Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week earlier, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.53/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$110.53

167 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$2.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	384	111.69	429	18thin
Medium and Large 1	574	111.21	639	77
Medium and Large 2	482	109.52	527	72

One grade step is worth $2.17/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale167 hd

110.53

—

GA average14 barns · 1,312 hd

110.28

+0.25

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	1,563	77.20	1,206	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	50.11	589	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	49.72	720	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	42.72	390	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.96/cwt	140.00–142.50	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	115.73/cwt	113.00–120.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.56/cwt	112.50–117.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.50	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.87/cwt	103.00–112.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.52/cwt	127.50–135.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.88/cwt	117.50–125.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.74/cwt	122.50–123.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	114.26/cwt	112.50–117.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.59/cwt	125.00–145.00	586	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,081	735.96/cwt	660.00–830.00	7,956	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	65.79/cwt	63.00–69.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	121.04/cwt	117.50–126.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.17/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.83/cwt	122.50–132.50	476	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.95/cwt	109.00–125.00	509	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	107.69/cwt	103.00–112.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	103.61/cwt	100.00–106.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.12/cwt	118.00–127.50	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	117.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	107.22/cwt	104.00–114.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	110.28/cwt	106.00–112.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	109.84/cwt	108.00–113.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	588	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.15/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.61/cwt	117.50–122.50	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	103.70/cwt	100.00–106.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.16/cwt	138.00–142.50	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	44.62/cwt	41.00–48.00	406	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	38.28/cwt	36.00–40.00	351	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	50.51/cwt	48.00–53.00	749	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	49.90/cwt	47.00–54.00	584	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	55.73/cwt	55.00–57.00	629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	44.02/cwt	42.00–46.00	556	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.03/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	72.95/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	134.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.43/cwt	126.00–134.50	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	110.57/cwt	107.50–115.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	105.38/cwt	105.00–107.50	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.82/cwt	117.50–125.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	109.16/cwt	105.00–112.50	514	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.32/cwt	110.00–117.50	483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	105.91/cwt	102.50–108.00	550	10

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	140.00–142.50	141.96
5	—	629	113.00–120.00	115.73
5	—	723	106.00–110.00	108.17
6	—	675	112.50–117.00	114.56
7	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.93
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	106.97
2	—	575	120.00–127.50	123.62
2	—	475	138.00–142.50	140.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	135.00–142.50	139.23
4	—	426	130.00–137.50	133.65
4	—	668	106.00–110.00	108.71
6	—	628	103.00–112.00	108.87
7	—	472	127.50–135.00	131.52
9	—	512	117.50–125.00	123.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	95.00–100.00	97.43
6	—	477	117.50–126.00	121.04
7	—	518	105.00–113.00	110.17
10	—	375	122.50–132.50	126.83
10	—	421	109.00–125.00	120.95
12	—	572	103.00–112.00	107.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	122.50–123.00	122.74
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.60
4	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.65
5	—	727	112.50–117.00	114.26
6	—	423	125.00–145.00	138.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	134.00–139.00	134.95
3	—	682	125.00–127.00	125.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	126.00–134.50	131.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	100.00–106.00	103.61
4	—	425	118.00–127.50	123.12
10	—	481	115.00–118.00	117.03
11	—	677	104.00–114.00	107.22
13	—	622	106.00–112.00	110.28
16	—	578	108.00–113.00	109.84
20	—	530	109.00–115.00	110.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	100.00–105.00	101.15
8	—	378	117.50–122.50	119.61
8	—	576	100.00–106.00	103.70
27	—	471	105.00–112.50	109.16
14	—	426	110.00–117.50	113.32
10	—	519	102.50–108.00	105.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	107.50–115.00	110.57
6	—	438	105.00–107.50	105.38
5	—	325	117.50–125.00	120.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,081	660.00–830.00	735.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	63.00–69.00	65.79
4	—	1,635	83.00–87.00	85.03
2	—	1,780	71.00–75.00	72.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	910	41.00–48.00	44.62
6	—	917	36.00–40.00	38.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	48.00–53.00	50.51
1	—	1,245	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,171	47.00–54.00	49.90
8	—	1,129	55.00–57.00	55.73
6	—	1,263	42.00–46.00	44.02

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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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