.98
700–710	705	3	175.00–190.00	$184.13	$1,298	+2.19
765	765	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	278	8	245.00–255.00	$249.88	$695	+14.97
300–335	320	13	235.00–245.00	$240.01	$768	+5.95
355–380	368	2	225.00–235.00	$230.17	$847	-2.41
435–440	439	12	215.00–225.00	$220.01	$966	-0.62
455–490	478	3	205.00–220.00	$209.76	$1,003	-5.73
500–545	532	5	200.00–215.00	$208.12	$1,107	+5.29
555–590	573	8	190.00–205.00	$198.08	$1,135	-6.31
600–645	623	2	190.00–195.00	$192.59	$1,200	+2.59
660–665	663	2	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$1,193	-8.82
700–735	718	2	160.00–170.00	$165.12	$1,186	—
755–780	768	2	155.00–165.00	$160.08	$1,229	+0.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	4	245.00–250.00	$247.50	$1,040	-0.92
455–470	465	6	237.00–240.00	$238.01	$1,107	-3.81
500–545	530	11	230.00–237.00	$236.40	$1,253	+0.74
559 value added	559	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,375	—
555–564	562	5	225.00–230.00	$225.99	$1,270	+3.50
610–620	619	7	210.00–219.00	$217.73	$1,348	+6.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	305.00–310.00	$307.54	$876	-7.32
330–335	332	3	295.00–300.00	$298.32	$990	+1.24
355–370	363	5	285.00–300.00	$292.91	$1,063	+9.11
400–445	434	7	245.00–258.00	$247.52	$1,074	-12.75
450–490	460	13	235.00–245.00	$240.74	$1,107	-1.63
500–545	524	8	230.00–240.00	$234.51	$1,229	+0.15
555–590	571	10	220.00–230.00	$225.99	$1,290	+0.58
600–645	613	5	210.00–217.00	$212.45	$1,302	+1.84
655–680	668	4	200.00–205.00	$203.77	$1,361	+1.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	3	275.00–290.00	$281.89	$747	+3.40
330–335	333	4	265.00–275.00	$269.96	$899	-5.15
355–365	358	4	250.00–260.00	$255.03	$913	-14.31
440–445	443	4	230.00–240.00	$235.03	$1,041	-5.60
455–480	465	5	225.00–230.00	$226.96	$1,055	-5.25
540	540	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,188	-0.07
600–645	618	5	195.00–205.00	$198.06	$1,224	-0.95
660–665	663	3	190.00–195.00	$193.34	$1,282	+4.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—
400–445	421	4	260.00–270.00	$265.13	$1,116	-17.28
455	455	5	247.50–255.00	$249.50	$1,135	-9.40
500–545	511	6	245.00–255.00	$247.10	$1,263	—
600–610	605	2	224.00–225.00	$224.50	$1,358	-0.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1630	1235	80-85%	54	126.00–134.00	$130.37	$1,610	-10.16
1150–1420	1262	80-85%	10	135.00–138.00	$136.07	$1,717	—
1000–1640	1276	80-85%	25	116.00–125.00	$122.09	$1,558	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	968	85-90%	10	115.00–123.00	$118.47	$1,147	—
880–1220	1051	85-90%	10	107.00–114.00	$109.38	$1,150	-29.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1510	1470	75-80%	2	123.00–126.00	$124.54	$1,831	-32.09
1565	1565	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,207	—
1370–1740	1633	75-80%	4	130.00–136.00	$132.86	$2,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2230	1609	8	173.00–180.00	$176.44	$2,839	—
1235–1940	1621	5	160.00–169.00	$163.81	$2,655	—
1665–1675	1670	2	184.00–191.00	$187.51	$3,131	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1340	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,772.91
1155–1545	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,744.08

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1200	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,677.59
1025–1400	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,445.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–840	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,450.36	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–990	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00–1,825.00	$1,561.55	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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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.