Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $108.89/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −105.93 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$108.89

90 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	126.74	685	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	107.92	577	45
Medium and Large 2	596	107.74	642	40

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $44 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

108.89

—

GA average16 barns · 1,067 hd

112.20

−3.31

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−105.93

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	1,565	74.26	1,162	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	54.55	673	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	52.36	792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	41.65	400	21

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	766.76/cwt	670.00–810.00	7,821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	714.18/cwt	700.00–730.00	8,499	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	583.04/cwt	550.00–610.00	5,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	101.60/cwt	100.00–107.50	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	102.75/cwt	97.00–105.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	88.20/cwt	85.00–95.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	83.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	104.92/cwt	102.50–110.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	109.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,030	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	9,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	155.78/cwt	155.00–157.50	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.50	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.85/cwt	107.50–117.00	644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	97.15/cwt	93.00–99.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	126.50/cwt	122.50–132.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.37/cwt	107.50–117.50	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.36/cwt	125.00–132.50	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	96.42/cwt	92.00–98.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	104.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.48/cwt	43.00–48.00	429	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	54.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	821	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	37.43/cwt	35.00–41.00	366	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	98.20/cwt	95.00–105.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	86.43/cwt	85.00–91.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	50.16/cwt	45.00–51.00	610	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	50.12/cwt	49.00–51.00	767	7
Bulls	—	—	1,509	72.18/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	118.25/cwt	112.50–122.50	558	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.96/cwt	52.00–59.00	694	28
Bulls	—	—	1,695	79.12/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,341	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 568Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 106Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 73Year ago 21

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)	3	—	1,020	670.00–810.00	766.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	700.00–730.00	714.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	550.00–610.00	583.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	895.00	895.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.65
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	97.00–105.00	102.75
6	—	682	85.00–95.00	88.20
6	—	732	80.00–90.00	83.26
4	—	370	150.00–157.50	154.86
15	—	581	107.50–117.00	110.85
3	—	482	125.00–132.50	127.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	85.00–95.00	91.58
18	—	526	105.00–115.00	109.64
12	—	565	100.00–105.00	103.71
3	—	428	122.50–132.50	126.50
6	—	472	112.50–122.50	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	100.00–107.50	101.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	102.50–110.00	104.92
5	—	619	93.00–99.00	97.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	107.50–117.50	110.37
4	—	425	117.50–122.50	119.94
4	—	565	92.00–98.00	96.42
20	—	526	100.00–110.00	104.67
4	—	635	85.00–91.00	86.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	155.00–157.50	155.78
4	—	575	110.00–117.50	113.68
2	—	475	137.50–140.00	138.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.38
3	—	682	95.00–105.00	98.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	943	43.00–48.00	45.48
10	—	979	35.00–41.00	37.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	53.00–59.00	54.98
7	—	1,530	49.00–51.00	50.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	45.00–51.00	50.16
28	—	1,240	52.00–59.00	55.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	69.00–75.00	72.18
3	—	1,695	77.00–83.00	79.12

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle