Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with one individual bringing 94.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.65/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$136.65

68 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	460	142.10	654	31
Medium and Large 1	580	141.54	821	4thin
Medium and Large 2	591	130.93	773	33

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale68 hd

136.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,576 hd

144.93

−8.28

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	1,579	104.08	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	82.43	1,060	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	81.35	1,150	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	70.59	729	11

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 1	—	425	184.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	161.63/cwt	160.00–162.50	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	162.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	183.84/cwt	180.00–187.50	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	155.73/cwt	152.50–160.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	133.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.55/cwt	137.50–146.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	154.11/cwt	152.50–155.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.54/cwt	139.00–146.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	148.55/cwt	147.50–150.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	140.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	82.25/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,101	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	87.05/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,140	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	64.69/cwt	62.00–67.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	72.80/cwt	70.00–77.00	759	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	82.59/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,070	26
Bulls	—	—	1,570	104.04/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	73.24/cwt	70.00–77.00	884	6
Bulls	—	—	1,624	111.75/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	93.89/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,075	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	141.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	125.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.43/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 393Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 87Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	180.00–190.00	184.76
3	—	568	160.00–162.50	161.63
2	—	375	190.00–195.00	192.37
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	160.00–165.00	162.14
5	—	374	180.00–187.50	183.84
6	—	325	185.00–190.00	187.35
3	—	668	124.00–125.00	124.65
3	—	525	150.00–157.00	153.24
8	—	578	137.00–145.00	140.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.40
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	475	155.00–157.50	156.20
7	—	521	135.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	156.00–160.00	158.96
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	168.00	168.00
1	—	655	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	570	152.50	152.50
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
3	—	477	152.50–160.00	155.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	125.00–135.00	133.26
3	—	368	152.50–155.00	154.11
9	—	427	147.50–150.00	148.55
10	—	472	135.00–145.00	140.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	137.50–146.00	142.55
4	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.43
5	—	671	115.00–120.00	117.93
6	—	572	125.00–135.00	130.69
5	—	626	122.00–130.00	125.84
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	139.00–146.00	141.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	78.00–85.00	82.25
1	—	1,860	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,528	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,310	86.00–91.00	87.05
26	—	1,295	78.00–85.00	82.59
6	—	1,207	70.00–77.00	73.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	62.00–67.00	64.69
8	—	1,042	70.00–77.00	72.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	102.00–106.00	104.04
4	—	1,624	110.00–113.00	111.75
3	—	1,528	93.00–96.00	93.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	920.00	920.00

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