Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with exceptional individuals bringing 85.00 to 89.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steer and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.69/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −50.13 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$164.69

69 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$38.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	172.63	767	41
Medium and Large 2	444	162.05	720	19thin
Medium and Large 3	559	134.04	750	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.59/cwt here — about $17 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 sale69 hd

164.69

—

GA average13 barns · 616 hd

151.10

+13.59

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−50.13

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	1,627	97.90	1,593	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	70.96	991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	70.02	860	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	59.56	683	17

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	275	174.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.45/cwt	130.00–133.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.13/cwt	157.50–167.50	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	134.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	161.16/cwt	160.00–162.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.50	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.62/cwt	150.00–152.50	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.67/cwt	162.50–165.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	155.51/cwt	152.50–160.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.89/cwt	147.50–157.50	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.08/cwt	142.50–150.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.70/cwt	175.00–184.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	174.43/cwt	172.50–177.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.92/cwt	142.50–147.50	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.71/cwt	182.50–190.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.59/cwt	155.00–157.50	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	187.64/cwt	185.00–191.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	159.91/cwt	155.00–162.50	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	171.16/cwt	167.50–175.00	815	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	685.85/cwt	670.00–700.00	7,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,172	765.48/cwt	720.00–840.00	8,971	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	15,390	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	928.17/cwt	890.00–960.00	10,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	772.10/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	104.55/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	63.48/cwt	59.00–66.00	755	16
Bulls	—	—	1,660	95.69/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,588	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	76.90/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,027	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	70.60/cwt	67.00–74.00	859	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	63.11/cwt	61.00–67.00	716	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	76.54/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,166	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	64.43/cwt	62.00–66.00	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	71.81/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,023	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	55.52/cwt	52.00–59.00	625	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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 252Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 60Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 29Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.64
1	—	475	147.50	147.50
6	—	668	115.00–120.00	118.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
4	—	628	130.00–140.00	134.25
2	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.81
2	—	375	170.00–172.50	171.18
4	—	275	185.00–191.00	187.64
6	—	468	155.00–162.50	159.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	157.50–167.50	162.13
5	—	375	175.00–184.00	179.70
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
5	—	429	172.50–177.50	174.43
11	—	322	182.50–190.00	186.71
4	—	585	155.00–157.50	155.59
6	—	476	167.50–175.00	171.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00–133.00	131.45
3	—	468	150.00–152.50	151.62
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
7	—	521	142.50–150.00	147.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	160.00–162.50	161.16
4	—	328	152.50–160.00	155.51
6	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.26
7	—	422	135.00–145.00	140.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	130.00–137.50	133.94
4	—	379	155.00–162.50	157.98
2	—	325	162.50–165.00	163.67
5	—	431	147.50–157.50	150.89
5	—	475	142.50–147.50	144.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
2	—	590	162.50–165.00	163.74

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	670.00–700.00	685.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	720.00–840.00	765.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	890.00–960.00	928.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,119	750.00–800.00	772.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	1,290.00	1,290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,583	103.00–107.00	104.55
8	—	1,660	93.00–99.00	95.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,190	59.00–66.00	63.48
11	—	1,335	75.00–82.00	76.90
50	—	1,217	67.00–74.00	70.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,134	61.00–67.00	63.11
9	—	1,125	52.00–59.00	55.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	76.00–77.00	76.54
3	—	1,220	62.00–66.00	64.43
10	—	1,424	69.00–75.00	71.81

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle