Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.05/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$120.05

101 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$6.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	440	123.02	541	31
Medium and Large 2	522	119.81	626	47
Medium and Large 1	601	116.55	700	23

One grade step is worth $6.47/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale101 hd

120.05

—

GA average14 barns · 1,801 hd

125.76

−5.70

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	—	Average	1,606	101.59	1,631	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	74.19	1,159	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	73.72	906	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	62.25	645	23

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	579	137.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	793	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	133.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	135.21/cwt	129.00–136.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	114.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	961	1,111.92/cwt	1,030.00–1,180.00	10,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	910	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,393	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	99.57/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,559	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	107.49/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.88/cwt	105.00–113.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.05/cwt	117.50–126.00	757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	699.04/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	859	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	78.55/cwt	77.00–82.00	965	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.66/cwt	112.50–122.50	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	130.52/cwt	127.50–135.00	493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.72/cwt	69.00–76.00	882	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	64.34/cwt	62.00–69.00	665	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	116.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	126.36/cwt	122.50–132.50	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.56/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.73/cwt	131.00–141.00	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	790.02/cwt	740.00–880.00	7,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.50	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.62/cwt	141.00–147.50	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	110.94/cwt	105.00–125.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.82/cwt	115.00–124.00	629	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.92/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	119.35/cwt	117.50–122.00	679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.61/cwt	123.00–133.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.76/cwt	107.00–112.50	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.50	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.33/cwt	55.00–61.00	608	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	74.19/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,159	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 488Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 128Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 76Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	579	135.00–138.00	137.02
9	—	633	129.00–136.00	135.21
2	—	675	126.00–128.00	126.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	115.00–125.00	120.55
3	—	473	137.50–145.00	141.56
14	—	534	131.00–141.00	136.73
4	—	573	123.00–133.00	128.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–113.00	111.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–140.00	133.13
9	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.93
5	—	376	141.00–147.50	143.62
12	—	572	105.00–125.00	110.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	117.50–126.00	121.05
2	—	675	112.50–115.00	113.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.90
4	—	629	110.00–117.50	113.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	110.00–118.00	114.52
2	—	675	105.00–113.00	108.88
12	—	569	117.50–122.00	119.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	112.50–122.50	117.66
4	—	378	127.50–135.00	130.52
12	—	429	122.50–132.50	126.36
2	—	325	130.00–140.00	134.69
3	—	525	107.00–112.50	109.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	115.00–124.00	119.82
6	—	566	108.00–115.00	112.92
14	—	476	123.00–129.00	125.75
3	—	632	105.00–107.50	105.80

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	8	—	961	1,030.00–1,180.00	1,111.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	650.00–750.00	699.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	740.00–880.00	790.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	86.00–88.00	87.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,283	66.00–68.00	66.95
15	—	1,229	77.00–82.00	78.55
45	—	1,213	69.00–76.00	72.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,033	62.00–69.00	64.34
8	—	1,043	55.00–61.00	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,562	73.00–76.00	74.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	97.00–101.00	99.57
1	—	1,695	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,718	103.00–110.00	107.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle