Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $330.96/cwt ≈ $2,032/hd at 614 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.83/cwt -31.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $325.46/cwt -37.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 471 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	473	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,760	—
502	502	11	387.50	$387.50	$1,945	-0.61
550–575	563	2	345.00–360.00	$352.67	$1,986	-15.66
600–624	614	15	320.00–339.00	$330.96	$2,032	—
736	736	6	319.00	$319.00	$2,348	—
750	750	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,025	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,406	—
400–430	410	5	385.00–410.00	$394.24	$1,616	-33.03
450–498	470	5	365.00–387.00	$376.71	$1,771	-18.41
505–540	526	7	330.00–350.00	$337.16	$1,773	-27.84
555–580	564	10	320.00–330.00	$322.50	$1,819	—
620	620	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,891	-27.41
680	680	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$1,972	-35.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,368	—
455–490	474	4	330.00–355.00	$343.88	$1,630	—
525–545	533	3	285.00–305.00	$294.97	$1,572	—
585	585	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,176	+4.89
250–265	260	3	400.00–410.00	$403.21	$1,048	-50.56
350–380	364	4	380.00–390.00	$382.61	$1,393	-42.39
405–415	408	6	360.00–370.00	$363.33	$1,482	-51.70
469–485	474	14	345.00–370.00	$346.83	$1,644	-31.85
500–536	524	11	330.00–345.00	$339.67	$1,780	-11.65
550–595	565	9	315.00–330.00	$319.40	$1,805	-13.93
600–630	618	10	300.00–315.00	$306.21	$1,892	-25.57
650–695	673	3	280.00–295.00	$284.83	$1,917	-36.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	440.00–450.00	$445.00	$1,001	-15.00
335	335	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,290	-30.83
365–390	381	4	355.00–375.00	$364.95	$1,390	-40.07
405–430	416	7	340.00–355.00	$345.74	$1,438	-27.21
450–495	471	12	325.00–340.00	$334.58	$1,576	-16.59
500–540	523	12	305.00–325.00	$320.08	$1,674	-12.73
550–595	567	13	290.00–310.00	$301.19	$1,708	-22.11
620–645	633	4	270.00–285.00	$273.82	$1,733	-41.74
665–695	681	4	260.00–275.00	$267.60	$1,822	-24.23
765	765	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,951	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	395.00	$395.00	$968	—
300–345	323	6	325.00–350.00	$331.62	$1,071	-43.38
360–390	374	7	315.00–340.00	$327.98	$1,227	-44.55
400–445	425	10	305.00–330.00	$315.47	$1,341	-21.52
450–495	471	12	300.00–320.00	$309.17	$1,456	-14.66
500–540	517	8	275.00–300.00	$289.86	$1,499	-18.52
550–595	573	2	275.00–285.00	$280.20	$1,606	-14.80
600–610	607	3	245.00–265.00	$258.30	$1,568	-30.01
730	730	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,034	—
300–340	320	4	360.00–385.00	$378.46	$1,211	-56.54
365–395	381	7	350.00–375.00	$360.08	$1,372	-47.61
400–435	417	6	320.00–335.00	$325.11	$1,356	-51.78
450–490	471	13	310.00–335.00	$325.46	$1,533	-37.03
500–525	512	6	275.00–300.00	$287.30	$1,471	-50.51
550–575	563	5	265.00–290.00	$279.02	$1,571	-10.98
600–610	605	3	255.00–280.00	$270.07	$1,634	-4.93
655–690	669	4	245.00–285.00	$260.95	$1,746	-9.03
745	745	2	237.50–240.00	$238.75	$1,779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,186	-15.00
290	290	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,406	—
300–335	318	4	450.00–485.00	$461.40	$1,467	-84.52
355–375	362	3	420.00–445.00	$433.09	$1,568	-36.75
410–425	419	4	390.00–415.00	$401.33	$1,682	-48.47
455–490	467	3	360.00–385.00	$371.63	$1,736	-19.46
515–535	525	3	340.00–370.00	$356.48	$1,872	-17.99
550–595	568	7	320.00–345.00	$329.98	$1,874	-27.00
610–640	629	4	300.00–310.00	$303.78	$1,911	-28.73
705–740	728	3	285.00–295.00	$291.61	$2,123	-3.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,184	-47.44
305	305	2	395.00–425.00	$410.00	$1,250	-60.11
380	380	3	385.00–410.00	$393.33	$1,495	-46.73
420–445	431	4	355.00–385.00	$367.64	$1,585	-51.45
460–495	478	5	345.00–365.00	$356.81	$1,706	-17.36
500–530	514	5	305.00–330.00	$313.91	$1,613	-42.67
555–585	568	3	295.00–310.00	$299.97	$1,704	-28.83
610–620	615	2	285.00–295.00	$290.04	$1,784	-28.46
655–690	671	4	280.00–290.00	$283.83	$1,904	-11.17
775	775	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,860	-38.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1990	1275	80-85%	38	153.00–163.00	$158.05	$2,015	—
1015–1545	1289	80-85%	7	142.00–152.00	$148.22	$1,911	—
1205–1585	1375	80-85%	6	164.00–169.00	$165.77	$2,279	-9.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1100	1055	85-90%	2	129.00–132.00	$130.44	$1,376	-28.86
875–1315	1093	85-90%	3	151.00–163.00	$156.34	$1,709	+10.61
685–1415	1114	85-90%	12	135.00–145.00	$139.75	$1,557	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1490	1416	75-80%	4	155.00–157.00	$156.01	$2,209	—
1365–1520	1420	75-80%	3	151.00	$151.00	$2,144	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1550	1350	2	163.00–176.00	$170.46	$2,301	—
1235–1765	1575	5	183.00–194.00	$188.83	$2,974	-0.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
930–1040	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,475.00–2,500.00	$2,486.80
1055–1400	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,250.00–2,850.00	$2,649.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
945–1250	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,098.38
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
750–865	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,791.62

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–925	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,282.57
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1210	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–4,050.00	$3,631.73	—
975–1360	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,250.00–3,475.00	$3,377.33	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1005–1030	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00–2,750.00	$2,509.58	+34.58

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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.