Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available for this market due to it being closed the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.26/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$131.26

86 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.60

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	137.96	739	41
Medium and Large 1	640	132.09	845	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	121.32	661	29

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $79 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 sale86 hd

131.26

—

GA average13 barns · 1,545 hd

142.86

−11.60

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	1,671	98.59	1,648	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	68.46	861	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	67.23	962	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	58.70	613	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$942	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$917	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$820	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	453	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.60/cwt	115.00–117.50	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.50	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	170.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	172.85/cwt	170.00–173.50	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.12/cwt	134.50–137.00	723	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	158.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	148.37/cwt	142.50–152.50	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	170.67/cwt	166.00–173.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	164.87/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.94/cwt	142.50–147.50	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.26/cwt	177.50–187.50	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.50	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	164.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	784	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	71.09/cwt	69.00–73.00	970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	69.28/cwt	66.00–73.00	871	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	52.33/cwt	49.00–55.00	538	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	62.29/cwt	58.00–65.00	662	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	63.13/cwt	58.00–66.00	780	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	75.59/cwt	74.00–80.00	985	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	63.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	949	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	91.67/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	807.91/head	800.00–815.00	808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	941.54/head	890.00–990.00	942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	971.04/head	960.00–1,000.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.50	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	133.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	166.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	161.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	9

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 273Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 44Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 79

No trends are available for this market due to it being closed the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	157.00	157.00
4	—	685	115.00–117.50	115.60
19	—	535	134.50–137.00	135.12
8	—	578	125.00–133.00	130.56
3	—	425	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	126.00–127.50	126.48
13	—	630	130.00–134.00	133.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	100.00–110.00	105.19
8	—	471	135.00–139.00	136.99
4	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.53
9	—	527	120.00–130.00	124.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	145.00–147.50	145.80
7	—	379	177.50–187.50	181.26
12	—	426	170.00–177.50	173.68
6	—	478	160.00–170.00	164.00
5	—	622	140.00–147.50	144.45
8	—	521	150.00–160.00	155.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.37
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	152.50	152.50
5	—	567	125.00–130.00	128.44
5	—	527	130.00–137.00	133.31
3	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	155.00–157.50	156.20
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.35
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	582	135.00–137.50	135.80
4	—	523	140.00–147.50	144.30
5	—	419	155.00–165.00	161.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	165.00–175.00	170.45
2	—	725	127.50–135.00	131.15
2	—	575	157.50–160.00	158.71
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
5	—	625	142.50–147.50	144.94
1	—	515	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	170.00–173.50	172.85
3	—	765	141.00	141.00
4	—	569	166.00–173.00	170.67
8	—	621	164.00–165.00	164.87
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.37
3	—	568	142.50–152.50	148.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	69.00–73.00	71.09
6	—	1,497	60.00–65.00	63.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,257	66.00–73.00	69.28
14	—	1,236	58.00–66.00	63.13
7	—	1,303	74.00–80.00	75.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	49.00–55.00	52.33
1	—	995	71.00	71.00
9	—	1,063	58.00–65.00	62.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	88.00–95.00	91.67
1	—	1,685	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,730	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	800.00–815.00	807.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,237	890.00–990.00	941.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,286	960.00–1,000.00	971.04

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