Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, and replacements lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.33/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −87.49 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$127.33

146 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	140.32	707	8thin
Medium and Large 2	499	130.49	651	61
Medium and Large 3	481	123.47	594	77

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $112 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 sale146 hd

127.33

—

GA average15 barns · 1,386 hd

132.50

−5.17

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−87.49

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	1,759	95.99	1,688	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	66.20	928	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	63.88	779	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	59.06	641	30

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.49/cwt	90.00–98.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.28/cwt	99.00–108.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	126.85/cwt	124.00–129.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.97/cwt	123.00–126.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.68/cwt	129.00–132.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	136.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	446	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	591	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.00/cwt	139.00–147.50	526	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	797	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.15/cwt	132.50–139.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.02/cwt	126.00–133.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.88/cwt	142.50–152.50	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.62/cwt	107.00–108.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.68/cwt	142.50–147.50	698	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	61.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	696	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	55.79/cwt	54.00–58.00	562	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	64.78/cwt	61.00–67.00	930	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	70.26/cwt	68.00–75.00	977	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,133	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	64.50/cwt	62.00–68.00	787	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	59.15/cwt	55.00–61.00	711	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	72.14/cwt	69.00–75.00	902	7
Bulls	—	—	1,739	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	102.10/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	734.78/cwt	610.00–840.00	7,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	120.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.70/cwt	109.00–119.00	544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	108.22/cwt	105.00–112.50	570	10

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	110.00–120.00	115.12
7	—	625	90.00–98.00	93.49
7	—	570	99.00–108.00	104.28
5	—	321	124.00–129.00	126.85
14	—	372	115.00–125.00	120.63
13	—	474	109.00–119.00	114.70
10	—	527	105.00–112.50	108.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	115.00–122.00	120.13
9	—	482	120.00–125.00	121.18
5	—	423	123.00–126.00	124.97
4	—	378	127.00–135.00	131.02
4	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	129.00–132.50	130.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.80
13	—	429	125.00–135.00	128.39
13	—	327	130.00–140.00	136.36
11	—	569	115.00–120.00	118.06
10	—	475	121.00–130.00	125.04
5	—	621	105.00–109.00	106.77
4	—	678	101.00–105.00	102.96
4	—	371	130.00–137.50	133.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	137.50–145.00	141.42
11	—	373	139.00–147.50	141.00
8	—	797	99.00	99.00
8	—	472	132.50–139.00	136.15
6	—	522	126.00–133.00	129.02
5	—	576	121.00–126.00	122.78
5	—	325	142.50–152.50	145.88
4	—	670	107.00–108.00	107.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	135.00–140.00	136.96
4	—	486	142.50–147.50	143.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	129.00–136.00	132.52
12	—	565	126.00–129.00	128.48
5	—	617	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	135.00–137.50	136.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	59.00–65.00	61.24
12	—	1,007	54.00–58.00	55.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,436	61.00–67.00	64.78
11	—	1,390	68.00–75.00	70.26
2	—	1,133	57.00–59.00	58.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	62.00–68.00	64.50
15	—	1,202	55.00–61.00	59.15
7	—	1,251	69.00–75.00	72.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	90.00–96.00	92.94
2	—	1,798	101.00–103.00	102.10

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	610.00–840.00	734.78

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

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