Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.48/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$132.48

150 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	441	136.98	605	58
Medium and Large 1	599	129.82	777	51
Medium and Large 2	538	129.44	697	41

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale150 hd

132.48

—

GA average15 barns · 972 hd

135.52

−3.03

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	1,658	100.99	1,674	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	67.35	834	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	66.91	918	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	57.79	612	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	622	125.14/cwt	119.00–129.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	128.30/cwt	122.50–131.00	547	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	120.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	584	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.49/cwt	128.00–135.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.50	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	108.84/cwt	106.00–112.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	119.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	108.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	135.67/cwt	132.50–142.50	586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.17/cwt	122.50–132.50	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.76/cwt	122.00–132.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.69/cwt	105.00–114.00	743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	116.25/cwt	112.50–122.50	731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.41/cwt	56.00–63.00	629	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	53.75/cwt	51.00–55.00	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	68.86/cwt	65.00–72.00	947	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.91/cwt	64.00–71.00	814	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	74.37/cwt	72.00–78.00	959	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	750	12
Bulls	—	—	1,676	100.09/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,752	106.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,857	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	93.04/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,329	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,013.02/cwt	940.00–1,100.00	11,994	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	14,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.17/cwt	122.50–132.50	605	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.50	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	120.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	809	10

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 441Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 136Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 51Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	119.00–129.00	125.14
10	—	538	139.00	139.00
21	—	582	127.00–137.00	132.09
10	—	671	115.00–124.00	120.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	135.00–145.00	141.87
17	—	468	122.50–132.50	129.17
4	—	515	115.00–124.00	121.62
2	—	375	145.00–152.50	148.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	490	135.00–142.00	140.05
11	—	535	127.50–135.00	129.31
9	—	565	115.00–125.00	122.48
6	—	625	110.00–117.50	113.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	122.50–131.00	128.30
25	—	483	115.00–124.00	120.86
9	—	373	128.00–135.00	131.49
4	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	530	115.00–125.00	119.14
7	—	484	125.00–127.50	125.67
5	—	579	106.00–112.50	108.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	115.00–125.00	119.06
5	—	631	105.00–115.00	108.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	132.50–142.50	135.67
7	—	468	122.50–132.50	129.17
6	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	122.00–132.00	125.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	105.00–114.00	110.69
9	—	573	124.00–129.00	127.18
8	—	629	112.50–122.50	116.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,058	56.00–63.00	59.41
4	—	1,061	51.00–55.00	53.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	65.00–72.00	68.86
2	—	1,368	62.00–64.00	63.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,217	64.00–71.00	66.91
14	—	1,289	72.00–78.00	74.37
12	—	1,241	58.00–63.00	60.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	97.00–103.00	100.09
6	—	1,752	104.00–110.00	106.01
3	—	1,428	91.00–95.00	93.04

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	—	830	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	940.00–1,100.00	1,013.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,120.00	1,120.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle