Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 10.00 higher. feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.19/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$120.19

126 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	125.87	591	63
Medium and Large 3	519	114.50	594	63

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale126 hd

120.19

—

GA average15 barns · 1,145 hd

119.46

+0.73

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	—	Low	1,466	91.51	1,342	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	67.86	964	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	65.46	813	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	55.97	557	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	90.47/cwt	89.00–93.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.94/cwt	101.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	127.76/cwt	126.00–132.50	560	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.21/cwt	119.00–126.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.62/cwt	122.50–131.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.49/cwt	117.50–120.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.56/cwt	117.50–127.50	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	120.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	137.02/cwt	132.50–142.50	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	112.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	144.83/cwt	142.50–150.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	125.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.59/cwt	129.00–135.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	139.88/cwt	138.00–144.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	129.33/cwt	127.50–132.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.82/cwt	127.50–135.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	124.28/cwt	124.00–126.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	136.41/cwt	134.00–136.50	812	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	57.15/cwt	53.00–60.00	555	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	50.09/cwt	48.00–52.00	523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	65.72/cwt	63.00–67.00	900	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	70.71/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	65.30/cwt	62.00–69.00	826	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	60.16/cwt	59.00–61.00	694	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.62/cwt	71.00–76.00	939	7
Bulls	—	—	1,247	86.68/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,081	9
Bulls	—	—	1,624	93.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,513	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	102.71/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	910	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	774.46/cwt	710.00–840.00	9,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	121.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.65/cwt	112.50–121.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.62/cwt	113.00–117.50	605	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 Jun 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 807Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 173Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	105.00–110.00	106.95
5	—	376	120.00–127.50	123.41
4	—	775	89.00–93.00	90.47
2	—	675	101.00–105.00	102.94
16	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.47
16	—	417	115.00–125.00	121.93
9	—	474	112.50–121.00	116.65
6	—	523	113.00–117.50	115.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	438	126.00–132.50	127.76
12	—	526	119.00–126.00	121.21
11	—	479	122.50–131.00	126.62
11	—	391	130.00–132.50	131.49
5	—	563	117.50–120.00	119.49
2	—	625	112.00–116.00	113.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	117.50–127.50	122.56
9	—	573	115.00–123.00	120.06
7	—	426	132.50–142.50	137.02
5	—	471	125.00–135.00	130.27
3	—	618	110.00–114.00	112.61
3	—	382	142.50–150.00	144.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	124.00–129.00	125.46
3	—	625	121.00–126.00	123.95
3	—	525	129.00–135.00	131.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	460	138.00–144.00	139.88
13	—	581	127.50–132.00	129.33
10	—	523	127.50–135.00	132.82
7	—	627	124.00–126.00	124.28
3	—	668	115.00–117.00	116.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	595	134.00–136.50	136.41
3	—	715	120.00–121.00	120.66
2	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	53.00–60.00	57.15
3	—	1,045	48.00–52.00	50.09
1	—	1,070	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	63.00–67.00	65.72
3	—	1,488	69.00–73.00	70.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,265	62.00–69.00	65.30
10	—	1,154	59.00–61.00	60.16
7	—	1,275	71.00–76.00	73.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	82.00–89.00	86.68
6	—	1,624	90.00–95.00	93.14
3	—	1,808	101.00–105.00	102.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	710.00–840.00	774.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	950.00	950.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle