Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.15/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −69.67 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$145.15

99 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	152.39	789	8thin
Medium and Large 2	481	147.73	710	34
Medium and Large 3	444	142.59	633	57

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

145.15

—

GA average16 barns · 1,555 hd

140.69

+4.46

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−69.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,494	82.61	1,234	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	61.84	738	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	59.77	856	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	50.30	507	10

Every lot, as filed

47 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.22/cwt	152.50–154.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	163.28/cwt	162.50–165.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.96/cwt	140.00–143.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.24/cwt	150.00–157.50	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	132.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	122.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	163.90/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	128.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.35/cwt	129.00–138.00	629	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	142.19/cwt	137.50–147.50	606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	154.24/cwt	147.50–157.50	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.89/cwt	126.00–132.50	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.58/cwt	123.00–129.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.45/cwt	111.00–114.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.54/cwt	117.50–125.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	144.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	144.89/cwt	137.00–146.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	124.31/cwt	123.00–125.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	155.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	689	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	694.89/cwt	600.00–770.00	7,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,221	1,028.96/cwt	970.00–1,080.00	12,564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	88.71/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.24/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,110	5
Bulls	—	—	1,457	84.68/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,234	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.75/cwt	62.00–68.00	793	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	58.07/cwt	54.00–61.00	684	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	56.88/cwt	55.00–58.00	755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	963	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	47.19/cwt	45.00–48.00	466	6

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed May 1, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 551Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	152.50–154.00	153.22
3	—	432	162.50–165.00	163.28
3	—	632	140.00–143.00	140.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	138.00–145.00	141.37
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.42
5	—	383	160.00–167.50	162.37
7	—	578	135.00–142.00	138.06
8	—	420	150.00–157.50	155.24
10	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	132.00–135.00	132.95
3	—	618	119.00–125.00	122.91
5	—	324	160.00–167.50	163.90
7	—	572	126.00–131.00	128.65
11	—	468	129.00–138.00	134.35
13	—	426	137.50–147.50	142.19
15	—	369	147.50–157.50	154.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	140.00–144.00	141.23
11	—	383	135.00–144.00	137.91
12	—	478	126.00–132.50	129.89
12	—	524	123.00–129.00	127.58
14	—	575	120.00–128.00	125.05
20	—	432	130.00–136.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	111.00–114.00	112.45
3	—	675	105.00–110.00	106.95
4	—	320	130.00–135.00	133.02
4	—	375	125.00–132.00	128.52
4	—	465	120.00–125.00	123.67
7	—	430	117.50–125.00	120.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	140.00–147.00	144.12
13	—	578	137.00–146.00	144.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	123.00–125.00	124.31
8	—	442	150.00–157.00	155.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	600.00–770.00	694.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,221	970.00–1,080.00	1,028.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	88.00–89.00	88.71
5	—	1,475	72.00–79.00	75.24
9	—	1,457	81.00–87.00	84.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	70.00–74.00	72.11
15	—	1,224	62.00–68.00	64.75
17	—	1,178	54.00–61.00	58.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	55.00–58.00	56.88
3	—	1,537	60.00–65.00	62.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	61.00	61.00
3	—	990	52.00–54.00	52.97
6	—	987	45.00–48.00	47.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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