Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2022-04-06

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 6
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
78 vs last sale 373 79 vs year ago 374 · 21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
53 vs last sale 215 30 vs year ago 192 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
43 vs last sale 93 36 vs year ago 100 · +36.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, 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 $142.27/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$142.27
86 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500145.4972848
Medium and Large 2486139.5367828
Medium and Large 3450134.5060510thin
One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $123 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 sale86 hd
142.27
GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd
141.97
+0.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,648109.151,79911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27573.8394286
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43473.411,05326
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03365.1067215

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2500136.67/cwt135.00–140.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
BullsMedium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007503
BullsMedium and Large 3400157.50/cwt155.00–160.006306
BullsMedium and Large 2507150.25/cwt142.50–155.007627
BullsMedium and Large 3550128.75/cwt127.50–130.007082
HeifersMedium and Large 1452149.82/cwt148.00–150.0067724
HeifersMedium and Large 1422155.71/cwt152.50–160.006573
BullsMedium and Large 3650122.50/cwt122.50–122.507961
BullsMedium and Large 2650125.00/cwt122.50–127.508132
BullsMedium and Large 1700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
BullsMedium and Large 2300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
BullsMedium and Large 2460157.11/cwt156.00–160.007238
BullsMedium and Large 1400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006807
BullsMedium and Large 3350162.50/cwt162.50–162.505691
BullsMedium and Large 3450148.33/cwt147.50–150.006673
BullsMedium and Large 2408165.77/cwt162.50–170.006763
BullsMedium and Large 3517136.95/cwt132.50–142.507086
BullsMedium and Large 2350178.75/cwt177.50–180.006262
BullsMedium and Large 2565138.67/cwt135.00–142.507834
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,704.54/cwt1,600.00–1,775.0020,23334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39911,466.44/cwt1,375.00–1,550.0014,53212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0951,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0016,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1521,685.53/cwt1,600.00–1,750.0019,4176
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38551,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0011,9702
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29701,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0012,8532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,095861.49/cwt780.00–925.009,4335
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,0301,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,3902
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3933990.08/cwt980.00–1,000.009,2374
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,0791,242.82/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0013,41010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,123933.29/cwt810.00–1,000.0010,4813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1121,483.73/cwt1,400.00–1,550.0016,4996
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045944.76/cwt900.00–990.009,8734
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,014760.12/cwt680.00–850.007,7084
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29571,185.27/cwt1,075.00–1,275.0011,3435
Bulls1,793112.55/cwt110.00–117.002,0186
Bulls1,474105.06/cwt103.00–109.001,5495
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42182.65/cwt81.00–88.001,1748
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25275.55/cwt73.00–80.0094648
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27468.73/cwt65.00–72.0087630
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43475.07/cwt73.00–80.001,07719
CowsLean 85-90%1,02661.72/cwt60.00–64.006337
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43368.92/cwt66.00–72.009887
CowsLean 85-90%1,03968.05/cwt65.00–72.007078
BullsMedium and Large 1450162.50/cwt162.50–162.507311
BullsMedium and Large 1550154.64/cwt152.50–155.008517
BullsMedium and Large 1350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
BullsMedium and Large 1300192.50/cwt192.50–192.505781
BullsMedium and Large 1650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008002
SteersMedium and Large 3400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007652
SteersMedium and Large 1500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
SteersMedium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007503
SteersMedium and Large 2300192.50/cwt192.50–192.505781
SteersMedium and Large 2650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
SteersMedium and Large 1600162.50/cwt162.50–162.509751
SteersMedium and Large 2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 3550142.50/cwt142.50–142.507841
HeifersMedium and Large 3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004652
SteersMedium and Large 2400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007005
SteersMedium and Large 2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
SteersMedium and Large 3250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
SteersMedium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1518145.20/cwt142.50–147.5075210
HeifersMedium and Large 2408147.99/cwt145.00–150.006049
SteersMedium and Large 1300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0082
SteersMedium and Large 1550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
SteersMedium and Large 3300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 3600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1658126.27/cwt121.00–130.008313
HeifersMedium and Large 1556141.24/cwt140.00–145.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 1608134.97/cwt132.50–137.508213
HeifersMedium and Large 2363157.41/cwt155.00–160.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
HeifersMedium and Large 2450141.67/cwt140.00–142.506383
HeifersMedium and Large 3500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506631
HeifersMedium and Large 3400137.50/cwt135.00–140.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 3550122.50/cwt122.50–122.506741
HeifersMedium and Large 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007433
BullsMedium and Large 2614134.77/cwt132.50–137.508277
BullsMedium and Large 3250187.50/cwt187.50–187.504691
HeifersMedium and Large 2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951

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.