Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 higher, replacement cows lightly teated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.94/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$156.94

72 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$23.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	171.41	786	16thin
Medium and Large 2	493	155.09	764	38
Medium and Large 3	456	147.99	675	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about $111 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 sale72 hd

156.94

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

163.94

−6.99

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	1,679	110.34	1,853	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	89.27	1,316	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	86.75	1,055	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	75.51	787	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$965	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	525	164.95/cwt	162.50–167.50	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	181.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.29/cwt	140.00–143.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	159.26/cwt	155.00–162.50	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.05/cwt	167.50–175.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	150.90/cwt	147.50–155.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	165.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	170.55/cwt	167.50–175.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	188.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	200.51/cwt	197.50–205.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	179.00/cwt	172.50–182.50	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	219.91/cwt	217.50–222.50	825	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	89.23/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,316	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	72.08/cwt	68.00–74.00	727	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	78.18/cwt	75.00–82.00	836	9
Bulls	—	—	1,579	112.37/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,774	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	84.93/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	96.13/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	83.25/cwt	79.00–85.00	995	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	89.55/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,102	32
Bulls	—	—	1,820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	105.63/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,896	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	740	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,145	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	173.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	184.05/cwt	180.00–187.50	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	188.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.88/cwt	160.00–167.50	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	181.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	200.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	154.33/cwt	152.50–155.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 279Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 156Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 54Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	162.50–167.50	164.95
5	—	629	145.00–150.00	146.92
3	—	682	145.00–147.50	145.80
2	—	575	148.00–155.00	151.38
2	—	740	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
5	—	483	180.00–185.00	181.43
5	—	376	200.00–205.00	200.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	172.50–182.50	179.00
1	—	305	232.50	232.50
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
5	—	573	160.00–167.50	163.92
3	—	375	217.50–222.50	219.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	170.00–175.00	173.23
3	—	423	180.00–187.50	184.05
6	—	378	185.00–195.00	188.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	180.00–185.00	181.33
5	—	524	160.00–167.50	163.88
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	132.50	132.50
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	140.00–143.00	142.29
4	—	471	155.00–162.50	159.26
1	—	665	127.50	127.50
2	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.05
2	—	625	127.50–130.00	128.71
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
8	—	524	147.50–155.00	150.90
15	—	422	160.00–170.00	165.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
6	—	385	160.00–165.00	161.17
4	—	415	152.50–155.00	154.33
4	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.39
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	205.00–210.00	207.41
1	—	595	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	167.50	167.50
2	—	660	162.50–165.00	163.74
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
3	—	425	210.00–215.00	212.42
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
4	—	479	197.50–205.00	200.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	182.50	182.50
5	—	571	167.50–175.00	170.55
4	—	470	185.00–190.00	188.05
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,475	87.00–94.00	89.23
3	—	1,442	84.00–86.00	84.93
2	—	1,520	95.00–97.00	96.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	68.00–74.00	72.08
9	—	1,069	75.00–82.00	78.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,195	79.00–85.00	83.25
1	—	1,305	95.00	95.00
32	—	1,231	86.00–93.00	89.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	109.00–116.00	112.37
1	—	1,820	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,795	104.00–107.00	105.63

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,090.00	1,090.00

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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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