Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.71/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −93.11 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$121.71

147 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	132.81	690	28
Medium and Large 3	482	119.15	575	60
Medium and Large 2	580	119.03	691	59

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale147 hd

121.71

—

GA average15 barns · 1,333 hd

121.61

+0.09

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−93.11

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	1,670	91.43	1,527	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	62.29	926	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	61.99	739	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	53.68	555	32

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	54.62/cwt	51.00–58.00	571	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	47.84/cwt	45.00–50.00	463	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.81/cwt	60.00–65.00	952	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	57.08/cwt	55.00–59.00	769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	63.92/cwt	61.00–68.00	784	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	57.80/cwt	54.00–60.00	661	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	69.91/cwt	69.00–72.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	106.38/cwt	102.00–109.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.85/cwt	114.00–120.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	111.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.95/cwt	117.50–122.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	109.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	126.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.96/cwt	103.00–106.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.50	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.45/cwt	107.50–116.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.71/cwt	147.50–157.50	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.19/cwt	138.00–145.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.71/cwt	120.00–123.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	135.25/cwt	134.00–136.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.48/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.80/cwt	119.00–123.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.11/cwt	137.50–140.00	856	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	92.26/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,543	9
Bulls	—	—	1,655	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	114.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	119.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	105.47/cwt	105.00–107.50	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.24/cwt	105.00–112.50	573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	111.69/cwt	107.50–115.00	527	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.25/cwt	112.50–117.50	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.50	444	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	749.67/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,804	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	693.27/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,615	1

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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,046	51.00–58.00	54.62
6	—	968	45.00–50.00	47.84
2	—	1,073	59.00–61.00	59.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,515	60.00–65.00	62.81
2	—	1,348	55.00–59.00	57.08
1	—	1,460	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,226	61.00–68.00	63.92
35	—	1,144	54.00–60.00	57.80
9	—	1,229	69.00–72.00	69.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,672	89.00–96.00	92.26
1	—	1,655	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	102.00–109.00	106.38
5	—	317	120.00–125.00	123.40
17	—	520	105.00–112.50	110.24
17	—	472	107.50–115.00	111.69
11	—	420	112.50–117.50	115.25
11	—	374	115.00–122.50	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	530	114.00–120.00	116.85
11	—	421	119.00–126.00	122.14
10	—	584	110.00–116.00	111.80
8	—	483	117.50–122.00	118.95
5	—	629	108.00–113.00	109.92
5	—	383	125.00–132.50	126.88
3	—	668	103.00–106.00	104.96
2	—	725	100.00–104.00	101.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	126.00	126.00
2	—	775	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	625	116.00–117.00	116.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.37
2	—	325	135.00–142.50	138.52
2	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.32
18	—	524	110.00–118.00	114.90
18	—	472	115.00–122.50	119.37
11	—	430	120.00–127.50	122.88
5	—	637	105.00–107.50	105.47
2	—	575	113.00–114.00	113.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	115.00–125.00	119.03
12	—	685	107.50–116.00	113.45
12	—	533	120.00–125.00	120.97
6	—	628	110.00–117.00	112.62
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.38
3	—	475	125.00–131.00	128.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	572	126.00	126.00
6	—	379	147.50–157.50	150.71
3	—	432	138.00–145.00	140.19
2	—	625	125.00–127.00	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	120.00–123.00	120.71
4	—	433	134.00–136.00	135.25
2	—	725	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.48
2	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.48
2	—	475	128.00–129.00	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	119.00–123.00	121.80
5	—	527	130.00–137.00	135.55
2	—	625	124.00–127.00	125.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	615	137.50–140.00	139.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,041	700.00–850.00	749.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	902	600.00–800.00	693.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	870.00	870.00

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