Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher with one individual bringing 77cwt, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.59/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −88.23 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$126.59

70 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$3.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	461	127.18	586	32
Medium and Large 2	533	126.33	674	35
Medium and Large 1	618	123.26	762	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.92/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale70 hd

126.59

—

GA average17 barns · 903 hd

124.04

+2.55

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−88.23

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	1,396	89.05	1,243	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	62.70	736	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	62.31	995	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	55.27	553	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	618	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.68/cwt	152.50–155.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	170.33/cwt	165.00–172.50	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	127.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	128.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.71/cwt	135.00–146.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,019.73/cwt	900.00–1,090.00	13,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	98.71/cwt	97.50–100.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.91/cwt	116.00–122.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.88/cwt	133.00–135.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	111.19/cwt	107.50–116.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.93/cwt	122.50–130.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	110.45/cwt	107.50–112.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.87/cwt	127.50–132.50	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	63.96/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	57.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	590	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	69.03/cwt	67.00–73.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.85/cwt	127.50–129.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.03/cwt	122.50–128.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.71/cwt	127.50–135.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	150.51/cwt	147.50–155.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	141.77/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	57.37/cwt	55.00–59.00	676	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	63.29/cwt	60.00–66.00	728	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	119.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	9
Bulls	—	—	1,185	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	90.41/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	9

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 273Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 133Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	152.50–155.00	153.68
5	—	266	165.00–172.50	170.33
5	—	675	100.00–105.00	102.54
6	—	632	105.00–115.00	108.25
8	—	531	125.00–132.00	127.67
9	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	127.50–135.00	130.71
4	—	328	147.50–155.00	150.51
4	—	373	137.50–145.00	141.77
4	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.41
8	—	510	115.00–120.00	119.33
9	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	125.00–135.00	128.34
6	—	418	135.00–146.00	142.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	125.00–130.00	126.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.50–140.00	138.70
3	—	618	116.00–122.00	119.91
8	—	527	133.00–135.00	133.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	97.50–100.00	98.71
10	—	427	120.00–130.00	124.35
12	—	474	110.00–120.00	115.12
2	—	375	127.50–132.50	129.87
2	—	525	110.00–112.50	111.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	107.50–116.00	111.19
4	—	535	127.50–129.00	127.85
6	—	570	122.50–128.00	126.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	122.50–130.00	125.93
5	—	571	107.50–112.50	110.45
10	—	527	115.00–125.00	119.43

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)	3	—	1,293	900.00–1,090.00	1,019.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	63.00–65.00	63.96
1	—	1,440	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	51.00–52.00	51.52
4	—	1,033	55.00–61.00	57.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,245	67.00–73.00	69.03
11	—	1,179	55.00–59.00	57.37
24	—	1,150	60.00–66.00	63.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,537	88.00–94.00	90.41

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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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Replacement Cattle

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