Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.00/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$107.00

69 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	110.84	606	11thin
Medium and Large 1	691	107.05	740	13thin
Medium and Large 3	479	106.04	508	45

One grade step is worth $4.80/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 sale69 hd

107.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,375 hd

109.34

−2.34

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	1,715	68.43	1,173	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	50.48	730	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	48.83	583	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	44.24	428	8thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Medium and Large 3	—	434	119.62/cwt	112.50–126.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.31/cwt	107.00–110.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.19/cwt	127.50–137.50	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.30/cwt	102.50–109.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	103.82/cwt	100.00–107.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	106.28/cwt	105.00–109.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	107.28/cwt	106.00–111.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.22/cwt	112.50–114.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	105.46/cwt	104.00–110.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	100.96/cwt	99.00–106.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	109.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	720	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.94/cwt	123.00–127.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	772	6
Bulls	—	—	2,165	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	65.51/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,065	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	45.47/cwt	42.00–48.00	512	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	51.52/cwt	49.00–56.00	644	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	47.69/cwt	47.00–48.00	736	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	51.53/cwt	49.00–56.00	727	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	44.24/cwt	41.00–47.00	428	8
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	1,015	656.03/cwt	590.00–760.00	6,659	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	965	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,597	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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	112.50–126.00	119.62
2	—	375	132.50–135.00	133.70
6	—	477	110.00–119.00	114.31
7	—	518	104.00–110.00	107.65
7	—	578	102.50–109.00	105.30
8	—	628	100.00–107.00	103.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	149.00	149.00
3	—	725	107.00–110.00	108.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–108.00	106.46
2	—	725	102.00–103.00	102.50
4	—	425	127.50–137.50	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	105.00–109.00	106.28
10	—	679	106.00–111.00	107.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	112.50–114.00	113.22
3	—	625	105.00–110.00	106.95
6	—	532	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.35
5	—	374	110.00–118.00	114.01
8	—	479	104.00–110.00	105.46
8	—	579	99.00–106.00	100.96
10	—	424	105.00–115.00	109.53
12	—	529	100.00–105.00	101.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	123.00–127.00	124.96
4	—	461	136.00	136.00
14	—	585	121.00–129.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	123.00–127.00	124.94
6	—	623	122.00–126.00	123.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,625	61.00–68.00	65.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,125	42.00–48.00	45.47
15	—	1,250	49.00–56.00	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	47.00–48.00	47.69
8	—	1,411	49.00–56.00	51.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	967	41.00–47.00	44.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	590.00–760.00	656.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	580.00	580.00

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

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