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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.98/cwt -30.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 521 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.39/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 482 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $299.24/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 508 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 549 557
Feeder cattle 520 419 401
Slaughter cattle 118 84 111
Replacement cattle 66 46 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 400.00–420.00 $409.70 $1,692 —
500–522 521 28 377.50–395.00 $378.98 $1,974 -30.88
550–580 578 19 350.00–360.00 $359.50 $2,078 +8.54
609 609 7 332.50 $332.50 $2,025 +2.60
678 678 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,220 -2.50
715 715 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,181 -8.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,663 —
415–425 420 2 380.00–390.00 $385.06 $1,617 —
495 495 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,906 -21.90
550 550 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,788 +12.72
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 +15.08
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 340.00–355.00 $347.41 $1,511 -37.59
450 450 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 +75.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 5 370.00–395.00 $380.80 $1,047 -72.97
300–325 308 9 335.00–385.00 $358.58 $1,104 -66.42
350–380 367 7 320.00–365.00 $341.54 $1,253 -17.95
400–445 426 16 300.00–350.00 $327.55 $1,395 -20.69
455–490 479 16 285.00–330.00 $313.75 $1,503 +3.31
500–530 508 21 260.00–320.00 $299.24 $1,520 -3.60
570–590 583 8 250.00–300.00 $278.21 $1,622 -12.81
610–630 620 5 225.00–260.00 $243.06 $1,507 -51.99
680–690 687 7 225.00–260.00 $239.26 $1,644 -39.73
710–735 723 2 240.00–255.00 $247.37 $1,788 -12.63
780–790 785 2 230.00–250.00 $240.06 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 410.00–420.00 $414.76 $1,149 -130.24
310 310 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,209 —
360 360 2 380.00–385.00 $382.50 $1,377 -37.50
400 400 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,460 -23.35
460–487 482 24 332.50–355.00 $334.39 $1,612 -14.61
560–593 577 9 305.00–320.00 $308.29 $1,779 -8.94
600–610 605 2 285.00–290.00 $287.52 $1,739 —
695 695 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,946 —
790 790 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 325.00 $325.00 $780 +25.00
295 295 1 280.00 $280.00 $826 -110.37
300–330 311 8 285.00–325.00 $304.23 $946 -63.66
350–380 359 7 235.00–315.00 $266.37 $956 +41.37
400–410 404 5 225.00–275.00 $244.11 $986 -68.27
480 480 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,332 —
580–590 585 2 230.00–245.00 $237.56 $1,390 +2.56
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 270 5 450.00–535.00 $502.07 $1,356 —
310–340 321 4 410.00–495.00 $457.86 $1,470 -3.74
360–390 369 15 350.00–435.00 $399.79 $1,475 -51.30
400–440 414 8 345.00–395.00 $369.68 $1,530 -23.79
470–490 477 10 310.00–375.00 $351.97 $1,679 -3.22
500–520 510 8 270.00–325.00 $286.35 $1,460 -35.80
550–590 563 8 255.00–320.00 $296.97 $1,672 -17.91
600–640 622 5 255.00–315.00 $290.53 $1,807 +4.45
665–690 671 5 230.00–275.00 $258.82 $1,737 -4.62
700–730 710 8 240.00–260.00 $248.78 $1,766 -26.22
750–780 776 7 235.00–245.00 $240.00 $1,862 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,568 +50.00
305 305 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,616 —
370 370 3 460.00–510.00 $486.67 $1,801 +15.00
400–415 406 7 415.00–445.00 $433.62 $1,760 -17.69
470–480 473 3 385.00–395.00 $389.96 $1,845 -33.87
520–530 528 6 345.00–370.00 $358.38 $1,892 -26.69
560 560 3 330.00–335.00 $333.33 $1,867 —
600–630 624 5 320.00–325.00 $320.96 $2,003 —
670–675 673 2 300.00–315.00 $307.47 $2,069 -17.53
700–715 708 2 265.00–275.00 $270.05 $1,912 -11.19
770 770 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,002 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,014 -10.00
310–320 317 3 315.00–355.00 $341.95 $1,084 -45.84
355–380 365 3 280.00–335.00 $310.43 $1,133 —
440 440 5 300.00–340.00 $316.00 $1,390 +41.00
480–495 491 6 255.00–305.00 $266.48 $1,308 -28.52
500–540 520 2 220.00–265.00 $241.63 $1,256 +16.96
555–590 573 2 235.00–240.00 $237.42 $1,360 -22.58
600–630 620 6 220.00–245.00 $236.85 $1,468 +13.57
660–670 668 4 200.00–225.00 $206.18 $1,377 -43.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1385 1222 80-85% 49 132.00–145.00 $135.85 $1,660 —
1035–1580 1238 80-85% 6 148.00–161.00 $153.06 $1,895 —
1060–1505 1239 80-85% 11 121.00–131.00 $127.07 $1,574 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1015 973 85-90% 3 141.00–145.00 $142.58 $1,387 +5.66
880–1250 1067 85-90% 16 120.00–136.00 $127.05 $1,356 -1.69
990–1265 1118 85-90% 6 114.00–117.00 $115.21 $1,288 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1490 1445 75-80% 4 145.00–153.00 $147.85 $2,136 +3.99
1400–1570 1492 75-80% 9 135.00–142.00 $138.02 $2,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1930 1585 12 164.00–175.00 $171.10 $2,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1210 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,538.21
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1010–1430 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,600.00–2,150.00 $1,940.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1325 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,070.84
1105–1340 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,625.00–3,050.00 $2,857.92
1160–1460 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,300.00 $2,233.59
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.