Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week earlier, slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.66/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −85.16 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$129.66

73 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	136.18	607	27
Medium and Large 1	490	135.35	664	13thin
Medium and Large 3	478	122.07	583	33

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $24 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

129.66

—

GA average16 barns · 1,710 hd

122.06

+7.60

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−85.16

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	1,640	73.99	1,214	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	57.00	841	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	53.49	655	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	43.65	443	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.39/cwt	147.50–155.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.58/cwt	123.00–131.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.17/cwt	160.00–162.50	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.12/cwt	150.00–157.50	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.26/cwt	150.00–157.50	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.73/cwt	137.50–145.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.22/cwt	114.00–117.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	105.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	104.83/cwt	100.00–109.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	124.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	119.62/cwt	116.00–122.50	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.18/cwt	122.50–130.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.82/cwt	125.00–132.50	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	105.35/cwt	103.00–110.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	117.44/cwt	112.50–120.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	113.74/cwt	107.50–115.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	110.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.27/cwt	102.50–105.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.65/cwt	129.00–137.50	635	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,085	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	619.38/cwt	590.00–660.00	6,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	67.60/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	75.81/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,277	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	58.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	731	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	52.30/cwt	48.00–55.00	636	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	841	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	38.82/cwt	35.00–42.00	397	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	45.72/cwt	43.00–50.00	462	14

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 634Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 18Year 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	—	433	147.50–155.00	149.39
8	—	526	123.00–131.00	126.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00–162.50	161.17
3	—	675	100.00–110.00	105.57
7	—	378	150.00–157.50	153.12
7	—	475	121.00–131.00	126.04
8	—	424	131.00–140.00	135.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	150.00–157.50	154.26
4	—	370	137.50–145.00	141.73
4	—	470	110.00–117.50	114.89
4	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.22
5	—	576	101.00–110.00	105.53
5	—	625	100.00–109.00	104.83
7	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	116.00–122.50	119.62
8	—	684	112.00	112.00
10	—	430	122.50–130.00	125.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	105.97
3	—	368	125.00–132.50	129.82
5	—	626	103.00–110.00	105.35
8	—	419	112.50–120.00	117.44
8	—	464	107.50–115.00	113.74
9	—	529	107.00–115.00	110.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	102.50–105.00	104.27
6	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.87
4	—	475	129.00–137.50	133.65

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	—	1,155	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	590.00–660.00	619.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,621	66.00–69.00	67.60
8	—	1,684	74.00–80.00	75.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	56.00–63.00	58.42
33	—	1,217	48.00–55.00	52.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	35.00–42.00	38.82
14	—	1,010	43.00–50.00	45.72

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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