Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers steady, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly test, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.71/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −78.10 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$136.71

83 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	141.46	743	4thin
Medium and Large 2	486	139.09	676	44
Medium and Large 3	487	133.18	648	35

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $95 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 sale83 hd

136.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,376 hd

134.59

+2.12

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−78.10

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	—	Average	1,670	80.21	1,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	60.18	740	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	59.66	839	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	50.82	514	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	132.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.38/cwt	112.50–120.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.32/cwt	115.00–122.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.80/cwt	112.50–117.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	116.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.40/cwt	102.00–109.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.61/cwt	124.00–129.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.78/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.47/cwt	142.00–150.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	155.91/cwt	152.50–160.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.26/cwt	146.00–155.00	624	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.78/cwt	127.00–137.50	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.25/cwt	124.00–131.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.48/cwt	123.00–125.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	743	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	52.94/cwt	52.00–54.00	554	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.52/cwt	42.00–49.00	421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	793	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	64.96/cwt	63.00–67.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.89/cwt	60.00–66.00	764	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	56.27/cwt	52.00–59.00	695	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	67.47/cwt	67.00–68.00	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	79.57/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,405	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	779.99/cwt	750.00–820.00	9,227	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	131.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	714	2

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.35
7	—	588	125.00–133.00	131.44
3	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	675	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	525	135.00–137.00	135.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	127.00–135.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	112.50–120.00	116.38
8	—	468	115.00–122.00	119.32
6	—	580	112.50–117.00	114.80
6	—	378	120.00–127.00	123.57
3	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.56
2	—	675	102.00–109.00	105.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	124.00–129.00	125.61
6	—	433	126.00–130.00	126.62
5	—	529	123.00–125.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	127.50–132.50	129.97
6	—	625	116.00–120.00	118.29
6	—	373	142.00–150.00	146.47
5	—	424	135.00–142.00	138.83
5	—	329	152.50–160.00	155.91
2	—	725	109.00–113.00	110.94
2	—	675	109.00–116.00	112.40
2	—	575	120.00–122.50	121.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	418	146.00–155.00	149.26
9	—	523	127.00–137.50	132.78
6	—	575	124.00–131.00	127.25
6	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.93
4	—	615	123.00–125.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	139.00–143.00	141.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	52.00–54.00	52.94
2	—	925	42.00–49.00	45.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	58.00–59.00	58.50
2	—	1,428	55.00–56.00	55.51
2	—	1,285	63.00–67.00	64.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,215	60.00–66.00	62.89
21	—	1,236	52.00–59.00	56.27
2	—	1,325	67.00–68.00	67.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	78.00–83.00	79.57
1	—	1,825	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,130	76.00	76.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	750.00–820.00	779.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	880.00	880.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle