Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.92/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$138.92

60 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$5.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	142.04	793	13thin
Medium and Large 2	506	139.43	705	24
Medium and Large 3	450	136.63	615	23

One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $178 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 sale60 hd

138.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,560 hd

141.73

−2.80

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	1,641	104.22	1,710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	70.87	869	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	69.45	972	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	63.20	660	21

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	383	158.92/cwt	157.50–162.50	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	160.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.75/cwt	117.50–125.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	113.60/cwt	112.00–117.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	145.27/cwt	142.50–152.50	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.33/cwt	142.50–145.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.19/cwt	150.00–155.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	149.13/cwt	147.50–150.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	150.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.68/cwt	182.50–185.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	135.55/cwt	132.50–140.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.78/cwt	157.50–167.50	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.64/cwt	117.50–127.50	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	148.23/cwt	145.00–152.50	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	173.64/cwt	170.00–177.50	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	166.88/cwt	165.00–172.50	724	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	804.60/cwt	800.00–810.00	7,966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,010.08/cwt	990.00–1,030.00	12,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	933.63/cwt	870.00–1,050.00	9,672	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,140	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	104.27/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,406	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	110.95/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,023	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	66.19/cwt	64.00–67.00	876	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	95.19/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.75/cwt	63.00–69.00	821	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	72.86/cwt	70.00–77.00	895	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	66.70/cwt	63.00–70.00	662	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	58.52/cwt	56.00–62.00	631	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	71.32/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,028	7

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 353Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 188Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 76Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	157.50–162.50	158.92
3	—	625	117.50–125.00	120.75
4	—	485	145.00–152.50	146.76
3	—	682	112.00–117.00	113.60
3	—	522	130.00–140.00	135.69
3	—	582	125.00–127.50	125.80
1	—	400	152.50	152.50
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–117.50	116.21
3	—	468	130.00–135.00	133.24
4	—	415	142.50–145.00	144.33
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	153.19
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.42
5	—	371	145.00–155.00	150.82
4	—	520	117.50–127.50	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	142.50–152.50	145.27
4	—	575	135.00–145.00	139.91
2	—	612	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.32
4	—	675	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.87
3	—	618	137.50–140.00	139.13
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
6	—	376	170.00–177.50	173.64
9	—	434	165.00–172.50	166.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	182.50–185.00	183.68
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
7	—	524	157.50–167.50	162.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	132.50–140.00	135.55
2	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.83
3	—	477	145.00–152.50	148.23
8	—	425	150.00–157.50	153.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	147.50–150.00	149.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	139.00	139.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	990.00–1,030.00	1,010.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	870.00–1,050.00	933.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	800.00–810.00	804.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	104.00–105.00	104.27
4	—	1,823	109.00–113.00	110.95
3	—	1,690	94.00–96.00	95.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	64.00–67.00	66.19
7	—	1,442	69.00–72.00	71.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,230	63.00–69.00	66.75
29	—	1,229	70.00–77.00	72.86
2	—	1,170	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	993	63.00–70.00	66.70
1	—	1,215	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,079	56.00–62.00	58.52

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