Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.06/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$144.06

96 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	154.57	770	24
Medium and Large 2	443	149.46	662	35
Medium and Large 3	497	132.14	657	37

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $112 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 sale96 hd

144.06

—

GA average15 barns · 1,890 hd

142.86

+1.20

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	1,622	116.88	1,896	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	95.15	1,404	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	86.50	1,070	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	54.94	512	11

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	—	403	144.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.50	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.60/cwt	151.00–155.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.50	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	146.78/cwt	142.50–150.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.23/cwt	152.50–157.50	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	159.38/cwt	157.50–165.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.88/cwt	155.00–159.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.96/cwt	157.50–160.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	187.94/cwt	182.50–190.00	855	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	94.07/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,267	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	61.77/cwt	58.00–64.00	562	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	93.76/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	85.93/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,066	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	78.19/cwt	73.00–82.00	859	25
Bulls	—	—	1,531	114.68/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,304	107.57/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,403	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	124.41/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,358	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,038.99/cwt	960.00–1,140.00	10,826	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	988.39/cwt	800.00–1,090.00	11,149	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,021.37/cwt	980.00–1,040.00	10,714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	784.38/cwt	740.00–830.00	7,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,149	1,203.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,828	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,144	1,162.16/cwt	1,090.00–1,250.00	13,295	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,443.68/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	19,764	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,393.40/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	17,181	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,362.75/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	15,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,194	1,254.42/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,978	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	175.54/cwt	172.50–180.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	180.76/cwt	177.50–182.50	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.10/cwt	192.50–195.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	164.23/cwt	162.50–170.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	196.20/cwt	195.00–197.50	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	149.50/cwt	147.50–150.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	154.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	155.83/cwt	152.50–162.50	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 483Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 181Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 108Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	403	140.00–145.00	144.41
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
5	—	660	110.00–115.00	112.95
5	—	460	135.00–137.50	135.49
5	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.40
4	—	363	150.00–152.50	150.60
6	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
2	—	550	148.00–152.50	150.25
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
7	—	520	152.50–157.50	154.23
2	—	600	135.00–145.00	140.00
11	—	469	155.00–159.00	156.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	413	151.00–155.00	153.60
9	—	458	142.50–150.00	146.78
3	—	500	140.00–145.00	143.33
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	550	135.00–140.00	136.67
5	—	360	157.50–160.00	158.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	170.00–180.00	175.10
2	—	650	143.00–150.00	146.50
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
1	—	350	199.00	199.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
5	—	455	182.50–190.00	187.94
4	—	419	192.50–195.00	193.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	165.00–170.00	167.50
1	—	400	187.50	187.50
4	—	463	172.50–180.00	175.54
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
1	—	350	192.50	192.50
2	—	313	195.00–197.50	196.20
2	—	650	137.50–140.00	138.75
5	—	600	147.50–150.00	149.50
3	—	550	152.50–162.50	155.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	300	187.50	187.50
3	—	358	177.50–182.50	180.76
1	—	700	127.50	127.50
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
7	—	464	162.50–170.00	164.23
2	—	400	175.00	175.00
12	—	511	150.00–160.00	154.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	167.50	167.50
4	—	500	157.50–165.00	159.38
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
2	—	650	149.00	149.00
2	—	550	160.00–165.00	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	162.50	162.50
1	—	550	167.50	167.50
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,347	91.00–98.00	94.07
34	—	1,241	83.00–90.00	85.93
25	—	1,098	73.00–82.00	78.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	43.00	43.00
7	—	910	58.00–64.00	61.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,499	92.00–95.00	93.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	113.00–118.00	114.68
4	—	1,304	105.00–109.00	107.57
7	—	1,895	122.00–127.00	124.41

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)	17	—	1,042	960.00–1,140.00	1,038.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,128	800.00–1,090.00	988.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,049	980.00–1,040.00	1,021.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	740.00–830.00	784.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,149	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,203.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,144	1,090.00–1,250.00	1,162.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,194	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,254.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,369	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,443.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,233	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,393.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.75

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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