Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 104.00 to 105.00, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.69/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$148.69

102 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	155.00	883	31
Medium and Large 2	513	148.26	761	42
Medium and Large 3	471	142.55	672	29

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $212 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 sale102 hd

148.69

—

GA average15 barns · 1,803 hd

146.79

+1.89

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	1,680	114.78	1,929	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	90.06	1,366	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	85.62	1,074	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	72.03	773	31

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)	1,167	$1,047	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,004	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,030	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	565	128.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	136.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.73/cwt	152.50–162.50	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	149.50/cwt	145.00–152.50	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	156.94/cwt	155.00–158.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	177.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	183.68/cwt	182.50–185.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	172.34/cwt	167.00–174.50	975	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	161.83/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	166.58/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	167.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.34/cwt	187.50–197.50	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.00/cwt	174.00–180.00	824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	88.06/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,114	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	79.97/cwt	77.00–84.00	968	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	69.15/cwt	65.00–72.00	741	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	88.61/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	97.11/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,339	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	75.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	812	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	95.98/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	114.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,942	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,046.94/head	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,004.06/head	960.00–1,040.00	1,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	964.81/head	930.00–1,000.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	176.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	148.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	155.95/cwt	155.00–156.00	864	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	169.32/cwt	165.00–175.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	131.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	135.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.85/cwt	160.00–164.00	682	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	923	10

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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 530Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 91Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	125.00–130.00	128.68
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	143.24
4	—	535	135.00–142.50	136.77
3	—	675	105.00–115.00	109.90
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.35
7	—	420	145.00–152.50	149.50
6	—	374	155.00–158.00	156.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	150.00–155.00	152.11
9	—	636	125.00–131.00	128.19
7	—	520	145.00–155.00	148.17
2	—	675	119.00–125.00	121.91
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.41
15	—	419	160.00–164.00	162.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	554	155.00–156.00	155.95
10	—	603	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.41
6	—	538	135.00–140.00	135.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
2	—	625	145.00–152.50	148.63
9	—	471	174.00–180.00	175.00
4	—	742	140.00–141.00	140.76
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
2	—	675	125.00–127.50	126.21
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
4	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.55
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
4	—	330	175.00–180.00	176.77
9	—	422	165.00–175.00	169.32
5	—	633	130.00–135.00	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00–157.50	153.61
11	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.89
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	182.50–185.00	183.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	150.00–152.50	151.21
7	—	578	152.50–162.50	156.73
2	—	473	180.00	180.00
2	—	625	150.00–152.50	151.21
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
6	—	515	160.00–170.00	167.39
1	—	705	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	566	167.00–174.50	172.34
7	—	679	155.00–163.00	161.83
14	—	630	162.00–169.00	166.58
3	—	425	187.50–197.50	192.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,265	85.00–92.00	88.06
21	—	1,211	77.00–84.00	79.97
5	—	1,379	93.00–100.00	97.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,072	65.00–72.00	69.15
14	—	1,075	74.00–80.00	75.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	86.00–91.00	88.61
1	—	1,525	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,617	94.00–97.00	95.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,689	111.00–117.00	114.98
1	—	1,490	109.00	109.00

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)	3	—	1,167	1,020.00–1,090.00	1,046.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	960.00–1,040.00	1,004.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	930.00–1,000.00	964.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,190.00	1,190.00

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