Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.26/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −88.90 against this barn's trailing median of $216.16.

Average price

$127.26

134 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	441	128.39	567	25
Medium and Large 1	592	128.09	759	58
Medium and Large 2	536	125.77	674	51

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about −$107 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

19 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $196.22, median $216.16 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale134 hd

127.26

—

GA average14 barns · 1,419 hd

137.47

−10.21

This barn, trailing median19 sales

216.16

−88.90

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	1,319	93.24	1,230	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	70.64	1,082	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	70.39	863	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	61.32	640	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	120.62/cwt	117.50–126.00	701	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	111.66/cwt	107.50–115.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.75/cwt	137.50–143.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	117.08/cwt	115.00–124.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.68/cwt	149.00–152.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.89/cwt	112.50–122.00	734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.60/cwt	160.00–162.50	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	751	10
Bulls	—	—	1,590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	95.15/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,297	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	63.01/cwt	59.00–66.00	691	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	76.12/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.40/cwt	127.50–135.00	687	3
Bulls	—	—	1,167	87.76/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,580	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	74.80/cwt	73.00–80.00	981	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	457	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	68.82/cwt	65.00–72.00	807	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	62.17/cwt	60.00–64.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.34/cwt	152.50–160.00	658	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	70.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,071	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	908.13/cwt	870.00–950.00	8,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	863.70/cwt	810.00–920.00	8,680	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	705.50/cwt	660.00–740.00	6,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.22/cwt	117.50–126.00	642	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	65.47/cwt	65.00–66.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	139.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	116.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	133.29/cwt	132.50–135.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.08/cwt	105.00–108.00	669	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	723.41/cwt	660.00–820.00	7,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.87/cwt	122.50–132.50	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	119.61/cwt	112.50–122.50	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.78/cwt	102.50–112.50	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.39/cwt	122.50–132.50	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.61/cwt	115.00–126.00	750	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.16/cwt	115.00–122.50	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.48/cwt	100.00–102.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	124.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.29/cwt	137.50–140.00	736	3

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 672Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 151Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	117.50–126.00	120.62
15	—	623	112.50–122.00	117.89
5	—	673	105.00–115.00	110.43
3	—	523	127.50–135.00	131.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	110.00–115.00	113.17
3	—	425	130.00–134.00	132.10
11	—	525	117.50–126.00	122.22
15	—	483	125.00–130.00	126.45
5	—	625	105.00–108.00	107.08
2	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.40
7	—	419	120.00–125.00	123.16
9	—	466	112.50–122.50	119.61
7	—	375	122.50–132.50	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	130.00–140.00	134.03
2	—	675	105.00–106.00	105.49
3	—	318	160.00–162.50	161.60
12	—	519	122.50–132.50	128.87
5	—	433	140.00–150.00	142.85
7	—	624	102.50–112.50	107.78
7	—	578	115.00–122.50	118.16
4	—	735	100.00–102.00	100.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	107.50–115.00	111.66
7	—	685	115.00–124.00	117.08
5	—	481	145.00–153.00	147.51
10	—	535	135.00–140.00	136.19
3	—	418	152.50–160.00	157.34
12	—	575	126.00–136.00	130.53
16	—	627	115.00–126.00	119.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	135.00–142.50	139.88
6	—	518	110.00–120.00	116.58
8	—	420	125.00–135.00	131.10
5	—	472	120.00–127.50	124.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	137.50–143.00	140.75
2	—	475	149.00–152.50	150.68
10	—	514	144.00–150.00	146.02
7	—	622	126.00–133.00	129.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	132.50–135.00	133.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	137.50–140.00	138.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	101.00	101.00
12	—	1,363	92.00–99.00	95.15
7	—	1,167	84.00–91.00	87.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	59.00–66.00	63.01
2	—	838	52.00–57.00	54.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	75.00–77.00	76.12
13	—	1,517	68.00–73.00	70.59
2	—	1,408	65.00–66.00	65.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,311	73.00–80.00	74.80
41	—	1,173	65.00–72.00	68.82
4	—	1,274	60.00–64.00	62.17

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	—	965	870.00–950.00	908.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,005	810.00–920.00	863.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	868	660.00–740.00	705.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	660.00–820.00	723.41

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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