Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.29/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$154.29

53 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	389	160.57	625	19thin
Medium and Large 2	488	153.01	747	24
Medium and Large 1	583	145.45	848	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale53 hd

154.29

—

GA average15 barns · 2,782 hd

155.70

−1.41

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	1,533	100.27	1,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	77.93	1,261	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	76.61	983	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	58.10	636	19

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)	1,038	$863	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$815	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.38/cwt	142.50–152.50	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	151.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.90/cwt	137.50–142.50	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	136.78/cwt	132.50–140.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	163.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	186.20/cwt	185.00–187.50	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	174.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	171.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	161.19/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.98/cwt	222.50–232.50	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.23/cwt	142.50–144.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.50	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	209.88/cwt	207.50–212.50	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	82.61/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,432	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	76.45/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,206	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	53.29/cwt	49.00–56.00	609	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	61.26/cwt	58.00–65.00	635	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	69.60/cwt	68.00–71.00	823	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	83.04/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,196	16
Bulls	—	—	1,698	103.39/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,756	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	74.61/cwt	72.00–79.00	897	20
Bulls	—	—	1,285	95.59/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	814.89/head	810.00–820.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	156.11/cwt	152.50–160.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	171.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	880	2

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 548Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
3	—	575	142.50–152.50	147.38
4	—	515	150.00–152.50	151.84
2	—	640	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	137.50–142.50	139.90
1	—	645	127.50	127.50
4	—	385	170.00–180.00	172.31
4	—	571	132.50–140.00	136.78
5	—	431	160.00–170.00	163.37
7	—	474	150.00–160.00	155.23
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	170.00–180.00	174.55
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
3	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.43
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.38
6	—	378	160.00–165.00	161.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
1	—	645	152.50	152.50
3	—	532	170.00–175.00	171.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	185.00–187.50	186.20
1	—	570	175.00	175.00
2	—	425	210.00–220.00	214.76
4	—	635	160.00–165.00	161.19
4	—	373	222.50–232.50	227.98
1	—	495	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	142.50–144.00	143.23
2	—	525	165.00–167.50	166.20
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	157.50	157.50
2	—	375	210.00–220.00	214.73
2	—	425	207.50–212.50	209.88
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	152.50–160.00	156.11
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
5	—	467	165.00–175.00	171.86
2	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	80.00–86.00	82.61
8	—	1,578	73.00–79.00	76.45
1	—	1,485	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	49.00–56.00	53.29
1	—	1,195	73.00	73.00
9	—	1,036	58.00–65.00	61.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,182	68.00–71.00	69.60
16	—	1,440	80.00–87.00	83.04
20	—	1,202	72.00–79.00	74.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	103.00–104.00	103.39
2	—	1,285	95.00–96.00	95.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	810.00–820.00	814.89

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