Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.57/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −93.24 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$121.57

90 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$37.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	153.22	682	5thin
Medium and Large 3	466	126.11	588	34
Medium and Large 2	591	115.45	682	51

One grade step is worth $37.77/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale90 hd

121.57

—

GA average14 barns · 1,007 hd

116.49

+5.08

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−93.24

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	1,584	76.14	1,206	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	47.36	579	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	46.32	677	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	40.15	432	25

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	603.99/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,219	790.73/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,639	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	702.46/cwt	600.00–790.00	7,362	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.10/cwt	155.00–159.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	713	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	119.20/cwt	117.50–119.50	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	106.55/cwt	102.50–112.50	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	103.04/cwt	102.00–105.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.23/cwt	105.00–112.50	622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.14/cwt	117.50–120.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.17/cwt	117.50–123.50	690	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,235	873.36/cwt	860.00–890.00	10,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.58/cwt	130.00–132.50	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	97.49/cwt	95.00–102.50	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	117.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	659	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	102.18/cwt	97.50–107.50	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.08/cwt	132.50–135.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.87/cwt	132.50–142.50	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	47.11/cwt	46.00–49.00	692	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.86/cwt	38.00–45.00	447	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	48.31/cwt	46.00–53.00	587	32
Bulls	—	—	1,693	78.82/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,334	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.17/cwt	150.00–152.50	491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	44.75/cwt	44.00–45.00	647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	34.73/cwt	31.00–37.00	380	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	44.01/cwt	41.00–45.00	537	14
Bulls	—	—	1,403	71.67/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.37/cwt	117.50–125.00	634	3

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 673Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 93Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 52Year ago 49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	600.00–610.00	603.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,219	700.00–880.00	790.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,048	600.00–790.00	702.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	860.00–890.00	873.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.39
3	—	425	155.00–159.00	157.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	102.50–112.50	106.55
4	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.45
13	—	525	122.50–127.50	124.99
17	—	688	102.50	102.50
14	—	559	115.00–120.00	117.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	110.00–120.00	113.26
8	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.56
10	—	572	97.50–107.50	102.18
9	—	423	132.50–142.50	137.87
2	—	325	150.00–152.50	151.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	102.00–105.00	103.04
18	—	580	105.00–112.50	107.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	130.00–132.50	130.58
8	—	576	95.00–102.50	97.49
4	—	385	132.50–135.00	133.08
10	—	526	105.00–115.00	109.64
9	—	474	115.00–125.00	120.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	117.50–119.50	119.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	117.50–120.00	119.14
9	—	565	117.50–123.50	122.17
5	—	539	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	133.00	133.00
2	—	575	110.00–112.50	111.21
3	—	518	117.50–125.00	122.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,469	46.00–49.00	47.11
4	—	1,445	44.00–45.00	44.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	38.00–45.00	41.86
6	—	1,093	31.00–37.00	34.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,216	46.00–53.00	48.31
2	—	1,358	55.00–56.00	55.52
14	—	1,220	41.00–45.00	44.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,693	75.00–82.00	78.82
6	—	1,403	68.00–74.00	71.67

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle