Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.43/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$130.43

117 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	134.95	669	36
Medium and Large 2	455	130.78	595	55
Medium and Large 3	411	123.40	507	26

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about $162 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 sale117 hd

130.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,107 hd

123.36

+7.06

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	1,525	86.48	1,319	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	64.00	865	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	63.51	749	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	56.06	560	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	575	129.38/cwt	126.00–133.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	158.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.14/cwt	135.00–142.50	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	119.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	132.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.03/cwt	112.50–120.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.53/cwt	122.50–130.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.15/cwt	132.50–137.50	513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.69/cwt	122.50–127.50	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.34/cwt	117.50–121.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	135.95/cwt	133.00–142.50	657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.77/cwt	131.00–133.00	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.07/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	152.70/cwt	147.50–157.50	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	133.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	140.83/cwt	137.50–147.50	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.72/cwt	105.00–112.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	112.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	117.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	158.67/cwt	157.50–160.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.20/cwt	130.00–137.50	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.72/cwt	113.00–116.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	808	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.69/cwt	53.00–60.00	574	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	63.09/cwt	60.00–67.00	732	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	58.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	658	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	70.59/cwt	68.00–75.00	911	11
Bulls	—	—	1,756	89.18/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,566	4
Bulls	—	—	1,269	80.14/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	769.72/cwt	710.00–870.00	8,528	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	943.21/cwt	930.00–950.00	12,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,018	753.87/cwt	735.00–775.00	7,674	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	893	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	139.30/cwt	135.00–142.50	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	117.63/cwt	116.00–121.00	786	3

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year 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	—	575	126.00–133.00	129.38
2	—	335	157.50–160.00	158.71
4	—	475	135.00–142.50	139.30
3	—	668	116.00–121.00	117.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	135.00–142.50	138.14
8	—	524	140.00–142.50	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	115.00–125.00	119.21
7	—	319	125.00–135.00	132.00
4	—	520	112.50–120.00	117.03
4	—	475	117.50–122.50	119.95
4	—	375	122.50–130.00	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.95
14	—	431	130.00–137.00	134.30
13	—	377	132.50–137.50	136.15
9	—	522	122.50–127.50	125.69
4	—	575	117.50–121.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	483	133.00–142.50	135.95
13	—	527	131.00–133.00	132.77
2	—	425	137.50–140.00	138.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	120.00–127.50	123.07
8	—	377	147.50–157.50	152.70
7	—	479	130.00–139.00	133.69
7	—	429	137.50–147.50	140.83
5	—	675	105.00–112.00	108.72
5	—	626	110.00–118.00	112.95
5	—	579	115.00–122.50	117.43
2	—	325	157.50–160.00	158.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	130.00–137.50	132.20
10	—	474	140.00–147.50	143.26
6	—	573	125.00–131.00	128.61
4	—	685	113.00–116.00	113.72
3	—	432	149.00–150.00	149.66
2	—	725	111.00–112.00	111.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	53.00–60.00	56.69
2	—	975	52.00	52.00
1	—	975	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,670	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,160	60.00–67.00	63.09
12	—	1,131	55.00–59.00	58.16
11	—	1,290	68.00–75.00	70.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	87.00–93.00	89.18
4	—	1,269	77.00–84.00	80.14
1	—	1,625	101.00	101.00

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)	8	—	1,108	710.00–870.00	769.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	930.00–950.00	943.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,018	735.00–775.00	753.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	1,260.00	1,260.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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