Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull claves unevenly steady, Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.45/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 9 of 20 comparable sales and sits −4.36 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$210.45

65 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	224.26	1,160	18thin
Medium and Large 3	475	208.70	990	18thin
Medium and Large 2	568	202.98	1,154	29

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $6 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 $185.12, 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 sale65 hd

210.45

—

GA average14 barns · 835 hd

210.00

+0.45

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−4.36

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	1,592	128.70	2,049	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	113.00	1,672	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	108.46	1,371	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,151	95.19	1,095	24

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)	1,195	$1,385	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	413	215.41/cwt	215.00–217.50	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	183.15/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	209.39/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.79/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	246.77/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	165.61/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	225.94/cwt	222.50–230.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	234.93/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	198.05/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	172.99/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	195.80/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	203.74/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,283	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	96.37/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,101	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	83.16/cwt	80.00–87.00	860	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	113.63/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	113.07/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,500	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	107.25/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,323	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	98.23/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,177	11
Bulls	—	—	1,388	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	126.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,985	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	131.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,158	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,385.25/head	1,370.00–1,400.00	1,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	224.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	222.40/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	214.92/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	236.21/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	203.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	246.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	175.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	183.32/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 351Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 112Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	215.00–217.50	215.41
5	—	571	180.00–186.00	183.15
2	—	365	220.00–225.00	222.43
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
4	—	670	165.00–167.50	165.61
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	190.00–195.00	191.63
3	—	455	215.00	215.00
2	—	710	165.00–167.50	166.24
5	—	524	209.00–210.00	209.39
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
5	—	421	222.50–230.00	225.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	170.00	170.00
2	—	475	220.00–230.00	224.79
3	—	660	181.00	181.00
3	—	728	170.00–178.00	175.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
4	—	405	220.00	220.00
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
3	—	612	185.00–187.00	185.66
3	—	282	245.00–250.00	246.51
3	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	655	172.50	172.50
1	—	455	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	240.00	240.00
5	—	713	172.50–175.00	172.99
3	—	612	192.50–197.50	195.80
5	—	483	220.00–227.50	222.40
5	—	521	210.00–217.50	214.92
4	—	560	200.00–205.00	203.72
3	—	668	182.50–185.00	183.32
1	—	755	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	212.50	212.50
2	—	610	202.50–205.00	203.74
2	—	365	250.00–255.00	252.43
1	—	655	195.00	195.00
6	—	527	220.00–230.00	224.51
4	—	470	235.00–240.00	236.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	245.00–247.00	246.77
2	—	580	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	240.00–242.50	241.22
2	—	505	235.00	235.00
7	—	730	192.50–199.00	198.05
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	232.50–237.50	234.93
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
2	—	515	220.00–225.00	222.45
1	—	705	182.50	182.50
2	—	665	190.00–192.50	191.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	108.00	108.00
8	—	1,491	112.00–116.00	113.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,249	100.00–105.00	102.75
10	—	1,142	93.00–99.00	96.37
6	—	1,034	80.00–87.00	83.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,327	111.00–118.00	113.07
56	—	1,234	103.00–110.00	107.25
11	—	1,198	94.00–101.00	98.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	114.00–119.00	116.32
6	—	1,567	122.00–129.00	126.70
12	—	1,638	130.00–136.00	131.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,370.00–1,400.00	1,385.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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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

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