Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.01/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$139.01

153 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	141.77	685	52
Medium and Large 1	583	138.93	810	59
Medium and Large 3	428	135.71	580	42

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $105 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 sale153 hd

139.01

—

GA average15 barns · 1,417 hd

137.74

+1.27

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	—	Low	1,599	105.05	1,680	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	82.27	1,284	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	75.83	943	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	65.92	663	21

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)	1,056	$826	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$825	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$657	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$975	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	86.62/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,408	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	77.97/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	83.70/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,111	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	72.52/cwt	69.00–75.00	716	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	63.28/cwt	60.00–67.00	640	15
Bulls	—	—	1,365	99.36/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,356	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	107.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,858	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	76.74/cwt	74.00–80.00	967	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	70.15/cwt	66.00–73.00	821	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.06/cwt	157.50–164.50	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	145.76/cwt	142.50–150.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.33/cwt	127.50–132.50	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	123.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	132.24/cwt	127.50–137.50	696	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	657.01/head	565.00–710.00	657	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	936.79/head	885.00–1,010.00	937	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	776.50/head	710.00–840.00	777	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,061	805.03/head	740.00–860.00	805	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	905	915.64/head	850.00–960.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.66/cwt	137.50–147.50	678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	960	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.79/cwt	121.00–125.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	144.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.50	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	120.55/cwt	117.50–125.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	163.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	172.87/cwt	167.50–177.50	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	165.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.51/cwt	142.50–150.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	810	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	176.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 744Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 240Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 19Year ago 38

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,626	84.00–90.00	86.62
2	—	1,558	77.00–79.00	77.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	82.00–85.00	83.70
28	—	1,260	74.00–80.00	76.74
17	—	1,171	66.00–73.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	69.00–75.00	72.52
15	—	1,012	60.00–67.00	63.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	96.00–103.00	99.36
2	—	1,680	113.00	113.00
11	—	1,733	105.00–111.00	107.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	885.00–1,010.00	936.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	565.00–710.00	657.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,035	710.00–840.00	776.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,061	740.00–860.00	805.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,270.00	1,270.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	850.00–960.00	915.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
8	—	622	156.00	156.00
18	—	573	157.50–164.50	161.06
3	—	677	142.50–150.00	145.76
1	—	740	142.50	142.50
11	—	489	167.50–177.50	172.87
7	—	519	165.00–170.00	165.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	152.50	152.50
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	152.50–155.00	153.71
4	—	541	162.00	162.00
3	—	468	160.00–165.00	163.24
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
5	—	420	170.00–180.00	176.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	135.00–140.00	138.45
4	—	730	127.50–132.50	129.33
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
3	—	673	130.00–137.50	134.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	160.00–167.50	163.67
3	—	675	121.00–125.00	122.79
3	—	623	120.00–127.50	124.08
6	—	472	155.00–160.00	157.83
9	—	576	130.00–137.50	133.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	120.00–127.00	123.31
6	—	475	140.00–147.50	143.64
13	—	526	127.50–137.50	132.24
1	—	390	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	137.50–147.50	143.66
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
5	—	538	135.00	135.00
3	—	668	115.00–118.00	116.96
19	—	431	145.00–150.00	147.38
6	—	580	125.00–135.00	131.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	135.00–140.00	138.23
10	—	372	140.00–147.50	144.42
3	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.88
8	—	327	145.00–152.50	148.34
4	—	528	117.50–125.00	120.55
11	—	480	125.00–135.00	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	127.50	127.50
4	—	685	120.00–125.00	121.20
22	—	518	142.50–150.00	147.51
23	—	572	135.00–145.00	141.55
9	—	723	115.00–124.00	120.40

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle