Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.39/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$118.39

95 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$2.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	437	119.83	523	22
Medium and Large 1	559	118.81	664	36
Medium and Large 2	506	117.13	593	37

One grade step is worth $2.70/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale95 hd

118.39

—

GA average17 barns · 1,818 hd

119.04

−0.65

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	1,725	100.22	1,729	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	66.84	828	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	65.48	989	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	55.30	548	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	621	127.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.92/cwt	118.00–126.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	122.51/cwt	119.00–128.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	110.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.93/cwt	117.00–126.00	579	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.71/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.73/cwt	105.00–111.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	122.46/cwt	119.00–127.00	654	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	107.93/cwt	105.00–114.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	118.23/cwt	114.00–120.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.50	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.44/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.34/cwt	116.00–125.00	698	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	108.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.39/cwt	124.00–133.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	113.38/cwt	109.00–115.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	126.11/cwt	124.00–127.00	730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	700	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.10/cwt	122.00–127.50	657	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	868.08/cwt	810.00–960.00	10,096	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	848.32/cwt	760.00–920.00	9,467	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	624.55/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,046	730.87/cwt	680.00–790.00	7,645	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,009	707.58/cwt	670.00–730.00	7,139	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	93.23/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	106.76/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,717	100.51/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,726	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	74.95/cwt	72.00–79.00	959	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	60.00/cwt	56.00–63.00	733	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	67.67/cwt	64.00–71.00	830	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	65.48/cwt	63.00–70.00	989	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	55.30/cwt	54.00–58.00	548	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,144	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	845	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,577	2

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 425Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 119Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	124.00–132.00	127.51
4	—	680	118.00–126.00	120.92
3	—	582	132.00–135.00	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	109.00–115.00	113.38
18	—	579	124.00–127.00	126.11
30	—	528	129.00–138.00	132.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	131.00–140.00	134.81
9	—	525	122.00–127.50	125.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	119.00–128.00	122.51
8	—	471	105.00–115.00	110.92
4	—	380	130.00–133.00	130.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	117.00–126.00	121.93
11	—	530	110.00–118.00	112.71
5	—	583	105.00–111.00	106.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	119.00–127.00	122.46
7	—	631	105.00–114.00	107.93
7	—	566	114.00–120.00	118.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	115.00–117.50	115.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	105.00–115.00	112.17
9	—	423	127.50–135.00	131.62
6	—	522	117.00–121.00	119.44
4	—	485	125.00–128.00	125.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	575	116.00–125.00	121.34
13	—	633	105.00–115.00	108.02
8	—	525	124.00–133.00	128.39
8	—	477	130.00–136.00	133.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,163	810.00–960.00	868.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,116	760.00–920.00	848.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	600.00–650.00	624.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,046	680.00–790.00	730.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,009	670.00–730.00	707.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	92.00–95.00	93.23
4	—	1,784	105.00–109.00	106.76
6	—	1,717	98.00–104.00	100.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,280	72.00–79.00	74.95
15	—	1,221	56.00–63.00	60.00
16	—	1,227	64.00–71.00	67.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	63.00–70.00	65.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	54.00–58.00	55.30

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