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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $331.24/cwt -12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 518 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.67/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 569 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $308.67/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 525 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 469 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 385.00–400.00 $392.30 $1,452 +27.30
440 440 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 -0.06
455–495 480 3 350.00–360.00 $353.16 $1,695 +7.89
520 520 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,638 —
600–605 603 2 295.00–305.00 $300.02 $1,809 +15.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,175 +15.00
405–440 423 2 395.00–400.00 $397.40 $1,681 +12.36
515–540 534 4 335.00–345.00 $340.00 $1,816 -25.00
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 +25.00
585 585 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,048 —
605 605 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,072 -20.50
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 +22.50
755 755 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 400.00 $400.00 $880 +15.00
295 295 2 380.00–395.00 $387.50 $1,143 —
325–345 336 4 375.00–385.00 $379.98 $1,277 +2.32
365–390 372 5 360.00–380.00 $372.04 $1,384 +9.92
405–435 421 5 350.00–375.00 $357.85 $1,507 +35.28
455–465 463 6 330.00–347.50 $341.71 $1,582 +31.10
505–535 525 11 305.00–315.00 $308.67 $1,621 +2.21
550–590 577 7 290.00–305.00 $297.18 $1,715 +4.77
625–645 633 4 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,788 +27.48
665–680 675 3 270.00–272.50 $270.82 $1,828 +20.78
705–730 718 4 250.00–255.00 $252.53 $1,813 +27.53
755 755 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 355.00–370.00 $362.50 $1,069 —
300–320 306 4 350.00–365.00 $353.73 $1,082 +8.73
360 360 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 —
400–445 428 9 320.00–345.00 $332.33 $1,422 +30.58
450–495 476 11 300.00–320.00 $312.75 $1,489 +35.17
540 540 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,593 +18.09
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 +29.83
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 +7.55
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 —
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 465.00 $465.00 $953 ±0.00
260–295 278 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,140 -5.00
370–385 378 4 390.00–400.00 $392.55 $1,484 +2.55
405–410 406 5 380.00–390.00 $383.00 $1,555 +37.97
515–545 527 3 325.00–330.00 $328.28 $1,730 -1.02
550–595 569 11 310.00–329.00 $317.67 $1,808 -1.13
600–615 608 3 295.00–312.50 $302.42 $1,839 +9.01
650–655 653 2 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,845 +12.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 435.00 $435.00 $979 —
300–340 317 7 400.00–425.00 $410.55 $1,301 -1.87
360–395 372 5 390.00–400.00 $393.09 $1,462 +14.87
410 410 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,538 +6.97
455–490 477 6 330.00–345.00 $337.43 $1,610 -7.07
500–535 518 12 325.00–335.00 $331.24 $1,716 -12.20
555–595 575 9 300.00–315.00 $309.15 $1,778 +9.30
640 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 +11.84
650–695 671 5 270.00–295.00 $284.03 $1,906 +10.54
750 750 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 470.00–475.00 $473.33 $1,160 —
260–285 272 3 450.00–460.00 $453.31 $1,233 -16.69
315–320 318 2 435.00–450.00 $442.44 $1,407 —
365 365 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 +20.11
405–443 433 6 380.00–395.00 $382.45 $1,656 -12.52
470–495 483 6 350.00–370.00 $357.37 $1,726 -19.85
500–540 521 4 345.00–365.00 $353.59 $1,842 -17.09
550–590 571 5 320.00–330.00 $327.06 $1,868 -22.61
600–640 623 6 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,994 -14.64
660–665 661 4 300.00–317.50 $309.37 $2,045 -3.13
755–775 759 5 260.00–267.50 $265.97 $2,019 +0.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 385.00–405.00 $395.36 $1,107 —
300–345 319 5 375.00–395.00 $385.96 $1,231 +10.96
355–395 366 5 355.00–375.00 $370.10 $1,355 +19.90
420–435 428 2 325.00–335.00 $329.91 $1,412 -16.76
460–495 478 6 310.00–325.00 $319.37 $1,527 +34.36
520–545 533 3 285.00–305.00 $291.69 $1,555 +21.69
590 590 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,740 +30.22
625 625 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 —
685 685 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,712 —
705–715 710 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $1,651 +7.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1760 1215 80-85% 32 139.00–150.00 $145.92 $1,773 -8.13
1055–1485 1247 80-85% 12 156.00–175.00 $167.30 $2,086 +13.25
845–1745 1264 80-85% 56 145.00–163.00 $156.54 $1,979 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1535 1402 75-80% 8 169.00–178.00 $174.41 $2,445 +16.75
1215–1795 1476 75-80% 5 146.00–156.00 $152.05 $2,244 —
1290–1815 1577 75-80% 13 154.00–168.00 $161.65 $2,549 -1.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1040 919 85-90% 5 141.00–150.00 $145.50 $1,337 —
845–1335 991 85-90% 9 130.00–140.00 $137.17 $1,359 +4.39
800–1215 1027 85-90% 5 120.00–129.00 $125.44 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1335 1330 2 154.00–163.00 $158.48 $2,108 —
1175–1900 1566 5 175.00–184.00 $181.49 $2,842 —
1860–1920 1890 2 185.00–188.00 $186.52 $3,525 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1005 981 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,825.00–2,175.00 $1,993.09
870–1140 1016 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,500.00–1,850.00 $1,717.53
910–1265 1079 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00–2,200.00 $2,011.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1215 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,900.00–2,175.00 $2,049.73
1010–1195 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,395.16
1040–1285 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,475.00–2,675.00 $2,538.22
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
920–1005 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,578.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.