Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.07/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$120.07

122 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$5.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	427	124.17	530	37
Medium and Large 1	589	118.37	697	40
Medium and Large 2	520	118.22	615	45

One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale122 hd

120.07

—

GA average16 barns · 1,344 hd

121.83

−1.75

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	1,604	95.07	1,525	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	68.95	833	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	68.42	1,043	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	61.02	618	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	137.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.87/cwt	131.00–135.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.15/cwt	122.50–128.00	598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	715	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	90.19/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	110.56/cwt	107.50–115.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.51/cwt	132.50–140.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.30/cwt	123.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.68/cwt	167.50–170.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.28/cwt	102.50–107.50	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.68/cwt	152.50–155.00	576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	69.29/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,041	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	61.45/cwt	58.00–64.00	763	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	68.06/cwt	65.00–72.00	807	34
Bulls	—	—	1,848	104.05/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	96.15/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	118.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	697	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	1,230.89/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	13,454	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	74.47/cwt	73.00–78.00	925	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.85/cwt	152.50–157.50	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.50	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.75/cwt	127.50–137.50	564	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	55.68/cwt	52.00–58.00	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.24/cwt	60.00–66.00	634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	64.06/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.28/cwt	157.50–160.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.50	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.87/cwt	122.50–132.50	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	101.23/cwt	96.00–104.00	727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	751.22/cwt	690.00–780.00	7,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	101.96/cwt	100.00–103.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.40/cwt	123.00–128.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	155.98/cwt	152.50–160.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	125.78/cwt	122.50–128.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	11

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 May 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 422Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 158Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	132.00–140.00	137.32
2	—	675	121.00–128.00	124.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	140.00–149.00	146.28
6	—	523	132.50–140.00	136.51
3	—	568	123.00–125.00	124.30
2	—	375	167.50–170.00	168.68
3	—	432	157.50–160.00	158.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	123.00–128.00	125.40
2	—	475	132.00–135.00	133.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	130.00–132.50	131.82
22	—	421	120.00–130.00	125.81
11	—	462	110.00–120.00	118.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	102.92
4	—	675	103.00–109.00	105.96
8	—	628	107.50–115.00	110.56
15	—	541	122.50–128.00	125.78
11	—	570	115.00–125.00	121.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	110.00–120.00	116.82
20	—	478	122.50–128.00	125.15
9	—	573	105.00–114.00	110.26
3	—	618	100.00–103.00	101.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	120.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.18
2	—	325	152.50–157.50	154.85
5	—	526	110.00–117.50	113.38
4	—	428	127.50–137.50	131.75
2	—	275	152.50–160.00	155.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	131.00–135.00	131.87
5	—	675	100.00–106.00	102.93
4	—	630	109.00–114.00	110.70
4	—	585	122.50–132.50	124.87
3	—	718	96.00–104.00	101.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.48
8	—	623	102.50–107.50	105.28
2	—	375	152.50–155.00	153.68
3	—	432	140.00–142.50	140.78
4	—	530	120.00–130.00	123.62
5	—	476	130.00–138.00	133.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	86.00–92.00	90.19
2	—	1,848	103.00–105.00	104.05
6	—	1,675	93.00–99.00	96.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,502	66.00–72.00	69.29
3	—	1,633	62.00–65.00	64.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	58.00–64.00	61.45
34	—	1,186	65.00–72.00	68.06
15	—	1,242	73.00–78.00	74.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	52.00–58.00	55.68
12	—	1,003	60.00–66.00	63.24

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)	1	—	875	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	—	987	690.00–780.00	751.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,230.89

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