Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.97/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$131.97

170 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	132.65	770	101
Medium and Large 2	506	131.54	666	41
Medium and Large 3	447	130.15	581	28

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $188 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 sale170 hd

131.97

—

GA average15 barns · 1,599 hd

128.07

+3.90

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	1,580	96.36	1,523	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	70.85	1,114	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	67.93	815	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	61.25	675	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	375	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	134.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.50	782	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.11/cwt	117.00–126.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.88/cwt	102.00–111.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.51/cwt	136.25–139.00	916	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.90/cwt	137.50–145.50	878	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	141.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	138.67/cwt	137.50–142.50	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	155.43/cwt	152.50–160.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.61/cwt	145.00–147.50	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.37/cwt	135.00–142.50	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	69.68/cwt	66.00–73.00	824	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	62.76/cwt	58.00–65.00	734	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	75.17/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,027	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.56/cwt	52.00–59.00	599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	63.85/cwt	61.00–68.00	720	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	65.64/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,070	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	72.15/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,124	12
Bulls	—	—	1,860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	98.21/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,390	91.11/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,266	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	599.31/cwt	560.00–630.00	4,992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,399	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,065	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	115.42/cwt	112.50–119.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	138.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	706	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.28/cwt	108.00–113.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	137.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	112.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.59/cwt	122.50–132.50	728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	660	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.55/cwt	142.50–147.50	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	6

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 371Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 77Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 10Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–152.50	151.18
3	—	568	115.00–120.00	118.26
4	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.94
3	—	668	102.00–111.00	107.88
21	—	484	130.00–140.00	136.37
2	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.81
6	—	435	140.00–145.00	141.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	130.00–137.50	134.94
2	—	575	105.00–107.50	106.21
3	—	527	112.50–119.00	115.42
8	—	472	120.00–127.50	124.27
7	—	378	142.50–147.50	144.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	569	136.00–139.50	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	117.00–126.00	123.11
21	—	672	124.50	124.50
21	—	508	131.00–140.00	138.94
18	—	566	122.50–132.50	128.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	132.00–135.00	133.95
3	—	623	125.00–133.00	129.25
10	—	534	140.00–147.50	141.68
2	—	675	118.00–125.00	121.40
4	—	475	147.50–152.50	149.89
12	—	444	152.50–160.00	155.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.83
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.19
4	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.93
4	—	485	137.50–142.50	138.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	546	151.50	151.50
34	—	661	136.25–139.00	138.51
29	—	610	137.50–145.50	143.90
2	—	575	143.00–147.00	144.93
4	—	780	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.40
3	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.95
3	—	418	145.00–147.50	146.61
3	—	675	108.00–113.00	110.28
3	—	482	135.00–143.00	137.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	133.00–135.00	133.97
3	—	532	135.00–142.50	137.37
1	—	425	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–116.00	112.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,182	66.00–73.00	69.68
23	—	1,170	58.00–65.00	62.76
8	—	1,366	74.00–78.00	75.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	52.00–59.00	56.56
9	—	1,127	61.00–68.00	63.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	64.00–67.00	65.64
12	—	1,558	69.00–75.00	72.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,629	96.00–100.00	98.21
3	—	1,390	87.00–93.00	91.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	560.00–630.00	599.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	780.00	780.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle