Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feede heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.60/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$116.60

152 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$2.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	498	117.67	586	54
Medium and Large 1	637	116.49	742	55
Medium and Large 2	579	115.41	668	43

One grade step is worth $2.27/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale152 hd

116.60

—

GA average17 barns · 1,586 hd

118.42

−1.82

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	1,661	92.97	1,544	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	60.57	728	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	58.09	866	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	53.09	552	32

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,839	94.04/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,729	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,123	84.76/cwt	82.00–87.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.12/cwt	121.00–131.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	109.51/cwt	105.00–115.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	113.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	715	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	952.95/cwt	925.00–980.00	11,769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,033.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	14,222	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,382	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	925	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,169	803.88/cwt	750.00–890.00	9,397	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,044	742.24/cwt	670.00–800.00	7,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.82/cwt	126.00–131.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	123.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	125.08/cwt	125.00–126.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.36/cwt	108.00–110.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.86/cwt	102.00–112.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.85/cwt	112.50–121.00	673	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	719	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	123.21/cwt	117.50–127.50	643	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	111.30/cwt	107.50–117.50	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	132.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	104.95/cwt	102.50–107.50	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	104.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	50.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	515	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.66/cwt	97.50–104.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	132.59/cwt	132.50–133.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	103.92/cwt	100.00–109.00	808	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	60.26/cwt	58.00–64.00	948	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	55.37/cwt	53.00–57.00	770	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	62.29/cwt	59.00–66.00	753	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	55.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	639	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	68.11/cwt	67.00–71.00	920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.72/cwt	53.00–60.00	585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	100.88/cwt	95.00–104.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.65/cwt	113.00–122.50	739	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.90/cwt	106.00–116.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	113.83/cwt	107.50–117.50	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	119.95/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.78/cwt	124.00–127.00	832	4

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 539Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 104Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 46Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,839	89.00–96.00	94.04
2	—	1,753	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,123	82.00–87.00	84.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	45.00–52.00	50.11
17	—	1,049	53.00–60.00	55.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	58.00–64.00	60.26
8	—	1,390	53.00–57.00	55.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,209	59.00–66.00	62.29
23	—	1,147	52.00–58.00	55.67
7	—	1,351	67.00–71.00	68.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	121.00–131.00	126.12
6	—	727	105.00–115.00	109.51
10	—	680	110.00–117.50	112.93
5	—	587	132.50–133.00	132.59
3	—	778	100.00–109.00	103.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	110.00–120.00	113.14
28	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.45
8	—	674	100.00–108.00	104.12
6	—	518	130.00–132.50	131.62
2	—	725	97.50–104.00	100.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	117.50–127.50	123.21
11	—	580	107.50–117.50	111.30
7	—	484	130.00–140.00	132.75
6	—	625	102.50–107.50	104.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	130.00–134.00	133.21
13	—	628	126.00–131.00	128.82
13	—	726	120.00–126.00	123.91
13	—	759	125.00–126.00	125.08
4	—	667	124.00–127.00	124.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	130.00–138.00	132.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	130.00–137.50	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	108.00–110.00	109.36
11	—	531	118.00–128.00	121.01
21	—	576	112.50–121.00	116.85
3	—	668	95.00–104.00	100.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	102.00–112.00	106.86
4	—	575	123.00–125.00	123.97
39	—	628	113.00–122.50	117.65
10	—	678	106.00–116.00	110.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	107.50–117.50	113.83
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.41
36	—	485	117.50–127.50	119.95

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)	2	—	1,235	925.00–980.00	952.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,376	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	590.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	750.00–890.00	803.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	670.00–800.00	742.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	810.00	810.00

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

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