Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.98/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$110.98

126 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	120.74	597	25
Medium and Large 2	526	111.46	587	36
Medium and Large 3	501	106.97	536	65

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $61 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 sale126 hd

110.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,735 hd

111.39

−0.40

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	—	Average	1,394	72.43	1,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	50.61	625	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	49.22	795	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	44.07	499	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	633	97.90/cwt	95.00–105.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	113.02/cwt	110.00–117.50	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.58/cwt	135.00–137.50	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	106.25/cwt	102.50–109.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.70/cwt	107.50–115.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.68/cwt	142.50–145.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	119.74/cwt	117.50–124.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	97.52/cwt	95.00–102.50	665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	47.52/cwt	46.00–49.00	771	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	47.98/cwt	45.00–51.00	581	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	54.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.27/cwt	109.00–117.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.10/cwt	100.00–107.50	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	110.20/cwt	107.50–112.50	466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.37/cwt	97.50–104.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	116.56/cwt	112.50–125.00	445	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	45.00/cwt	42.00–49.00	508	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	38.77/cwt	35.00–41.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.09/cwt	108.00–112.50	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	101.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	107.30/cwt	105.00–112.50	518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	105.52/cwt	102.50–109.00	556	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	120.85/cwt	117.50–124.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	698.48/cwt	640.00–740.00	8,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	747.49/cwt	690.00–820.00	8,731	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	10,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	120.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.50	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,306	75.46/cwt	72.00–79.00	986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	67.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,019	5
Bulls	—	—	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 761Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 234Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	95.00–105.00	97.90
4	—	530	110.00–117.50	113.02
4	—	435	135.00–137.50	135.58
4	—	370	130.00–137.50	134.86
15	—	480	120.00–127.50	122.93
7	—	682	95.00–102.50	97.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	537	120.00–127.00	121.47
5	—	721	102.50–109.00	106.25
5	—	625	107.50–115.00	110.70
5	—	421	140.00–147.50	144.39
2	—	375	142.50–145.00	143.68
6	—	573	109.00–117.50	113.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	117.50–124.00	119.74
5	—	587	120.00–125.00	120.95
5	—	479	142.00–147.50	144.43
2	—	675	112.00–116.00	113.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	100.00–107.50	103.10
11	—	423	107.50–112.50	110.20
6	—	625	97.50–104.00	100.37
6	—	382	112.50–125.00	116.56
19	—	483	105.00–112.50	107.30
12	—	527	102.50–109.00	105.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	113.00–118.00	115.71
5	—	625	105.00–108.00	106.66
4	—	575	108.00–112.50	110.09
3	—	682	100.00–104.00	101.28
14	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	117.50–124.00	120.85
8	—	578	115.00–123.00	118.43
7	—	424	120.00–126.00	123.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	135.00–138.00	135.78
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
11	—	1,129	42.00–49.00	45.00
4	—	1,139	35.00–41.00	38.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	46.00–49.00	47.52
1	—	1,585	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,210	45.00–51.00	47.98
14	—	1,271	52.00–58.00	54.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	72.00–79.00	75.46
5	—	1,514	65.00–68.00	67.28
1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	640.00–740.00	698.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,168	690.00–820.00	747.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,190.00	1,190.00

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