Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.69/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −79.12 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$135.69

126 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$11.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	137.45	709	74
Medium and Large 2	455	136.77	623	35
Medium and Large 3	450	125.84	566	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about $143 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 sale126 hd

135.69

—

GA average16 barns · 1,283 hd

127.15

+8.54

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−79.12

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	1,625	99.85	1,623	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	63.14	979	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	60.56	788	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	52.78	564	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	434	140.10/cwt	137.50–147.50	608	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.68/cwt	117.00–126.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.75/cwt	112.50–119.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.77/cwt	127.50–137.50	693	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.43/cwt	137.50–147.50	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	112.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.93/cwt	175.00–182.50	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.50	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	187.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	55.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	586	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	48.20/cwt	45.00–51.00	526	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	64.94/cwt	63.00–68.00	997	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	59.83/cwt	55.00–62.00	943	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	57.87/cwt	55.00–62.00	758	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	66.15/cwt	63.00–70.00	850	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	73.07/cwt	71.00–75.00	897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	100.07/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,635	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	94.76/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	106.96/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	679.83/cwt	660.00–700.00	5,935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	586.02/cwt	560.00–610.00	6,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	908	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,901	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,043.87/cwt	990.00–1,100.00	10,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.26/cwt	118.00–127.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.78/cwt	112.00–115.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	113.14/cwt	107.50–117.50	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	135.46/cwt	132.50–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.31/cwt	107.50–117.50	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.89/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	105.16/cwt	100.00–107.50	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	112.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	108.94/cwt	105.00–114.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.10/cwt	120.00–123.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	104.29/cwt	102.50–110.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 401Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 104Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 11Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	137.50–147.50	140.10
8	—	523	117.00–126.00	121.68
6	—	463	125.00–135.00	132.80
5	—	572	112.50–119.00	116.75
5	—	267	175.00–180.00	178.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	522	127.50–137.50	132.77
10	—	483	137.50–147.50	140.43
9	—	667	105.00–115.00	112.17
8	—	569	120.00–130.00	126.94
8	—	328	175.00–182.50	177.93
6	—	625	110.00–117.00	113.62
5	—	378	170.00–177.50	172.92
2	—	725	103.00–108.00	105.43
2	—	275	185.00–190.00	187.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	125.00–135.00	131.21
5	—	521	110.00–115.00	112.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	130.00–136.00	135.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	118.00–127.00	121.26
9	—	577	125.00–134.00	129.93
5	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.78
2	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.99
9	—	380	125.00–132.00	128.38
7	—	472	107.50–117.50	113.14
4	—	329	132.50–140.00	135.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	107.50–117.50	113.31
13	—	480	119.00–129.00	122.89
4	—	569	100.00–107.50	105.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	110.00–119.00	112.71
11	—	629	105.00–114.00	108.94
9	—	523	120.00–123.00	121.10
4	—	685	102.50–110.00	104.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,053	53.00–59.00	55.69
7	—	1,091	45.00–51.00	48.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,536	63.00–68.00	64.94
6	—	1,576	55.00–62.00	59.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,310	55.00–62.00	57.87
22	—	1,285	63.00–70.00	66.15
2	—	1,228	71.00–75.00	73.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	98.00–105.00	100.07
3	—	1,553	90.00–97.00	94.76
2	—	1,710	106.00–108.00	106.96

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)	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	660.00–700.00	679.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	560.00–610.00	586.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	908	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	990.00–1,100.00	1,043.87

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

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How this sale compares

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