Northeast Georgia Livestock Special Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, June 11, 2026

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $376.00/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 578 lb · 89 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $450.00/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,502/hd at 556 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $418.50/cwt ≈ $2,457/hd at 587 lb · 84 head

Athens, GA 5-weight heifers sold at $384/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt above the GA average ($382) and $30/cwt under Donalsonville, GA ($414). GA 5-weight heifers are down $34/cwt from their early May peak of $412. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	694	823	973
Feeder cattle	694	823	973

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	42	489.50	$489.50	$2,222	-25.50
556	556	84	450.00	$450.00	$2,502	-12.12
650	650	76	415.00	$415.00	$2,698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	84	418.50	$418.50	$2,457	—
741–742	741	32	330.00–355.00	$340.95	$2,526	+9.95
865–892	884	13	322.00–323.00	$322.30	$2,849	+7.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	22	360.00	$360.00	$2,650	—
759	759	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,656	—
915	915	23	322.50	$322.50	$2,951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	68	446.00	$446.00	$2,003	—
578	578	89	376.00	$376.00	$2,173	-2.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	28	408.00	$408.00	$2,224	—
652	652	22	360.00	$360.00	$2,347	-5.00
751–799	777	15	310.00–325.00	$316.77	$2,461	—
865	865	7	319.00	$319.00	$2,759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	10	386.00	$386.00	$2,131	—
645	645	12	354.50	$354.50	$2,287	—
736	736	11	300.00	$300.00	$2,208	—
776	776	5	324.00	$324.00	$2,514	—
837	837	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,469	—

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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.