Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.90/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −70.92 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$143.90

84 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	148.43	637	40
Medium and Large 3	393	142.46	559	22
Medium and Large 1	545	137.11	747	22

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale84 hd

143.90

—

GA average12 barns · 990 hd

137.49

+6.41

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−70.92

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	1,628	96.20	1,566	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	71.33	862	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	69.10	1,040	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	60.59	603	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	471	129.41/cwt	125.00–132.50	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	121.94/cwt	119.00–126.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.45/cwt	137.50–142.50	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.90/cwt	162.50–167.50	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	127.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.24/cwt	155.00–162.50	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.95/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.53/cwt	176.00–181.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.23/cwt	125.00–133.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	748	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	999.21/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,620	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	70.88/cwt	67.00–74.00	825	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	744	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	63.48/cwt	60.00–67.00	637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	55.52/cwt	51.00–58.00	544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	64.18/cwt	62.00–66.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	103.94/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.02/cwt	137.50–145.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	178.71/cwt	175.00–183.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.02/cwt	137.50–152.50	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	89.79/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,338	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	97.67/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	178.66/cwt	177.50–180.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.87/cwt	157.50–162.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	771.70/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.37/cwt	127.50–137.50	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.22/cwt	117.50–119.00	562	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	70.74/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	76.44/cwt	75.00–79.00	999	14

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 376Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 130Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	125.00–132.50	129.41
4	—	429	130.00–137.50	133.00
4	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.46
8	—	375	137.50–152.50	146.02
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	119.00–126.00	121.94
5	—	529	137.50–142.50	139.45
3	—	332	176.00–181.00	177.53
6	—	571	126.00–135.00	130.92
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
2	—	675	114.00–120.00	116.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.41
5	—	517	130.00–135.00	133.34
3	—	325	162.50–167.50	164.90
9	—	421	144.00–150.00	147.75
9	—	378	155.00–162.50	158.24
10	—	472	137.50–145.00	141.95
2	—	275	175.00–183.00	178.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.37
10	—	478	125.00–133.00	128.23
2	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.18
8	—	423	130.00–136.00	133.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	125.00–134.00	127.49
5	—	479	134.00–137.50	135.46
2	—	625	114.00–117.00	115.45
5	—	571	120.00–124.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	137.50–145.00	141.02
5	—	419	120.00–127.00	124.71
6	—	375	127.50–137.50	132.37
2	—	475	117.50–119.00	118.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	160.00–170.00	162.29
2	—	475	145.00–155.00	149.79
2	—	275	177.50–180.00	178.66
2	—	375	157.50–162.50	159.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,263	900.00–1,100.00	999.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	750.00–800.00	771.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,164	67.00–74.00	70.88
7	—	1,184	60.00–65.00	62.84
14	—	1,307	75.00–79.00	76.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	60.00–67.00	63.48
4	—	980	51.00–58.00	55.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	62.00–66.00	64.18
6	—	1,551	68.00–75.00	70.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	103.00–105.00	103.94
5	—	1,490	87.00–93.00	89.79
6	—	1,757	94.00–101.00	97.67

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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