Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

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 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.22/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$128.22

91 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	135.73	639	19thin
Medium and Large 3	398	126.53	504	43
Medium and Large 2	482	125.79	607	29

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $32 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 sale91 hd

128.22

—

GA average14 barns · 1,323 hd

130.36

−2.15

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	1,658	97.28	1,613	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	67.16	1,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	66.45	800	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	53.80	546	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,765	105.25/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	56.20/cwt	54.00–59.00	565	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.71/cwt	44.00–51.00	467	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	664	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	68.20/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,065	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	61.12/cwt	58.00–65.00	729	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	69.34/cwt	67.00–73.00	880	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	77.13/cwt	74.00–81.00	883	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	99.45/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,641	7
Bulls	—	—	1,631	92.08/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,502	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,162	812.57/cwt	740.00–870.00	9,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	944.11/cwt	930.00–960.00	11,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.29/cwt	182.50–192.50	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.25/cwt	123.00–131.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.15/cwt	162.50–170.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	148.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.69/cwt	119.00–124.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.43/cwt	155.00–162.50	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	154.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	148.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	127.70/cwt	121.00–131.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.39/cwt	132.50–138.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	136.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.18/cwt	125.00–132.50	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.06/cwt	112.00–121.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	119.11/cwt	117.50–122.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.16/cwt	112.50–120.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	137.19/cwt	135.00–142.50	457	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	126.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	134.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	772	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,931	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 Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	104.00–106.00	105.25
7	—	1,650	96.00–103.00	99.45
6	—	1,631	89.00–95.00	92.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	54.00–59.00	56.20
6	—	1,000	44.00–51.00	46.71
3	—	1,065	60.00–65.00	62.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	66.00–70.00	68.20
1	—	2,070	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,192	58.00–65.00	61.12
11	—	1,269	67.00–73.00	69.34
8	—	1,145	74.00–81.00	77.13

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	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	740.00–870.00	812.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	930.00–960.00	944.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	780.00	780.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	175.00–182.50	178.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	182.50–192.50	187.29
3	—	625	123.00–131.00	127.25
4	—	425	162.50–170.00	166.15
4	—	528	145.00–154.00	148.03
4	—	585	135.00–137.00	135.47
4	—	665	119.00–124.00	122.69
5	—	469	155.00–162.50	159.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	150.00–160.00	154.35
8	—	463	140.00–150.00	148.03
8	—	573	121.00–131.00	127.70
14	—	524	130.00–140.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	129.00–133.00	130.95
7	—	477	132.50–138.00	135.39
9	—	431	135.00–144.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	135.00–140.00	136.17
6	—	477	120.00–129.00	124.35
7	—	423	125.00–132.50	129.18
10	—	585	112.00–121.00	118.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	117.50–122.00	119.11
9	—	520	112.50–120.00	117.16
12	—	333	135.00–142.50	137.19
16	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	130.00–137.00	133.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	130.00–138.00	134.54

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

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Replacement Cattle

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