Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to week prior, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.74/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$116.74

222 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	122.92	678	66
Medium and Large 2	509	115.63	588	92
Medium and Large 3	460	111.97	515	64

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $163 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 sale222 hd

116.74

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

116.31

+0.43

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	—	High	1,414	91.25	1,290	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	62.04	737	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	59.85	880	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	53.89	533	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	522	121.84/cwt	117.50–126.00	636	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.35/cwt	114.00–117.50	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.94/cwt	130.00–133.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	101.38/cwt	97.00–106.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.65/cwt	125.00–126.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	124.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	113.08/cwt	112.00–117.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	116.81/cwt	112.50–120.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	105.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	117.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.91/cwt	127.00–131.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	119.49/cwt	119.00–121.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.47/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.65/cwt	111.00–112.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	730	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	810	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	525	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.15/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.15/cwt	115.00–122.50	442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	110.55/cwt	107.50–115.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	525	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.75/cwt	116.00–122.50	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.10/cwt	111.00–117.50	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	109.94/cwt	107.00–115.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	104.97/cwt	103.00–108.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	699	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.77/cwt	119.00–124.00	637	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	53.65/cwt	50.00–57.00	528	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	57.34/cwt	57.00–58.00	876	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	62.36/cwt	61.00–63.00	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	63.24/cwt	61.00–68.00	747	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	57.61/cwt	53.00–60.00	687	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	71.71/cwt	69.00–75.00	870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	94.74/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,260	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	87.53/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	117.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	568	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	109.27/cwt	105.00–112.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	110.79/cwt	106.00–114.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	113.37/cwt	112.50–114.00	647	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,212	717.03/cwt	670.00–800.00	8,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	126.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.40/cwt	100.00–107.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	124.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	569	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	116.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	674	17

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 588Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	117.50–126.00	121.84
13	—	618	114.00–117.50	116.35
7	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.69
3	—	432	130.00–133.00	130.94
2	—	775	97.00–106.00	101.38
35	—	457	124.00–130.00	124.43
17	—	581	115.00–121.00	116.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.96
3	—	568	125.00–126.00	125.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	483	115.00–122.50	117.70
9	—	619	105.00–112.00	109.27
9	—	526	106.00–114.00	110.79
6	—	435	120.00–125.00	121.43
5	—	571	112.50–114.00	113.37
5	—	379	125.00–130.00	126.87
2	—	675	100.00–107.00	103.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	457	120.00–125.00	124.46
8	—	638	112.00–117.00	113.08
5	—	521	112.50–120.00	116.81
3	—	682	105.00–108.00	105.96
3	—	568	113.00–120.00	117.56
2	—	425	127.00–131.00	128.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	119.00–121.00	119.49
4	—	585	125.00–127.00	125.47
3	—	718	111.00–112.00	111.65
2	—	675	113.00–114.00	113.49
2	—	525	124.00–126.00	124.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	542	134.75	134.75
31	—	616	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	105.00–115.00	110.43
18	—	513	105.00–110.00	109.15
11	—	368	115.00–122.50	120.15
8	—	428	107.50–115.00	110.55
2	—	575	105.00–106.00	105.48
2	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	430	118.00–126.00	122.14
21	—	479	116.00–122.50	117.75
17	—	527	111.00–117.50	114.10
13	—	579	107.00–115.00	109.94
11	—	629	103.00–108.00	104.97
5	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.92
3	—	675	104.00–106.00	104.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	571	118.00–125.00	122.47
23	—	515	119.00–124.00	123.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	50.00–57.00	53.65
2	—	1,053	58.00–59.00	58.52
1	—	905	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	57.00–58.00	57.34
3	—	1,413	61.00–63.00	62.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,181	61.00–68.00	63.24
12	—	1,193	53.00–60.00	57.61
3	—	1,213	69.00–75.00	71.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,330	91.00–97.00	94.74
3	—	1,648	85.00–89.00	87.53
1	—	1,295	78.00	78.00

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)	3	—	1,212	670.00–800.00	717.03

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