Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes sold sharply lower, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.67/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −89.15 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$125.67

83 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	367	131.84	484	10thin
Medium and Large 2	458	125.22	574	44
Medium and Large 1	526	124.22	654	29

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about −$170 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

125.67

—

GA average15 barns · 755 hd

121.18

+4.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−89.15

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	—	Low	1,600	103.04	1,648	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	71.63	1,045	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	68.89	818	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	55.03	540	20

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	46.38/cwt	44.00–49.00	477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	55.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	524	11
Bulls	—	—	1,385	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	100.15/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	107.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,827	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	63.72/cwt	63.00–65.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	98.41/cwt	96.00–101.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	69.38/cwt	66.00–73.00	824	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	67.04/cwt	65.00–69.00	987	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	74.69/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	131.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.66/cwt	120.50–125.00	573	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.22/cwt	115.00–133.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.93/cwt	122.50–126.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	107.19/cwt	104.00–111.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.22/cwt	107.00–117.00	645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	62.96/cwt	59.00–66.00	719	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	76.64/cwt	74.00–80.00	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.03/cwt	101.00–110.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.73/cwt	107.50–116.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	98.87/cwt	95.00–105.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	118.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.04/cwt	113.00–120.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	115.16/cwt	112.00–121.00	670	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	113.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.45/cwt	127.50–130.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	156.40/cwt	152.50–160.00	507	5

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 126Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes sold sharply lower, replacement cows lightly tested

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	44.00–49.00	46.38
11	—	939	54.00–59.00	55.81
4	—	1,039	63.00–65.00	63.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,187	66.00–73.00	69.38
12	—	1,142	59.00–66.00	62.96
8	—	1,254	74.00–80.00	76.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	65.00–69.00	67.04
3	—	1,450	74.00–76.00	74.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,493	99.00–101.00	100.15
6	—	1,707	104.00–109.00	107.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	96.00–101.00	98.41
13	—	424	110.00–120.00	115.08
11	—	475	101.00–110.00	106.03
7	—	529	95.00–105.00	98.87
7	—	374	115.00–121.00	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	122.50–126.00	123.93
5	—	476	115.00–122.00	118.33
6	—	525	107.50–116.00	111.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	104.00–111.00	107.19
3	—	575	107.00–117.00	112.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	125.00–135.00	131.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	463	120.50–125.00	123.66
16	—	425	115.00–133.00	128.22
11	—	530	113.00–120.00	116.04
4	—	380	140.00–150.00	143.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	112.00–121.00	115.16
5	—	621	110.00–115.00	113.16
5	—	479	127.50–130.00	128.45
5	—	324	152.50–160.00	156.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	127.00	127.00
2	—	575	110.00–117.50	113.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	112.00–122.00	118.52

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	—	975	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle