Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $433.26/cwt +33.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,023/hd at 467 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $442.37/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 412 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.77/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 371 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	428	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	3	435.00–455.00	$444.96	$1,882	—
515	515	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	415.00–435.00	$425.05	$2,032	+12.51
500	500	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,100	+19.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,380	+30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	7	485.00–505.00	$495.08	$1,381	+33.69
300–345	321	6	440.00–455.00	$445.10	$1,429	+18.04
360–395	379	6	410.00–435.00	$424.01	$1,607	+8.68
400–445	423	13	395.00–425.00	$413.30	$1,748	+23.06
455–495	468	10	370.00–405.00	$383.88	$1,797	—
510–535	524	5	360.00–365.00	$362.04	$1,897	+5.75
550–585	562	13	330.00–355.00	$341.76	$1,921	+9.30
685	685	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,124	—
720	720	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,088	+5.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	450.00–495.00	$469.24	$1,079	—
275	275	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,210	±0.00
320–335	326	4	415.00–435.00	$430.10	$1,402	+27.82
350–395	372	8	375.00–405.00	$392.90	$1,462	+7.90
400–440	425	4	360.00–380.00	$371.15	$1,577	-0.12
450–490	467	5	345.00–365.00	$357.96	$1,672	+10.50
510–540	517	14	330.00–350.00	$341.43	$1,765	+15.77
570–595	583	2	300.00–315.00	$307.66	$1,794	+27.62
690	690	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,898	+32.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	3	465.00–495.00	$474.57	$1,485	—
350–395	371	14	435.00–450.00	$442.77	$1,643	+3.58
405–415	409	5	430.00–440.00	$434.96	$1,779	+31.32
450–460	457	6	430.00–435.00	$433.32	$1,980	+48.24
510–535	522	3	360.00–365.00	$361.63	$1,888	—
600–640	630	5	330.00–355.00	$341.03	$2,148	+1.89
705	705	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,221	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,287	+48.46
325–335	328	4	530.00–580.00	$558.91	$1,833	+87.12
350–385	364	7	460.00–515.00	$492.71	$1,793	+22.71
400–445	412	15	430.00–465.00	$442.37	$1,823	+5.38
450–495	467	22	410.00–445.00	$433.26	$2,023	+33.52
510–545	526	7	395.00–420.00	$412.95	$2,172	+35.55
550–575	563	13	370.00–400.00	$387.29	$2,180	+37.29
625	625	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,156	+5.00
675	675	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,194	-5.00
710	710	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	—
750–780	765	4	275.00–290.00	$281.31	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,610	+110.46
300–340	319	5	470.00–505.00	$481.90	$1,537	+50.69
350–390	376	8	430.00–475.00	$450.87	$1,695	+60.71
400–420	408	7	405.00–440.00	$423.57	$1,728	—
450–495	469	10	375.00–405.00	$390.01	$1,829	+23.09
530–535	533	2	350.00–365.00	$357.46	$1,905	—
555–595	583	4	335.00–365.00	$352.51	$2,055	+52.51
605	605	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,027	—
650–695	670	3	300.00–307.50	$302.59	$2,027	—
725	725	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,030	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	615.00–645.00	$629.16	$1,403	—
255–290	268	3	590.00–605.00	$596.55	$1,599	+58.88
300–335	315	3	575.00–585.00	$579.95	$1,827	+70.85
350–360	356	4	535.00–585.00	$562.74	$2,003	+77.74
400–420	407	3	470.00–480.00	$474.92	$1,933	+4.92
480	480	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,232	+46.35
500–545	515	5	430.00–445.00	$435.98	$2,245	+35.54
550–575	560	6	405.00–430.00	$414.20	$2,320	+37.21
610	610	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,470	+37.29
710	710	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,325	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1820	1333	80-85%	13	150.00–162.00	$158.46	$2,112	—
1085–1770	1379	80-85%	16	175.00–184.00	$178.32	$2,459	—
980–1870	1421	80-85%	36	163.00–174.00	$168.19	$2,390	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1155	1013	85-90%	10	155.00–169.00	$159.46	$1,615	—
890–1210	1023	85-90%	6	129.00–139.00	$136.06	$1,392	—
870–1265	1069	85-90%	9	140.00–153.00	$145.58	$1,556	+13.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1790	1568	75-80%	7	165.00–175.00	$169.92	$2,664	+14.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1785	1506	7	176.00–201.00	$194.40	$2,928	—
1335–1810	1539	4	176.00–189.00	$183.22	$2,820	—
1180–2155	1634	9	203.00–210.00	$206.59	$3,376	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1035	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,875.00–2,125.00	$2,048.97
940–1125	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,050.00	$1,932.41
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1260	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,750.00–3,100.00	$2,926.75

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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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
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,175.00	$3,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.