Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$120.81

75 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	130.92	687	4thin
Medium and Large 3	470	121.24	570	39
Medium and Large 2	529	119.02	630	32

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $57 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 sale75 hd

120.81

—

GA average16 barns · 1,398 hd

118.89

+1.92

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	1,660	95.95	1,593	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	65.18	982	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	63.30	763	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	50.99	531	25

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	755.73/cwt	670.00–800.00	8,290	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	605.42/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	701.55/cwt	630.00–790.00	6,805	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	901	747.55/cwt	720.00–780.00	6,735	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,207	1,122.35/cwt	1,020.00–1,200.00	13,547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	920	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	938	900.80/cwt	870.00–940.00	8,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,114	920.25/cwt	820.00–980.00	10,252	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	128.18/cwt	125.00–132.50	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.41/cwt	132.00–141.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	156.08/cwt	152.50–162.50	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	111.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.92/cwt	126.00–134.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.19/cwt	126.00–136.00	559	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	109.58/cwt	105.00–113.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	110.01/cwt	105.00–114.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	117.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.80/cwt	115.00–123.00	627	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.59/cwt	52.00–57.00	553	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	46.41/cwt	42.00–49.00	499	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	65.88/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,015	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	59.66/cwt	57.00–61.00	822	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	59.44/cwt	56.00–63.00	660	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	66.74/cwt	64.00–71.00	861	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	74.76/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,111	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	98.31/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,337	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	87.72/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,445	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	104.41/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	112.35/cwt	107.00–115.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	141.34/cwt	136.00–145.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	151.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.95/cwt	117.00–124.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.35/cwt	139.00–147.50	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.91/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 35Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,097	670.00–800.00	755.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	600.00–610.00	605.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	970	630.00–790.00	701.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	901	720.00–780.00	747.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,207	1,020.00–1,200.00	1,122.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	870.00–940.00	900.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,114	820.00–980.00	920.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	830.00	830.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	145.00–155.00	148.60
2	—	388	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	145.00–153.00	151.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	125.00–132.50	128.18
4	—	525	132.00–141.00	136.41
4	—	330	152.50–162.50	156.08
3	—	675	105.00–115.00	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	126.00–135.00	131.12
9	—	576	105.00–114.00	110.01
16	—	528	115.00–123.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	126.00–134.00	130.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	126.00–136.00	132.19
11	—	523	105.00–113.00	109.58
12	—	484	115.00–124.00	117.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	125.00–135.00	131.16
16	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.99
7	—	566	107.00–115.00	112.35
7	—	422	136.00–145.00	141.34
7	—	368	145.00–155.00	151.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	117.00–124.00	119.95
7	—	472	139.00–147.50	143.35
3	—	525	128.00–136.00	132.57
2	—	675	105.00–111.00	107.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,013	52.00–57.00	54.59
11	—	1,076	42.00–49.00	46.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,541	62.00–69.00	65.88
3	—	1,377	57.00–61.00	59.66
1	—	1,415	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,110	56.00–63.00	59.44
35	—	1,290	64.00–71.00	66.74
4	—	1,486	72.00–79.00	74.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	97.00–99.00	98.31
6	—	1,647	86.00–90.00	87.72
5	—	1,855	103.00–105.00	104.41

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle