Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher with an individual bringing 91.00, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.84/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −77.97 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$136.84

57 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$28.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	142.91	642	19thin
Medium and Large 2	468	137.46	643	32
Medium and Large 3	582	114.33	665	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.58/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale57 hd

136.84

—

GA average12 barns · 442 hd

129.51

+7.34

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−77.97

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	1,639	106.17	1,740	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	74.92	1,180	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	74.61	898	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	62.25	636	38

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	364	148.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	540	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.21/cwt	137.50–139.00	518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	106.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	100.05/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,941	114.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	71.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	738	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	75.85/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,193	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	68.70/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,129	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	75.53/cwt	72.00–79.00	910	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	65.07/cwt	62.00–69.00	662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	137.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	68.43/cwt	64.00–71.00	799	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	81.85/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,032	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	56.33/cwt	53.00–61.00	576	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.19/cwt	162.50–172.50	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.91/cwt	147.50–152.50	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	139.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	804.73/cwt	750.00–860.00	8,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.85/cwt	143.00–156.00	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	141.08/cwt	139.00–148.00	686	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	841.32/cwt	760.00–890.00	8,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.18/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	132.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	9

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	364	142.50–150.00	148.31
8	—	575	121.00–131.00	125.17
4	—	625	115.00–124.00	119.18
4	—	531	130.00–138.00	132.40
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	100.00–110.00	102.39
2	—	375	137.50–139.00	138.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	135.00–145.00	140.17
9	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	135.00–145.00	137.37
8	—	570	129.00–134.00	131.97
8	—	475	130.00–137.50	132.79
9	—	421	130.00–137.50	134.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	119.00–129.00	123.97
4	—	319	135.00–142.50	139.84
3	—	575	113.00–120.00	116.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	162.50–172.50	167.19
9	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.31
9	—	427	143.00–156.00	150.85
6	—	527	135.00–145.00	139.90
6	—	486	139.00–148.00	141.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	147.50–152.50	149.91
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	105.00–111.00	106.49
6	—	1,425	98.00–103.00	100.05
4	—	1,941	112.00–118.00	114.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	70.00–73.00	71.01
19	—	1,017	62.00–69.00	65.07
15	—	1,023	53.00–61.00	56.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,573	73.00–80.00	75.85
5	—	1,644	64.00–71.00	68.70
2	—	1,425	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,205	72.00–79.00	75.53
33	—	1,168	64.00–71.00	68.43
19	—	1,261	80.00–86.00	81.85

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)	2	—	1,035	750.00–860.00	804.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	760.00–890.00	841.32

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle