Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, 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 $116.87/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −97.94 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$116.87

102 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	118.06	662	39
Medium and Large 3	508	116.40	591	53
Medium and Large 1	637	114.76	731	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.30/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.

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 sale102 hd

116.87

—

GA average17 barns · 1,363 hd

117.57

−0.69

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−97.94

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	1,443	93.00	1,342	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	58.28	768	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	56.52	675	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	49.95	504	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	637	114.76/cwt	113.00–122.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.27/cwt	101.00–106.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.92/cwt	102.00–112.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.93/cwt	127.00–136.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.56/cwt	113.00–119.00	667	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	97.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	105.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	113.73/cwt	109.00–117.50	593	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	115.15/cwt	114.00–117.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	102.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.20/cwt	121.00–128.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.35/cwt	112.50–118.00	613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	546	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	50.82/cwt	48.00–55.00	506	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	46.49/cwt	46.00–47.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	58.28/cwt	58.00–59.00	768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	58.93/cwt	55.00–62.00	705	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	52.99/cwt	51.00–54.00	615	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	93.00/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,342	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,211	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	866	554.11/cwt	530.00–580.00	4,799	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	951.32/cwt	890.00–1,000.00	11,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.54/cwt	117.50–126.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.03/cwt	107.50–115.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.27/cwt	129.00–134.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	111.15/cwt	106.00–115.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	118.53/cwt	114.00–122.00	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.31/cwt	119.00–126.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	123.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 553Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 156Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	637	113.00–122.00	114.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	101.00–106.00	104.27
4	—	623	102.00–112.00	107.92
6	—	473	127.00–136.00	131.93
10	—	531	120.00–126.00	121.94
16	—	577	113.00–119.00	115.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	625	95.00–100.00	97.44
9	—	572	100.00–110.00	105.86
10	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.41
10	—	481	120.00–125.00	121.69
17	—	521	109.00–117.50	113.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	106.00–114.00	109.93
8	—	630	110.00–114.00	111.44
10	—	579	114.00–117.00	115.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	100.00–107.00	102.43
7	—	475	121.00–128.00	124.20
10	—	567	105.00–113.00	110.53
25	—	531	112.50–118.00	115.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.65
6	—	427	120.00–128.00	123.76
16	—	475	110.00–119.00	114.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	117.50–126.00	122.54
4	—	565	107.50–115.00	113.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	129.00–134.00	130.27
13	—	582	118.00–127.00	122.45
5	—	674	106.00–115.00	111.15
2	—	625	114.00–117.00	115.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	724	114.00–122.00	118.53
13	—	658	119.00–126.00	123.31
7	—	627	121.00–129.00	123.96
5	—	567	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	996	48.00–55.00	50.82
2	—	1,063	46.00–47.00	46.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	58.00–59.00	58.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	55.00–62.00	58.93
8	—	1,160	51.00–54.00	52.99
1	—	1,470	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	91.00–96.00	93.00

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	—	1,190	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	866	530.00–580.00	554.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	890.00–1,000.00	951.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	760.00	760.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

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