Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.77/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$143.77

93 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	148.47	665	41
Medium and Large 1	533	144.37	770	26
Medium and Large 3	442	135.74	600	26

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $65 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 sale93 hd

143.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,992 hd

149.60

−5.84

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	—	Average	1,530	96.70	1,480	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	69.33	1,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	67.58	802	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	53.04	565	16

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)	1,190	$845	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$737	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$650	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	174.27/cwt	170.00–177.50	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.39/cwt	135.00–142.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.73/cwt	132.50–140.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	147.02/cwt	142.50–152.50	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	167.61/cwt	162.50–170.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	120.55/cwt	117.50–125.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.26/cwt	157.50–160.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.70/cwt	152.50–155.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.48/cwt	137.50–146.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.86/cwt	165.00–167.50	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.83/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.95/cwt	142.50–148.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	179.16/cwt	177.50–180.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	186.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	773	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	163.16/cwt	157.50–167.50	689	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	61.66/cwt	58.00–64.00	703	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	56.94/cwt	54.00–61.00	600	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	49.14/cwt	46.00–53.00	530	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	71.04/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,049	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	63.45/cwt	61.00–65.00	885	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	74.81/cwt	73.00–77.00	955	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.67/cwt	65.00–72.00	813	27
Bulls	—	—	1,533	98.55/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,418	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	987	715.81/head	660.00–760.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	194.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	155.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	156.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	833	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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 281Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 91Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.35
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
4	—	373	170.00–177.50	174.27
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	195.00	195.00
3	—	422	157.50–167.50	163.16
4	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	150.00–160.00	155.49
13	—	517	162.50–170.00	167.61
5	—	471	170.00–175.00	172.90
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	200.00–210.00	204.69
20	—	414	180.00–190.00	186.62
9	—	382	190.00–200.00	194.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
4	—	370	180.00–185.00	183.03
3	—	605	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
3	—	532	155.00–160.00	156.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	145.00–155.00	150.38
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
13	—	490	137.50–146.00	144.48
4	—	335	165.00–167.50	166.86
6	—	530	130.00–137.50	132.83
5	—	375	160.00–165.00	163.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	135.00–142.50	138.39
7	—	376	142.50–152.50	147.02
4	—	528	117.50–125.00	120.55
9	—	474	125.00–135.00	130.11
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	132.50–140.00	136.73
7	—	427	157.50–160.00	159.26
2	—	475	152.50–155.00	153.70
5	—	529	142.50–148.00	146.95
2	—	653	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	623	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
5	—	425	185.00–190.00	187.41
3	—	682	145.00–147.50	145.80
2	—	383	195.00	195.00
2	—	612	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	539	177.50–180.00	179.16
2	—	575	165.00–170.00	167.41
4	—	625	160.00–162.50	161.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,477	68.00–73.00	71.04
3	—	1,395	61.00–65.00	63.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,140	58.00–64.00	61.66
9	—	1,277	73.00–77.00	74.81
27	—	1,184	65.00–72.00	68.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,054	54.00–61.00	56.94
8	—	1,078	46.00–53.00	49.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	95.00–101.00	98.55
1	—	1,525	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	660.00–760.00	715.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	990.00	990.00

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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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