Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.73/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$141.73

130 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

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

$2.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	453	142.44	645	55
Medium and Large 2	528	141.83	749	54
Medium and Large 1	606	139.61	847	21

One grade step is worth $2.83/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale130 hd

141.73

—

GA average15 barns · 1,822 hd

142.23

−0.50

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	1,549	105.77	1,638	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,354	71.97	974	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	71.45	843	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	59.98	591	22

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	671	131.93/cwt	127.50–135.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	781	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	137.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	113.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.50	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	156.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	148.69/cwt	145.00–152.50	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	166.34/cwt	165.00–172.50	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	139.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	163.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.17/cwt	150.00–152.50	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.48/cwt	115.00–117.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.56/cwt	146.00–155.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	131.89/cwt	127.50–134.00	812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	165.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	178.47/cwt	178.00–180.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	158.83/cwt	157.50–159.50	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	144.89/cwt	142.50–150.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.59/cwt	165.00–167.50	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.78/cwt	175.00–177.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–142.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	181.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	157.38/cwt	152.50–160.00	659	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	850.02/cwt	800.00–890.00	8,985	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	738.33/cwt	720.00–770.00	7,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,514	105.16/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,592	12
Bulls	—	—	1,709	111.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	98.22/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	73.01/cwt	70.00–77.00	869	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.76/cwt	59.00–66.00	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	54.01/cwt	50.00–57.00	521	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	80.03/cwt	78.00–84.00	980	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	66.76/cwt	62.00–69.00	769	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	954	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	73.56/cwt	71.00–77.00	981	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	838	1,145.15/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	9,596	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	726.09/cwt	720.00–740.00	7,464	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	798.47/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	920.79/cwt	870.00–960.00	10,515	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	816.93/cwt	780.00–850.00	8,790	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,536.84/cwt	1,475.00–1,600.00	18,335	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,354.01/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	14,596	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	1,321.90/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	14,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,043	1,085.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	11,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	149.90/cwt	147.50–155.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.12/cwt	157.50–165.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.50	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	171.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 295Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 162Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 136Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	127.50–135.00	131.93
16	—	478	160.00–167.50	163.41
6	—	432	165.00–170.00	166.56
2	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.35
4	—	275	190.00–195.00	192.32
6	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.37
4	—	530	155.00–160.00	156.81
3	—	582	142.50–150.00	144.89
1	—	645	137.50–142.50	137.50
2	—	725	124.00–125.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	135.00–139.00	137.72
4	—	419	152.50–160.00	157.38
3	—	632	130.00–132.50	130.80
4	—	481	147.50–155.00	149.90
4	—	529	140.00–147.50	143.02
3	—	332	170.00–175.00	171.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	165.00–167.50	165.59
3	—	432	175.00–177.50	175.78
3	—	382	180.00–185.00	181.55
2	—	575	157.50–165.00	161.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	132.50–135.00	133.30
4	—	735	120.00–121.00	120.24
12	—	526	135.00–145.00	139.10
18	—	478	147.50–155.00	150.25
8	—	420	150.00–152.50	152.17
9	—	616	127.50–134.00	131.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	110.00–115.00	113.70
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.42
12	—	377	145.00–152.50	148.69
4	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.46
15	—	470	135.00–145.00	141.06
9	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.40
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
4	—	280	160.00–170.00	163.50
4	—	685	115.00–117.00	115.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	140.00–147.50	143.56
5	—	771	115.00–119.00	117.37
8	—	534	146.00–155.00	149.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	165.00–172.50	166.34
3	—	448	177.00	177.00
4	—	376	178.00–180.00	178.47
3	—	592	157.50–159.50	158.83
1	—	530	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	554	164.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
1	—	400	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,536.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,145.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,043	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,085.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,078	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,354.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,077	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,321.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,057	800.00–890.00	850.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,142	870.00–960.00	920.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,076	780.00–850.00	816.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,023	720.00–770.00	738.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,028	720.00–740.00	726.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	750.00–850.00	798.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,514	103.00–109.00	105.16
4	—	1,709	110.00–115.00	111.38
2	—	1,435	96.00–100.00	98.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,190	70.00–77.00	73.01
12	—	1,225	78.00–84.00	80.03
33	—	1,152	62.00–69.00	66.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	995	59.00–66.00	62.76
7	—	964	50.00–57.00	54.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	68.00	68.00
5	—	1,334	71.00–77.00	73.56

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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