Eastanollee Livestock market report — October 19, 2026

Eastanollee, GA · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

298

Last sale (Oct 5) 245 (+53)
Last year 218

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$366.62 /cwt

$1,981 per head · 6 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

No trend available.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 20. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$420.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$406.25 (2 hd)†
500–599 lb	6	540 lb	$366.62	$1,981	—	−8.38	$338.49 (4 hd)†
600–699 lb	15	614 lb	$344.63	$2,116	—	+4.63	—
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$315.00 (1 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 20. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	349 lb	$423.44	$1,478	—	−9.90	$388.30 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	19	438 lb	$373.08	$1,634	—	+11.10	$341.32 (15 hd)
500–599 lb	11	544 lb	$324.10	$1,763	—	−12.56	$301.93 (4 hd)†
600–699 lb	5	610 lb	$313.40	$1,912	—	+10.90	$277.50 (12 hd)
700–799 lb	1	720 lb	$290.00†	$2,088	—	+5.00	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	2	1,245 lb	$156.58	$152.00–$160.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	2	1,063 lb	$142.74	$140.00–$146.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,303 lb	$135.00	$135.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	1	1,505 lb	$151.00	$151.00–$151.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	1	1,165 lb	$135.00	$135.00–$135.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $366.62/cwt
4-week average: $383.90
13-week average: $377.63
4-week vs 13-week: +1.7%

52-wk low $339.42high $500.00

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $310.72/cwt
4-week average: $322.86
13-week average: $308.79
4-week vs 13-week: +4.6%

52-wk low $257.50high $400.00

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $324.10/cwt
4-week average: $331.32
13-week average: $332.86
4-week vs 13-week: −0.5%

52-wk low $313.11high $420.00

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+1.1%	57%	7
Feb	+5.3%	67%	6
Mar	+8.2%	100%	7
Apr	+7.2%	86%	7
May	+4.9%	57%	7
Jun	+1.7%	67%	6
Jul	−0.3%	43%	7
Aug	−2.0%	50%	8
Sep	−3.2%	33%	6
Oct	−7.7%	0%	7
Nov	−6.2%	0%	7
Dec	−4.7%	17%	6

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	298	$366.62	—	$324.10
Mon Oct 5	245	$385.11†	$310.72	$327.34
Mon Sep 28	341	$399.97	$335.00†	$342.50
Mon Sep 21	293	$420.00†	—	—
Mon Sep 14	295	$369.08	—	$331.17
Mon Sep 7	245	$345.87	$307.53†	$313.11†
Mon Aug 31	235	$339.42	—	$320.37
Mon Aug 24	227	—	—	$340.00†
Mon Aug 17	120	—	$257.50†	$336.26†
Mon Aug 10	155	—	—	$357.49†
Mon Aug 3	343	$394.98†	—	$347.31
Mon Jul 27	255	—	—	$321.75
Mon Jul 20	273	$387.44	$300.00†	$365.05

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Georgia sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Franklin County Livestock, Carnesville	9 mi	Oct 20	$375.95	$316.13†
Northeast Georgia Livestock, Athens	38 mi	Oct 21	$403.32†	$307.50†
Wilkes County Stockyard, Washington	60 mi	Oct 20	$352.50†	—
Duvall Livestock, Greensboro	65 mi	Oct 19	$346.94	$303.35
Jackson Regional Stockyard, Jackson	93 mi	Oct 21	$338.09	—
Calhoun Stockyard, Calhoun	96 mi	Oct 20	—	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	298	45	AMS_1930

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Eastanollee Livestock - Eastanollee, GA” (AMS_1930). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.