Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.98/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$116.98

159 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	117.92	562	85
Medium and Large 1	557	116.59	650	33
Medium and Large 3	427	115.33	492	41

One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about $70 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 sale159 hd

116.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,088 hd

116.74

+0.24

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	1,588	89.92	1,428	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	59.97	701	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	59.23	858	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	49.31	517	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.67/cwt	132.50–140.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.07/cwt	138.00–142.50	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.94/cwt	111.00–115.00	762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	815.01/cwt	810.00–820.00	9,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	103.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	98.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.09/cwt	105.00–114.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	114.88/cwt	110.00–117.50	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.96/cwt	107.50–117.50	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	494	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	104.51/cwt	101.00–109.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	97.11/cwt	93.00–100.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	108.70/cwt	103.00–111.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	124.88/cwt	124.00–127.50	602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	45.81/cwt	42.00–49.00	512	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	52.80/cwt	50.00–57.00	517	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	60.53/cwt	58.00–65.00	857	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	55.31/cwt	53.00–57.00	854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	60.72/cwt	58.00–65.00	710	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	55.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	645	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	67.78/cwt	66.00–73.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	534	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	103.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.66/cwt	116.00–125.00	630	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	92.09/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,531	13
Bulls	—	—	1,392	84.29/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.18/cwt	108.00–111.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	116.26/cwt	114.00–123.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.96/cwt	136.00–142.50	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.75/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 318Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 132Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	115.00–125.00	121.52
6	—	568	130.00–132.00	131.31
8	—	530	130.00–140.00	133.55
2	—	675	111.00–115.00	112.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	140.00–145.00	141.93
6	—	472	132.50–140.00	136.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	138.00–142.50	140.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	115.00–125.00	119.91
7	—	519	100.00–105.00	103.14
7	—	319	125.00–130.00	128.09
6	—	564	95.00–100.00	98.95
5	—	473	105.00–114.00	110.09
4	—	419	110.00–117.50	114.88
3	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	429	120.00–130.00	123.94
16	—	527	107.50–117.50	111.96
16	—	475	115.00–122.00	118.74
15	—	378	127.50–135.00	130.56
9	—	577	101.00–109.00	104.51
6	—	621	93.00–100.00	97.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	110.00–120.00	114.81
8	—	618	103.00–111.00	108.70
8	—	528	119.00–123.00	120.70
6	—	482	124.00–127.50	124.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	382	135.00–145.00	139.85
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	430	135.00–145.00	138.49
25	—	462	125.00–135.00	133.48
7	—	674	100.00–107.00	103.37
7	—	522	116.00–125.00	120.66
5	—	625	108.00–111.00	109.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	120.00–130.00	125.34
12	—	521	130.00–137.00	133.75
11	—	634	114.00–123.00	116.26
9	—	475	136.00–142.50	138.96
5	—	671	108.00–113.00	110.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	810.00–820.00	815.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,117	42.00–49.00	45.81
8	—	979	50.00–57.00	52.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,416	58.00–65.00	60.53
4	—	1,544	53.00–57.00	55.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,169	58.00–65.00	60.72
17	—	1,164	52.00–57.00	55.45
5	—	1,176	66.00–73.00	67.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,663	89.00–96.00	92.09
5	—	1,392	80.00–87.00	84.29

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