Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.47/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$113.47

88 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	403	119.92	484	22
Medium and Large 2	509	113.28	577	40
Medium and Large 1	608	108.32	659	26

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale88 hd

113.47

—

GA average16 barns · 1,143 hd

119.61

−6.14

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	83.72	1,310	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	67.56	857	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	64.88	954	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	56.38	589	26

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,254	77.11/cwt	75.00–80.00	967	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	58.84/cwt	56.00–63.00	619	15
Bulls	—	—	1,681	84.54/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,421	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.78/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	53.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	548	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	68.39/cwt	65.00–72.00	873	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	111.91/cwt	106.00–115.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.22/cwt	127.50–129.00	609	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	990	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	98.25/cwt	94.00–102.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.79/cwt	112.50–116.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	155.77/cwt	152.50–160.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	112.81/cwt	109.00–118.00	650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.46/cwt	126.00–132.50	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.26/cwt	132.50–142.50	653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	172.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.05/cwt	147.50–155.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	102.94/cwt	101.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.43/cwt	97.50–107.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.92/cwt	121.00–125.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	144.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.95/cwt	105.00–113.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	163.66/cwt	162.50–165.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.95/cwt	122.50–127.50	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	93.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.83/cwt	107.00–112.50	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	109.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	115.31/cwt	112.50–122.50	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.94/cwt	115.00–119.00	731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	110.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	74.21/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,000	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	62.44/cwt	57.00–64.00	756	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	67.55/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,021	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	62.21/cwt	59.00–65.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,227	691.10/cwt	630.00–750.00	8,480	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 298Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 69Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	75.00–80.00	77.11
8	—	1,681	82.00–88.00	84.54
3	—	1,878	94.00–96.00	94.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,052	56.00–63.00	58.84
11	—	1,034	51.00–55.00	53.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,276	65.00–72.00	68.39
18	—	1,348	73.00–80.00	74.21
30	—	1,211	57.00–64.00	62.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,511	66.00–73.00	67.55
9	—	1,431	59.00–65.00	62.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	145.00–155.00	150.46
4	—	669	106.00–115.00	111.91
6	—	427	152.50–160.00	155.77
3	—	582	125.00–133.00	127.54
3	—	632	114.00–120.00	115.92
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	126.00–132.50	129.46
11	—	476	132.50–142.50	137.26
4	—	275	170.00–175.00	172.32
2	—	375	147.50–155.00	151.05
4	—	419	140.00–147.50	144.88
6	—	628	105.00–113.00	107.95
1	—	305	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.50–165.00	163.66
4	—	575	107.00–112.50	109.83
2	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.39
6	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	127.50–129.00	128.22
3	—	673	94.00–102.00	98.25
12	—	576	109.00–118.00	112.81
2	—	625	101.00–105.00	102.94
2	—	525	121.00–125.00	122.92
5	—	725	90.00–94.00	91.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	97.50–107.00	104.43
11	—	471	115.00–125.00	120.86
6	—	425	125.00–128.00	126.43
3	—	618	90.00–95.00	93.26
13	—	524	105.00–115.00	110.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	122.50–127.50	124.95
5	—	326	130.00–137.50	133.40
6	—	462	105.00–110.00	109.11
6	—	433	112.50–122.50	115.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	112.50–116.00	114.79
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	129.00–135.00	131.89
2	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	625	115.00–119.00	116.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	570.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	630.00–750.00	691.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	960.00	960.00

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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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