Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.08/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$106.08

200 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$8.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	109.96	579	82
Medium and Large 3	487	103.51	504	112
Medium and Large 1	670	100.98	677	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.98/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale200 hd

106.08

—

GA average16 barns · 1,761 hd

104.93

+1.15

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	1,433	82.07	1,176	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	48.17	709	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	47.70	558	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	37.84	380	24

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	570	108.70/cwt	104.00–111.50	620	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.94/cwt	91.00–95.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.64/cwt	99.00–103.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.47/cwt	89.00–92.50	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	108.42/cwt	105.00–112.50	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	110.76/cwt	107.50–112.50	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	125.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	104.38/cwt	100.00–107.50	493	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.58/cwt	100.00–109.00	706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	699.02/cwt	560.00–790.00	7,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	101.28/cwt	95.00–107.50	535	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	116.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	98.39/cwt	97.00–100.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.93/cwt	115.00–122.50	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.45/cwt	119.00–122.50	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	107.52/cwt	102.50–110.00	448	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	97.30/cwt	96.00–98.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	116.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	100.11/cwt	95.00–103.00	572	13
Bulls	—	—	1,478	83.94/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,241	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	48.38/cwt	45.00–52.00	716	12
Bulls	—	—	1,343	78.34/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,052	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	691	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	629	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	49.40/cwt	46.00–53.00	576	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	38.62/cwt	37.00–42.00	387	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	41.27/cwt	38.00–45.00	470	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	34.57/cwt	32.00–36.00	351	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	56.22/cwt	54.00–60.00	706	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	47.44/cwt	47.00–48.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.30/cwt	116.00–118.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.55/cwt	112.50–117.50	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	89.68/cwt	85.00–95.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	106.23/cwt	105.00–108.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	113.69/cwt	112.50–117.50	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.50	398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	129.35/cwt	128.00–129.50	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.50	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	103.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	109.33/cwt	107.50–110.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	101.70/cwt	101.00–103.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	90.13/cwt	87.50–95.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.85/cwt	117.00–119.50	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	122.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	127.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	550	9

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 790Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 207Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	104.00–111.50	108.70
2	—	725	91.00–95.00	92.94
31	—	472	110.00–118.00	114.91
2	—	775	85.00–86.00	85.49
5	—	679	97.00–100.00	98.39
6	—	378	115.00–120.00	116.98
8	—	435	112.50–117.50	113.69
7	—	631	101.00–103.00	101.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	472	100.00–107.50	104.38
24	—	528	95.00–107.50	101.28
3	—	332	115.00–120.00	116.53
28	—	417	102.50–110.00	107.52
3	—	618	96.00–98.00	97.30
13	—	571	95.00–103.00	100.11
10	—	366	105.00–112.50	108.68
8	—	681	87.50–95.00	90.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	105.00–108.00	106.23
2	—	775	90.00–91.00	90.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	99.00–103.00	100.64
6	—	675	89.00–92.50	90.47
7	—	422	115.00–122.50	119.93
3	—	625	95.00–99.00	96.96
8	—	523	105.00–107.50	105.30
4	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.78
4	—	725	85.00–95.00	89.68
4	—	465	107.50–110.00	109.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	110.00–117.50	113.89
5	—	579	105.00–112.50	108.42
4	—	470	112.50–117.50	115.55
3	—	632	100.00–110.00	103.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	107.50–112.50	110.76
3	—	675	100.00–109.00	104.58
6	—	465	119.00–122.50	121.45
3	—	518	116.00–118.00	117.30
2	—	375	130.00–137.50	133.55
9	—	431	125.00–132.50	127.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	121.00–127.00	125.40
13	—	477	121.00–130.00	125.42
16	—	675	110.00–116.00	115.11
3	—	625	111.00–115.00	112.79
18	—	581	115.00–124.00	122.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	128.00–129.50	129.35
4	—	713	117.00–119.50	118.85

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	—	1,095	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	560.00–790.00	699.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	83.00–85.00	83.94
3	—	1,343	76.00–81.00	78.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,480	45.00–52.00	48.38
2	—	1,570	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,165	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,165	46.00–53.00	49.40
13	—	1,140	38.00–45.00	41.27
6	—	1,255	54.00–60.00	56.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	37.00–42.00	38.62
9	—	1,014	32.00–36.00	34.57
2	—	973	47.00–48.00	47.44

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle