Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.96/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$117.96

49 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	467	121.20	567	23
Medium and Large 1	587	120.54	708	13thin
Medium and Large 2	581	109.63	637	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale49 hd

117.96

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

124.80

−6.84

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	1,592	94.17	1,499	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	67.51	815	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	66.00	949	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	58.50	591	30

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,635	95.38/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,559	14
Bulls	—	—	1,391	87.96/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	61.40/cwt	59.00–63.00	729	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	66.99/cwt	64.00–71.00	790	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	73.91/cwt	72.00–79.00	984	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	132.29/cwt	132.00–133.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	965	773.94/cwt	690.00–840.00	7,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	950	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	131.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.19/cwt	175.00–177.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.83/cwt	119.00–127.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.68/cwt	112.50–114.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.75/cwt	122.00–128.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.50	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.04/cwt	117.50–127.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.90/cwt	107.00–113.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.40/cwt	107.50–117.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	96.92/cwt	94.00–100.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.41/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	109.57/cwt	109.00–112.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	98.26/cwt	95.00–100.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.42/cwt	119.00–127.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	777.95/cwt	700.00–870.00	8,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	144.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.87/cwt	177.50–182.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	119.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	62.69/cwt	62.00–63.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	140.76/cwt	137.50–145.00	531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	66.41/cwt	64.00–70.00	952	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	60.33/cwt	57.00–64.00	619	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	54.85/cwt	52.00–56.00	536	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,264	839.77/cwt	750.00–930.00	10,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 66Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 65Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,635	92.00–99.00	95.38
4	—	1,391	85.00–91.00	87.96
1	—	1,800	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,187	59.00–63.00	61.40
55	—	1,180	64.00–71.00	66.99
14	—	1,331	72.00–79.00	73.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	62.00–63.00	62.69
24	—	1,434	64.00–70.00	66.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,026	57.00–64.00	60.33
10	—	978	52.00–56.00	54.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	132.00–133.00	132.29
8	—	674	128.00	128.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
5	—	713	122.00–128.00	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	127.00–132.00	129.41
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	135.00–140.00	137.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	130.00–138.00	131.50
4	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.26
2	—	375	165.00–167.50	166.18
3	—	578	117.50–127.00	121.04
3	—	623	107.50–117.00	112.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	175.00–177.50	176.19
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
2	—	375	177.50–182.50	179.87
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	107.00–113.00	109.90
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
4	—	381	142.50–150.00	144.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	119.00–127.00	124.83
5	—	613	112.50–114.00	113.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	94.00–100.00	96.92
5	—	587	109.00–112.00	109.57
4	—	528	119.00–127.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	95.00–100.00	98.26
2	—	525	105.00–112.50	108.61
12	—	478	115.00–125.00	119.26
6	—	377	137.50–145.00	140.76

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	4	—	965	690.00–840.00	773.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	700.00–870.00	777.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,264	750.00–930.00	839.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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