Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.44/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$134.44

59 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$5.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	136.60	734	16thin
Medium and Large 2	478	135.63	648	25
Medium and Large 3	428	130.87	560	18thin

One grade step is worth $5.73/cwt here — about $175 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 sale59 hd

134.44

—

GA average13 barns · 1,279 hd

136.15

−1.71

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	1,747	112.26	1,962	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	82.34	998	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	82.23	1,227	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	68.28	709	21

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	629	127.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	111.91/cwt	109.00–115.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.39/cwt	132.50–142.50	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	127.24/cwt	127.00–127.50	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.50	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	137.40/cwt	135.00–142.50	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	139.64/cwt	137.50–140.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.93/cwt	145.00–148.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.50	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	129.40/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	118.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	143.36/cwt	137.50–148.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.88/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	66.02/cwt	62.00–69.00	681	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	75.37/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	88.64/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	82.31/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,199	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	82.30/cwt	78.00–85.00	973	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	74.78/cwt	71.00–77.00	894	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	72.81/cwt	70.00–77.00	765	7
Bulls	—	—	1,857	112.23/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,084	7
Bulls	—	—	1,373	105.07/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	119.56/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	88.31/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,121	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	974.66/cwt	960.00–990.00	10,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,195	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,346	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 512Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 119Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	125.00–131.00	127.31
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
10	—	562	137.50–140.00	139.64
4	—	725	115.00–118.00	116.46
3	—	522	137.50–148.00	143.36
2	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.88
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	109.00–115.00	111.91
5	—	475	132.50–142.50	137.39
4	—	576	127.00–127.50	127.24
5	—	532	125.00–132.50	128.83
1	—	350	157.50	157.50
5	—	617	115.00–120.00	118.45
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	135.00–142.50	137.40
6	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.47
5	—	434	127.50–135.00	129.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	125.00–133.00	127.96
3	—	368	145.00–148.00	146.93
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.42
6	—	440	140.00–142.50	140.89
8	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	135.00–143.00	139.30
1	—	745	117.50	117.50
2	—	575	125.00–132.50	128.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	546	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,032	62.00–69.00	66.02
7	—	1,051	70.00–77.00	72.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	73.00–77.00	75.37
3	—	1,567	88.00–89.00	88.64
16	—	1,457	79.00–86.00	82.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,182	78.00–85.00	82.30
18	—	1,196	71.00–77.00	74.78
23	—	1,269	86.00–93.00	88.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,857	109.00–115.00	112.23
2	—	1,373	104.00–106.00	105.07
2	—	1,738	116.00–123.00	119.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	960.00–990.00	974.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,140.00	1,140.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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