Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

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 unevenly 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 $115.27/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$115.27

99 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	473	117.88	557	23
Medium and Large 1	618	116.44	719	44
Medium and Large 2	576	111.78	644	32

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale99 hd

115.27

—

GA average15 barns · 1,469 hd

122.56

−7.30

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	1,566	95.27	1,492	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	69.23	857	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,678	66.66	1,119	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	58.14	597	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	725	106.40/cwt	103.00–110.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	681	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	110.63/cwt	105.00–113.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	786	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	135.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	126.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	101.40/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.58/cwt	124.00–132.00	800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	87.84/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	67.24/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,117	8
Bulls	—	—	1,547	95.76/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	63.96/cwt	62.00–66.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.88/cwt	65.00–72.00	811	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	75.26/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,029	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	727	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	55.81/cwt	55.00–57.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	886.96/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	116.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	733	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	841.31/cwt	810.00–870.00	9,633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	925.53/cwt	920.00–930.00	9,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	716	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	108.96/cwt	107.00–110.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.27/cwt	115.00–122.50	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	133.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	123.17/cwt	122.50–125.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.15/cwt	122.50–130.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	120.32/cwt	115.00–122.50	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	922	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	104.20/cwt	102.50–105.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	98.61/cwt	95.00–102.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.43/cwt	117.50–122.50	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.14/cwt	96.00–105.00	726	5

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 343Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 117Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	103.00–110.00	106.40
6	—	628	110.00–119.00	113.01
6	—	585	125.00–130.00	126.20
4	—	678	108.00–115.00	110.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	125.00–134.00	129.50
13	—	480	132.00–140.00	135.03
10	—	579	117.50–122.50	119.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	130.00–140.00	133.40
9	—	524	110.00–120.00	115.19
10	—	475	122.50–130.00	126.15
4	—	565	105.00–110.00	108.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	115.00–124.00	120.15
4	—	725	105.00–112.00	108.45
3	—	627	124.00–132.00	127.58
5	—	579	130.00–140.00	134.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	135.00–138.00	135.95
6	—	578	120.00–129.00	123.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.96
2	—	575	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	375	150.00–152.50	151.18
3	—	432	140.00–150.00	143.13
6	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	105.00–113.00	110.63
7	—	525	125.00–135.00	129.93
11	—	573	115.00–125.00	119.29
13	—	629	110.00–118.00	116.61
5	—	725	96.00–105.00	100.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.45
12	—	478	115.00–122.50	118.27
7	—	434	122.50–125.00	123.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	105.00–110.00	108.27
6	—	468	125.00–135.00	131.90
2	—	725	90.00–95.00	92.43
6	—	516	115.00–122.50	120.32
3	—	634	102.50–105.00	104.20
6	—	676	95.00–102.00	98.61

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	—	1,005	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	850.00–950.00	886.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	810.00–870.00	841.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	920.00–930.00	925.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	100.00–103.00	101.40
3	—	1,485	85.00–92.00	87.84
8	—	1,547	93.00–98.00	95.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,661	65.00–70.00	67.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	62.00–66.00	63.96
5	—	1,013	55.00–57.00	55.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,195	65.00–72.00	67.88
9	—	1,367	73.00–77.00	75.26
5	—	1,154	62.00–64.00	62.97

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle