Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.71/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$132.71

98 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	135.00	666	26
Medium and Large 3	333	134.91	449	24
Medium and Large 2	431	130.38	562	48

One grade step is worth $4.62/cwt here — about $104 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 sale98 hd

132.71

—

GA average13 barns · 1,217 hd

132.64

+0.08

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	1,466	99.24	1,455	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	66.83	771	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	63.00	891	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	53.09	501	17

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	218	200.63/cwt	197.50–202.50	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.16/cwt	177.50–187.50	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	180.64/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.52/cwt	157.50–167.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	969.65/cwt	920.00–1,030.00	9,609	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,042	761.79/cwt	710.00–800.00	7,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	144.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.74/cwt	125.00–132.50	802	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	763	703.43/cwt	650.00–740.00	5,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	853	665.31/cwt	650.00–680.00	5,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	858.73/cwt	770.00–940.00	6,612	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.63/cwt	132.50–142.50	448	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.34/cwt	117.50–120.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.59/cwt	127.50–137.50	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.36/cwt	137.50–147.50	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	139.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.25/cwt	132.50–142.50	516	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	47.24/cwt	45.00–51.00	441	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	55.35/cwt	53.00–58.00	526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	58.26/cwt	56.00–62.00	585	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	74.75/cwt	73.00–78.00	902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	66.00/cwt	63.00–70.00	773	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	178.36/cwt	172.50–182.50	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	151.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	165.64/cwt	162.50–172.50	633	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	170.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	137.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	156.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	137.97/cwt	132.50–142.50	722	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	92.39/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	106.09/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,774	3

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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 285Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	197.50–202.50	200.63
3	—	422	177.50–187.50	183.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	175.00–185.00	180.64
3	—	478	157.50–167.50	161.52
3	—	625	125.00–133.00	129.25
3	—	675	120.00–127.50	123.26
5	—	429	167.50–175.00	170.40
10	—	585	135.00–145.00	137.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–132.50	128.62
5	—	321	172.50–182.50	178.36
6	—	468	145.00–155.00	151.53
9	—	382	162.50–172.50	165.64
9	—	429	155.00–160.00	156.87
9	—	523	132.50–142.50	137.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	142.50–150.00	144.87
3	—	628	125.00–132.50	127.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–172.50	171.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	125.00–135.00	129.41
9	—	518	115.00–125.00	121.58
16	—	429	125.00–132.50	127.90
18	—	376	132.50–142.50	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	140.00–145.00	143.00
7	—	378	125.00–130.00	127.09
13	—	328	132.50–142.50	136.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	117.50–120.00	119.34
6	—	528	127.50–137.50	131.59
7	—	479	137.50–147.50	141.36
9	—	427	135.00–145.00	139.28

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)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	710.00–800.00	761.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	991	920.00–1,030.00	969.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	763	650.00–740.00	703.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	650.00–680.00	665.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	770	770.00–940.00	858.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	60.00–61.00	60.49
6	—	933	45.00–51.00	47.24
9	—	951	53.00–58.00	55.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	56.00–62.00	58.26
6	—	1,207	73.00–78.00	74.75
16	—	1,171	63.00–70.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,645	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	91.00–93.00	92.39
3	—	1,672	104.00–111.00	106.09

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle