Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.12/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$192.12

100 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$8.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	199.00	1,118	13thin
Medium and Large 3	465	191.29	889	42
Medium and Large 2	528	190.91	1,008	45

One grade step is worth $8.09/cwt here — about $110 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 sale100 hd

192.12

—

GA average16 barns · 1,658 hd

195.87

−3.75

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	—	High	1,627	117.31	1,908	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	93.56	1,328	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	92.10	1,110	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	82.47	833	29

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)	1,151	$1,204	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,045	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$926	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$1,475	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	223.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	200.74/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	203.90/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	191.34/cwt	185.00–195.00	913	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	206.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	204.40/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	188.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	185.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	169.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	211.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	200.11/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	158.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.11/cwt	199.00–209.00	965	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	200.80/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	224.45/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	213.10/cwt	210.00–215.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	179.94/cwt	177.50–182.50	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	192.91/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	203.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	947	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	84.81/cwt	82.00–89.00	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	78.01/cwt	74.00–81.00	803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	89.71/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,260	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	94.95/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,344	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	86.70/cwt	82.00–89.00	961	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	100.54/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,381	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	93.12/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,137	58
Bulls	—	—	1,765	124.84/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,203	5
Bulls	—	—	1,804	120.05/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,166	5
Bulls	—	—	1,401	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,541	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	967.11/head	900.00–1,050.00	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,248.85/head	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,249	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	972.77/head	910.00–1,020.00	973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	1,031.65/head	950.00–1,140.00	1,032	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	855.22/head	850.00–860.00	855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	720	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,776.18/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,324.26/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	223.21/cwt	220.00–225.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	232.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	212.11/cwt	210.00–215.00	906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	183.75/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 436Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 149Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 112Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	210.00	210.00
3	—	577	197.50–205.00	200.74
2	—	610	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	220.00–225.00	223.66
3	—	518	200.00–206.00	203.90
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
7	—	468	210.00–215.00	213.10
5	—	621	182.00–185.00	183.75
5	—	575	185.00–195.00	189.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	162.50	162.50
3	—	575	177.50–182.50	179.94
2	—	625	170.00–172.50	171.21
5	—	521	190.00–195.00	192.91
4	—	465	200.00–205.00	203.67
3	—	368	220.00–225.00	223.21
2	—	325	230.00–235.00	232.35
2	—	295	235.00	235.00
9	—	427	210.00–215.00	212.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
23	—	477	185.00–195.00	191.34
6	—	374	205.00–210.00	206.58
3	—	578	165.00–175.00	169.04
3	—	525	175.00–180.00	177.44
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
5	—	329	210.00–215.00	211.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	197.50–207.50	204.40
4	—	625	185.00–190.00	187.42
3	—	582	199.00–202.50	200.11
1	—	475	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	185.00–195.00	188.08
5	—	573	180.00–190.00	185.41
2	—	725	145.00–152.50	148.65
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	157.50–160.00	158.71
16	—	473	199.00–209.00	204.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	187.50	187.50
1	—	685	172.50	172.50
1	—	445	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	190.00–195.00	192.42
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
5	—	658	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	235.00	235.00
5	—	486	220.00–227.50	224.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	210.00–220.00	215.01
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
3	—	632	200.00–202.50	200.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,001	82.00–89.00	84.81
10	—	1,029	74.00–81.00	78.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	87.00–91.00	89.71
1	—	1,685	101.00	101.00
25	—	1,416	92.00–99.00	94.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,108	82.00–89.00	86.70
9	—	1,374	98.00–104.00	100.54
58	—	1,221	90.00–97.00	93.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,765	124.00–127.00	124.84
5	—	1,804	116.00–123.00	120.05
7	—	1,401	108.00–112.00	109.97

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)	3	—	935	900.00–1,050.00	967.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,058	950.00–1,140.00	1,031.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	850.00–860.00	855.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,192	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,248.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	910.00–1,020.00	972.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	840	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324.26

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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