Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.27/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$130.27

163 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$4.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	132.45	766	72
Medium and Large 2	494	129.16	638	44
Medium and Large 3	428	127.98	548	47

One grade step is worth $4.47/cwt here — about $218 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 sale163 hd

130.27

—

GA average17 barns · 2,412 hd

130.26

+0.01

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	1,619	96.15	1,557	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	67.05	846	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	65.58	981	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	59.38	619	29

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	571	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.83/cwt	112.50–117.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.44/cwt	132.50–137.50	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	779	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.33/cwt	152.50–162.50	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.08/cwt	114.00–123.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.99/cwt	132.50–142.50	653	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.64/cwt	145.00–147.50	705	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	66.93/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,005	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	775	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,185	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	810.77/cwt	750.00–870.00	6,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.51/cwt	112.50–120.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	933	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	11
Bulls	—	—	1,580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	97.60/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,603	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.28/cwt	52.00–57.00	578	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	76.02/cwt	75.00–77.00	997	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	752.79/cwt	710.00–780.00	7,287	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	912.74/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,155	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	61.07/cwt	58.00–65.00	631	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	63.04/cwt	61.00–64.00	935	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.49/cwt	66.00–73.00	893	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	62.55/cwt	59.00–65.00	765	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.95/cwt	157.50–165.00	513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	91.45/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	154.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	10,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.31/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	855.12/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	116.42/cwt	115.00–121.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	151.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.12/cwt	125.00–132.50	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	141.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	136.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.77/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.80/cwt	132.00–139.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.50	509	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.07/cwt	142.50–152.50	627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	128.32/cwt	125.00–132.50	548	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	796	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.90/cwt	109.00–118.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	120.77/cwt	117.00–124.00	693	6

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 374Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 192Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 100Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	125.00–135.00	131.01
4	—	715	112.50–117.00	115.83
11	—	530	135.00–145.00	138.27
3	—	675	114.00–123.00	118.08
11	—	484	145.00–147.50	145.64
11	—	630	120.00–130.00	123.78
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	152.50–162.50	156.33
22	—	473	132.50–142.50	137.99
9	—	517	125.00–132.50	130.12
15	—	426	142.50–152.50	147.07
5	—	621	109.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	325	160.00–167.50	163.52
6	—	574	117.00–124.00	120.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	115.00–121.00	116.42
3	—	332	150.00–155.00	151.53
12	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.12
6	—	418	130.00–140.00	136.51
8	—	374	140.00–150.00	145.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	132.50–137.50	135.44
9	—	535	120.00–129.00	122.31
11	—	564	110.00–120.00	117.49
19	—	440	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	580	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	112.50–120.00	116.51
8	—	525	132.00–139.00	135.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	117.50–127.50	121.77
15	—	380	130.00–137.50	133.82
17	—	427	125.00–132.50	128.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	132.00–134.00	132.97
15	—	534	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	155.00–160.00	157.93
4	—	475	147.50–150.00	148.70
9	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.59
3	—	523	137.50–145.00	141.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	471	164.50	164.50
77	—	647	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	157.50–165.00	162.95
6	—	377	150.00–160.00	154.44
3	—	432	145.00–147.50	145.78
3	—	468	140.00–142.50	141.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,502	65.00–71.00	66.93
8	—	1,483	61.00–64.00	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,045	52.00–57.00	55.28
1	—	1,170	70.00	70.00
18	—	1,034	58.00–65.00	61.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	75.00–77.00	76.02
37	—	1,285	66.00–73.00	69.49
28	—	1,223	59.00–65.00	62.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	103.00	103.00
10	—	1,642	94.00–101.00	97.60
6	—	1,595	86.00–93.00	91.45

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	2	—	1,185	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	775	750.00–870.00	810.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,140.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	968	710.00–780.00	752.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,003	850.00–1,000.00	912.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	800.00–910.00	855.12

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle