Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder supply mostly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.70/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$111.70

53 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	436	117.10	511	33
Medium and Large 2	597	104.75	626	14thin
Medium and Large 1	708	98.26	696	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale53 hd

111.70

—

GA average17 barns · 1,428 hd

116.12

−4.42

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	1,578	83.54	1,318	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	57.53	733	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	54.12	762	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	46.61	508	6thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,493	84.97/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,269	9
Bulls	—	—	1,833	79.24/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.09/cwt	62.00–69.00	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	51.27/cwt	48.00–53.00	637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	50.92/cwt	49.00–53.00	749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	58.92/cwt	56.00–63.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	96.41/cwt	93.00–100.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.19/cwt	165.00–167.50	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.81/cwt	102.50–105.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.50	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.50	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	116.69/cwt	112.50–122.50	672	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	743.54/cwt	730.00–760.00	7,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.11/cwt	172.50–175.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	196.52/cwt	190.00–200.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	99.18/cwt	94.00–103.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	93.40/cwt	90.00–97.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.74/cwt	112.50–120.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.12/cwt	103.00–107.50	657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.09/cwt	49.00–55.00	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	57.14/cwt	54.00–61.00	733	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	43.87/cwt	40.00–46.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	134.12/cwt	132.50–135.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	104.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	815.78/cwt	620.00–890.00	8,827	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	666.62/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,786	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	537.82/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	127.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	112.94/cwt	110.00–117.50	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.50	503	13

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 486Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 152Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 55Year ago 16

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder supply mostly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,493	82.00–88.00	84.97
3	—	1,833	78.00–80.00	79.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,277	62.00–69.00	65.09
11	—	1,243	48.00–53.00	51.27
36	—	1,282	54.00–61.00	57.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	49.00–53.00	50.92
2	—	1,313	56.00–63.00	58.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	49.00–55.00	52.09
4	—	1,085	40.00–46.00	43.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.76
3	—	382	125.00–127.50	125.78
5	—	524	100.00–110.00	104.52
9	—	477	110.00–117.50	112.94
13	—	424	115.00–122.50	118.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	93.00–100.00	96.41
4	—	675	94.00–103.00	99.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	102.50–105.00	103.81
6	—	577	100.00–107.50	103.51
2	—	725	90.00–97.00	93.40
3	—	525	112.50–120.00	115.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	100.00–106.00	102.93
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	143.23
7	—	576	112.50–122.50	116.69
3	—	625	103.00–107.50	105.12
7	—	536	125.00–135.00	127.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	110.00–113.00	111.45
5	—	429	155.00–165.00	159.86
3	—	368	172.50–175.00	174.11
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–172.50	171.19
3	—	225	190.00–200.00	196.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	165.00–167.50	166.19
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
3	—	518	132.50–135.00	134.12
3	—	668	110.00–111.00	110.65

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	—	1,030	730.00–760.00	743.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,082	620.00–890.00	815.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	600.00–760.00	666.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	500.00–600.00	537.82

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