Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves, mostly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.16/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$185.16

83 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	186.56	883	31
Medium and Large 3	398	184.75	735	50
Medium and Large 1	558	173.75	969	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale83 hd

185.16

—

GA average13 barns · 1,131 hd

185.92

−0.76

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	1,612	118.56	1,911	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	92.84	1,315	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	90.63	1,102	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	78.96	806	21

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)	1,080	$1,090	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,085	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$915	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,769	66

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	465	173.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	201.64/cwt	200.00–202.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	178.44/cwt	175.00–182.50	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	192.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	199.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	161.13/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	187.16/cwt	185.00–190.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	174.08/cwt	170.00–177.50	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	189.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	164.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	194.53/cwt	190.00–197.50	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	186.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	171.45/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	187.11/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	219.35/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	165.71/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	189.95/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	223.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	203.02/cwt	202.00–205.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	226.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	206.72/cwt	205.00–215.00	848	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	92.94/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,125	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	86.50/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,041	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	98.59/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	158.01/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	201.92/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	1,232.72/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,233	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,860.51/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,861	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	1,598.49/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,598	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	842.09/head	825.00–860.00	842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	973.17/head	950.00–1,000.00	973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	1,687.47/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.02/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	124.51/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,154	111.92/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,292	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	89.26/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,278	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	94.10/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,306	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	82.13/cwt	79.00–86.00	820	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	72.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	772	7

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 684Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 236Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 93Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	170.00–175.00	173.67
16	—	260	205.00	205.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
8	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.82
3	—	325	195.00–205.00	199.79
3	—	575	155.00–162.50	158.75
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
5	—	377	185.00–195.00	189.38
5	—	527	160.00–170.00	164.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	165.00–175.00	169.83
6	—	382	200.00–202.50	201.64
5	—	526	175.00–182.50	178.44
10	—	433	190.00–200.00	192.85
2	—	625	157.50–165.00	161.13
5	—	472	185.00–190.00	187.16
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	170.00–177.50	174.08
1	—	685	152.50	152.50
6	—	472	190.00–197.50	194.53
7	—	519	180.00–190.00	186.33
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
15	—	410	205.00–215.00	206.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.41
2	—	625	170.00–173.00	171.45
3	—	474	202.00–205.00	203.02
3	—	369	225.00–230.00	226.60
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
2	—	675	165.00–170.00	167.43
3	—	728	157.50–159.00	158.01
2	—	525	200.00–204.00	201.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	505	202.50	202.50
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	185.00–190.00	187.11
3	—	456	233.00	233.00
5	—	517	220.00–225.00	223.95
4	—	558	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	229.00	229.00
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
4	—	479	217.50–220.00	219.35
1	—	505	212.50	212.50
2	—	725	162.50–169.00	165.71
6	—	588	187.50–195.00	189.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,210	90.00–97.00	92.94
27	—	1,203	81.00–89.00	86.50
5	—	1,327	98.00–99.00	98.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,432	87.00–91.00	89.26
31	—	1,388	92.00–99.00	94.10
2	—	1,743	100.00–104.00	101.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	999	79.00–86.00	82.13
7	—	1,063	70.00–75.00	72.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	117.00–122.00	119.02
4	—	2,038	123.00–127.00	124.51
4	—	1,154	109.00–114.00	111.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	785	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,232.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,155	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,860.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,007	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,598.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	825.00–860.00	842.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,000.00	973.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	950.00	950.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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