Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

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, 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 $124.19/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$124.19

60 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	136.28	583	7thin
Medium and Large 3	458	122.65	562	27
Medium and Large 2	482	122.53	590	26

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale60 hd

124.19

—

GA average14 barns · 1,700 hd

131.80

−7.61

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	1,459	97.20	1,418	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	65.23	758	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	63.28	938	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	51.94	563	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	430	178.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	184.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.68/cwt	159.00–162.50	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.58/cwt	170.00–174.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	127.59/cwt	126.00–131.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	132.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.41/cwt	118.00–123.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.70/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	112.36/cwt	107.00–116.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	123.20/cwt	120.00–127.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	119.99/cwt	117.50–125.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.99/cwt	113.00–123.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,932	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	924.53/cwt	910.00–940.00	8,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	997.51/cwt	970.00–1,040.00	14,663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	873.24/cwt	850.00–890.00	9,824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,712	106.36/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	91.86/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,263	10
Bulls	—	—	1,417	97.97/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,388	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	60.48/cwt	58.00–64.00	672	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	69.00/cwt	66.00–72.00	827	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	919	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	65.04/cwt	64.00–66.00	942	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	46.11/cwt	43.00–50.00	486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	619	7

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 346Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last 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
4	—	430	175.00–185.00	178.62
5	—	374	180.00–187.50	184.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	159.00–162.50	160.68
3	—	325	185.00–190.00	187.40
3	—	418	170.00–174.00	172.58
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	145.00–150.00	146.57
3	—	582	126.00–131.00	127.59
7	—	536	130.00–140.00	132.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	130.00–140.00	136.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	118.00–123.00	120.41
5	—	375	132.50–140.00	135.70
7	—	622	107.00–116.00	112.36
12	—	429	120.00–127.50	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	120.00–127.50	123.20
5	—	329	135.00–140.00	136.85
8	—	481	117.50–125.00	119.99
11	—	523	113.00–123.00	117.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	130.00–131.00	130.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.55

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	2	—	1,015	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	960	910.00–940.00	924.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,470	970.00–1,040.00	997.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,125	850.00–890.00	873.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	105.00–107.00	106.36
10	—	1,375	88.00–95.00	91.86
10	—	1,417	96.00–103.00	97.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,111	58.00–64.00	60.48
10	—	1,198	66.00–72.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,448	64.00–66.00	65.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	43.00–50.00	46.11
7	—	1,104	54.00–58.00	56.11

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