Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves significantly higher, Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.52/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$205.52

77 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	218.24	1,069	6thin
Medium and Large 2	480	210.43	1,010	20
Medium and Large 3	486	202.10	982	51

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $87 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 sale77 hd

205.52

—

GA average16 barns · 1,585 hd

205.24

+0.28

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	1,534	131.17	2,012	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	103.56	1,176	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	88.15	868	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,024	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$940	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$840	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$780	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	620	175.57/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	164.43/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	211.86/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	233.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	220.88/cwt	220.00–225.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	258.29/cwt	257.50–260.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	233.58/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	207.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	229.31/cwt	229.00–230.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	250.78/cwt	250.00–255.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	224.49/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	251.49/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	223.61/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	109.18/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,320	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	102.31/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,132	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	88.21/cwt	85.00–91.00	829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	78.15/cwt	75.00–80.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	95.53/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	94.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	989	14
Bulls	—	—	1,537	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,053	11
Bulls	—	—	1,527	125.92/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,923	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,023.77/head	940.00–1,160.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	241.49/cwt	237.50–247.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	219.96/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	183.25/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	212.06/cwt	210.00–217.50	927	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	235.54/cwt	232.50–237.50	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	225.33/cwt	220.00–227.50	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.85/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	202.95/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,001	3

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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 262Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 127Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	172.50–177.50	175.57
5	—	673	160.00–167.50	164.43
8	—	388	220.00–225.00	220.88
10	—	466	200.00–210.00	207.65
3	—	575	180.00–187.50	183.25
18	—	437	210.00–217.50	212.06
3	—	530	187.50–197.50	190.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
3	—	382	229.00–230.00	229.31
6	—	419	220.00–227.50	225.33
5	—	513	200.00–205.00	202.95
3	—	470	212.00–215.00	212.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	210.00–212.50	211.86
2	—	450	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	230.00–232.50	231.23
1	—	355	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
2	—	565	220.00–222.50	221.23
4	—	530	230.00	230.00
4	—	416	250.00–253.00	251.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	230.00–240.00	233.13
1	—	555	216.00	216.00
3	—	320	257.50–260.00	258.29
8	—	482	227.50–237.50	233.58
6	—	379	250.00–255.00	250.78
5	—	535	222.50–225.00	224.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
2	—	525	220.00–227.50	223.61
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
3	—	375	250.00–255.00	252.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
1	—	405	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
3	—	575	195.00–205.00	200.72
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
3	—	375	237.50–247.50	241.49
6	—	475	217.50–222.50	219.96
4	—	420	232.50–237.50	235.54
1	—	505	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,209	106.00–113.00	109.18
29	—	1,106	98.00–105.00	102.31
14	—	1,046	90.00–97.00	94.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	940	85.00–91.00	88.21
3	—	963	75.00–80.00	78.15
4	—	1,080	93.00–98.00	95.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,537	130.00–137.00	133.55
5	—	1,527	122.00–129.00	125.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	940.00–1,160.00	1,023.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	780.00	780.00

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

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