Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, 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 $132.72/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −82.09 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$132.72

108 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$1.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	133.51	686	39
Medium and Large 1	597	132.40	791	43
Medium and Large 3	446	132.06	588	26

One grade step is worth $1.45/cwt here — about $98 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 sale108 hd

132.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,453 hd

134.39

−1.67

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−82.09

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	1,656	85.74	1,420	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	61.45	717	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	61.03	924	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	55.08	584	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	371	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.49/cwt	144.00–152.50	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.34/cwt	126.00–132.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	120.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	845	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,143	1,002.36/cwt	960.00–1,040.00	11,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.69/cwt	119.00–127.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.79/cwt	155.00–157.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	117.11/cwt	112.50–122.50	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,292	80.96/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,046	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	56.53/cwt	53.00–59.00	591	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	59.50/cwt	58.00–60.00	912	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	62.26/cwt	61.00–66.00	933	10
Bulls	—	—	1,786	87.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,562	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	864.53/cwt	830.00–900.00	11,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.27/cwt	149.00–152.50	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.20/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	62.66/cwt	60.00–67.00	745	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	57.11/cwt	53.00–59.00	630	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.30/cwt	123.00–132.50	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	135.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	641.80/cwt	570.00–680.00	6,020	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	108.57/cwt	104.00–111.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	168.90/cwt	167.50–172.50	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.69/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.55/cwt	127.50–136.00	565	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	125.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	114.94/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.16/cwt	119.00–128.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	763	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.35/cwt	152.50–160.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	684	9

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 307Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 76Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 19Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	140.00–150.00	145.92
3	—	525	115.00–124.00	119.55
6	—	472	123.00–132.50	128.30
8	—	429	130.00–140.00	133.98
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	105.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.13
10	—	629	126.00–132.00	128.34
4	—	725	113.00–118.00	115.43
4	—	675	119.00–127.00	122.69
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	468	149.00–152.50	151.27
3	—	423	155.00–163.00	159.20
12	—	579	128.00–138.00	131.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	125.00–135.00	129.02
9	—	630	115.00–121.00	116.75
3	—	582	119.00–125.00	120.91
3	—	432	145.00–147.50	145.78
10	—	484	135.00–145.00	139.19
6	—	378	152.50–160.00	155.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	110.00–119.00	115.85
3	—	618	104.00–111.00	108.57
9	—	527	119.00–128.00	122.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	110.00–118.00	113.94
2	—	725	111.00–113.00	111.97
5	—	627	112.50–122.50	117.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	132.50–140.00	135.32
2	—	575	106.00–108.00	106.97
14	—	433	127.50–136.00	130.55
9	—	472	120.00–129.00	125.39
6	—	519	110.00–117.50	114.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	144.00–152.50	147.49
7	—	525	135.00–145.00	139.69
2	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.45
9	—	433	155.00–165.00	157.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.49
7	—	626	130.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	482	155.00–157.50	155.79
3	—	675	115.00–125.00	120.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.37
5	—	333	167.50–172.50	168.90
2	—	425	147.50–150.00	148.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	960.00–1,040.00	1,002.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	830.00–900.00	864.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	570.00–680.00	641.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	78.00–84.00	80.96
14	—	1,786	85.00–92.00	87.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	50.00	50.00
14	—	1,045	53.00–59.00	56.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	58.00–60.00	59.50
10	—	1,499	61.00–66.00	62.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,189	60.00–67.00	62.66
16	—	1,104	53.00–59.00	57.11
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle