Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.22/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −79.60 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$135.22

82 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	148.28	709	19thin
Medium and Large 3	439	131.46	578	17thin
Medium and Large 2	501	131.21	657	46

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $52 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

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.87, median $214.82 across 20 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 sale82 hd

135.22

—

GA average14 barns · 1,264 hd

133.83

+1.39

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−79.60

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	1,846	93.05	1,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	70.69	851	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	67.93	985	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	62.44	656	14

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	375	154.96/cwt	152.50–157.50	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.64/cwt	112.50–121.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.60/cwt	109.00–114.00	699	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	793	865.59/cwt	740.00–970.00	6,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.94/cwt	149.00–159.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	69.57/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,001	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.26/cwt	75.00–76.00	892	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	70.91/cwt	67.00–74.00	862	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,975	96.40/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	122.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	65.37/cwt	65.00–66.00	735	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	63.68/cwt	61.00–67.00	673	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	63.56/cwt	62.00–65.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.34/cwt	127.50–137.50	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	110.28/cwt	109.00–113.00	752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.04/cwt	142.50–152.50	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	154.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	154.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	146.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	134.95/cwt	133.00–136.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.50	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	147.78/cwt	142.50–152.50	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	105.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.37/cwt	111.00–121.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.92/cwt	133.00–145.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	141.62/cwt	139.00–147.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	103.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	117.02/cwt	112.50–120.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	142.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	161.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	127.09/cwt	122.50–130.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.20/cwt	117.50–122.50	569	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.26/cwt	124.00–132.50	737	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 499Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 87Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	152.50–157.50	154.96
7	—	574	112.50–121.00	116.64
3	—	632	109.00–114.00	110.60
4	—	673	100.00–107.00	104.20
5	—	419	140.00–150.00	146.39
10	—	523	121.00–131.00	125.74
3	—	332	160.00–165.00	161.53
8	—	481	130.00–140.00	133.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	127.50–137.50	132.34
4	—	319	150.00–157.50	154.84
2	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.18
8	—	521	112.50–120.00	117.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	109.00–113.00	110.28
9	—	481	142.50–152.50	146.04
4	—	438	152.50–160.00	154.28
1	—	210	220.00	220.00
2	—	375	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.50	162.50
3	—	582	142.00–145.00	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	149.00–159.00	153.94
3	—	682	130.00–133.00	130.96
6	—	630	133.00–145.00	136.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	133.00–136.00	134.95
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
7	—	474	142.50–152.50	147.78
5	—	530	139.00–147.00	141.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	110.00–120.00	114.53
5	—	333	140.00–150.00	142.84
5	—	587	105.00–110.00	105.95
6	—	615	100.00–105.00	103.62
9	—	419	122.50–130.00	127.09
11	—	473	117.50–122.50	120.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	134.23
3	—	632	120.00–127.00	122.23
3	—	732	105.00–110.00	106.61
5	—	579	124.00–132.50	127.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	680	100.00–108.00	103.44
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
7	—	528	121.00–130.00	124.37
4	—	585	111.00–121.00	113.37
4	—	628	108.00–115.00	110.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	793	740.00–970.00	865.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,030.00	1,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	67.00–74.00	69.57
3	—	1,477	62.00–65.00	63.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	75.00–76.00	75.26
37	—	1,216	67.00–74.00	70.91
5	—	1,125	65.00–66.00	65.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	61.00–67.00	63.68
2	—	1,008	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,975	93.00–100.00	96.40
1	—	1,460	83.00	83.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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