Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 23, 2026

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $334.48/cwt ≈ $2,201/hd at 658 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.23/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 622 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.07/cwt +37.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 536 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	802	397	692
Feeder cattle	477	287	546
Slaughter cattle	197	80	84
Replacement cattle	47	30	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sharply higher, all replacements mostly steady.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls and heifers sharply higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder bulls and heifers sharply higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls lightly tested
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 value added	435	7	460.00	$460.00	$2,001	—
490–493	492	4	400.00–415.00	$411.27	$2,023	—
500–515	503	6	370.00–400.00	$387.41	$1,949	+22.41
555–593	576	11	350.00–365.00	$353.68	$2,037	+18.74
611–619	616	12	342.50–352.50	$345.80	$2,130	+14.74
658–660	658	23	334.00–345.00	$334.48	$2,201	—
700–725	710	10	290.00–320.00	$310.24	$2,203	—
786	786	13	312.00	$312.00	$2,452	+42.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,509	-50.00
490	490	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,911	+19.37
510–540	520	4	345.00–360.00	$351.35	$1,827	+33.85
615–635	624	10	315.00–357.50	$341.05	$2,128	+66.05
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,210	—
460	460	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,541	—
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	430.00–440.00	$434.84	$1,035	—
270–275	273	3	425.00–460.00	$443.32	$1,210	—
300–340	314	5	370.00–385.00	$379.68	$1,192	—
350–365	356	6	350.00–380.00	$365.16	$1,300	+9.78
410–445	426	4	335.00–350.00	$344.17	$1,466	+13.02
460–490	476	18	315.00–360.00	$338.36	$1,611	+42.23
500–548	536	19	305.00–340.00	$324.07	$1,737	+37.90
560–580	568	5	305.00–320.00	$309.93	$1,760	+15.69
600–630	614	10	265.00–300.00	$289.45	$1,777	+6.23
680–685	683	2	255.00–260.00	$257.51	$1,759	-30.00
700–705	701	4	280.00–295.00	$287.50	$2,015	+12.55
775	775	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,151	+35.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	600.00–610.00	$604.94	$1,258	+94.94
310	310	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,410	+25.00
314 value added	314	5	495.00	$495.00	$1,554	—
380–390	389	8	405.00–420.00	$408.10	$1,588	+18.10
410–430	418	3	340.00–415.00	$386.77	$1,617	+9.36
450–490	470	2	380.00–385.00	$382.39	$1,797	+61.38
500–505	504	9	345.00–365.00	$354.44	$1,786	+37.81
565–590	575	5	325.00–340.00	$333.84	$1,920	—
600–610	602	5	295.00–310.00	$300.03	$1,806	-9.97
611–641 value added	628	15	315.00–327.50	$318.96	$2,003	—
680 value added	680	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,091	—
710	710	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,166	+15.00
758 value added	758	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,293	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	360.00	$360.00	$792	—
315	315	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,055	—
350	350	2	305.00–315.00	$310.00	$1,085	—
400–430	420	3	295.00–310.00	$299.76	$1,259	+20.07
460–475	468	3	275.00–305.00	$289.89	$1,357	—
540	540	2	270.00–300.00	$285.00	$1,539	+85.00
580	580	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	+40.00
260–290	270	3	490.00–500.00	$493.58	$1,333	-1.42
300–330	312	6	425.00–485.00	$458.53	$1,431	-1.47
360–390	384	7	405.00–465.00	$436.23	$1,675	+41.23
400–430	414	9	370.00–415.00	$392.12	$1,623	+36.24
470–480	477	3	335.00–375.00	$355.00	$1,693	+39.13
500–530	523	4	325.00–350.00	$336.20	$1,758	+26.10
590	590	5	315.00–320.00	$319.00	$1,882	+21.80
600–620	613	10	280.00–305.00	$294.49	$1,805	+35.09
670–690	684	4	250.00–275.00	$266.22	$1,821	-1.15
702–720	707	7	250.00–277.50	$269.27	$1,904	+6.77
750–780	770	3	250.00–270.00	$263.51	$2,029	+10.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,320	—
315–335	325	2	505.00–515.00	$509.85	$1,657	+29.85
390	390	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,872	—
400–410	407	6	435.00–470.00	$448.30	$1,825	+40.91
450–460	451	7	390.00–425.00	$409.97	$1,849	+52.15
500–510	504	13	355.00–385.00	$369.24	$1,861	+33.27
580	580	5	325.00–345.00	$334.00	$1,937	+14.00
600–605	603	5	307.50–325.00	$311.48	$1,878	+11.48
650–670	665	8	305.00–315.00	$309.09	$2,055	+5.83
708	708	6	297.50	$297.50	$2,106	+15.00
750	750	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,250	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,323	+32.50
420	420	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,449	+63.18
450	450	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,462	+35.14
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	+50.04
690	690	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	—
770	770	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,771	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–985	953	80-85%	3	135.00–136.00	$135.31	$1,290	—
935–1470	1161	80-85%	9	150.00–156.00	$152.76	$1,774	—
1015–1285	1185	80-85%	22	139.00–149.00	$144.31	$1,710	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	75-80%	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,756	—
1255–1630	1494	75-80%	6	139.00–149.00	$145.24	$2,170	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1130	1063	85-90%	3	127.00–134.00	$130.48	$1,387	—
1130	1130	85-90%	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,616	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,503	—
1425–1645	1535	2	171.00–174.00	$172.61	$2,650	-20.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1045	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,222.40
1080–1105	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,325.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1280–1550	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,928.62

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	4	90.00–120.00	$106.25	—
70–75	73	2	100.00–135.00	$117.50	—
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	—
80–85	82	3	120.00–175.00	$146.67	—
80–85	84	4	215.00–250.00	$223.75	—
90	90	2	100.00–200.00	$150.00	—
100–120	110	2	240.00–375.00	$307.50	—

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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
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–980	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,250.00	$2,225.26	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	3	50.00	$50.00	—
40–45	43	4	80.00–90.00	$87.50	—
50–55	53	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	—
55	55	1	90.00	$90.00	—
60	60	4	85.00–115.00	$92.50	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	—	—	1	50.00	$50.00	—
60	60	—	—	2	55.00	$55.00	—
70–75	73	—	—	9	55.00–95.00	$76.67	—
75	75	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	—
80–85	83	—	—	4	120.00–185.00	$153.75	—
90	90	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
95	95	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	—
100–120	106	—	—	8	132.50–240.00	$168.44	—
120–140	127	—	—	3	275.00–460.00	$341.67	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	187.50	$187.50	—
130–140	135	2	350.00–600.00	$475.00	—

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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.