Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.94/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −94.87 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$119.94

131 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	122.97	677	37
Medium and Large 3	507	119.32	605	81
Medium and Large 1	666	115.24	768	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$91 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 $185.12, 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 sale131 hd

119.94

—

GA average16 barns · 1,420 hd

123.61

−3.67

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−94.87

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	1,715	81.19	1,392	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	54.93	663	192
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	54.43	776	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	43.29	456	35

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.17/cwt	145.00–147.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.50	588	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.90/cwt	152.50–157.50	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	111.47/cwt	110.00–114.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	108.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	630	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	116.60/cwt	113.00–122.50	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	121.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	125.47/cwt	125.00–127.50	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	123.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	111.63/cwt	107.50–117.50	537	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	138.12/cwt	132.50–142.50	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.50	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.74/cwt	122.50–130.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	117.41/cwt	115.00–122.50	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	106.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	109.20/cwt	105.00–111.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.22/cwt	111.00–120.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	99.42/cwt	95.00–105.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	110.59/cwt	107.50–116.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	93.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.14/cwt	103.00–110.00	557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	137.81/cwt	137.00–138.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.82/cwt	110.00–117.50	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.88/cwt	137.50–142.50	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.74/cwt	142.50–143.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.09/cwt	117.50–120.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.94/cwt	104.00–108.00	715	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	60.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	792	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	54.73/cwt	51.00–58.00	650	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	47.71/cwt	43.00–50.00	542	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	48.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	691	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	54.88/cwt	52.00–58.00	775	30
Bulls	—	—	1,419	75.83/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,912	84.77/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	38.14/cwt	34.00–41.00	387	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	45.65/cwt	42.00–49.00	489	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,095	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,527	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,085	1,005.33/cwt	920.00–1,060.00	10,908	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,201	657.49/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,896	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	947.00/cwt	920.00–970.00	11,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	652.84/cwt	590.00–690.00	7,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	767.20/cwt	730.00–860.00	8,155	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	108.76/cwt	105.00–112.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	101.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	9

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 Oct 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 322Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 297Last week 178Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 62Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00–147.50	146.17
21	—	477	120.00–127.50	123.37
16	—	581	105.00–115.00	108.50
16	—	534	113.00–122.50	116.60
6	—	372	132.50–142.50	138.12
11	—	420	125.00–135.00	131.07
9	—	632	100.00–105.00	101.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	152.50–157.50	154.90
1	—	350	147.50	147.50
3	—	518	125.00–127.50	126.62
5	—	475	130.00–135.00	131.48
11	—	625	110.00–117.50	113.82
2	—	425	137.50–142.50	139.88
8	—	585	117.50–120.00	118.09
4	—	675	104.00–108.00	105.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	110.00–114.00	111.47
2	—	475	142.50–143.00	142.74
5	—	724	105.00–112.00	108.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	120.00–124.00	121.27
5	—	537	125.00–127.50	125.47
8	—	666	105.00–111.00	109.20
6	—	630	111.00–120.00	114.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	115.00–122.50	119.70
8	—	459	120.00–125.00	124.00
7	—	621	100.00–109.00	106.08
6	—	579	107.50–116.00	110.59
11	—	425	125.00–128.00	126.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	381	120.00–130.00	123.31
19	—	481	107.50–117.50	111.63
7	—	431	115.00–122.50	117.41
5	—	577	95.00–105.00	99.42
4	—	615	90.00–95.00	93.69
15	—	520	103.00–110.00	107.14
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	122.50–130.00	125.74
2	—	625	117.50–120.00	118.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.19
3	—	532	125.00–126.00	125.32
5	—	481	137.00–138.00	137.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,430	45.00–50.00	48.30
30	—	1,413	52.00–58.00	54.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,314	59.00–65.00	60.24
126	—	1,187	51.00–58.00	54.73
26	—	1,136	43.00–50.00	47.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,015	34.00–41.00	38.14
24	—	1,072	42.00–49.00	45.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	73.00–80.00	75.83
6	—	1,912	83.00–88.00	84.77

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	—	740	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,085	920.00–1,060.00	1,005.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,201	600.00–710.00	657.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	590.00–690.00	652.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	920.00–970.00	947.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,063	730.00–860.00	767.20

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle