Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$124.55

91 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	127.16	606	65
Medium and Large 3	484	118.04	571	26

One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $35 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

124.55

—

GA average16 barns · 1,181 hd

125.34

−0.79

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	1,667	84.73	1,412	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	61.39	962	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	60.41	710	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	47.35	457	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	517	135.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.76/cwt	125.00–132.50	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.62/cwt	150.00–152.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.87/cwt	157.50–162.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.40/cwt	147.50–155.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.24/cwt	137.50–147.50	676	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	111.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	117.76/cwt	113.00–119.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	152.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	132.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	129.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	569	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.08/cwt	122.00–131.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.66/cwt	117.50–124.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.56/cwt	104.00–109.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	126.87/cwt	122.50–130.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.55/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	139.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	142.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	740	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.12/cwt	122.50–130.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.58/cwt	150.00–152.50	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	172.99/cwt	172.50–175.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	145.17/cwt	145.00–147.50	704	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	720.00–800.00	7,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	763.50/cwt	730.00–800.00	7,994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	78.08/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	89.46/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.11/cwt	53.00–58.00	683	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	61.84/cwt	59.00–66.00	718	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,212	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	61.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	52.90/cwt	49.00–56.00	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	43.65/cwt	40.00–46.00	417	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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	130.00–137.50	135.21
7	—	581	125.00–132.50	127.76
2	—	375	157.50–162.50	159.87
8	—	418	147.50–155.00	152.40
12	—	472	137.50–147.50	143.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00–152.50	151.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–116.00	115.48
2	—	675	107.50–115.00	111.14
4	—	517	120.00–125.00	122.44
5	—	623	113.00–119.00	117.76
6	—	365	145.00–155.00	152.34
7	—	466	125.00–135.00	132.02
8	—	429	135.00–145.00	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	115.00–122.00	120.24
8	—	368	132.50–135.00	134.16
12	—	536	120.00–125.00	121.67
16	—	439	127.00–135.00	129.52
22	—	483	122.00–131.00	128.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	104.00–105.00	104.49
3	—	475	115.00–121.00	118.58
4	—	425	117.50–124.00	120.66
7	—	630	104.00–109.00	107.56
10	—	369	122.50–130.00	126.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	147.50–155.00	150.55
4	—	630	132.00–136.00	133.70
16	—	568	135.00–141.00	139.48
19	—	521	140.00–147.50	142.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	122.50–130.00	126.12
4	—	435	150.00–152.50	150.58
5	—	313	172.50–175.00	172.99
14	—	485	145.00–147.50	145.17

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)	1	—	875	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	720.00–800.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	730.00–800.00	763.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,392	77.00–79.00	78.08
5	—	1,778	88.00–91.00	89.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	53.00–58.00	56.11
27	—	1,161	59.00–66.00	61.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,865	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,397	60.00–64.00	61.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	49.00–56.00	52.90
6	—	955	40.00–46.00	43.65

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Slaughter Cattle