Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.58/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$208.58

79 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	215.53	1,315	28
Medium and Large 2	533	206.30	1,100	22
Medium and Large 3	454	203.61	925	29

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $390 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 sale79 hd

208.58

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

211.74

−3.16

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	—	High	1,413	125.31	1,770	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	111.19	1,660	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	101.28	1,080	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	88.37	768	15

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)	1,022	$1,105	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,055	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	828	$926	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,225	7

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	201.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	204.38/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	206.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	222.19/cwt	220.00–227.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	213.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	233.68/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	223.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,388	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	212.62/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	223.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	242.49/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	199.35/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	84.93/cwt	82.00–90.00	742	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	95.24/cwt	92.00–99.00	820	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	112.74/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,697	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,125	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	104.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,144	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	95.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,013	30
Bulls	—	—	1,641	131.25/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,154	4
Bulls	—	—	1,444	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,199	119.18/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,054.85/head	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,104.54/head	910.00–1,240.00	1,105	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	925.65/head	840.00–990.00	926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,233.74/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,234	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	241.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	216.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	251.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,050	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 395Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 104Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	195.00	195.00
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
2	—	285	220.00–225.00	222.46
9	—	473	195.00–205.00	201.05
8	—	426	200.00–215.00	206.73
4	—	530	190.00–195.00	192.45
3	—	330	220.00–227.00	222.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	200.00–207.00	204.38
10	—	527	200.00–210.00	204.83
4	—	478	210.00–220.00	213.39
2	—	630	195.00–200.00	197.46
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	622	215.00–225.00	223.17
9	—	579	210.00–217.00	212.62
3	—	537	215.00–220.00	216.65
2	—	775	172.00–175.00	173.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	230.00–240.00	233.68
2	—	620	220.00–225.00	222.46
2	—	340	255.00	255.00
1	—	530	225.00	225.00
4	—	565	220.00–225.00	223.72
1	—	675	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	—	390	265.00	265.00
2	—	635	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	—	580	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	246.00	246.00
2	—	535	245.00–250.00	247.48
6	—	673	241.00–244.00	242.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	250.00–255.00	253.30
2	—	335	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	—	674	195.00–205.00	199.35
2	—	475	240.00–250.00	244.95
3	—	633	200.00–205.00	203.32
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
4	—	418	245.00–255.00	251.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	205.00–210.00	208.97
1	—	725	187.00	187.00
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
3	—	637	190.00–195.00	191.65
2	—	490	225.00	225.00
2	—	435	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	—	780	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	172.00	172.00
6	—	437	210.00–215.00	211.64
3	—	337	240.00–245.00	241.63
2	—	685	170.00–180.00	174.96
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
2	—	585	192.00–195.00	193.49
3	—	463	210.00–215.00	213.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	874	82.00–90.00	84.93
5	—	861	92.00–99.00	95.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,505	111.00–115.00	112.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	110.00–117.00	112.42
25	—	1,093	100.00–109.00	104.64
30	—	1,061	90.00–99.00	95.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	129.00–133.00	131.25
5	—	1,444	125.00–128.00	126.70
5	—	1,199	118.00–120.00	119.18

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	—	1,073	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,054.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,022	910.00–1,240.00	1,104.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	840.00–990.00	925.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,233.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle