Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.99/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$188.99

78 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	192.75	860	28
Medium and Large 1	506	192.46	974	28
Medium and Large 3	443	179.80	796	22

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $64 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 sale78 hd

188.99

—

GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd

189.93

−0.93

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	1,692	115.01	1,946	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	92.16	1,335	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	87.97	1,040	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	76.68	837	31

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)	1,050	$1,061	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,055	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$937	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$1,064	16

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	485	192.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	246.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	178.71/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	216.15/cwt	212.50–220.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	165.79/cwt	165.00–167.50	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.50	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	194.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	187.33/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	189.17/cwt	185.00–192.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	204.37/cwt	203.00–207.50	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	195.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	192.39/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	173.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	181.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	182.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	234.32/cwt	232.50–235.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.06/cwt	205.00–212.50	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	198.94/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	966	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	82.12/cwt	78.00–85.00	912	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	74.39/cwt	70.00–77.00	841	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	80.85/cwt	78.00–85.00	825	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	96.08/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,385	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	91.38/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,325	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	95.01/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,207	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	89.98/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,085	46
Bulls	—	—	1,669	115.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,924	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	107.86/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	123.95/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	203.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	874	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,014.76/head	940.00–1,110.00	1,015	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	925	990.97/head	920.00–1,100.00	991	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	880.19/head	860.00–900.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,120.39/head	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,120	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	951.06/head	940.00–960.00	951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	844.57/head	790.00–900.00	845	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,055	1,156.16/head	1,070.00–1,250.00	1,156	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	898	1,025.42/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	212.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	815	10

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 324Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 166Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 97Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	190.00–200.00	192.15
2	—	625	165.00	165.00
6	—	323	220.00–230.00	225.20
6	—	518	180.00–190.00	186.56
5	—	429	200.00–210.00	203.78
4	—	275	230.00–240.00	234.82
10	—	383	210.00–220.00	212.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	255.00	255.00
3	—	282	245.00–250.00	246.51
2	—	625	177.50–180.00	178.71
6	—	424	212.50–220.00	216.15
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
4	—	315	232.50–235.00	234.32
3	—	473	205.00–212.50	209.06
2	—	725	147.50–150.00	148.72
1	—	790	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	177.50–180.00	178.74
2	—	715	165.00	165.00
5	—	574	195.00–202.50	198.94
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	205.00–210.00	207.42
2	—	575	182.50–192.50	187.33
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
15	—	475	195.00–200.00	195.67
6	—	525	187.50–197.50	192.39
1	—	695	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	165.00–167.50	165.79
1	—	645	142.50	142.50
6	—	376	190.00–197.50	193.64
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
6	—	468	170.00–175.00	173.24
5	—	421	180.00–185.00	182.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	190.00–200.00	194.46
7	—	472	185.00–192.50	189.17
9	—	380	203.00–207.50	204.37
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
5	—	519	175.00–185.00	181.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	172.50	172.50
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
6	—	468	210.00	210.00
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
1	—	635	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	212.50	212.50
1	—	535	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,110	78.00–85.00	82.12
11	—	1,270	94.00–97.00	95.01
46	—	1,206	86.00–93.00	89.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,130	70.00–77.00	74.39
11	—	1,020	78.00–85.00	80.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	95.00–98.00	96.08
15	—	1,450	87.00–94.00	91.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,669	114.00–117.00	115.26
4	—	1,608	105.00–112.00	107.86
3	—	1,857	123.00–125.00	123.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,099	940.00–1,110.00	1,014.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,141	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,120.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	860.00–900.00	880.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	940.00–960.00	951.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,015	790.00–900.00	844.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	920.00–1,100.00	990.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	898	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	1,070.00–1,250.00	1,156.16

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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