Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, 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 $124.36/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$124.36

113 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	126.46	763	23
Medium and Large 2	521	125.89	656	48
Medium and Large 3	470	121.45	571	42

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $193 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 sale113 hd

124.36

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

130.07

−5.72

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	1,631	96.82	1,579	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	68.81	832	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	68.62	993	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	59.65	615	21

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	126.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	132.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.15/cwt	128.00–138.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.85/cwt	126.00–129.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	142.37/cwt	140.00–147.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	112.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.58/cwt	135.00–137.50	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	136.27/cwt	134.00–137.50	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	139.82/cwt	137.50–147.50	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	127.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.77/cwt	132.50–139.00	770	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.71/cwt	152.50–160.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	124.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.70/cwt	105.00–111.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	61.33/cwt	59.00–64.00	712	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	603	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	62.10/cwt	59.00–66.00	621	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	65.95/cwt	64.00–68.00	975	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	71.28/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,008	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	75.67/cwt	73.00–79.00	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	68.45/cwt	65.00–72.00	830	38
Bulls	—	—	1,775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	98.72/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,632	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	90.74/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,402	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	895	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	966.77/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	11,215	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	846.42/cwt	780.00–920.00	9,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	131.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	109.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	135.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	119.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.30/cwt	122.00–127.50	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.07/cwt	137.50–145.00	600	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 452Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 109Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 43Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.25
3	—	518	134.00–137.50	136.27
10	—	491	137.50–147.50	139.82
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	132.00–135.00	132.72
18	—	628	132.00–140.00	136.52
2	—	725	130.00–132.00	130.97
8	—	562	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–147.50	142.37
17	—	563	132.50–139.00	136.77
3	—	427	152.50–160.00	155.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	521	120.00–130.00	126.89
9	—	468	128.00–138.00	134.15
2	—	675	105.00–108.00	106.46
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
6	—	582	110.00–115.00	111.59
4	—	425	136.00–140.00	137.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.97
8	—	570	126.00–129.00	127.85
13	—	615	122.00–127.50	126.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	110.00–118.00	112.72
8	—	385	135.00–137.50	135.58
9	—	429	125.00–132.00	127.84
11	—	477	115.00–125.00	119.45
3	—	568	100.00–106.00	103.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.19
7	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.98
3	—	675	105.00–115.00	109.90
8	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.94
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	120.00–129.00	124.25
4	—	625	105.00–111.00	107.70
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.35
3	—	382	145.00–147.50	145.78
7	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.47
9	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.77
4	—	425	137.50–145.00	141.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
5	—	727	105.00–115.00	109.54
4	—	455	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,161	59.00–64.00	61.33
14	—	1,240	73.00–79.00	75.67
38	—	1,212	65.00–72.00	68.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	52.00–58.00	55.67
13	—	1,000	59.00–66.00	62.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	64.00–68.00	65.95
8	—	1,414	69.00–76.00	71.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	104.00	104.00
9	—	1,653	95.00–102.00	98.72
4	—	1,545	87.00–93.00	90.74

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	2	—	895	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	780.00–920.00	846.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	920.00–1,000.00	966.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	970.00	970.00

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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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