Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.20/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$128.20

157 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$0.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	450	128.26	577	42
Medium and Large 1	607	128.20	778	74
Medium and Large 2	518	128.16	663	41

One grade step is worth $0.10/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale157 hd

128.20

—

GA average13 barns · 1,547 hd

132.48

−4.27

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	1,791	101.04	1,809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	69.63	822	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	69.59	1,011	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	58.71	575	12

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	517	125.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.90/cwt	157.50–162.50	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	110.31/cwt	109.00–111.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	143.27/cwt	142.00–146.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,028.20/cwt	960.00–1,120.00	12,863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	114.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.13/cwt	141.00–149.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	140.22/cwt	135.00–143.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	735	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	6,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.44/cwt	162.00–165.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	136.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	993	1,094.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	10,871	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	948	880.76/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,062	1,086.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	940	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.25/cwt	119.00–128.00	774	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.07/cwt	147.50–152.50	719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	982.45/cwt	880.00–1,070.00	11,681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	75.43/cwt	74.00–77.00	919	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	55.18/cwt	53.00–57.00	515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	61.23/cwt	58.00–64.00	620	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,291	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	70.24/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,017	6
Bulls	—	—	1,798	103.54/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	113.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.12/cwt	142.50–145.00	674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	863.56/cwt	800.00–910.00	9,301	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	822.97/cwt	750.00–870.00	9,053	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	70.04/cwt	67.00–73.00	829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	141.40/cwt	136.00–146.00	740	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	98.54/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	64.78/cwt	63.00–66.00	745	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	66.50/cwt	65.00–67.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.15/cwt	122.50–132.50	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.50	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	126.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	1,282.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	13,135	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,473.89/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	17,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,014	787.95/cwt	710.00–850.00	7,990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.50	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.90/cwt	142.50–152.50	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	131.82/cwt	126.00–135.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	125.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.35/cwt	160.00–167.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.41/cwt	150.00–153.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	119.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.05/cwt	124.00–134.00	747	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	113.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	181.70/cwt	181.00–182.50	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	178.42/cwt	175.00–182.50	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	138.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	7

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 538Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 107Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 72Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	120.00–128.00	125.53
6	—	621	110.00–116.00	113.62
6	—	582	115.00–117.50	115.80
5	—	487	126.00–130.00	126.75
12	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.11
2	—	225	175.00–182.50	178.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	120.00–121.00	120.48
13	—	577	120.00–130.00	124.45
11	—	469	135.00–145.00	141.48
9	—	532	130.00–135.00	131.62
14	—	423	142.50–152.50	147.90
6	—	671	110.00–116.00	113.79
2	—	275	181.00–182.50	181.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	141.00–149.00	146.13
3	—	725	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	482	147.50–152.50	149.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	732	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	109.00–111.00	110.31
5	—	681	112.00–120.00	114.74
5	—	537	135.00–143.00	136.50
27	—	623	119.00–128.00	124.25
9	—	457	144.00	144.00
16	—	570	124.00–134.00	131.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00–116.00	114.97
15	—	482	130.00–140.00	133.13
13	—	518	122.50–132.50	129.15
3	—	672	100.00–110.00	105.89
4	—	430	138.00–142.50	139.55
4	—	568	115.00–120.00	118.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	126.00–135.00	131.82
4	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.42
9	—	466	120.00–127.50	125.48
2	—	325	150.00–153.00	151.41
5	—	521	118.00–121.00	119.74
7	—	381	135.00–145.00	138.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	157.50–162.50	159.90
2	—	475	162.00–165.00	163.44
18	—	665	135.00–145.00	141.36
2	—	608	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	142.00–146.00	143.27
3	—	618	135.00–143.00	140.22
3	—	532	147.00	147.00
2	—	725	115.00–122.00	118.40
3	—	432	160.00–167.50	162.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	142.50–145.00	144.12
3	—	368	160.00–162.50	160.80
4	—	523	136.00–146.00	141.40

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,251	960.00–1,120.00	1,028.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	880.00–1,070.00	982.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	800.00–910.00	863.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	750.00–870.00	822.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,014	710.00–850.00	787.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	948	750.00–950.00	880.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,062	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,086.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,024	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,282.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,218	74.00–77.00	75.43
19	—	1,183	67.00–73.00	70.04
10	—	1,150	63.00–66.00	64.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	53.00–57.00	55.18
7	—	1,012	58.00–64.00	61.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	78.00	78.00
6	—	1,448	67.00–73.00	70.24
4	—	1,410	65.00–67.00	66.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	103.00–104.00	103.54
2	—	1,783	98.00–99.00	98.54

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Replacement Cattle

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