Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed prior week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.51/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$120.51

141 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	130.04	627	31
Medium and Large 2	515	120.03	618	72
Medium and Large 3	498	113.65	566	38

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $61 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 sale141 hd

120.51

—

GA average13 barns · 1,259 hd

117.05

+3.47

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	1,673	87.40	1,462	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	61.18	777	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	58.97	859	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	53.79	540	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	475	136.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	114.62/cwt	112.50–117.50	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.97/cwt	111.00–118.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.94/cwt	101.00–105.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	116.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.93/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.92/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.21/cwt	105.00–109.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.16/cwt	129.00–134.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	126.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.62/cwt	121.00–126.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.50	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	126.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.45/cwt	99.00–106.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.31/cwt	125.00–133.50	755	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	126.36/cwt	123.00–132.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.76/cwt	129.00–135.00	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.69/cwt	142.50–145.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	103.80/cwt	99.00–107.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.06/cwt	115.00–122.50	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.58/cwt	115.00–123.00	683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	154.79/cwt	150.00–157.50	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	138.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.88/cwt	123.00–127.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	116.11/cwt	115.00–118.00	620	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	46.06/cwt	45.00–48.00	438	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	57.01/cwt	52.00–59.00	750	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	63.06/cwt	60.00–67.00	792	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	62.15/cwt	61.00–63.00	879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	57.50/cwt	54.00–60.00	849	13
Bulls	—	—	1,423	82.42/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	983	822.14/cwt	760.00–870.00	8,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.48/cwt	127.50–137.50	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	126.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	55.18/cwt	53.00–57.00	526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	91.58/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,676	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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed prior week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	134.00–140.00	136.25
4	—	675	118.00–125.00	121.44
12	—	537	129.00–134.00	132.16
14	—	575	125.00–133.50	131.31
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.37
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.38
4	—	625	123.00–129.00	125.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	101.00–105.00	102.94
4	—	630	105.00–109.00	106.21
4	—	675	99.00–106.00	103.45
6	—	432	120.00–127.50	122.32
6	—	475	115.00–122.50	119.06
7	—	534	115.00–118.00	116.11
7	—	373	127.50–137.50	133.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	112.00–119.00	115.93
4	—	720	106.00–114.00	110.17
8	—	433	130.00–137.50	132.53
12	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.02
2	—	675	110.00–114.00	111.94
12	—	576	115.00–123.00	118.58
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	154.79
15	—	484	125.00–131.00	126.94
3	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	107.00–109.00	107.97
5	—	671	114.00–120.00	116.75
6	—	582	124.00–131.00	126.51
7	—	529	123.00–132.00	126.36
2	—	425	142.50–145.00	143.69
5	—	483	137.50–142.50	138.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	675	121.00–126.00	123.62
3	—	725	117.00–119.00	117.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	112.50–117.50	114.62
2	—	575	105.00–109.00	106.93
3	—	432	120.00–122.50	120.78
5	—	383	120.00–126.00	121.60
7	—	622	99.00–107.00	103.80
10	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.66
2	—	325	123.00–127.00	124.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	576	111.00–118.00	113.97
5	—	629	108.00–113.00	110.15
7	—	426	125.00–134.00	129.92
9	—	374	129.00–136.00	132.90
12	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.01
13	—	527	115.00–123.00	118.30
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.35
5	—	679	105.00–108.00	105.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	135.00–136.00	135.31
11	—	517	125.00–130.00	126.25
14	—	476	129.00–135.00	130.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	63.00–65.00	63.99
3	—	950	45.00–48.00	46.06
2	—	953	53.00–57.00	55.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	69.00	69.00
15	—	1,315	52.00–59.00	57.01
29	—	1,256	60.00–67.00	63.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	61.00–63.00	62.15
13	—	1,477	54.00–60.00	57.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,423	78.00–85.00	82.42
2	—	1,830	91.00–92.00	91.58

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	1	—	895	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	760.00–870.00	822.14

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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Athens

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