Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.08/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$200.08

45 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	520	201.02	1,045	31
Medium and Large 2	574	199.73	1,147	10thin
Medium and Large 1	652	193.74	1,264	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale45 hd

200.08

—

GA average16 barns · 1,384 hd

214.68

−14.59

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	1,598	114.58	1,831	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	94.48	1,401	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	94.26	1,095	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	84.70	787	10

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)	1,143	$1,075	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$820	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$890	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	715	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	239.39/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	199.17/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,026	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	190.82/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	225.81/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	211.51/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	223.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	90.52/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,001	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	96.25/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,147	47
Bulls	—	—	1,760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	78.60/cwt	75.00–81.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	86.23/cwt	84.00–89.00	835	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	115.93/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,802	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	867.40/head	810.00–930.00	867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,157.65/head	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,158	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	202.42/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.50	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	220.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	233.23/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	192.39/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	214.35/cwt	212.50–215.00	986	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 546Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 181Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 103Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	170.00–177.50	173.70
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
3	—	462	220.00–225.00	223.29
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
2	—	505	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	185.00	185.00
12	—	515	195.00–202.50	199.17
1	—	655	172.50	172.50
5	—	429	220.00–227.50	223.40
4	—	575	187.50–197.50	192.39
4	—	460	212.50–215.00	214.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	202.50	202.50
3	—	668	190.00–192.50	190.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	235.00–245.00	239.39
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	705	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
4	—	630	200.00–207.50	202.42
4	—	565	205.00–215.00	209.91
5	—	523	215.00–225.00	220.91
3	—	475	230.00–237.50	233.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	220.00–225.00	223.72
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
2	—	655	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
1	—	405	265.00	265.00
1	—	605	222.50	222.50
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
5	—	606	210.00–217.50	211.51
2	—	505	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	272.50	272.50
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	225.00–227.50	225.81
1	—	355	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,106	86.00–93.00	90.52
47	—	1,192	94.00–101.00	96.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	75.00–81.00	78.60
8	—	968	84.00–89.00	86.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	94.00–95.00	94.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,660	105.00–110.00	107.83
8	—	1,554	113.00–119.00	115.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	810.00–930.00	867.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,161	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,157.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	820.00	820.00

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