Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 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 $125.59/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −89.23 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$125.59

108 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	129.02	719	35
Medium and Large 3	511	126.67	648	58
Medium and Large 1	702	113.39	796	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale108 hd

125.59

—

GA average17 barns · 1,245 hd

122.25

+3.34

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−89.23

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	1,476	86.48	1,277	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	57.81	675	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	53.08	763	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	49.87	541	11

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	678	116.68/cwt	114.00–119.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.51/cwt	105.00–115.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.88/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	130.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	106.63/cwt	105.00–107.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	176.85/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	860.46/cwt	800.00–980.00	9,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	789.89/cwt	725.00–880.00	8,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.36/cwt	134.00–137.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.79/cwt	122.00–132.50	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.40/cwt	134.00–139.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,010	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	13,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.31/cwt	112.50–121.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.10/cwt	112.50–122.50	670	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.54/cwt	112.50–122.50	612	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.36/cwt	122.50–132.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	141.47/cwt	139.00–143.00	666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.13/cwt	59.00–66.00	703	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	54.30/cwt	51.00–58.00	643	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	55.43/cwt	55.00–56.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	107.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	107.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.58/cwt	113.00–120.00	726	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	163.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	51.02/cwt	49.00–53.00	747	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.59/cwt	51.00–58.00	590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	47.17/cwt	43.00–50.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	106.10/cwt	102.00–110.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	116.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	22
Bulls	—	—	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	86.94/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,294	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.98/cwt	117.50–125.00	634	17

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 600Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 135Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 69Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	114.00–119.00	116.68
8	—	723	105.00–115.00	110.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.88
3	—	532	130.00–133.00	130.95
3	—	668	105.00–107.50	106.63
5	—	329	175.00–180.00	176.85
6	—	575	121.00–127.00	123.94
16	—	623	113.00–120.00	116.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	160.00–170.00	163.55
6	—	622	102.00–110.00	106.10
7	—	375	150.00–160.00	154.89
22	—	567	110.00–120.00	116.86
17	—	520	117.50–125.00	121.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	577	134.00–137.00	134.36
13	—	630	122.00–132.50	127.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	134.00–139.00	136.40
4	—	663	115.00–117.00	115.98
6	—	573	122.50–132.00	126.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	139.00–143.00	141.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	112.50–121.00	115.31
4	—	685	105.00–115.00	107.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	112.50–122.50	117.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	120.00–127.50	121.89
23	—	525	112.50–122.50	116.54
10	—	566	100.00–110.00	107.11

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	970.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,230.00	1,230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	800.00–980.00	860.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	725.00–880.00	789.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	76.00	76.00
22	—	1,150	59.00–66.00	61.13
26	—	1,185	51.00–58.00	54.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,408	55.00–56.00	55.43
8	—	1,465	49.00–53.00	51.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	51.00–58.00	54.59
7	—	1,088	43.00–50.00	47.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00
14	—	1,488	84.00–90.00	86.94

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

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