Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.97/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$123.97

87 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	529	125.79	666	20
Medium and Large 2	608	124.56	757	39
Medium and Large 1	699	121.86	852	28

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale87 hd

123.97

—

GA average17 barns · 779 hd

133.42

−9.44

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	1,650	107.85	1,779	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	75.62	937	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	72.74	1,036	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	62.53	605	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.46/cwt	111.00–115.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	113.48/cwt	109.00–118.00	597	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.96/cwt	107.00–115.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.23/cwt	103.00–105.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	91.44/cwt	89.00–94.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	141.43/cwt	137.50–145.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	172.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.28/cwt	130.00–137.50	553	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.19/cwt	123.00–133.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.50/cwt	112.00–120.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.93/cwt	116.00–125.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.06/cwt	121.00–126.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.17/cwt	122.00–127.50	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	115.30/cwt	114.00–117.00	775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,224	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	73.18/cwt	69.00–76.00	888	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	65.25/cwt	62.00–69.00	660	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	78.46/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	58.12/cwt	54.00–61.00	519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,083	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	892.99/cwt	820.00–960.00	10,412	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	679.75/cwt	620.00–760.00	6,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.61/cwt	122.50–131.00	736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	125.86/cwt	124.00–129.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	109.69/cwt	109.00–111.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	119.62/cwt	118.00–122.00	864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	127.28/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	118.25/cwt	118.00–119.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	133.85/cwt	127.50–137.50	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.20/cwt	131.00–137.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.02/cwt	127.00–129.00	798	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	843	880.15/cwt	870.00–890.00	7,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,762	11
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,751	112.81/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.23/cwt	105.00–113.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.94/cwt	116.00–122.50	679	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	791.88/cwt	720.00–870.00	8,893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	72.44/cwt	68.00–75.00	981	6

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	111.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	565	104.00–105.00	104.49
24	—	526	109.00–118.00	113.48
2	—	320	135.00–139.00	136.88
11	—	418	122.00–127.00	125.15
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.60
2	—	768	89.00–94.00	91.44
2	—	665	97.00–100.00	98.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	107.00–115.00	112.96
4	—	665	103.00–105.00	104.23
3	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00	100.00
2	—	663	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	608	114.00–115.00	114.49
15	—	479	130.00–138.00	133.41
10	—	530	121.00–126.00	123.06
9	—	566	116.00–122.50	119.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	368	137.50–145.00	141.43
2	—	270	170.00–175.00	172.69
14	—	418	130.00–137.50	132.28
5	—	528	112.00–120.00	116.50
4	—	470	122.00–127.50	125.17
3	—	573	105.00–113.00	109.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	123.00–133.00	127.19
5	—	621	116.00–125.00	119.93
3	—	672	114.00–117.00	115.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	122.50–131.00	127.61
3	—	655	120.00	120.00
6	—	623	122.00–126.00	124.03
8	—	723	112.00	112.00
9	—	525	131.00–137.00	133.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	124.00–129.00	125.86
19	—	722	118.00–122.00	119.62
3	—	623	127.00–129.00	128.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	109.00–111.00	109.69
4	—	517	125.00–128.00	127.28
4	—	577	118.00–119.00	118.25
9	—	469	127.50–137.50	133.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,510	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,354	68.00–75.00	72.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,214	69.00–76.00	73.18
11	—	1,305	77.00–84.00	78.46
6	—	1,267	85.00–86.00	85.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,012	62.00–69.00	65.25
6	—	893	54.00–61.00	58.12
1	—	1,110	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,646	104.00–110.00	107.03
2	—	1,315	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,751	111.00–117.00	112.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,166	820.00–960.00	892.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	953	620.00–760.00	679.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	720.00–870.00	791.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	870.00–890.00	880.15

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