Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.71/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$119.71

195 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	123.91	732	60
Medium and Large 2	538	120.56	649	73
Medium and Large 3	493	114.63	565	62

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $166 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 sale195 hd

119.71

—

GA average15 barns · 2,529 hd

129.78

−10.07

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	—	Low	1,522	91.33	1,390	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	68.58	1,015	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	66.04	801	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	57.67	608	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	518	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	129.90/cwt	127.50–135.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	142.67/cwt	137.50–147.50	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	117.74/cwt	113.00–122.50	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.35/cwt	123.00–131.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	100.76/cwt	97.50–105.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	118.85/cwt	115.00–123.00	742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	98.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	621	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.74/cwt	117.50–127.50	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	149.17/cwt	145.00–152.50	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.11/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.36/cwt	105.00–112.50	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.11/cwt	132.50–135.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.91/cwt	132.50–135.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.06/cwt	122.50–128.00	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.60/cwt	127.50–134.00	751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	53.44/cwt	50.00–56.00	555	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	60.75/cwt	57.00–64.00	646	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	66.30/cwt	65.00–67.00	932	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	70.41/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,084	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.20/cwt	64.00–71.00	827	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	60.16/cwt	56.00–63.00	697	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	73.62/cwt	72.00–74.00	922	5
Bulls	—	—	1,471	86.89/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,278	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	96.65/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,531	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	888.45/cwt	860.00–930.00	9,808	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	654.63/cwt	600.00–720.00	6,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.41/cwt	112.50–122.50	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	138.33/cwt	132.50–142.50	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	140.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	108.85/cwt	105.00–112.50	625	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	108.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.65/cwt	128.00–133.00	691	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.05/cwt	137.50–146.00	677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	103.97/cwt	100.00–107.50	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.31/cwt	109.00–119.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.39/cwt	97.50–107.50	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	109.79/cwt	108.00–115.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 484Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 130Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.00–135.00	131.66
5	—	629	110.00–115.00	111.92
10	—	584	115.00–125.00	117.69
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
8	—	683	105.00–115.00	108.05
12	—	480	137.50–146.00	141.05
6	—	438	145.00–150.00	145.77
3	—	718	100.00–105.00	103.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	122.50–128.00	125.06
7	—	524	136.00–140.00	137.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
12	—	571	127.50–134.00	131.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	112.50–122.50	117.41
7	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.52
8	—	421	132.50–142.50	138.33
10	—	389	140.00–145.00	140.70
14	—	574	105.00–112.50	108.85
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
8	—	624	100.00–107.50	103.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	127.50–135.00	129.90
17	—	430	120.00–130.00	123.71
9	—	474	113.00–122.50	117.74
5	—	613	95.00–100.00	98.95
8	—	575	97.50–107.50	102.39
18	—	524	105.00–115.00	110.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	123.00–131.00	128.35
13	—	624	115.00–123.00	118.85
26	—	533	128.00–133.00	129.65
5	—	670	109.00–119.00	115.31
6	—	733	108.00–115.00	109.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	97.50–105.00	100.76
22	—	480	125.00–134.00	129.41
12	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.92
22	—	530	117.50–127.50	121.74
11	—	624	105.00–112.50	108.36
3	—	418	132.50–135.00	134.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	137.50–147.50	142.67
10	—	433	145.00–152.50	149.17
4	—	525	127.50–135.00	131.11
1	—	360	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	130.00–137.50	133.88
4	—	654	123.00	123.00
3	—	490	155.00	155.00
5	—	524	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	128.00–137.00	133.78
6	—	682	132.50–135.00	133.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	50.00–56.00	53.44
11	—	1,064	57.00–64.00	60.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	65.00–67.00	66.30
5	—	1,539	69.00–73.00	70.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,230	64.00–71.00	67.20
11	—	1,158	56.00–63.00	60.16
5	—	1,252	72.00–74.00	73.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	85.00–92.00	86.89
5	—	1,584	93.00–100.00	96.65

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)	4	—	1,104	860.00–930.00	888.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	600.00–720.00	654.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,210.00	1,210.00

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