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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $312.21/cwt ≈ $1,639/hd at 525 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $431.14/cwt +34.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 431 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $315.57/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 576 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 379 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,700 —
350–365 358 2 465.00–500.00 $482.13 $1,726 +132.13
405–440 434 6 420.00–430.00 $428.31 $1,859 +78.31
475 475 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 —
525–540 533 2 377.50–380.00 $378.73 $2,019 +16.21
625–640 630 5 325.00–345.00 $333.00 $2,098 +3.00
675 675 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 +10.00
710–745 735 4 305.00–315.00 $307.53 $2,260 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 445.00 $445.00 $979 —
375 375 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 —
400 400 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,560 —
450–495 473 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,703 —
505–545 525 2 340.00–355.00 $347.79 $1,826 +22.79
565 565 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,893 —
615–630 619 4 295.00–320.00 $310.06 $1,919 —
650 650 2 265.00–280.00 $272.50 $1,771 —
715 715 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,002 —
780 780 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 420.00–435.00 $427.54 $1,958 +38.15
553–565 557 4 370.00–380.00 $372.49 $2,075 +15.94
600–635 621 4 350.00–365.00 $358.84 $2,228 +3.69
680 680 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,346 -2.12
750–765 758 2 312.50–325.00 $318.69 $2,416 +38.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 4 390.00–400.00 $393.73 $1,240 +55.29
355–385 372 3 370.00–380.00 $376.55 $1,401 +24.05
400–445 430 8 357.50–365.00 $359.99 $1,548 +18.94
450–485 466 6 335.00–350.00 $341.51 $1,591 +19.31
505–541 532 9 325.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,738 +28.20
550–584 576 10 310.00–320.00 $315.57 $1,818 +13.98
615–645 631 5 305.00–315.00 $311.02 $1,963 +44.41
655–690 673 4 270.00–290.00 $281.33 $1,893 +30.35
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 +37.50
800 800 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 400.00 $400.00 $960 +100.00
300–340 318 6 365.00–380.00 $369.08 $1,174 —
365 365 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 +58.74
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 +23.08
450–490 476 6 315.00–330.00 $324.99 $1,547 +32.52
500–545 525 15 295.00–320.00 $312.21 $1,639 —
555–585 571 4 280.00–300.00 $291.19 $1,663 —
610–615 613 4 275.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,778 —
670 670 2 245.00–255.00 $250.00 $1,675 —
715 715 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 —
760 760 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 385.00–390.00 $386.67 $1,508 -3.70
405–430 420 4 370.00–380.00 $372.41 $1,564 -6.80
450–475 462 6 355.00–365.00 $360.78 $1,667 -21.72
500–510 504 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,688 -5.57
565–575 570 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,852 —
650–660 656 6 300.00–320.00 $310.86 $2,039 -4.14
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 +5.12
750 750 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,062 +22.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 620.00–650.00 $634.81 $1,289 +25.58
250 250 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,438 -35.00
315 315 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,780 +70.57
365 365 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,880 +86.55
405–442 431 10 427.50–440.00 $431.14 $1,858 +34.72
460–485 472 5 385.00–400.00 $390.94 $1,845 +9.99
500–540 519 7 370.00–380.00 $373.58 $1,939 +2.07
555–590 577 9 345.00–365.00 $356.07 $2,055 -13.93
605–620 613 2 330.00–332.50 $331.27 $2,031 —
650–695 668 4 310.00–325.00 $316.13 $2,112 -3.86
700–735 719 7 290.00–305.00 $297.85 $2,142 -0.07
755–785 770 2 280.00–285.00 $282.45 $2,175 -3.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,458 +106.83
315–345 330 4 510.00–525.00 $518.69 $1,712 +129.17
360–370 365 2 420.00–435.00 $427.40 $1,560 +67.23
450–495 466 5 360.00–410.00 $372.77 $1,737 +17.52
510–545 526 7 340.00–360.00 $349.18 $1,837 +2.97
550–590 570 5 330.00–340.00 $337.07 $1,921 +14.42
605–640 626 9 315.00–325.00 $322.18 $2,017 +6.84
660–680 673 6 295.00–305.00 $300.02 $2,019 +11.46
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 +5.06
795 795 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 277 3 500.00–515.00 $510.12 $1,413 +137.71
305–345 318 3 455.00–480.00 $464.03 $1,476 +125.52
350–395 368 6 375.00–400.00 $386.61 $1,423 —
430 430 2 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $1,548 +60.00
465–490 483 4 330.00–340.00 $334.95 $1,618 +19.95
500–535 517 8 320.00–335.00 $328.20 $1,697 +8.30
550–585 564 7 300.00–325.00 $312.22 $1,761 +32.20
625–635 630 3 285.00–305.00 $296.71 $1,869 +16.71
650–680 665 2 265.00–270.00 $267.44 $1,778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1825 1203 80-85% 10 138.00–149.00 $144.66 $1,740 —
855–1850 1314 80-85% 13 150.00–160.00 $157.58 $2,071 —
1180–1545 1321 80-85% 5 162.00–170.00 $165.18 $2,182 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1275 1046 85-90% 5 125.00–131.00 $128.20 $1,341 —
895–1250 1056 85-90% 8 136.00–146.00 $141.12 $1,490 -4.19
1085–1285 1196 85-90% 4 154.00–159.00 $155.70 $1,862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1790 1504 75-80% 7 155.00–164.00 $159.46 $2,398 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,371 -7.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,679 —
1335–2025 1704 5 182.00–188.00 $185.24 $3,156 +2.72
1790–1815 1803 2 159.00–167.00 $163.03 $2,939 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1205 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,875.00 $1,776.95
930–1375 1101 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,700.00–2,250.00 $2,015.44
1000–1360 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,325.00 $2,200.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
745 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.