Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week age; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.87/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$149.87

108 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$4.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	428	151.24	648	48
Medium and Large 1	511	150.23	768	33
Medium and Large 3	401	147.01	590	27

One grade step is worth $4.23/cwt here — about $58 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 sale108 hd

149.87

—

GA average15 barns · 1,411 hd

149.29

+0.58

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	1,785	108.69	1,940	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	86.80	1,290	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	79.35	931	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	61.24	505	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	363	190.45/cwt	187.50–192.50	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	151.75/cwt	147.50–155.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.86/cwt	147.50–155.00	626	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	137.74/cwt	137.50–138.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	155.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	146.13/cwt	145.00–147.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	161.57/cwt	157.50–165.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	151.25/cwt	145.00–157.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	176.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	184.48/cwt	182.50–185.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	198.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	166.31/cwt	162.50–169.00	920	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	56.06/cwt	54.00–59.00	436	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	71.31/cwt	67.00–75.00	680	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	84.37/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,267	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	85.98/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,201	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	79.31/cwt	76.00–83.00	907	34
Bulls	—	—	1,870	114.28/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,137	5
Bulls	—	—	1,724	104.70/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,805	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,075	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	945.03/cwt	940.00–950.00	8,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	864	733.59/cwt	650.00–790.00	6,338	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	923.88/cwt	850.00–1,040.00	9,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	733.09/cwt	700.00–790.00	7,155	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	988.52/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	904	720.24/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	147.80/cwt	146.00–150.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	186.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.18/cwt	190.00–195.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	195.71/cwt	192.50–200.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	179.95/cwt	177.50–182.50	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	161.89/cwt	157.50–165.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	147.43/cwt	142.50–152.50	896	3

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 255Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 67Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	187.50–192.50	190.45
2	—	450	170.00	170.00
2	—	550	157.50	157.50
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
11	—	400	185.00–190.00	186.36
2	—	500	167.50	167.50
3	—	317	192.50–200.00	195.71
3	—	608	142.50–152.50	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
5	—	454	182.50–185.00	184.48
2	—	500	175.00–180.00	177.50
3	—	353	195.00–200.00	198.30
3	—	553	162.50–169.00	166.31
6	—	430	190.00–195.00	191.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	500	150.00–156.00	153.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
4	—	460	155.00–160.00	158.07
3	—	567	146.00–150.00	147.80
2	—	300	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
2	—	400	175.00	175.00
5	—	364	177.50–182.50	179.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	135.00–143.00	138.75
10	—	515	147.50–155.00	151.75
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.42
10	—	458	155.00–157.50	155.25
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
3	—	550	144.00–145.00	144.33
2	—	650	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	142.50	142.50
16	—	415	147.50–155.00	150.86
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
7	—	454	145.00–147.00	146.13
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
17	—	364	157.50–165.00	161.57
4	—	550	130.00–140.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	140.00–145.00	143.33
2	—	513	137.50–138.00	137.74
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
10	—	360	150.00–155.00	151.94
5	—	312	157.50–165.00	161.89
3	—	550	120.00–135.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	192.50	192.50
2	—	600	145.00–157.50	151.25
2	—	500	167.50	167.50
4	—	456	170.00–180.00	176.66
1	—	300	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	197.50	197.50
1	—	700	152.50	152.50
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	600	152.50	152.50
2	—	650	146.00–150.00	148.00
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
2	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	54.00–59.00	56.06
2	—	898	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	90.00–91.00	90.45
3	—	1,502	83.00–86.00	84.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	954	67.00–75.00	71.31
22	—	1,397	84.00–91.00	85.98
34	—	1,144	76.00–83.00	79.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	113.00–115.00	114.28
7	—	1,724	99.00–109.00	104.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	940.00–950.00	945.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	850.00–1,040.00	923.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	988	900.00–1,050.00	988.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	864	650.00–790.00	733.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	976	700.00–790.00	733.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	904	700.00–800.00	720.24

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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

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