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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.00/cwt -33.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 464 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $393.47/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 424 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.24/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 417 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 549 802 567
Feeder cattle 419 477 402
Slaughter cattle 84 197 100
Replacement cattle 46 47 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,767 —
470 470 3 435.00–450.00 $443.33 $2,084 +32.06
510–540 525 2 405.00–415.00 $409.86 $2,152 +22.45
560–573 568 7 340.00–370.00 $350.96 $1,993 -2.72
605–630 618 2 325.00–335.00 $329.90 $2,039 -15.90
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -4.48
710–720 717 3 310.00–315.00 $313.35 $2,247 +3.11
763 value added 763 7 314.00 $314.00 $2,396 —
760–792 784 4 292.50–295.00 $294.39 $2,308 -17.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 —
460–490 484 5 405.00–415.00 $406.90 $1,969 +16.90
570–590 580 2 300.00–325.00 $312.28 $1,811 —
615–625 620 2 300.00–320.00 $309.92 $1,922 -31.13
680 680 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,006 —
720–730 725 2 285.00–295.00 $289.97 $2,102 —
800 800 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,280 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,656 +110.00
470 470 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 -75.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–288 273 5 425.00–500.00 $453.77 $1,239 +10.45
325 325 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,381 +45.32
350–370 365 4 305.00–395.00 $359.49 $1,312 -5.67
400–430 417 13 320.00–385.00 $348.24 $1,452 +4.07
455–490 480 13 285.00–330.00 $310.44 $1,490 -27.92
515–520 519 7 285.00–310.00 $302.84 $1,572 -21.23
550–590 563 10 270.00–305.00 $291.02 $1,638 -18.91
605–640 625 3 285.00–305.00 $295.05 $1,844 +5.60
670–695 676 4 265.00–305.00 $278.99 $1,886 +21.48
725 725 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 -27.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,155 -54.94
280 280 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,526 —
375 375 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 +11.90
400–420 409 6 380.00–415.00 $388.35 $1,588 +1.58
450–470 464 15 335.00–365.00 $349.00 $1,619 -33.39
500–515 507 8 322.50–330.00 $327.15 $1,659 -27.29
550–555 552 9 315.00–320.00 $317.23 $1,751 -16.61
705–720 713 2 285.00–310.00 $297.63 $2,122 -7.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 300.00 $300.00 $660 -60.00
260–280 270 2 380.00–400.00 $390.37 $1,054 —
325–340 333 2 350.00–385.00 $367.89 $1,225 +32.89
380 380 1 225.00 $225.00 $855 -85.00
400–440 420 2 310.00–315.00 $312.38 $1,312 +12.62
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 -70.00
560 560 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,316 -40.00
670 670 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 222 3 440.00–500.00 $474.74 $1,054 -25.26
300–345 329 9 430.00–470.00 $461.60 $1,519 +3.07
375–390 384 5 435.00–465.00 $451.09 $1,732 +14.86
400–440 424 14 360.00–425.00 $393.47 $1,668 +1.35
460–475 463 5 345.00–385.00 $355.19 $1,645 +0.19
500–540 508 6 295.00–345.00 $322.15 $1,637 -14.05
560–590 576 7 275.00–335.00 $314.88 $1,814 -4.12
600–640 618 10 270.00–305.00 $286.08 $1,768 -8.41
655–690 675 3 255.00–270.00 $263.44 $1,778 -2.78
720 720 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 +5.73
770 770 2 225.00–255.00 $240.00 $1,848 -23.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 224 4 520.00–540.00 $529.13 $1,185 -20.87
285 285 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,454 —
370 370 3 470.00–475.00 $471.67 $1,745 -8.33
400–430 411 8 435.00–465.00 $451.31 $1,855 +3.01
458–470 464 4 417.50–430.00 $423.83 $1,967 +13.86
515–540 538 10 370.00–400.00 $385.07 $2,072 +15.83
600 value added 600 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,025 —
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 +15.91
720–730 725 2 280.00–282.50 $281.24 $2,039 -16.26
770 770 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,148 -21.00
800 800 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 —
320–335 328 2 375.00–400.00 $387.79 $1,272 -7.21
440 440 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -70.00
480 480 2 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,416 -30.00
500–520 512 3 200.00–250.00 $224.67 $1,150 —
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —
600–640 620 3 220.00–225.00 $223.28 $1,384 -46.72
690 690 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 +50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1205 1128 80-85% 6 155.00–158.00 $156.11 $1,761 —
985–1360 1184 80-85% 43 140.00–154.00 $146.74 $1,737 +2.43
1250–1460 1343 80-85% 4 132.00–139.00 $136.61 $1,835 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1480 1441 75-80% 8 137.00–149.00 $143.86 $2,073 —
1515–1880 1666 75-80% 7 150.00–156.00 $153.40 $2,556 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,067 —
925–1000 963 85-90% 2 135.00–139.00 $136.92 $1,319 —
990–1305 1096 85-90% 8 125.00–134.00 $128.74 $1,411 -1.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1496 1464 3 173.00–176.00 $174.31 $2,552 +6.31
2045 2045 1 199.00 $199.00 $4,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1235–1390 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–3,050.00 $2,693.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1120–1320 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,275.00 $2,207.38
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —
1210–1230 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,950.00–3,450.00 $3,197.95 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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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.