Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $381.95/cwt +10.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 512 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	306	471	438
Feeder cattle	194	353	317
Slaughter cattle	80	79	94
Replacement cattle	32	39	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder bulls and heifers steady to 5.00 lower
→ Feeder steers: feeder steers lightly tested
▼ Replacement cows: replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,292	—
365–385	375	2	500.00–505.00	$502.57	$1,885	—
405–420	413	2	445.00–475.00	$459.73	$1,899	-20.23
470	470	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,021	-49.90
510–545	533	3	425.00–445.00	$433.08	$2,308	-14.55
600	600	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,400	—
650	650	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,405	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,701	—
375	375	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,950	—
425	425	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,082	—
540	540	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,430	-23.15
580	580	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,639	+7.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,040	-17.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,386	-22.81
345	345	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,708	-12.11
360	360	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,800	+22.21
425	425	3	435.00–440.00	$438.33	$1,863	-7.55
475–495	489	4	390.00–415.00	$401.10	$1,961	-11.30
500–530	512	10	375.00–385.00	$381.95	$1,956	+10.97
570–580	575	3	325.00–365.00	$350.12	$2,013	-8.67
620–635	628	2	325.00–345.00	$334.88	$2,103	-8.58
660–670	665	2	275.00–320.00	$297.67	$1,980	-27.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,389	-125.00
345	345	3	525.00	$525.00	$1,811	—
405	405	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,045	+36.49
480	480	3	435.00–440.00	$438.33	$2,104	-9.22
500–545	525	8	390.00–400.00	$396.40	$2,081	-10.26
570–580	571	7	370.00–392.50	$381.10	$2,176	+0.27
620	620	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,232	-17.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,246	-23.13
380	380	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,349	-68.27
510–535	527	3	320.00–335.00	$330.16	$1,740	-19.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,296	—
280–285	283	2	475.00–500.00	$487.61	$1,380	—
325–345	338	3	470.00–480.00	$476.80	$1,612	-77.53
375	375	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,781	-60.30
400–445	429	8	450.00–485.00	$468.91	$2,012	-7.25
460–490	473	7	435.00–475.00	$459.12	$2,172	+2.94
500–510	505	2	410.00–420.00	$415.05	$2,096	+9.81
550–570	559	4	405.00–425.00	$416.17	$2,326	+14.08
620–645	633	2	380.00–385.00	$382.45	$2,421	-0.14
655	655	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,489	+0.08
700–745	723	2	355.00–365.00	$359.84	$2,602	+18.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	500.00–510.00	$504.93	$1,717	—
350–365	356	5	495.00–515.00	$502.05	$1,787	—
405–415	410	2	490.00–495.00	$492.53	$2,019	-19.94
500–520	510	5	430.00–460.00	$445.88	$2,274	+0.48
610–625	616	4	390.00–410.00	$398.75	$2,456	—
795	795	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	385.00	$385.00	$982	-137.86
375	375	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	-137.51
420–430	425	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,806	-15.86
470–490	479	4	370.00–400.00	$383.71	$1,838	-40.69
570–575	573	3	345.00–390.00	$375.09	$2,149	-4.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1750	1252	80-85%	42	161.00–175.00	$170.25	$2,132	—
1095–1715	1383	80-85%	4	176.00–182.00	$178.23	$2,465	—
1335–1480	1408	80-85%	2	152.00–159.00	$155.68	$2,192	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1140	925	85-90%	4	105.00–125.00	$115.14	$1,065	—
1015–1340	1111	85-90%	9	135.00–155.00	$146.02	$1,622	-13.08
995–1325	1175	85-90%	3	165.00–173.00	$169.03	$1,986	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1910	1639	4	190.00–208.00	$198.08	$3,247	—
1245–2185	1732	5	210.00–217.00	$214.60	$3,717	—
2190	2190	1	186.00	$186.00	$4,073	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1255	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,344.35
1080–1180	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,747.80
1045–1490	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,427.18

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–825	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,976.92
850–910	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,799.81

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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
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.