Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves and feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.50/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$120.50

204 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	125.07	728	65
Medium and Large 2	529	121.08	641	83
Medium and Large 3	501	114.35	573	56

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $155 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 sale204 hd

120.50

—

GA average15 barns · 2,177 hd

129.49

−8.99

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	1,605	94.89	1,523	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	68.18	1,053	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	67.73	844	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	61.72	639	28

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	—	567	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.25/cwt	118.00–123.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	105.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.94/cwt	132.00–135.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.92/cwt	132.50–137.50	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.15/cwt	141.00–147.50	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.81/cwt	121.00–125.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.05/cwt	119.00–127.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.68/cwt	142.50–147.50	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.81/cwt	131.00–137.50	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	131.32/cwt	129.00–137.50	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	709	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.51/cwt	132.50–139.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.44/cwt	126.00–134.00	673	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	814	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	893.45/cwt	840.00–970.00	10,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	60.45/cwt	59.00–62.00	804	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	73.62/cwt	71.00–76.00	959	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	58.45/cwt	54.00–61.00	607	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	64.55/cwt	62.00–69.00	666	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	68.95/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,071	12
Bulls	—	—	1,808	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.88/cwt	63.00–70.00	814	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.54/cwt	63.00–64.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	114.41/cwt	112.50–115.00	669	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	754.36/cwt	750.00–760.00	7,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	889	723.86/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.74/cwt	152.50–153.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	120.38/cwt	120.00–122.50	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	95.92/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,630	9
Bulls	—	—	1,273	88.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.12/cwt	130.00–137.50	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	114.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.54/cwt	115.00–121.00	615	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	893.98/cwt	870.00–920.00	11,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	895.92/cwt	860.00–940.00	8,556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	96.72/cwt	95.00–100.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.85/cwt	122.50–130.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	115.09/cwt	113.00–117.50	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	586	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	149.42/cwt	147.50–152.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	110.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	140.56/cwt	140.00–142.50	434	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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 680Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 193Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	114.00–119.00	116.52
4	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.90
16	—	523	115.00–121.00	117.54
4	—	678	105.00–112.00	107.94
17	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.83
10	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.16
5	—	621	108.00–113.00	110.68
5	—	309	140.00–142.50	140.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	113.00–118.00	115.71
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.35
11	—	425	142.50–147.50	144.14
3	—	625	116.00–118.00	116.98
13	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.37
11	—	479	132.50–139.00	136.51
10	—	521	122.50–130.00	125.85
5	—	675	114.00–119.00	116.09
4	—	368	147.50–152.50	149.42
7	—	768	105.00–110.00	108.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.45
8	—	475	140.00–150.00	144.69
4	—	668	123.00–130.00	127.29
2	—	423	152.50–153.00	152.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	124.00–128.00	125.00
3	—	417	132.00–135.00	133.94
6	—	626	121.00–125.00	122.81
9	—	665	119.00–127.00	121.05
22	—	516	126.00–134.00	130.44
9	—	710	112.00–115.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	118.00–123.00	120.25
9	—	525	120.00–125.00	121.79
7	—	739	105.00–110.00	105.68
6	—	672	115.00	115.00
14	—	424	125.00–130.00	127.90
4	—	385	125.00–130.00	126.15
7	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.51
25	—	472	120.00–129.00	124.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	112.50–115.00	114.41
6	—	388	120.00–122.50	120.38
2	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.36
3	—	767	95.00–100.00	96.72
11	—	420	115.00–122.00	119.61
3	—	667	100.00–105.00	101.73
7	—	462	113.00–117.50	115.09
2	—	623	105.00–107.50	106.21
18	—	520	110.00–118.00	113.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	139.00–144.00	142.45
4	—	535	142.50–147.50	143.68
2	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.61
11	—	716	129.00–137.50	131.32
3	—	774	124.00–125.00	124.33
12	—	626	137.00–140.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	132.50–137.50	135.92
5	—	472	141.00–147.50	143.15
5	—	575	131.00–137.50	134.81
5	—	618	131.00–135.00	132.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	127.00	127.00
3	—	478	130.00–137.50	135.12
2	—	773	110.00–119.00	114.40
2	—	323	147.50–150.00	148.68

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)	2	—	1,168	840.00–970.00	893.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	870.00–920.00	893.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	955	860.00–940.00	895.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	750.00–760.00	754.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	889	600.00–800.00	723.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,330	59.00–62.00	60.45
16	—	1,303	71.00–76.00	73.62
51	—	1,217	63.00–70.00	66.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,038	54.00–61.00	58.45
15	—	1,032	62.00–69.00	64.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,554	65.00–72.00	68.95
2	—	1,485	63.00–64.00	63.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,808	100.00–102.00	100.66
9	—	1,699	93.00–99.00	95.92
5	—	1,273	85.00–90.00	88.42

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

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Replacement Cattle

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