Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.27/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$146.27

108 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	149.19	700	63
Medium and Large 3	425	142.48	606	35
Medium and Large 1	588	141.13	830	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about −$131 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

146.27

—

GA average14 barns · 2,255 hd

144.25

+2.02

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	—	Low	1,851	113.44	2,100	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	81.91	1,295	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	81.21	1,070	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	66.70	684	20

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	373	172.86/cwt	167.50–177.50	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	159.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	144.18/cwt	144.00–145.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.07/cwt	145.00–152.50	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	143.25/cwt	140.00–147.50	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	131.44/cwt	127.50–135.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	139.92/cwt	139.00–142.50	866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	993	1,009.62/cwt	980.00–1,040.00	10,026	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bulls	—	—	2,175	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	111.02/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,974	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,144	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	73.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	823	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	82.26/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,112	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	86.99/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,252	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,003	71.04/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	71.18/cwt	68.00–75.00	755	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	63.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	84.23/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,225	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.95/cwt	137.50–140.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	160.55/cwt	155.00–163.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	181.32/cwt	180.00–187.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	146.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.70/cwt	119.00–122.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	153.67/cwt	152.50–155.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	129.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.38/cwt	137.50–147.50	605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.68/cwt	182.50–185.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	149.20/cwt	145.00–155.00	718	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	166.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.18/cwt	195.00–197.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	145.59/cwt	145.00–146.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	154.85/cwt	147.50–157.50	720	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.56/cwt	162.50–170.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	151.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	803	9

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 388Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 152Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 103Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	167.50–177.50	172.86
9	—	425	160.00–168.00	165.15
3	—	523	145.00–152.50	149.07
2	—	285	195.00	195.00
2	—	575	140.00–147.00	143.38
5	—	619	139.00–142.50	139.92
6	—	325	180.00–190.00	184.90
7	—	475	150.00–160.00	154.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	155.00–165.00	159.79
6	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.92
6	—	478	140.00–147.50	143.25
5	—	574	127.50–135.00	131.44
7	—	426	147.50–157.50	151.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	135.00–140.00	137.43
8	—	520	155.00–165.00	158.93
3	—	582	150.00–157.50	152.39
1	—	365	182.50	182.50
9	—	482	165.00–170.00	166.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	144.00–145.00	144.18
2	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.40
2	—	725	119.00–122.50	120.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–127.50	126.21
8	—	480	135.00–140.00	136.80
8	—	384	145.00–152.50	146.79
4	—	325	152.50–155.00	153.67
13	—	425	137.50–147.50	142.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	137.50–140.00	138.95
6	—	367	155.00–163.00	160.55
5	—	621	127.50–130.00	129.48
23	—	431	150.00–155.00	150.31
17	—	481	145.00–155.00	149.20
5	—	574	155.00	155.00
2	—	338	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	180.00–187.00	181.32
1	—	610	162.50	162.50
13	—	511	165.00–175.00	166.67
2	—	575	160.00–164.00	161.93
2	—	375	195.00–197.50	196.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	182.50–185.00	183.68
1	—	330	197.50	197.50
1	—	545	152.50	152.50
5	—	616	145.00–146.00	145.59
3	—	473	162.50–170.00	166.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	465	147.50–157.50	154.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	980.00–1,040.00	1,009.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,778	108.00–115.00	111.02
3	—	1,817	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	70.00–77.00	73.78
29	—	1,352	78.00–85.00	82.26
5	—	1,439	86.00–89.00	86.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	69.00–73.00	71.04
5	—	1,454	84.00–85.00	84.23
2	—	1,478	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	68.00–75.00	71.18
11	—	997	60.00–66.00	63.03

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle