Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $311.69/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $342.20/cwt +17.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,591/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.51/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 393 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	398	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	465.00–470.00	$467.54	$1,426	—
380–383	382	4	400.00–410.00	$402.49	$1,538	—
405–416	413	8	380.00–390.00	$381.84	$1,577	—
469	469	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,735	—
555	555	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,998	—
631	631	4	327.50	$327.50	$2,067	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	362	3	390.00–392.00	$390.66	$1,414	—
450–496	487	5	355.00–365.00	$363.15	$1,769	-8.27
505	505	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,793	+15.00
590–595	593	2	335.00–340.00	$337.51	$2,001	+22.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	4	350.00–375.00	$363.76	$1,320	—
470	470	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,528	-10.00
550–555	553	2	310.00–315.00	$312.51	$1,728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	360.00–395.00	$377.34	$1,011	—
330–335	331	5	355.00–365.00	$360.02	$1,192	+5.18
355–365	359	6	342.00–360.00	$349.53	$1,255	+8.60
435–445	441	10	320.00–330.00	$325.50	$1,435	-2.63
455–485	473	12	300.00–315.00	$311.69	$1,474	-12.00
500–535	514	7	300.00–310.00	$304.22	$1,564	+4.22
555–590	566	6	280.00–295.00	$287.54	$1,627	—
600–645	620	4	245.00–255.00	$248.88	$1,543	-8.59
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	355.00–360.00	$357.45	$983	+37.45
300–340	318	6	315.00–335.00	$323.82	$1,030	+3.88
350–390	374	7	315.00–330.00	$325.16	$1,216	+37.83
400–420	406	7	285.00–315.00	$302.29	$1,227	+2.29
455–490	473	8	275.00–295.00	$283.94	$1,343	-14.41
510–535	517	5	270.00–290.00	$279.98	$1,447	+14.98
555–565	562	3	270.00–275.00	$273.35	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,196	—
360–399	393	11	365.00–370.00	$367.51	$1,444	+2.54
400–410	406	4	340.00–360.00	$348.68	$1,416	+8.82
455–465	459	5	320.00–325.00	$323.99	$1,487	—
510–516	513	8	310.00–320.00	$314.36	$1,613	-4.91
555	555	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$1,707	+10.93
600–610	605	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,724	+5.00
660–670	667	3	280.00–285.00	$281.68	$1,879	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	450.00	$450.00	$968	—
280–290	285	2	425.00–445.00	$434.82	$1,239	+1.15
310–320	315	2	400.00–435.00	$417.78	$1,316	+31.31
355–365	358	8	380.00–395.00	$384.66	$1,377	+14.89
400–445	418	8	350.00–370.00	$358.67	$1,499	+18.73
455–490	465	11	330.00–350.00	$342.20	$1,591	+17.20
500–510	501	10	315.00–335.00	$325.68	$1,632	+20.68
555–565	559	6	310.00–330.00	$318.35	$1,780	+10.81
620–630	623	3	285.00–295.00	$288.32	$1,796	+40.77
660–675	670	4	275.00–290.00	$281.24	$1,884	+40.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	—
330–335	332	5	365.00–385.00	$376.05	$1,248	+28.35
350–390	363	8	340.00–375.00	$361.38	$1,312	—
400–445	434	8	315.00–340.00	$334.55	$1,452	+9.55
450–465	459	6	300.00–325.00	$311.66	$1,431	—
510–545	526	6	295.00–310.00	$302.43	$1,591	—
560–585	571	9	285.00–305.00	$289.94	$1,656	+15.11
600–645	622	3	270.00–280.00	$274.88	$1,710	—
670	670	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	460.00–470.00	$464.84	$1,106	-10.16
300–310	305	4	455.00–470.00	$466.19	$1,422	+26.29
360–390	373	4	400.00–410.00	$406.38	$1,516	+15.61
400–440	413	6	370.00–390.00	$380.15	$1,570	+13.71
455–465	462	3	350.00–360.00	$355.04	$1,640	+14.25
500–515	508	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,753	+17.48
555–560	557	3	340.00–345.00	$341.68	$1,903	+11.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1585	1191	80-85%	22	142.00–154.00	$147.68	$1,759	—
970–1435	1195	80-85%	11	132.00–141.00	$137.46	$1,643	—
950–1640	1313	80-85%	16	155.00–165.00	$159.73	$2,097	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1100	1001	85-90%	6	133.00–136.00	$134.66	$1,348	—
985–1255	1058	85-90%	4	137.00–142.00	$139.24	$1,473	-2.76
925–1360	1114	85-90%	5	123.00–128.00	$125.47	$1,398	-2.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1805	1608	75-80%	3	141.00–146.00	$144.36	$2,321	—
1665	1665	75-80%	1	139.00	$139.00	$2,314	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695–1700	1698	2	158.00–167.00	$162.49	$2,759	—
1270–2120	1757	7	172.00–180.00	$175.50	$3,084	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1045	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,975.00–2,275.00	$2,126.08
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1020–1380	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,025.00–2,100.00	$2,079.38

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1035	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,950.00	$1,818.03
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
915–1220	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,725.00	$1,564.29

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–845	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,524.85
845–850	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,250.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225–1335	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,125.00–2,525.00	$2,333.59	—

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	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.