Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.46/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$116.46

175 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	118.43	708	42
Medium and Large 2	528	117.03	618	94
Medium and Large 3	489	112.95	552	39

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $155 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 sale175 hd

116.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,631 hd

117.42

−0.96

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	1,591	92.61	1,473	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	67.05	929	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	65.93	800	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	56.56	566	24

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	530	117.50/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.93/cwt	112.50–115.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	123.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.62/cwt	104.00–109.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	128.60/cwt	126.00–132.50	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	121.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.31/cwt	105.00–108.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.50	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.22/cwt	122.50–124.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	569	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	113.71/cwt	109.00–117.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.45/cwt	127.50–137.50	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	153.15/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	118.04/cwt	113.00–121.00	683	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.17/cwt	129.00–134.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	110.57/cwt	109.00–112.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	105.32/cwt	105.00–106.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.41/cwt	97.00–104.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	111.32/cwt	111.00–112.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.91/cwt	152.50–157.50	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	56.20/cwt	53.00–60.00	552	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	63.32/cwt	61.00–66.00	671	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	49.37/cwt	45.00–51.00	483	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	69.10/cwt	67.00–74.00	976	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	60.90/cwt	59.00–62.00	795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	62.16/cwt	59.00–66.00	717	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	69.71/cwt	67.00–74.00	879	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	77.20/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,103	10
Bulls	—	—	1,710	95.36/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,631	9
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.41/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	774.27/cwt	690.00–860.00	8,610	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	878.31/cwt	825.00–930.00	10,452	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,080	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	913	1,025.83/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	9,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.07/cwt	114.00–122.50	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	109.64/cwt	109.00–111.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.62/cwt	129.00–133.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.04/cwt	129.50–134.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	132.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	112.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.38/cwt	117.50–125.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.98/cwt	105.00–112.00	687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	574	16

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 744Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	530	116.00–120.00	117.50
14	—	570	112.50–115.00	113.93
12	—	437	122.50–127.50	123.49
6	—	675	104.00–109.00	106.62
5	—	379	126.00–132.50	128.60
5	—	329	130.00–135.00	131.91
21	—	630	105.00–112.00	108.98
16	—	476	116.00–125.00	120.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	118.00–123.00	121.48
6	—	768	107.00	107.00
4	—	675	112.00–114.00	112.99
4	—	625	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	725	105.00–108.00	106.31
3	—	368	135.00–137.50	136.61
2	—	525	122.50–124.00	123.22
2	—	425	130.00–132.50	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.59
8	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.45
7	—	511	110.00–113.00	112.54
6	—	422	115.00–120.00	117.86
6	—	368	117.50–125.00	122.38
3	—	625	100.00–102.00	100.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	115.00–124.00	119.73
11	—	426	120.00–127.50	123.55
9	—	526	109.00–117.00	113.71
4	—	380	127.50–137.50	130.45
3	—	275	150.00–157.50	153.15
2	—	625	107.00–109.00	107.97
2	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	579	113.00–121.00	118.04
14	—	526	118.00–126.00	122.23
9	—	625	112.00–116.00	113.97
9	—	421	129.00–134.00	131.17
6	—	372	140.00–147.50	144.91
5	—	671	109.00–112.00	110.57
5	—	479	125.00–130.00	126.90
3	—	732	105.00–106.00	105.32
2	—	775	97.00–104.00	100.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	114.00–116.00	114.97
3	—	732	111.00–112.00	111.32
3	—	480	134.00–140.00	136.24
3	—	375	152.50–157.50	154.91
2	—	575	123.00–125.00	123.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	114.00–122.50	117.07
3	—	475	125.00–131.00	128.58
2	—	675	112.00–113.00	112.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	120.00–127.50	123.86
3	—	782	109.00–111.00	109.64
3	—	575	129.00–133.00	130.62
2	—	525	136.00–137.00	136.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	129.50–134.00	130.04
10	—	632	129.00–135.00	132.99
10	—	561	135.00–140.00	139.47
6	—	529	138.00–140.00	139.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	53.00–60.00	56.20
6	—	1,059	61.00–66.00	63.32
5	—	978	45.00–51.00	49.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	67.00–74.00	69.10
3	—	1,305	59.00–62.00	60.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,153	59.00–66.00	62.16
24	—	1,261	67.00–74.00	69.71
10	—	1,429	75.00–82.00	77.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,710	93.00–100.00	95.36
4	—	1,323	85.00–88.00	86.41

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)	1	—	975	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,112	690.00–860.00	774.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	825.00–930.00	878.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	913	940.00–1,100.00	1,025.83

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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