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Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report, Athens, GA

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $292.50/cwt +14.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 569 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $386.18/cwt +34.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 462 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $369.42/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 510 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 704 700
Feeder cattle 397 520 550
Slaughter cattle 99 118 96
Replacement cattle 46 66 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly 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
486 486 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,017 —
500–540 530 10 350.00–380.00 $360.42 $1,910 -18.56
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -19.50
600–640 626 6 315.00–335.00 $324.15 $2,029 -8.35
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 -22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 +44.94
500–540 507 6 330.00–340.00 $338.22 $1,715 —
560–590 573 9 325.00–335.00 $333.29 $1,910 +8.29
618–640 624 4 285.00–300.00 $293.71 $1,833 -31.29
655 655 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 +15.00
700 700 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,211 +94.20
310–345 324 7 350.00–415.00 $373.71 $1,211 +15.13
355 355 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 +8.46
400–425 416 7 305.00–365.00 $335.68 $1,396 +8.13
460–465 461 12 325.00–340.00 $332.92 $1,535 +19.17
510–540 525 5 285.00–320.00 $303.60 $1,594 +4.36
560–590 569 16 255.00–320.00 $292.50 $1,664 +14.29
600–610 608 6 275.00–305.00 $284.95 $1,732 +41.89
680 680 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 +40.74
710 710 3 255.00–270.00 $260.00 $1,846 +12.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 440.00–455.00 $447.44 $1,400 +57.44
360–370 362 5 405.00–425.00 $420.00 $1,520 +37.50
480 480 4 345.00–360.00 $350.00 $1,680 +15.61
500–520 512 9 340.00–355.00 $346.57 $1,774 —
550–598 565 4 325.00–335.00 $331.13 $1,871 +22.84
600–605 603 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,915 +29.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,090 +120.00
260–270 267 3 375.00–420.00 $405.38 $1,082 +125.38
365 365 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 +38.63
400–405 403 2 305.00–330.00 $317.42 $1,279 +73.31
450–460 453 3 280.00–325.00 $300.18 $1,360 +22.68
500–510 505 2 295.00–305.00 $299.95 $1,515 —
550–560 555 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $1,290 -5.08
600 600 2 215.00–265.00 $240.00 $1,440 +30.00
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 —
755–790 773 2 210.00–220.00 $215.11 $1,663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 480.00–510.00 $494.47 $1,053 —
253–295 272 6 475.00–525.00 $497.87 $1,354 -4.20
310–340 318 4 455.00–485.00 $472.09 $1,501 +14.23
360–380 363 6 425.00–465.00 $446.56 $1,621 +46.77
410–440 427 9 385.00–420.00 $396.33 $1,692 +26.65
450–480 462 13 375.00–395.00 $386.18 $1,784 +34.21
500–505 502 9 340.00–355.00 $348.89 $1,751 +62.54
570–580 575 2 325.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,883 +30.55
600–630 610 4 287.50–310.00 $299.27 $1,826 +8.74
650–690 668 6 270.00–305.00 $286.03 $1,911 +27.21
710–715 713 2 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $2,121 +48.71
760–765 763 2 245.00–250.00 $247.51 $1,889 +7.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,580 -15.00
410–415 413 9 425.00–455.00 $436.64 $1,803 +3.02
500–520 510 12 360.00–372.50 $369.42 $1,884 +11.04
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 +6.67
610–640 626 6 320.00–330.00 $323.26 $2,024 +2.30
655 655 2 317.50–320.00 $318.75 $2,088 +11.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,175 +80.00
300–310 305 2 350.00–420.00 $385.57 $1,176 +43.62
350–360 356 7 375.00–415.00 $398.51 $1,419 +88.08
410–430 423 6 345.00–380.00 $363.31 $1,537 +47.31
450 450 3 335.00–345.00 $341.67 $1,538 —
655–665 661 4 245.00–255.00 $251.23 $1,661 +45.05
700 700 2 240.00–260.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
770–775 773 2 225.00–235.00 $230.02 $1,778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1230 1083 80-85% 7 125.00–132.00 $129.76 $1,405 —
1015–1410 1242 80-85% 37 135.00–149.00 $141.19 $1,754 +14.12
1205–1445 1349 80-85% 7 150.00–159.00 $152.84 $2,062 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 3 148.00 $148.00 $2,131 +0.15
1190–1770 1521 75-80% 10 130.00–144.00 $139.01 $2,114 —
1525 1525 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1095 952 85-90% 5 120.00–129.00 $124.83 $1,188 -17.75
1020 1020 85-90% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,148 —
955–1220 1091 85-90% 5 130.00–135.00 $132.64 $1,447 +5.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1770 1570 6 155.00–168.00 $161.14 $2,530 -9.96
1435–2155 1722 5 171.00–176.00 $174.02 $2,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1030 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,775.00 $1,694.53
900–1585 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,500.00–2,250.00 $1,895.60
915–1405 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00–2,300.00 $2,068.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
1160–1190 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,625.00–2,675.00 $2,650.32
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 —
75 75 1 165.00 $165.00 $124 —
80–85 82 3 160.00–190.00 $170.00 $139 —
80–85 83 2 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $91 —
90 90 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $115 —
100–140 120 3 175.00–330.00 $256.67 $308 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 45.00 $45.00 $11 —
30 30 3 45.00–50.00 $48.33 $14 —
45 45 9 50.00–55.00 $52.78 $24 —
50–55 54 6 75.00–100.00 $86.67 $47 —
60 60 2 50.00–55.00 $52.50 $32 —
60–65 64 8 80.00–145.00 $115.00 $74 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 65.00 $65.00 $42 —
70–75 72 3 100.00–130.00 $115.00 $83 —
75 75 2 55.00–90.00 $72.50 $54 —
80 80 1 135.00 $135.00 $108 —
90 90 1 140.00 $140.00 $126 —
100–130 111 8 160.00–360.00 $245.63 $273 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 1 115.00 $115.00 $63 —
85 85 2 185.00–205.00 $195.00 $166 —
85 85 1 275.00 $275.00 $234 —
95 95 1 295.00 $295.00 $280 —
120–125 123 4 280.00–315.00 $297.50 $366 —

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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.