Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note. This market will not be covered next week and coverage will resume December 4, 2019

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.44/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$107.44

77 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	116.14	603	18thin
Medium and Large 2	604	107.68	650	25
Medium and Large 3	519	102.67	533	34

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $69 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 sale77 hd

107.44

—

GA average17 barns · 2,370 hd

116.98

−9.54

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	1,410	78.12	1,101	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	57.52	910	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	57.30	745	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	42.73	455	21

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	39.62/cwt	37.00–44.00	426	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	48.95/cwt	46.00–53.00	513	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	60.78/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,000	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	53.45/cwt	52.00–56.00	803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.14/cwt	51.00–58.00	682	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	62.06/cwt	59.00–66.00	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.21/cwt	112.00–115.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	127.21/cwt	120.00–137.50	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	100.13/cwt	98.00–104.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	102.93/cwt	97.00–105.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	110.13/cwt	107.50–115.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.26/cwt	102.00–109.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	103.55/cwt	100.00–106.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	109.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.96/cwt	97.00–104.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	104.97/cwt	102.50–107.50	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.43/cwt	97.50–105.00	533	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	118.27/cwt	115.00–123.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	111.92/cwt	108.00–114.00	810	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	755.50/cwt	730.00–780.00	7,517	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	733.77/cwt	700.00–755.00	6,787	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	792.51/cwt	770.00–810.00	9,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	604.80/cwt	550.00–660.00	5,280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	694.97/cwt	670.00–720.00	7,735	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	629.87/cwt	610.00–660.00	7,212	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	71.41/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,364	80.34/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,096	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	72.31/cwt	70.00–74.00	933	2

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 79Year ago 0

Special Note. This market will not be covered next week and coverage will resume December 4, 2019

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,074	37.00–44.00	39.62
7	—	1,047	46.00–53.00	48.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	57.00–64.00	60.78
4	—	1,503	52.00–56.00	53.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,260	51.00–58.00	54.14
7	—	1,416	59.00–66.00	62.06
2	—	1,290	70.00–74.00	72.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,453	71.00–72.00	71.41
9	—	1,364	77.00–84.00	80.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	120.00–125.00	121.80
4	—	565	112.00–115.00	114.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	120.00–137.50	127.21
6	—	624	98.00–104.00	100.13
9	—	564	97.00–105.00	102.93
10	—	526	100.00–110.00	106.06
15	—	477	107.50–115.00	110.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	114.00–115.00	114.34
15	—	491	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	110.00	110.00
3	—	675	102.00–109.00	105.26
5	—	721	100.00–106.00	103.55
7	—	506	109.00	109.00
8	—	626	105.00–114.00	109.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	97.00–104.00	99.96
10	—	481	102.50–107.50	104.97
17	—	520	97.50–105.00	102.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	121.00	121.00
2	—	778	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	632	115.00–123.00	118.27
19	—	724	108.00–114.00	111.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	730.00–780.00	755.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	700.00–755.00	733.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	770.00–810.00	792.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	873	550.00–660.00	604.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	670.00–720.00	694.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	610.00–660.00	629.87

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle