Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.76/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$211.76

88 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	223.98	1,090	23
Medium and Large 2	495	210.52	1,042	31
Medium and Large 3	466	204.63	953	34

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $137 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 sale88 hd

211.76

—

GA average16 barns · 2,760 hd

218.48

−6.72

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	1,521	116.63	1,773	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	100.51	1,452	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	96.88	1,136	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	84.49	918	19

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)	1,029	$1,099	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$998	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,606	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	224.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	195.76/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	195.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	220.80/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	247.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	223.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	186.92/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	237.27/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	226.14/cwt	225.00–230.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	197.01/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	231.87/cwt	230.00–235.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	213.24/cwt	210.00–215.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	206.19/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	203.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	219.02/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,378	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	209.93/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	231.20/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	224.37/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	203.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,155	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	208.62/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	191.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,185	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	100.04/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,394	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	105.40/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,653	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	91.55/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	90.22/cwt	86.00–93.00	998	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	105.26/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,366	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	89.77/cwt	88.00–94.00	992	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	82.60/cwt	79.00–85.00	892	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	97.54/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,130	39
Bulls	—	—	1,380	112.20/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,548	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,062.55/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	1,005.90/head	980.00–1,040.00	1,006	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	884.97/head	820.00–920.00	885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,224.06/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,035	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,140	1,405.53/head	1,390.00–1,420.00	1,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,787.25/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	201.14/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	241.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	230.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	242.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	207.37/cwt	205.00–215.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 403Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 298Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 138Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	220.00–230.00	224.30
1	—	355	260.00	260.00
6	—	461	230.00	230.00
3	—	432	240.00–245.00	241.56
4	—	575	212.50–215.00	213.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	192.50–200.00	195.76
2	—	585	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	185.00	185.00
2	—	675	197.50–205.00	201.14
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	568	195.00–205.00	203.26
6	—	472	225.00	225.00
4	—	530	205.00–215.00	208.62
5	—	619	185.00–195.00	191.41
3	—	335	250.00	250.00
5	—	421	225.00–235.00	230.77
5	—	383	240.00–250.00	242.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	235.00	235.00
2	—	675	175.00–185.00	179.85
5	—	425	220.00–225.00	222.41
6	—	577	192.50–202.50	197.01
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
5	—	379	230.00–235.00	231.87
3	—	468	210.00–215.00	213.24
7	—	524	202.00–210.00	206.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	190.00–200.00	195.89
5	—	363	220.00–225.00	223.91
8	—	490	200.00	200.00
5	—	579	185.00–190.00	186.92
4	—	335	225.00–230.00	226.14
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
6	—	435	205.00–215.00	207.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	220.00–222.00	220.80
4	—	365	240.00–250.00	247.29
3	—	625	200.00–205.00	202.45
5	—	429	235.00–241.00	237.27
5	—	581	207.50–215.00	209.93
1	—	535	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	200.00–205.00	203.69
4	—	534	222.50–225.00	224.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.39
4	—	525	230.00–232.50	231.20
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	210.00–222.50	219.02
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
2	—	525	240.00–245.00	242.40
1	—	655	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,393	97.00–103.00	100.04
5	—	1,568	104.00–107.00	105.40
2	—	1,500	90.00–93.00	91.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,106	86.00–93.00	90.22
20	—	1,298	102.00–109.00	105.26
39	—	1,158	94.00–101.00	97.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	88.00–94.00	89.77
14	—	1,080	79.00–85.00	82.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	109.00–114.00	112.20
3	—	1,783	125.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	1,633	118.00–121.00	119.74

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)	7	—	1,093	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,224.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,001	980.00–1,040.00	1,005.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	980	820.00–920.00	884.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,140	1,390.00–1,420.00	1,405.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,196	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.25

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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