Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.54/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$140.54

111 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$5.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	142.82	858	14thin
Medium and Large 2	516	142.63	736	50
Medium and Large 3	472	137.63	650	47

One grade step is worth $5.19/cwt here — about $208 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 sale111 hd

140.54

—

GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd

144.38

−3.84

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	—	High	1,553	102.38	1,590	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	77.33	1,143	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	75.41	945	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	66.30	665	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	124.31/cwt	120.00–127.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	144.03/cwt	137.50–147.50	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.50	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.68/cwt	157.50–160.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	122.12/cwt	119.00–129.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	203.70/cwt	202.50–205.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	146.63/cwt	145.00–147.50	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	134.96/cwt	133.00–136.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	196.78/cwt	195.00–200.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	186.79/cwt	182.50–190.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	165.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	865	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	79.42/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,212	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	70.02/cwt	69.00–71.00	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	69.89/cwt	66.00–73.00	874	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	77.32/cwt	74.00–81.00	962	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	63.79/cwt	61.00–65.00	634	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	68.82/cwt	66.00–73.00	697	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	83.04/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	110.89/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,016	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	107.16/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	95.16/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,304	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	932.10/cwt	850.00–1,020.00	10,346	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	957.91/cwt	920.00–990.00	11,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	837.73/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,265	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	943.30/cwt	900.00–970.00	9,895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	756.95/cwt	700.00–810.00	7,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	141.77/cwt	137.50–145.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	134.08/cwt	127.50–137.50	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	129.34/cwt	127.50–130.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	197.35/cwt	195.00–200.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	185.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	178.00/cwt	175.00–182.50	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	153.24/cwt	150.00–157.50	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.56/cwt	142.50–150.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	166.47/cwt	162.50–170.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	153.25/cwt	150.00–157.50	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	127.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	119.56/cwt	117.50–120.00	732	6

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 294Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 97Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 40Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	150.00–155.00	151.24
4	—	578	142.50–150.00	145.56
4	—	721	124.00–130.00	127.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.42
1	—	345	167.50	167.50
10	—	419	150.00–157.50	154.92
7	—	526	140.00–147.50	143.49
4	—	375	157.50–160.00	158.68
5	—	583	130.00–139.00	132.70
5	—	681	119.00–129.00	122.12
8	—	627	125.00–132.50	128.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.39
4	—	573	120.00–127.50	124.31
14	—	419	137.50–147.50	144.03
6	—	473	132.50–140.00	136.58
8	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.06
6	—	612	117.50–120.00	119.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	167.50	167.50
1	—	545	152.50	152.50
3	—	568	145.00–147.50	146.63
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	155.00–157.00	155.97
2	—	323	202.50–205.00	203.70
1	—	500	162.50	162.50
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
4	—	695	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	133.00–136.00	134.96
8	—	372	182.50–190.00	186.79
5	—	487	165.00–170.00	165.93
2	—	625	137.00–140.00	138.45
2	—	325	195.00–200.00	197.35
4	—	429	175.00–182.50	178.00
3	—	527	150.00–157.50	153.24
4	—	569	140.00–147.50	144.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	185.00–195.00	189.10
4	—	380	195.00–200.00	196.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	120.00–126.00	123.92
4	—	521	137.50–145.00	141.77
6	—	568	127.50–137.50	134.08
4	—	615	127.50–130.00	129.34
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.46
8	—	423	162.50–170.00	166.47
6	—	478	150.00–157.50	153.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	76.00–83.00	79.42
2	—	1,313	69.00–71.00	70.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,251	66.00–73.00	69.89
28	—	1,244	74.00–81.00	77.32
6	—	1,303	82.00–84.00	83.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	61.00–65.00	63.79
8	—	1,013	66.00–73.00	68.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	110.00–112.00	110.89
4	—	1,648	106.00–109.00	107.16
5	—	1,370	94.00–96.00	95.16

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)	11	—	1,110	850.00–1,020.00	932.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,201	920.00–990.00	957.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,049	900.00–970.00	943.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	750.00–900.00	837.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,033	700.00–810.00	756.95

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