Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.24/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$197.24

53 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$12.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	206.92	1,198	5thin
Medium and Large 3	512	196.91	1,008	33
Medium and Large 2	576	194.77	1,123	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.15/cwt here — about $75 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 sale53 hd

197.24

—

GA average16 barns · 1,863 hd

219.40

−22.16

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	—	Average	1,443	121.84	1,758	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	105.46	1,639	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	101.71	1,188	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	90.09	854	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	429	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	908	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	228.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	196.45/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	196.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	235.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	236.76/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	206.14/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	228.24/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	215.55/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	254.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	955	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	86.48/cwt	85.00–89.00	828	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	93.69/cwt	91.00–98.00	879	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,606	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	101.44/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,126	22
Bulls	—	—	1,514	124.42/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,884	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	102.40/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,668	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	93.67/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,026	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	108.55/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,424	15
Bulls	—	—	1,210	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,391	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	132.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,395	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	920	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	214.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	206.92/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	217.91/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	237.23/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	203.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	186.38/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,154	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 518Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 299Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 68Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	210.00–215.00	211.67
4	—	635	170.00	170.00
8	—	528	195.00–198.00	196.45
4	—	665	170.00	170.00
4	—	475	200.00–210.00	203.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	190.00–200.00	196.26
2	—	525	200.00–210.00	204.81
4	—	619	184.00–190.00	186.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	205.00–210.00	206.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	225.00–230.00	228.65
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
6	—	475	210.00–220.00	214.79
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
2	—	675	170.00–175.00	172.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
5	—	578	213.00–220.00	215.55
5	—	375	250.00–260.00	254.79
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	260.00	260.00
2	—	675	185.00	185.00
3	—	468	225.00–230.00	228.24
2	—	375	245.00	245.00
2	—	575	200.00–210.00	204.83
5	—	521	215.00–220.00	217.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	240.00	240.00
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
2	—	625	225.00–230.00	227.42
1	—	490	247.50	247.50
7	—	568	230.00–238.50	237.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	222.50	222.50
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
4	—	485	235.00–242.50	236.76
2	—	675	202.50–210.00	206.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	220.00	220.00
3	—	675	230.00–235.00	232.45
2	—	578	244.00	244.00
5	—	626	232.50–240.00	235.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	85.00–89.00	86.48
6	—	938	91.00–98.00	93.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	107.00–110.00	108.52
4	—	1,629	101.00–104.00	102.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,110	98.00–105.00	101.44
12	—	1,095	89.00–97.00	93.67
15	—	1,312	106.00–112.00	108.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	121.00–127.00	124.42
6	—	1,210	113.00–117.00	114.98
3	—	1,813	128.00–135.00	132.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle