Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.51/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$127.51

95 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$2.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	129.64	737	15thin
Medium and Large 2	519	127.61	663	33
Medium and Large 3	453	126.76	574	47

One grade step is worth $2.87/cwt here — about $163 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 sale95 hd

127.51

—

GA average15 barns · 1,936 hd

139.55

−12.04

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	—	High	1,508	111.26	1,678	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	89.22	1,091	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	86.10	1,223	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	67.04	704	67

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$694	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$857	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	518	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	114.13/cwt	112.50–115.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	147.12/cwt	145.00–152.50	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	135.46/cwt	135.00–137.50	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	116.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	140.34/cwt	137.50–145.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	132.42/cwt	127.50–137.50	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	104.19/cwt	100.00–107.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.51/cwt	132.50–137.50	644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	131.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	141.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	159.85/cwt	157.50–162.50	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.50	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.27/cwt	127.50–135.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.50	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	115.77/cwt	112.50–117.50	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	134.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	63.26/cwt	60.00–67.00	669	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	71.43/cwt	68.00–75.00	744	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	78.73/cwt	75.00–82.00	884	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	99.97/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,288	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	90.67/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,137	20
Bulls	—	—	1,535	120.12/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,844	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	111.76/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,752	8
Bulls	—	—	1,386	101.61/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,408	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	865	855.55/head	790.00–910.00	856	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	693.91/head	675.00–720.00	694	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,090	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.94/cwt	122.50–131.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.88/cwt	147.50–151.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	775	2

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 Jun 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 464Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 234Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 119Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	125.00–130.00	126.84
3	—	618	112.50–115.00	114.13
8	—	376	145.00–152.50	147.12
4	—	580	115.00–120.00	116.84
6	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.05
2	—	425	140.00–142.50	141.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	718	112.50–117.50	115.77
6	—	577	122.50–131.00	125.94
3	—	475	147.50–151.00	149.88
2	—	625	123.00–125.00	123.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	137.50	137.50
4	—	675	120.00–127.50	123.69
5	—	618	127.50–135.00	129.27
2	—	775	115.00–122.50	118.65
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
14	—	565	125.00–134.00	130.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	135.00–137.50	135.46
9	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.45
6	—	328	137.50–145.00	140.34
10	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.13
13	—	422	127.50–137.50	132.42
4	—	623	100.00–107.00	104.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.00–132.50	129.28
7	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.59
1	—	615	112.50	112.50
11	—	479	132.50–137.50	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.19
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.37
7	—	536	130.00–137.50	131.70
5	—	484	140.00–147.50	141.91
2	—	325	157.50–162.50	159.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	130.00–140.00	132.82
1	—	733	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	167.50	167.50
5	—	489	150.00	150.00
3	—	568	135.00–140.00	138.26
14	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,058	60.00–67.00	63.26
31	—	1,042	68.00–75.00	71.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,375	85.00–90.00	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,123	75.00–82.00	78.73
10	—	1,288	97.00–105.00	99.97
20	—	1,254	87.00–95.00	90.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	117.00–123.00	120.12
8	—	1,568	108.00–116.00	111.76
5	—	1,386	99.00–105.00	101.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	675.00–720.00	693.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	865	790.00–910.00	855.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	860.00	860.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle