Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.26/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$121.26

123 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$5.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	424	124.71	529	41
Medium and Large 1	558	120.05	670	43
Medium and Large 2	518	118.97	616	39

One grade step is worth $5.74/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale123 hd

121.26

—

GA average14 barns · 1,461 hd

118.99

+2.28

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	1,668	91.21	1,522	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	60.83	709	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	59.96	871	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	53.02	556	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	45.27/cwt	43.00–47.00	411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	54.96/cwt	52.00–58.00	595	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	60.84/cwt	57.00–64.00	709	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	844	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	106.33/cwt	102.00–112.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.86/cwt	124.00–134.00	662	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.86/cwt	112.50–123.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.51/cwt	122.50–133.00	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	115.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	116.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.19/cwt	104.00–109.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.90/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	86.84/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.54/cwt	105.00–114.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	118.40/cwt	112.50–122.50	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	128.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	19
Bulls	—	—	1,693	93.94/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	511	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.37/cwt	53.00–56.00	623	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	65.88/cwt	65.00–68.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	133.11/cwt	132.50–135.00	638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	118.58/cwt	117.00–119.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.11/cwt	112.00–116.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.93/cwt	126.00–135.00	678	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,015	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	832.20/cwt	730.00–890.00	9,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	115.27/cwt	111.00–120.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	108.11/cwt	104.00–114.00	732	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 461Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 130Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 41Year ago 21

Market trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	43.00–47.00	45.27
12	—	1,083	52.00–58.00	54.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,165	57.00–64.00	60.84
8	—	1,145	53.00–56.00	54.37
10	—	1,190	65.00–68.00	65.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	55.00	55.00
11	—	1,445	58.00–63.00	60.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	86.00–87.00	86.84
8	—	1,693	91.00–96.00	93.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.02
29	—	424	120.00–130.00	125.07
6	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	114.00–119.00	115.94
10	—	629	102.00–112.00	106.33
25	—	522	124.00–134.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	112.50–123.00	118.86
11	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.44
17	—	480	122.50–133.00	126.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	112.00–119.00	116.56
13	—	479	132.50–135.00	133.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	117.00–119.00	118.58
6	—	607	124.00	124.00
4	—	683	124.00	124.00
12	—	573	128.00–135.00	131.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	112.00–116.00	113.11
13	—	518	126.00–135.00	130.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	104.00–109.00	105.19
7	—	524	115.00–124.00	119.90
10	—	576	105.00–114.00	109.54
27	—	474	125.00–135.00	130.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–112.50	108.61
5	—	471	112.50–122.50	118.40
19	—	432	125.00–135.00	128.49
2	—	375	135.00–137.50	136.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	115.00–125.00	119.86
11	—	530	125.00–135.00	128.84
9	—	627	111.00–120.00	115.27
6	—	677	104.00–114.00	108.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,155	730.00–890.00	832.20

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle