Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.16/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$118.16

151 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	119.91	586	70
Medium and Large 3	417	118.97	496	54
Medium and Large 1	620	112.02	695	27

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale151 hd

118.16

—

GA average9 barns · 767 hd

121.53

−3.37

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	1,660	101.47	1,684	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	71.73	1,033	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	71.36	885	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	62.22	655	26

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	677	109.93/cwt	106.00–116.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.09/cwt	111.00–120.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	102.78/cwt	99.00–108.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.61/cwt	147.50–154.00	584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	150.78/cwt	150.00–152.50	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.97/cwt	132.50–140.50	743	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.47/cwt	117.50–127.50	589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	115.82/cwt	112.50–122.50	499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.80/cwt	102.50–111.00	612	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	885.15/cwt	850.00–910.00	9,976	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	814.57/cwt	760.00–850.00	9,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	913.44/cwt	870.00–1,000.00	11,199	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	98.94/cwt	95.00–101.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	126.72/cwt	122.50–130.00	466	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	553	12
Bulls	—	—	1,425	90.76/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	71.02/cwt	67.00–74.00	879	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	65.04/cwt	62.00–69.00	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	109.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	113.37/cwt	107.50–117.50	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.00/cwt	137.50–145.00	596	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	76.79/cwt	75.00–81.00	992	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,355	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,242	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	63.77/cwt	59.00–66.00	744	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	66.21/cwt	65.00–67.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	71.77/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,031	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.53/cwt	112.50–122.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.72/cwt	101.00–111.00	714	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	59.41/cwt	57.00–61.00	630	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	123.39/cwt	122.50–126.00	659	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	99.20/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,446	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	107.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,082	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	990	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.56/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	96.91/cwt	94.00–100.00	654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	539	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.53/cwt	144.00–146.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	97.24/cwt	92.00–102.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	131.98/cwt	130.00–132.50	441	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 392Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 160Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 79Year ago 43

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	106.00–116.00	109.93
7	—	625	111.00–120.00	115.09
7	—	728	99.00–108.00	102.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	147.50–155.00	153.22
7	—	472	115.00–125.00	120.54
12	—	427	125.00–135.00	129.45
5	—	521	107.50–117.50	113.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	147.50–154.00	152.61
3	—	468	130.00–132.50	131.62
3	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.23
10	—	570	110.00–120.00	116.18
2	—	675	94.00–100.00	96.91
4	—	435	144.00–146.00	145.53
3	—	618	100.00–105.00	103.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	90.00–100.00	94.88
23	—	477	117.50–127.50	123.47
4	—	578	102.50–111.00	105.80
4	—	619	95.00–101.00	98.94
8	—	519	110.00–120.00	116.43
26	—	421	125.00–132.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	95.00–100.00	97.41
14	—	431	112.50–122.50	115.82
21	—	368	122.50–130.00	126.72
10	—	478	105.00–115.00	109.20
5	—	334	130.00–132.50	131.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	112.50–122.00	118.53
9	—	675	101.00–111.00	105.72
7	—	534	122.50–126.00	123.39
3	—	723	92.00–102.00	97.24
4	—	620	105.00–115.00	110.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	159.00	159.00
27	—	535	132.50–140.50	138.97
17	—	461	140.00–150.00	146.50
4	—	443	154.00	154.00
9	—	577	124.00–130.00	126.56
7	—	346	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	120.00–130.00	124.26
7	—	471	130.00–137.50	134.58
3	—	382	150.00–152.50	150.78
7	—	420	137.50–145.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	134.00–141.00	137.75
12	—	685	120.00–126.00	124.49
3	—	625	127.00–135.00	130.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	130.00	130.00

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)	7	—	1,127	850.00–910.00	885.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,226	870.00–1,000.00	913.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	760.00–850.00	814.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,160.00	1,160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	88.00–93.00	90.76
6	—	1,458	95.00–101.00	99.20
6	—	1,940	104.00–110.00	107.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,237	67.00–74.00	71.02
29	—	1,292	75.00–81.00	76.79
22	—	1,166	59.00–66.00	63.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,044	62.00–69.00	65.04
13	—	1,061	57.00–61.00	59.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	84.00–85.00	84.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,300	65.00–67.00	66.21
14	—	1,436	68.00–75.00	71.77

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