Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.61/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −94.20 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$120.61

114 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	443	125.54	556	57
Medium and Large 2	521	120.22	626	34
Medium and Large 1	652	108.97	711	23

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale114 hd

120.61

—

GA average16 barns · 1,164 hd

128.76

−8.15

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−94.20

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	—	High	1,633	90.65	1,480	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	69.27	880	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	67.46	973	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	59.01	619	19

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	—	1,813	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,449	83.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.95/cwt	66.00–73.00	899	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	63.93/cwt	58.00–66.00	944	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	90.96/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,598	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	69.67/cwt	68.00–74.00	990	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.23/cwt	127.50–132.50	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.88/cwt	147.50–152.50	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	117.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	94.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	106.29/cwt	104.00–107.50	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	108.78/cwt	105.00–112.50	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	109.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	112.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	86.20/cwt	85.00–90.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.50	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	75.94/cwt	74.00–81.00	983	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	61.00/cwt	57.00–64.00	647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.69/cwt	60.00–65.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.94/cwt	102.50–107.50	551	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,192	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,025.44/cwt	890.00–1,080.00	11,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	922.02/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	116.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	500	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	53.69/cwt	49.00–56.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	137.36/cwt	132.50–141.00	525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.86/cwt	134.00–142.50	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,039	732.37/cwt	640.00–840.00	7,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	92.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.80/cwt	125.00–132.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	117.64/cwt	117.00–119.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	128.23/cwt	125.00–132.50	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 276Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 166Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	103.00–104.00	103.50
4	—	1,449	83.00–86.00	83.99
3	—	1,757	89.00–93.00	90.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,285	66.00–73.00	69.95
5	—	1,295	74.00–81.00	75.94
9	—	1,219	60.00–65.00	63.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	58.00–66.00	63.93
8	—	1,421	68.00–74.00	69.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
12	—	1,061	57.00–64.00	61.00
6	—	1,004	49.00–56.00	53.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	127.50–132.50	129.23
2	—	375	147.50–150.00	148.68
21	—	576	105.00–115.00	109.58
2	—	325	150.00–157.50	153.52
2	—	425	137.50–140.00	138.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	117.00–120.00	117.95
7	—	669	100.00–108.00	105.08
2	—	775	99.00–100.00	99.49
3	—	718	104.00–107.50	106.29
7	—	624	105.00–112.50	108.78
1	—	505	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	105.00–115.00	109.04
13	—	382	132.50–141.00	137.36
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.40
11	—	475	115.00–125.00	119.89
18	—	430	125.00–135.00	128.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.50–152.50	149.88
2	—	675	109.00–116.00	112.40
5	—	538	125.00–132.00	129.80
3	—	632	117.00–119.00	117.64
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–131.00	127.90
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
2	—	375	147.50–150.00	148.68
4	—	425	134.00–142.50	137.86
3	—	477	125.00–132.50	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	119.00–128.00	124.67
1	—	665	98.00	98.00
10	—	582	110.00–120.00	112.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	90.00–100.00	94.46
4	—	685	85.00–90.00	86.20
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
2	—	530	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	102.50–107.50	104.94
10	—	431	114.00–120.00	116.04
4	—	581	90.00–97.00	92.29

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)	1	—	880	590.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,039	640.00–840.00	732.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	890.00–1,080.00	1,025.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	900.00–950.00	922.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle