Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.64/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$115.64

179 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$6.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	118.37	718	45
Medium and Large 2	543	116.90	635	71
Medium and Large 3	513	112.26	575	63

One grade step is worth $6.11/cwt here — about $142 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 sale179 hd

115.64

—

GA average17 barns · 1,806 hd

118.77

−3.13

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	1,625	88.26	1,435	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	58.22	696	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	58.06	855	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	52.74	553	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	110.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	578	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	101.41/cwt	95.00–105.00	580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.58/cwt	117.50–126.00	632	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	100.19/cwt	95.00–105.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	120.05/cwt	117.50–120.50	695	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	113.11/cwt	113.00–114.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.56/cwt	122.50–130.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	110.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.16/cwt	112.50–122.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	146.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	96.79/cwt	95.00–102.50	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	153.67/cwt	152.50–155.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	698	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	680	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	113.34/cwt	108.00–115.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.93/cwt	95.00–105.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	113.32/cwt	107.50–117.50	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.78/cwt	117.50–121.00	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	54.14/cwt	51.00–56.00	570	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.12/cwt	45.00–49.00	484	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	60.13/cwt	59.00–62.00	912	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	55.16/cwt	54.00–56.00	777	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.77/cwt	52.00–58.00	658	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.84/cwt	60.00–66.00	770	9
Bulls	—	—	1,501	85.62/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,285	8
Bulls	—	—	1,874	93.55/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	729.79/cwt	660.00–790.00	7,882	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	792.93/cwt	710.00–890.00	9,079	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	693.31/cwt	620.00–770.00	6,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	119.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	702	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	133.68/cwt	125.00–134.50	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.39/cwt	126.00–134.00	754	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.04/cwt	117.50–127.50	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.10/cwt	129.50–130.25	874	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	118.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	565	27

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 329Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 75Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	522	105.00–115.00	110.75
13	—	572	95.00–105.00	101.41
27	—	476	115.00–123.00	118.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	524	117.50–126.00	120.58
10	—	624	95.00–105.00	100.19
7	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	579	117.50–120.50	120.05
10	—	652	118.75	118.75
9	—	635	113.00–114.00	113.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	122.50–130.00	125.56
7	—	574	105.00–115.00	110.18
6	—	425	130.00–140.00	134.84
5	—	525	112.50–122.00	117.16
5	—	383	140.00–150.00	146.11
4	—	635	95.00–102.50	96.79
2	—	325	152.50–155.00	153.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	117.50–125.00	122.30
17	—	538	125.00–133.00	126.31
9	—	616	108.00–115.00	113.34
4	—	675	95.00–105.00	99.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	107.50–117.50	113.32
3	—	618	117.50–121.00	119.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	586	115.00–121.00	119.74
14	—	519	125.00–134.50	133.68
3	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	578	126.00–134.00	130.39
18	—	625	117.50–127.50	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	672	129.50–130.25	130.10
4	—	728	110.00–120.00	112.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	51.00–56.00	54.14
2	—	1,028	45.00–49.00	47.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,517	59.00–62.00	60.13
5	—	1,409	54.00–56.00	55.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,180	52.00–58.00	55.77
9	—	1,225	60.00–66.00	62.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	82.00–88.00	85.62
4	—	1,874	91.00–96.00	93.55

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)	4	—	1,080	660.00–790.00	729.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	710.00–890.00	792.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	620.00–770.00	693.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	820.00	820.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle