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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.88/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −59.94 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$154.88

70 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	409	158.19	646	26
Medium and Large 3	360	156.19	563	12thin
Medium and Large 1	489	151.70	742	32

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale70 hd

154.88

—

GA average15 barns · 1,200 hd

134.70

+20.18

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−59.94

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	1,632	92.69	1,513	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	65.09	1,012	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	63.32	802	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	55.94	623	16

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 2	—	512	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	137.35/cwt	135.00–142.50	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	116.06/cwt	112.50–120.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.22/cwt	127.50–138.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.82/cwt	155.00–157.50	572	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	6,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.87/cwt	103.00–113.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.52/cwt	152.50–162.50	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.38/cwt	152.50–162.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.95/cwt	172.50–177.50	579	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	59.04/cwt	56.00–63.00	694	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	52.75/cwt	49.00–55.00	550	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	62.51/cwt	61.00–64.00	935	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	68.97/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	61.27/cwt	59.00–63.00	785	19
Bulls	—	—	1,695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.50	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,834	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	64.94/cwt	64.00–70.00	816	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.27/cwt	114.00–118.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	163.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	93.21/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,559	12
Bulls	—	—	1,427	85.75/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.50	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.50	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	182.30/cwt	180.00–187.50	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	608.85/cwt	565.00–650.00	5,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.26/cwt	112.50–117.50	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	170.65/cwt	167.50–175.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.40/cwt	108.00–115.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.45/cwt	133.00–137.00	772	4

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 232Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 167Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	132.50–135.00	134.14
2	—	285	180.00–185.00	182.41
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
8	—	333	172.50–177.50	173.95
4	—	480	145.00–150.00	146.80
3	—	390	160.00–162.50	160.81
2	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.84
3	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	160.00–170.00	164.52
6	—	529	140.00–148.00	142.93
5	—	467	152.50–162.50	159.38
3	—	332	180.00–187.50	182.30
2	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.73
4	—	675	108.00–115.00	111.40
4	—	570	133.00–137.00	135.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	155.00–157.50	156.82
3	—	327	160.00–167.50	163.18
3	—	277	167.50–175.00	170.65
2	—	525	122.50–123.00	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	125.00–130.00	125.93
19	—	424	130.00–140.00	134.51
3	—	532	114.00–118.00	115.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	135.00–142.50	137.35
4	—	380	127.50–138.00	131.22
3	—	418	125.00–127.50	125.81
3	—	475	112.50–117.50	115.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	112.50–120.00	116.06
3	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.44
5	—	374	160.00–167.50	163.91
2	—	510	138.00–140.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	176.00	176.00
2	—	375	179.00	179.00
2	—	775	103.00–113.00	107.87
3	—	668	120.00–126.00	123.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	152.50–162.50	156.52

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	—	825	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	565.00–650.00	608.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	56.00–63.00	59.04
9	—	1,042	49.00–55.00	52.75
1	—	1,390	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	61.00–64.00	62.51
2	—	1,643	65.00–72.00	68.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,281	59.00–63.00	61.27
24	—	1,256	64.00–70.00	64.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,673	90.00–97.00	93.21
3	—	1,427	82.00–89.00	85.75

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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