Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady with exceptional individuals bringing 81.00-83.00, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.42/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$130.42

66 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$16.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	145.00	805	1thin
Medium and Large 3	481	130.97	629	42
Medium and Large 2	572	128.77	737	23

One grade step is worth $16.23/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 sale66 hd

130.42

—

GA average15 barns · 1,185 hd

136.17

−5.75

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	1,548	92.50	1,431	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	68.98	879	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	66.51	969	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	53.99	593	9thin

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)	1,030	$741	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$735	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.78/cwt	122.50–127.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.15/cwt	132.50–138.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	141.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	593	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.22/cwt	52.00–59.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	74.26/cwt	71.00–78.00	962	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	49.50/cwt	47.00–51.00	542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	60.16/cwt	58.00–63.00	872	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	66.36/cwt	64.00–70.00	970	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,066	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	57.33/cwt	55.00–61.00	671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	66.87/cwt	65.00–70.00	853	16
Bulls	—	—	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	734.82/head	730.00–740.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	740.78/head	700.00–770.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	167.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	108.08/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	131.77/cwt	127.50–137.50	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.34/cwt	117.50–120.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.41/cwt	105.00–115.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	111.79/cwt	110.00–117.50	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1

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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 524Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 128Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 59Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	160.00	160.00
3	—	432	180.00–185.00	181.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	122.50–127.00	124.78
5	—	371	165.00–170.00	167.87
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
4	—	720	105.00–110.00	108.08
2	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.81
4	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	685	110.00–117.50	111.79
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	140.00–142.50	141.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
2	—	525	160.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	612	140.00	140.00
6	—	465	174.00	174.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	140.00–145.00	141.73
6	—	581	127.00	127.00
2	—	525	132.50–138.00	135.15
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	615	117.50–120.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	120.00–130.00	125.99
15	—	418	140.00–150.00	141.98
14	—	461	127.50–137.50	131.77
6	—	635	105.00–115.00	107.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	52.00–59.00	56.22
1	—	1,105	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,095	47.00–51.00	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,296	71.00–78.00	74.26
3	—	1,170	55.00–61.00	57.33
16	—	1,276	65.00–70.00	66.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	58.00–63.00	60.16
5	—	1,462	64.00–70.00	66.36
4	—	1,459	72.00–74.00	73.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,645	100.00	100.00

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)	2	—	1,068	730.00–740.00	734.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	700.00–770.00	740.78

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

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