Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, 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 $128.55/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −86.26 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$128.55

110 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$26.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	143.94	712	29
Medium and Large 2	525	127.80	672	44
Medium and Large 3	517	117.39	607	37

One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $106 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 sale110 hd

128.55

—

GA average15 barns · 1,531 hd

127.48

+1.07

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−86.26

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	1,422	80.45	1,144	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	57.78	697	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	55.56	805	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	45.41	448	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.77/cwt	122.50–130.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.96/cwt	162.50–172.50	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	163.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.50	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	102.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	115.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.47/cwt	122.50–132.50	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	134.33/cwt	132.50–137.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.50	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	106.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.78/cwt	135.00–137.50	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.30/cwt	93.00–95.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	120.19/cwt	117.50–127.50	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	115.84/cwt	114.00–117.50	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	106.28/cwt	105.00–109.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	127.90/cwt	127.50–128.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.87/cwt	124.00–132.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.12/cwt	141.00–150.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.21/cwt	142.50–152.50	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	146.40/cwt	145.00–152.50	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	94.09/cwt	90.00–97.50	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	131.88/cwt	127.50–137.50	563	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	57.01/cwt	53.00–60.00	671	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	50.47/cwt	46.00–52.00	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	783	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	50.35/cwt	49.00–52.00	456	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	42.49/cwt	41.00–45.00	427	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	62.32/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	54.88/cwt	52.00–58.00	780	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	50.37/cwt	50.00–51.00	663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,366	83.20/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,137	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	77.16/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	844.78/cwt	780.00–940.00	11,261	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	664.69/cwt	590.00–740.00	7,272	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,160	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,155	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	105.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	109.62/cwt	105.00–113.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	115.88/cwt	112.50–120.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.91/cwt	112.50–117.50	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	144.05/cwt	142.50–147.50	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.29/cwt	132.50–140.00	648	7

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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 372Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 95Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	122.50–130.00	125.77
8	—	535	135.00–145.00	137.42
7	—	381	162.50–172.50	165.96
5	—	487	145.00–152.50	146.40
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	160.00–170.00	163.07
12	—	521	122.50–132.50	128.47
4	—	418	142.50–152.50	149.21
2	—	380	152.50	152.50
7	—	669	100.00–109.00	105.08
5	—	621	105.00–113.00	109.62
4	—	575	112.50–117.50	114.91
7	—	479	132.50–140.00	135.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	120.00–127.50	122.88
6	—	673	90.00–97.50	94.09
6	—	578	100.00–110.00	104.04
6	—	427	127.50–137.50	131.88
5	—	526	112.50–120.00	115.88
3	—	382	142.50–147.50	144.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	120.00–122.50	120.79
2	—	625	110.00–112.50	111.21
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
8	—	567	114.00–117.50	115.84
4	—	669	109.00–112.00	110.73
3	—	732	105.00–109.00	106.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	100.00–105.00	102.91
13	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.68
5	—	379	132.50–137.00	134.33
3	—	568	93.00–95.00	94.30
8	—	434	117.50–127.50	120.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	110.00–117.50	113.83
7	—	568	100.00–110.00	106.77
3	—	432	135.00–137.50	135.78
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	150.00–152.50	151.20
1	—	410	157.50	157.50
5	—	529	141.00–150.00	144.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	167.50	167.50
5	—	672	127.50–128.00	127.90
4	—	625	124.00–132.00	127.87
1	—	735	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,177	53.00–60.00	57.01
5	—	1,226	46.00–52.00	50.47
12	—	1,255	61.00–66.00	62.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	49.00–52.00	50.35
8	—	1,004	41.00–45.00	42.49
1	—	1,080	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	61.00–64.00	62.32
7	—	1,422	52.00–58.00	54.88
3	—	1,317	50.00–51.00	50.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	81.00–88.00	83.20
5	—	1,490	74.00–79.00	77.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	590.00–740.00	664.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	780.00–940.00	844.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	750.00	750.00

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

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

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