Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.49/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$143.49

176 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	148.84	796	81
Medium and Large 3	426	139.53	594	46
Medium and Large 2	526	138.36	728	49

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $68 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 sale176 hd

143.49

—

GA average14 barns · 1,410 hd

138.52

+4.97

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	1,589	110.30	1,753	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	86.40	1,073	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	86.20	1,282	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	74.33	839	39

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)	1,067	$851	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$820	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	528	130.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	158.29/cwt	152.50–162.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	133.95/cwt	132.50–135.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	147.95/cwt	147.50–150.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.51/cwt	152.50–163.00	761	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	159.06/cwt	157.50–162.50	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.01/cwt	146.00–155.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	144.30/cwt	142.50–150.00	554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.70/cwt	164.00–172.50	693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.76/cwt	122.50–130.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.79/cwt	127.50–132.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	165.41/cwt	162.50–169.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	166.07/cwt	162.50–172.50	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.73/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	161.80/cwt	161.50–167.50	880	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	163.65/cwt	162.50–164.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	157.84/cwt	152.50–160.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	159.73/cwt	153.00–162.50	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	72.24/cwt	69.00–76.00	821	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	80.41/cwt	77.00–84.00	886	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	81.79/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,242	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	87.88/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,091	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	79.19/cwt	76.00–83.00	977	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	93.95/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,177	20
Bulls	—	—	1,697	112.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,908	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	87.76/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,295	17
Bulls	—	—	1,374	106.08/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,458	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	916.48/head	890.00–940.00	916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	137.74/cwt	135.00–142.50	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	153.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	169.81/cwt	169.00–172.50	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.32/cwt	162.50–167.50	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	137.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.50	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	138.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 163Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	127.50–135.00	130.54
5	—	471	132.50–135.00	133.95
5	—	337	147.50–150.00	147.95
16	—	384	142.50–150.00	144.30
12	—	432	135.00–145.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	152.50–162.00	158.29
32	—	477	152.50–163.00	159.51
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
14	—	568	145.00–150.00	148.14
11	—	660	120.00–127.00	125.73
8	—	406	160.50	160.50
6	—	621	122.50–130.00	125.76
2	—	725	115.00–117.50	116.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	140.00–150.00	146.15
9	—	578	130.00–139.00	134.00
9	—	420	146.00–155.00	150.01
4	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.42
3	—	668	110.00–115.00	113.27
2	—	725	107.00–110.00	108.46
14	—	478	140.00–150.00	144.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	152.50	152.50
4	—	385	169.00–172.50	169.81
3	—	668	120.00–123.00	121.96
2	—	775	112.50–114.00	113.23
6	—	418	162.50–167.50	165.32
10	—	578	125.00–135.00	129.11
9	—	624	120.00–127.50	123.85
8	—	536	135.00–145.00	138.93
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00–117.50	114.89
8	—	480	135.00–142.50	137.74
4	—	415	150.00–155.00	153.66
6	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	127.50–132.00	129.79
2	—	725	127.50–130.00	128.72
3	—	317	185.00	185.00
3	—	477	162.50–169.00	165.41
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	157.50–162.50	159.06
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.41
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
4	—	380	162.50–172.50	166.07
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	164.00–172.50	165.70
2	—	553	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
4	—	349	183.00	183.00
8	—	484	162.50–164.00	163.65
6	—	510	152.50–160.00	157.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	145.00–155.50	153.73
13	—	479	168.00	168.00
35	—	544	161.50–167.50	161.80
9	—	583	153.00–162.50	159.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,137	69.00–76.00	72.24
10	—	1,102	77.00–84.00	80.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	78.00–84.00	81.79
17	—	1,476	85.00–92.00	87.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,241	84.00–91.00	87.88
29	—	1,234	76.00–83.00	79.19
20	—	1,253	92.00–99.00	93.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,697	110.00–117.00	112.41
4	—	1,374	105.00–108.00	106.08

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	890.00–940.00	916.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	820.00	820.00

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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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