Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.29/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −88.52 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$126.29

151 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	383	132.06	505	34
Medium and Large 2	459	128.59	590	57
Medium and Large 1	553	120.84	669	60

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale151 hd

126.29

—

GA average16 barns · 1,160 hd

123.06

+3.23

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−88.52

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	1,550	98.40	1,525	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	65.05	807	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	64.69	968	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	54.18	574	23

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	—	532	123.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	118.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	680	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	132.75/cwt	129.00–136.00	629	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	109.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	51.26/cwt	47.00–54.00	540	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	57.37/cwt	55.00–62.00	613	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	65.06/cwt	62.00–68.00	973	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	67.14/cwt	64.00–71.00	855	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	60.07/cwt	56.00–63.00	712	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	74.31/cwt	73.00–76.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,432	93.13/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,334	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	101.09/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	2,120	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,283	860.10/cwt	850.00–870.00	11,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,176	819.47/cwt	750.00–910.00	9,637	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.85/cwt	147.50–152.50	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.20/cwt	106.00–112.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.12/cwt	121.00–127.00	586	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.26/cwt	126.00–135.00	488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,114.73/cwt	1,030.00–1,160.00	11,459	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	903.65/cwt	850.00–940.00	8,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.92/cwt	105.00–114.00	651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.86/cwt	113.00–123.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	98.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.45/cwt	117.00–124.00	688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	95.92/cwt	94.00–100.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.59/cwt	105.00–113.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.36/cwt	132.50–138.00	581	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.91/cwt	132.50–137.50	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	150.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	142.02/cwt	137.50–147.50	463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	110.16/cwt	104.00–113.00	684	8

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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 397Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 82Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	120.00–130.00	123.35
15	—	576	114.00–124.00	118.08
15	—	474	129.00–136.00	132.75
11	—	629	105.00–115.00	109.04
3	—	675	104.00–106.00	104.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	94.00–100.00	95.92
4	—	328	150.00–157.50	153.01
6	—	568	105.00–113.00	110.59
7	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.21
11	—	522	110.00–119.00	115.29
13	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.86
13	—	429	132.50–138.00	135.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	132.50–137.50	134.91
6	—	280	147.50–155.00	150.25
7	—	326	137.50–147.50	142.02
7	—	475	110.00–117.00	113.78
11	—	418	120.00–130.00	126.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.71
2	—	325	147.50–152.50	149.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	125.00–135.00	127.86
4	—	675	106.00–112.00	109.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	611	118.00–128.00	126.00
8	—	573	122.00–132.00	127.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.14
11	—	475	110.00–120.00	114.89
2	—	375	126.00–135.00	130.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	472	121.00–127.00	124.12
17	—	582	105.00–114.00	111.92
11	—	524	113.00–123.00	118.86
10	—	615	95.00–100.00	98.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	117.00–124.00	120.45
8	—	621	104.00–113.00	110.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,053	47.00–54.00	51.26
11	—	1,068	55.00–62.00	57.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,495	62.00–68.00	65.06
1	—	1,520	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,273	64.00–71.00	67.14
20	—	1,185	56.00–63.00	60.07
4	—	1,271	73.00–76.00	74.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	90.00–96.00	93.13
4	—	1,555	99.00–104.00	101.09
1	—	2,120	114.00	114.00

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	—	1,283	850.00–870.00	860.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,176	750.00–910.00	819.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,028	1,030.00–1,160.00	1,114.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	918	850.00–940.00	903.65

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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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