Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher with individuals bringing 111 to 116. slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves mostly steady. replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.16/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −74.66 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$140.16

80 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	153.04	748	16thin
Medium and Large 2	509	141.50	721	29
Medium and Large 3	490	133.16	652	35

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $96 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale80 hd

140.16

—

GA average15 barns · 942 hd

138.87

+1.29

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−74.66

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	1,401	111.69	1,565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	95.87	1,464	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	94.87	1,151	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	76.47	758	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$805	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$760	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$744	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$876	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	72.72/cwt	69.00–76.00	700	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	128.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	664	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.88/cwt	115.00–122.50	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	148.50/cwt	147.50–149.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.57/cwt	144.00–151.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.77/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.78/cwt	170.00–172.50	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	744	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	102.03/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,276	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	80.60/cwt	77.00–84.00	825	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	87.93/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,045	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	104.18/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,548	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	88.11/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,433	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	96.36/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,424	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	96.07/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,160	15
Bulls	—	—	1,509	116.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	106.92/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,475	7
Bulls	—	—	1,120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	882.06/head	865.00–900.00	882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	759.71/head	700.00–800.00	760	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	855	876.32/head	830.00–920.00	876	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	786.34/head	740.00–825.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	168.21/cwt	165.00–172.50	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.03/cwt	134.00–143.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.12/cwt	137.50–145.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	135.87/cwt	132.50–142.50	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	157.83/cwt	150.00–162.50	511	5

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 458Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 202Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 61Year ago 79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	962	69.00–76.00	72.72
9	—	1,024	77.00–84.00	80.60
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,251	100.00–107.00	102.03
16	—	1,189	85.00–91.00	87.93
15	—	1,207	92.00–99.00	96.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	101.00–108.00	104.18
7	—	1,626	83.00–90.00	88.11
9	—	1,478	92.00–99.00	96.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	114.00–119.00	116.70
7	—	1,380	104.00–111.00	106.92
1	—	1,120	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	125.00–131.00	128.25
3	—	568	115.00–122.50	119.88
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.38
3	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.89
8	—	481	132.50–142.50	135.87
5	—	324	150.00–162.50	157.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	408	154.00	154.00
2	—	735	114.00–115.00	114.50
5	—	575	125.00–134.00	129.47
6	—	328	165.00–172.50	168.21
6	—	525	134.00–143.00	136.03
6	—	624	125.00–131.00	128.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	134.00–142.00	137.58
3	—	382	170.00–172.50	170.78
1	—	300	187.50	187.50
5	—	400	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	137.50–145.00	141.12
2	—	675	125.00–129.00	126.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	147.50	147.50
6	—	438	147.50–149.00	148.50
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	135.00	135.00
1	—	623	136.00	136.00
9	—	546	149.00	149.00
2	—	255	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	130.00–140.00	133.89
5	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.89
8	—	475	120.00–125.00	123.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	115.00–120.00	117.36
6	—	478	132.00–140.00	135.28
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
6	—	528	123.00–130.00	125.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	144.00–151.00	147.57
10	—	532	137.00–142.00	137.77
7	—	564	125.00–135.00	127.44
2	—	638	123.00–124.00	123.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	925	700.00–800.00	759.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	865.00–900.00	882.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	740.00–825.00	786.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	855	830.00–920.00	876.32

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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