Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower with an exceptional individual bringing 81.00, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.86/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$133.86

121 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	138.84	725	46
Medium and Large 2	508	132.91	675	46
Medium and Large 3	465	127.47	593	29

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $132 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 sale121 hd

133.86

—

GA average14 barns · 1,358 hd

130.89

+2.97

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	—	Low	1,571	94.56	1,485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	63.32	770	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	62.01	886	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	53.88	581	33

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)	1,101	$810	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$809	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,021	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	126.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	105.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.85/cwt	112.50–122.50	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.11/cwt	112.50–120.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.92/cwt	112.50–117.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.62/cwt	132.50–141.00	668	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	130.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	129.56/cwt	129.50–130.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.50	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.64/cwt	151.00–157.50	879	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	165.19/cwt	165.00–167.50	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	143.85/cwt	137.50–147.50	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	149.23/cwt	147.50–155.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	49.87/cwt	47.00–53.00	594	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	67.23/cwt	64.00–71.00	828	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.66/cwt	56.00–63.00	712	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	56.49/cwt	54.00–61.00	567	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.86/cwt	55.00–62.00	850	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	65.78/cwt	63.00–70.00	951	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	72.48/cwt	72.00–74.00	965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,309	88.79/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,162	5
Bulls	—	—	1,734	98.16/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,702	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,158	1,027.00/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	763.72/head	750.00–780.00	764	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	755.04/head	740.00–770.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	826.64/head	770.00–910.00	827	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,095	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	159.10/cwt	157.50–160.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	117.02/cwt	112.50–120.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	115.76/cwt	112.50–120.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	173.19/cwt	170.00–175.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.09/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	752	3

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 583Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 131Year ago 297

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 98Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.32
14	—	521	135.00–145.00	140.79
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.42
10	—	579	122.50–132.50	126.46
10	—	482	144.00–150.00	145.90
8	—	385	160.00–170.00	162.37
3	—	677	112.50–120.00	115.76
16	—	420	150.00–160.00	156.14
3	—	318	170.00–175.00	173.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	127.50	127.50
2	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.39
8	—	575	135.00–142.50	138.71
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
4	—	630	130.00–140.00	133.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	147.50–155.00	149.23
7	—	476	130.00–140.00	134.56
3	—	318	157.50–160.00	159.10
6	—	571	112.50–120.00	117.02
2	—	265	175.00	175.00
5	—	413	140.00–145.00	143.92
2	—	525	122.50–125.00	123.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	105.00–110.00	105.95
8	—	423	132.50–140.00	136.45
2	—	525	112.50–120.00	116.11
9	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.87
5	—	369	137.50–147.50	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	112.50–122.50	116.85
2	—	625	112.50–117.50	114.92
25	—	482	132.50–141.00	138.62
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.19
12	—	526	125.00–132.50	128.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	577	125.00–134.00	130.46
14	—	404	158.00	158.00
4	—	518	135.00–138.00	137.09
3	—	618	120.00–122.50	121.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	129.50–130.00	129.56
2	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	475	147.50	147.50
8	—	532	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
14	—	468	165.00–167.50	165.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	161.00	161.00
1	—	655	142.50	142.50
25	—	565	151.00–157.50	155.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,192	47.00–53.00	49.87
20	—	1,003	54.00–61.00	56.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,231	64.00–71.00	67.23
42	—	1,193	56.00–63.00	59.66
4	—	1,331	72.00–74.00	72.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,420	55.00–62.00	59.86
8	—	1,446	63.00–70.00	65.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	87.00–90.00	88.79
8	—	1,734	94.00–101.00	98.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,140.00	1,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,126	750.00–780.00	763.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	740.00–770.00	755.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,107	770.00–910.00	826.64

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

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