Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $205.23/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −9.58 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$205.23

78 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$31.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	221.50	900	22
Medium and Large 2	417	207.26	863	28
Medium and Large 3	440	190.42	838	28

One grade step is worth $31.07/cwt here — about $62 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 $185.87, 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 sale78 hd

205.23

—

GA average14 barns · 1,178 hd

185.09

+20.14

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−9.58

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	—	Low	1,472	121.42	1,787	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	96.50	1,341	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	94.87	1,123	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	71.31	648	10

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)	1,020	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,020	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$980	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$870	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	201.47/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	228.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	233.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.98/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	164.31/cwt	160.00–167.50	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	169.21/cwt	165.00–174.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	193.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	178.72/cwt	177.50–180.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	227.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	214.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	901	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	66.83/cwt	65.00–69.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	74.29/cwt	70.00–76.00	696	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.84/cwt	83.00–88.00	870	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	99.93/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,265	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	93.40/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,082	28
Bulls	—	—	1,315	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,498	5
Bulls	—	—	1,584	128.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	121.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,848	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	192.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	176.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	198.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	214.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	202.06/cwt	200.00–205.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	215.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	189.30/cwt	185.00–192.50	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	224.90/cwt	222.50–227.50	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	182.35/cwt	180.00–187.50	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	796	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 401Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 159Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 129Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	200.00–203.00	201.47
9	—	386	225.00–235.00	228.03
4	—	330	230.00–240.00	233.54
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
4	—	420	210.00–217.00	214.64
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
4	—	430	190.00–197.50	192.38
2	—	315	200.00–205.00	202.42
8	—	538	175.00–185.00	176.78
8	—	383	195.00–205.00	198.94
3	—	275	210.00–220.00	214.76
2	—	615	165.00–167.50	166.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	200.00	200.00
5	—	283	225.00–235.00	227.77
2	—	565	180.00–182.50	181.23
4	—	428	200.00–205.00	202.06
4	—	373	210.00–220.00	215.48
4	—	525	185.00–192.50	189.30
3	—	325	222.50–227.50	224.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	155.00–157.50	156.23
4	—	575	160.00–167.50	164.31
11	—	380	190.00–200.00	193.72
1	—	655	142.50	142.50
2	—	465	177.50–180.00	178.72
4	—	525	170.00–175.00	172.45
2	—	425	185.00–190.00	187.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	189.50	189.50
2	—	693	150.00	150.00
15	—	576	170.00–177.50	176.98
6	—	401	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	165.00–174.00	169.21
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	305	195.00	195.00
8	—	383	180.00–187.50	182.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	193.00	193.00
2	—	605	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	208.00–210.00	208.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	65.00–69.00	66.83
6	—	937	70.00–76.00	74.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	96.00–97.00	96.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	83.00–88.00	84.84
24	—	1,266	97.00–104.00	99.93
28	—	1,158	89.00–96.00	93.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	110.00–117.00	113.88
5	—	1,584	126.00–131.00	128.54
5	—	1,517	118.00–125.00	121.83

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	—	960	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	870.00	870.00

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