Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.96/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$106.96

94 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$5.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	110.04	657	16thin
Medium and Large 2	541	107.86	583	36
Medium and Large 3	507	105.02	532	42

One grade step is worth $5.02/cwt here — about $125 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 sale94 hd

106.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,354 hd

105.66

+1.30

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	—	Low	1,775	68.93	1,223	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	45.14	585	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	44.30	670	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	41.62	396	19

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,565	60.68/cwt	59.00–65.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	796.20/cwt	730.00–850.00	7,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	719.09/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,838	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	682.96/cwt	670.00–695.00	6,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.88/cwt	132.50–140.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.03/cwt	117.00–121.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.44/cwt	123.00–124.00	784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.63/cwt	133.00–139.00	631	5
Bulls	—	—	1,874	71.17/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,334	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	40.24/cwt	36.00–43.00	532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.17/cwt	122.50–128.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	134.77/cwt	127.50–137.50	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	126.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	108.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	128.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	104.57/cwt	102.00–105.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	87.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	92.83/cwt	92.00–94.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.33/cwt	112.00–125.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	108.53/cwt	104.00–110.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	96.75/cwt	95.00–99.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	119.68/cwt	112.50–125.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	111.29/cwt	109.00–112.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	109.07/cwt	106.00–113.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.77/cwt	107.50–116.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	97.51/cwt	93.00–102.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	103.79/cwt	100.00–107.50	596	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	46.94/cwt	44.00–51.00	603	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	42.23/cwt	42.00–43.00	636	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	46.02/cwt	44.00–50.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	36.98/cwt	35.00–40.00	369	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.79/cwt	43.00–49.00	417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	100.12/cwt	95.00–105.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	114.76/cwt	108.00–117.00	524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	114.87/cwt	112.50–117.50	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	105.51/cwt	105.00–107.50	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	114.17/cwt	112.50–115.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	105.01/cwt	102.50–107.50	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	98.03/cwt	95.00–100.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	104.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	4

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 596Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	59.00–65.00	60.68
1	—	1,710	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,874	67.00–74.00	71.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,323	36.00–43.00	40.24
30	—	1,285	44.00–51.00	46.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	42.00–43.00	42.23
6	—	1,518	44.00–50.00	46.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	35.00–40.00	36.98
10	—	910	43.00–49.00	45.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	730.00–850.00	796.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,090	600.00–800.00	719.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	670.00–695.00	682.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	132.50–140.00	135.88
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	568	117.00–121.00	119.03
2	—	515	122.50–125.00	123.76
2	—	415	130.00–140.00	135.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	635	123.00–124.00	123.44
5	—	465	133.00–139.00	135.63
4	—	564	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	122.50–128.00	125.17
7	—	437	127.50–137.50	134.77
7	—	482	120.00–130.00	126.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	93.00–95.00	94.00
4	—	561	105.00–115.00	108.78
6	—	270	125.00–135.00	128.33
7	—	610	102.00–105.00	104.57
8	—	324	125.00–130.00	128.40
9	—	519	110.00–118.00	117.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	85.00–91.00	87.94
3	—	672	92.00–94.00	92.83
4	—	418	112.00–125.00	117.33
4	—	469	104.00–110.00	108.53
4	—	619	95.00–99.00	96.75
6	—	379	112.50–125.00	119.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	109.00–112.00	111.29
9	—	630	106.00–113.00	109.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–120.00	115.06
2	—	513	107.50–116.00	111.77
2	—	779	93.00–102.00	97.51
7	—	574	100.00–107.50	103.79
9	—	627	95.00–105.00	100.12
14	—	457	108.00–117.00	114.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	112.50–117.50	114.87
5	—	412	105.00–107.50	105.51
6	—	362	112.50–115.00	114.17
8	—	477	102.50–107.50	105.01
10	—	673	95.00–100.00	98.03
11	—	531	100.00–106.00	104.37

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle