Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.99/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$187.99

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	192.70	1,090	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	187.08	1,006	31
Medium and Large 1	685	181.63	1,244	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale44 hd

187.99

—

GA average16 barns · 1,098 hd

208.55

−20.57

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	1,296	115.76	1,500	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	95.27	1,430	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	94.44	1,096	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	81.88	865	21

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)	1,134	$1,151	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,055	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$1,425	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	231.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	211.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	198.14/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	186.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,007	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	205.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	198.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	212.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	185.60/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	721	156.80/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	181.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	206.19/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	205.99/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	195.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	176.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,179	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	97.58/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,443	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	88.22/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,395	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	95.62/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,116	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	88.17/cwt	83.00–91.00	980	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	77.99/cwt	75.00–83.00	806	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	88.19/cwt	84.00–91.00	967	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	102.48/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,268	12
Bulls	—	—	1,173	111.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,307	10
Bulls	—	—	1,303	118.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	947.62/head	875.00–1,050.00	948	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,135.96/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,136	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,244.70/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,245	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	1,037.68/head	875.00–1,100.00	1,038	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	924	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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 442Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 124Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 50Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
2	—	575	205.00	205.00
2	—	385	240.00	240.00
4	—	685	185.00–187.50	185.60
1	—	410	240.00	240.00
2	—	625	190.00–195.00	192.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	225.00–235.00	231.43
3	—	632	180.00–185.00	181.60
3	—	482	210.00–215.00	211.57
1	—	525	205.00	205.00
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
8	—	571	190.00–200.00	195.86
3	—	668	170.00–180.00	176.53
2	—	425	215.00–220.00	217.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	190.00–205.00	198.14
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	182.50	182.50
1	—	555	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	539	185.00–195.00	186.86
5	—	421	200.00–210.00	205.87
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
3	—	468	195.00–200.00	198.24
2	—	675	162.50–165.00	163.71
2	—	375	210.00–215.00	212.37
4	—	721	152.50–160.00	156.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	180.00–185.00	181.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
1	—	415	255.00	255.00
1	—	345	265.00	265.00
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
3	—	675	205.00–208.00	205.99
1	—	365	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
1	—	745	175.00	175.00
4	—	625	202.50–210.00	206.19
2	—	428	240.00–245.00	242.40
2	—	568	210.00–215.00	212.44
2	—	528	225.00–227.50	226.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	94.00–100.00	97.58
6	—	1,581	85.00–91.00	88.22
2	—	1,395	102.00–103.00	102.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,167	92.00–99.00	95.62
27	—	1,111	83.00–91.00	88.17
12	—	1,237	100.00–106.00	102.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,033	75.00–83.00	77.99
8	—	1,096	84.00–91.00	88.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	123.00–124.00	123.50
10	—	1,173	107.00–114.00	111.39
4	—	1,303	115.00–122.00	118.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	875.00–1,050.00	947.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	875.00–1,100.00	1,037.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,135.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,244.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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