Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.65/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −88.16 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$126.65

137 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	135.74	652	42
Medium and Large 2	489	123.45	604	74
Medium and Large 3	447	119.77	536	21

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $116 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 sale137 hd

126.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,454 hd

120.78

+5.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−88.16

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	1,595	90.75	1,448	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	57.86	700	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	55.52	797	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	47.56	525	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	56.62/cwt	54.00–61.00	815	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	128.28/cwt	127.50–130.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	96.35/cwt	92.50–100.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.95/cwt	107.50–112.50	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	98.03/cwt	92.50–100.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	116.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	105.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.95/cwt	119.00–126.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.97/cwt	113.00–122.50	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	113.06/cwt	109.00–118.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.73/cwt	127.50–135.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	587	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,141	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	841.70/cwt	830.00–860.00	11,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	710.09/cwt	660.00–770.00	8,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	964	764.24/cwt	690.00–810.00	7,367	8
Bulls	—	—	1,663	83.64/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	182.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.68/cwt	162.50–170.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.93/cwt	109.00–115.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	155.71/cwt	152.50–162.50	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	119.11/cwt	115.00–123.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	125.95/cwt	122.00–129.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	163.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.92/cwt	102.50–112.50	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	98.69/cwt	95.00–103.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.53/cwt	90.00–98.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.68/cwt	112.50–120.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.87/cwt	131.00–140.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	106.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.09/cwt	122.50–128.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	95.59/cwt	92.00–100.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	116.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	655	12
Bulls	—	—	1,808	98.59/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	90.50/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,359	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	50.83/cwt	48.00–53.00	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	58.20/cwt	55.00–62.00	705	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	617	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.36/cwt	63.00–64.00	792	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	40.41/cwt	39.00–42.00	392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	52.32/cwt	52.00–53.00	624	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 526Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 136Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 36Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,439	54.00–61.00	56.62
4	—	1,421	48.00–53.00	50.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,211	55.00–62.00	58.20
11	—	1,180	50.00–54.00	52.28
8	—	1,250	63.00–64.00	63.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	39.00–42.00	40.41
3	—	1,193	52.00–53.00	52.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	79.00–86.00	83.64
3	—	1,808	98.00–100.00	98.59
9	—	1,502	87.00–94.00	90.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	127.50–130.00	128.28
6	—	622	92.50–100.00	96.35
8	—	525	107.50–112.50	109.95
9	—	432	120.00–125.00	121.59
13	—	476	110.00–120.00	114.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	92.50–100.00	98.03
18	—	412	110.00–119.00	116.97
27	—	375	115.00–125.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	122.50–128.00	125.09
3	—	677	92.00–100.00	95.59
7	—	526	115.00–125.00	118.00
12	—	561	110.00–119.00	116.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	100.00–109.00	105.44
7	—	574	119.00–126.00	122.95
8	—	628	113.00–122.50	116.97
8	—	674	109.00–118.00	113.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	127.50–135.00	130.73
10	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	180.00–190.00	182.95
3	—	327	162.50–170.00	165.68
5	—	618	109.00–115.00	112.93
6	—	382	152.50–162.50	155.71
8	—	475	131.00–135.00	133.71
8	—	574	115.00–123.00	119.11
9	—	524	122.00–129.00	125.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00–157.50	156.17
5	—	281	160.00–170.00	163.30
5	—	573	102.50–112.50	107.92
6	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.02
6	—	623	95.00–103.00	98.69
7	—	675	90.00–98.00	94.53
8	—	525	112.50–120.00	116.68
9	—	422	131.00–140.00	135.87
26	—	482	120.00–129.00	123.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00–145.00	139.69
4	—	475	110.00–117.50	113.66
5	—	517	100.00–110.00	106.88
10	—	426	120.00–130.00	124.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	830.00–860.00	841.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,168	660.00–770.00	710.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	964	690.00–810.00	764.24

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