Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.29/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −96.53 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$118.29

129 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	144.88	616	2thin
Medium and Large 2	491	127.48	626	29
Medium and Large 3	547	115.02	629	98

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about −$14 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale129 hd

118.29

—

GA average16 barns · 1,657 hd

122.99

−4.70

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−96.53

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	1,502	91.94	1,380	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	65.15	914	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	62.29	734	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	53.77	546	16

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	—	—	1,732	99.48/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,723	5
Bulls	—	—	1,222	83.62/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,022	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	92.90/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.81/cwt	105.00–111.00	679	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	115.20/cwt	112.50–119.00	608	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.10/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.80/cwt	120.00–127.50	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.16/cwt	115.00–122.50	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	103.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.44/cwt	94.00–101.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	95.63/cwt	94.00–98.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.66/cwt	112.50–116.00	663	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.37/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.21/cwt	124.00–127.50	536	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.87/cwt	102.50–107.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.16/cwt	108.00–113.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.45/cwt	119.00–122.50	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	135.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	102.77/cwt	102.00–104.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	97.97/cwt	95.00–100.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.23/cwt	99.00–102.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.02/cwt	137.50–145.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.76/cwt	140.00–147.50	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,191	797.44/cwt	690.00–890.00	9,498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	133.40/cwt	127.50–137.50	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.23/cwt	137.50–147.50	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	134.62/cwt	134.00–140.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.06/cwt	130.00–133.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.33/cwt	112.50–117.50	546	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	840.25/cwt	730.00–910.00	10,965	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	933.73/cwt	925.00–940.00	10,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	56.43/cwt	53.00–59.00	595	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	48.41/cwt	45.00–50.00	448	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	63.96/cwt	61.00–65.00	881	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	68.32/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,004	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	59.27/cwt	55.00–62.00	685	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	65.02/cwt	63.00–69.00	777	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	71.65/cwt	71.00–73.00	931	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 534Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	97.00–104.00	99.48
5	—	1,222	82.00–85.00	83.62
4	—	1,563	91.00–96.00	92.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	53.00–59.00	56.43
6	—	926	45.00–50.00	48.41
1	—	1,190	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,377	61.00–65.00	63.96
3	—	1,470	67.00–70.00	68.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,156	55.00–62.00	59.27
35	—	1,195	63.00–69.00	65.02
3	—	1,300	71.00–73.00	71.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	630	105.00–111.00	107.81
16	—	577	110.00–115.00	112.64
16	—	528	112.50–119.00	115.20
15	—	473	115.00–122.50	119.10
7	—	422	120.00–127.50	123.80
7	—	372	132.50–137.50	135.26
5	—	679	102.00–104.00	102.77
4	—	775	95.00–100.00	97.97
4	—	725	99.00–102.00	100.23
4	—	325	137.50–145.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	120.00–126.00	120.94
6	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.46
6	—	378	140.00–147.50	142.76
5	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	725	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	625	113.00–117.00	114.94
2	—	575	117.50–120.00	118.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	142.50–147.50	144.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	104.00–111.00	107.64
10	—	428	115.00–122.50	118.16
5	—	617	100.00–105.00	103.55
4	—	675	94.00–101.00	97.44
3	—	725	94.00–98.00	95.63
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.35
13	—	527	108.00–115.00	111.46
12	—	478	112.50–117.50	114.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	112.50–116.00	113.66
12	—	525	116.00–121.00	118.37
12	—	428	124.00–127.50	125.21
10	—	675	102.50–107.00	104.87
6	—	728	100.00–106.00	102.77
5	—	626	108.00–113.00	110.16
3	—	475	119.00–122.50	120.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	127.50–137.50	133.40
4	—	475	125.00–133.00	128.78
2	—	525	125.00–126.00	125.48
2	—	375	137.50–147.50	142.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	134.00–140.00	134.62
8	—	581	129.00–132.00	130.50
5	—	533	130.00–133.00	131.06
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.38

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)	11	—	1,191	690.00–890.00	797.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,305	730.00–910.00	840.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	925.00–940.00	933.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle