Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.60/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −24.22 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$190.60

77 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	194.43	887	27
Medium and Large 2	426	192.96	823	31
Medium and Large 3	417	181.29	756	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $131 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

190.60

—

GA average14 barns · 901 hd

167.87

+22.72

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−24.22

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	1,477	107.39	1,586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	87.74	1,276	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	86.78	1,073	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	74.25	745	18

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)	1,107	$1,003	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$890	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$816	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,277	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	215.73/cwt	207.50–217.50	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	149.91/cwt	147.50–152.50	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	201.02/cwt	197.50–205.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	200.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	157.33/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.11/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.15/cwt	147.50–157.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.65/cwt	152.50–159.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	185.98/cwt	182.50–190.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.88/cwt	156.00–162.50	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	140.81/cwt	137.50–142.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	193.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	211.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	596	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	95.10/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	79.30/cwt	75.00–82.00	932	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	92.71/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,233	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	71.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	717	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	87.36/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,231	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	80.47/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	78.29/cwt	75.00–82.00	791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	86.82/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,066	54
Bulls	—	—	1,200	105.17/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	95.39/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	113.96/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,946	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	714.44/head	700.00–730.00	714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,065.49/head	990.00–1,140.00	1,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,069.34/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,322.40/head	1,270.00–1,350.00	1,322	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	874.45/head	850.00–900.00	874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	869.79/head	800.00–910.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	214.68/cwt	210.00–217.50	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 593Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 102Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 159Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	625	125.00–127.50	126.21
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
5	—	382	164.00	164.00
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	147.50–152.50	149.93
5	—	578	133.00–135.00	134.59
12	—	430	147.50–157.00	152.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00–152.50	151.20
3	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
3	—	473	135.00–142.50	138.73
3	—	432	145.00–147.50	145.78
6	—	335	155.00–165.00	157.33
2	—	525	127.50–135.00	131.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	207.50–217.50	215.73
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
5	—	426	197.50–205.00	201.02
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
2	—	625	152.50–159.00	155.65
5	—	574	156.00–162.50	157.88
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	147.50–152.50	149.91
10	—	387	200.00–205.00	200.94
1	—	625	147.50	147.50
5	—	483	182.50–190.00	185.98
9	—	333	210.00–217.50	214.68
4	—	541	165.00–166.00	165.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	205.00	205.00
4	—	564	137.50–142.00	140.81
4	—	365	190.00–195.00	193.65
3	—	282	210.00–215.00	211.51
4	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.05
2	—	425	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	94.00–96.00	95.10
20	—	1,409	84.00–91.00	87.36
2	—	1,463	80.00–81.00	80.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,175	75.00–82.00	79.30
11	—	1,330	91.00–95.00	92.71
54	—	1,228	83.00–90.00	86.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,000	67.00–74.00	71.68
7	—	1,010	75.00–82.00	78.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	102.00–107.00	105.17
2	—	1,453	94.00–97.00	95.39
5	—	1,708	111.00–118.00	113.96

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	—	935	700.00–730.00	714.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	965	800.00–910.00	869.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	990.00–1,140.00	1,065.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,178	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,069.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	850.00–900.00	874.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,095	1,270.00–1,350.00	1,322.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,140.00	1,140.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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