Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly 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 $143.61/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$143.61

90 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	151.11	735	27
Medium and Large 1	565	145.83	824	15thin
Medium and Large 3	478	138.69	663	48

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $72 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 sale90 hd

143.61

—

GA average15 barns · 1,876 hd

151.59

−7.99

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	1,712	102.14	1,749	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	73.41	869	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	72.10	987	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	64.18	635	8thin

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)	1,139	$948	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$739	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$985	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	525	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.50/cwt	132.50–134.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	147.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	544	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	134.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	189.62/cwt	187.50–190.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	202.19/cwt	197.50–207.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.54/cwt	151.00–160.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.17/cwt	210.00–212.50	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	139.29/cwt	137.50–145.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	159.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	203.98/cwt	200.00–207.50	557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	66.45/cwt	64.00–69.00	648	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.35/cwt	55.00–60.00	591	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	67.05/cwt	66.00–69.00	890	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,311	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	72.57/cwt	71.00–76.00	987	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	81.93/cwt	79.00–86.00	992	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	74.29/cwt	71.00–78.00	877	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	67.85/cwt	63.00–70.00	796	21
Bulls	—	—	1,655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	95.58/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—	2,122	111.61/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,368	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	739.27/head	730.00–750.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	947.87/head	900.00–990.00	948	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,090	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	145.55/cwt	142.50–146.00	863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	200.36/cwt	199.00–205.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	689	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	122.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	119.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	135.91/cwt	132.50–140.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	810	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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 282Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 140Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 56Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	125.00–135.00	129.90
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
13	—	332	164.00	164.00
8	—	582	120.00–127.50	122.43
5	—	622	115.00–123.00	119.55
10	—	474	132.50–140.00	135.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	132.50–134.00	133.50
10	—	508	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.50	142.50
5	—	484	145.00–152.00	147.29
6	—	413	162.00	162.00
6	—	361	175.00	175.00
9	—	618	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	150.00–157.50	154.09
2	—	725	127.50–129.00	128.23
4	—	673	130.00–138.00	134.44
6	—	387	187.50–190.00	189.62
5	—	574	140.00–147.50	143.94
2	—	325	197.50–207.50	202.19
1	—	435	177.50	177.50
1	—	460	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	145.00	145.00
2	—	525	170.00–174.00	171.92
3	—	465	178.00	178.00
4	—	628	151.00–160.00	154.54
4	—	575	160.00–165.00	162.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	171.00	171.00
2	—	575	152.50	152.50
2	—	655	145.00	145.00
2	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	177.50	177.50
4	—	635	137.50–145.00	139.29
10	—	593	142.50–146.00	145.55
9	—	326	199.00–205.00	200.36
5	—	689	134.00–140.00	136.97
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
1	—	475	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	210.00–212.50	211.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	179.50	179.50
5	—	480	155.00–162.50	159.95
3	—	273	200.00–207.50	203.98
5	—	567	135.00–140.00	138.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	64.00–69.00	66.45
2	—	1,030	55.00–60.00	57.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	66.00–69.00	67.05
1	—	1,580	83.00	83.00
9	—	1,360	71.00–76.00	72.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,211	79.00–86.00	81.93
26	—	1,181	71.00–78.00	74.29
21	—	1,173	63.00–70.00	67.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,419	93.00–98.00	95.58
3	—	2,122	109.00–116.00	111.61

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	—	960	730.00–750.00	739.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,139	900.00–990.00	947.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00

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