Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.72/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$108.72

95 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	579	112.30	651	39
Medium and Large 3	543	106.22	576	56

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $74 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 sale95 hd

108.72

—

GA average14 barns · 1,195 hd

115.10

−6.38

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	1,509	85.53	1,290	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	59.24	715	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	57.59	764	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	52.62	523	27

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	518	116.70/cwt	116.00–117.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.55/cwt	115.00–117.50	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	125.24/cwt	122.50–127.50	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.54/cwt	107.00–112.50	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	91.94/cwt	88.00–95.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.88/cwt	130.00–133.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.28/cwt	104.00–109.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	101.13/cwt	95.00–105.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	107.98/cwt	107.50–109.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	112.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	595	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	108.23/cwt	107.50–110.00	523	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.48/cwt	108.00–110.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	111.09/cwt	107.50–114.00	640	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.50	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.29/cwt	124.00–129.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.90/cwt	122.50–127.50	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.89/cwt	115.00–117.50	556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	650	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	604	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	60.13/cwt	58.00–62.00	812	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,805	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	49.32/cwt	45.00–52.00	485	13
Bulls	—	—	1,380	82.09/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	560	14
Bulls	—	—	1,526	86.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,319	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	62.24/cwt	61.00–65.00	764	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	57.58/cwt	53.00–60.00	688	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	55.04/cwt	52.00–57.00	717	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	682.45/cwt	620.00–740.00	5,446	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	748.22/cwt	660.00–830.00	8,320	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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 822Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 129Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	116.00–117.00	116.70
6	—	628	107.00–112.50	109.54
3	—	675	104.00–109.00	106.28
20	—	581	109.00–116.00	111.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	115.00–117.50	115.55
5	—	721	88.00–95.00	91.94
5	—	624	95.00–105.00	101.13
2	—	675	102.00–103.00	102.49
13	—	483	107.50–110.00	108.23
2	—	375	115.00–117.50	116.18
12	—	533	105.00–110.00	106.65
11	—	570	104.00–108.00	105.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	128.00–130.00	128.96
6	—	525	124.00–129.00	126.29
2	—	675	112.50–115.00	113.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	130.00–133.00	130.88
3	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	122.50–127.50	125.24
4	—	380	130.00–137.50	132.37
3	—	632	107.50–109.00	107.98
2	—	675	100.00–102.00	100.97
28	—	529	110.00–117.00	112.53
19	—	576	107.50–114.00	111.09
16	—	480	115.00–117.50	115.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	108.00–110.00	109.48
2	—	525	122.50–127.50	124.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	58.00–62.00	60.13
5	—	1,302	52.00–57.00	55.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	45.00–52.00	49.32
14	—	1,005	53.00–59.00	55.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	61.00–65.00	62.24
27	—	1,195	53.00–60.00	57.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,380	81.00–83.00	82.09
6	—	1,526	85.00–89.00	86.41

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	—	930	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	798	620.00–740.00	682.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	660.00–830.00	748.22

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

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