Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with exceptional individuals bringing 121.00 to 124.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.99/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$207.99

81 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	216.06	1,071	14thin
Medium and Large 1	606	207.44	1,258	6thin
Medium and Large 3	488	206.20	1,007	61

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $65 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 sale81 hd

207.99

—

GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd

213.36

−5.37

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	1,473	130.36	1,920	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	113.31	1,626	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	107.59	1,284	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	93.73	938	16

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)	1,172	$1,410	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,276	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$1,442	20

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	—	475	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	193.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,221	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	212.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	205.91/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	234.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.59/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,011	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	187.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	200.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,059	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	226.99/cwt	225.00–227.50	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	213.64/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	242.42/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	243.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,376	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	233.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	188.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,094	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	252.32/cwt	250.00–255.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	213.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	203.94/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,069	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	115.71/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,699	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	98.48/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,051	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	87.19/cwt	83.00–90.00	837	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	966	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	110.09/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	107.26/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,246	26
Bulls	—	—	1,312	128.05/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	132.67/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,167	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	115.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,597	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,250.20/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,384.42/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,384	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,039	1,151.43/head	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,151	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	1,291.28/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,291	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,713.20/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,233.24/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	973	1,474.58/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,170	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,486.33/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,486	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	5

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 334Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 114Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 55Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.39
2	—	375	230.00–240.00	234.73
10	—	579	185.00–195.00	188.90
4	—	275	250.00–255.00	252.32
3	—	433	210.00–220.00	213.15
12	—	524	200.00–208.00	203.94
5	—	615	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	190.00–200.00	193.53
8	—	535	197.50–210.00	205.91
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	252.50	252.50
2	—	715	185.00	185.00
1	—	545	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
15	—	435	210.00–220.00	212.42
23	—	480	205.00–215.00	210.59
1	—	255	225.00	225.00
6	—	585	185.00–195.00	187.40
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
14	—	529	195.00–205.00	200.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.54
2	—	573	210.00–212.50	211.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
5	—	433	225.00–227.50	226.99
3	—	575	200.00–205.00	202.51
2	—	325	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	—	530	210.00–217.50	213.64
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	245.00	245.00
3	—	443	252.50	252.50
4	—	529	235.00–245.00	242.42
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
1	—	715	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	225.00	225.00
2	—	373	250.00	250.00
1	—	525	225.00	225.00
2	—	498	235.00	235.00
1	—	670	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	240.00–245.00	243.52
3	—	618	230.00–235.00	233.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	113.00–119.00	115.71
1	—	1,335	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,368	108.00–112.00	110.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	95.00–103.00	98.48
26	—	1,162	104.00–111.00	107.26
9	—	1,381	112.00–120.00	115.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	960	83.00–90.00	87.19
1	—	1,165	103.00	103.00
10	—	1,005	93.00–100.00	96.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	126.00–129.00	128.05
3	—	1,633	132.00–134.00	132.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,066	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,384.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,208	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,486.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,039	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,151.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,116	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,291.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,028	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,233.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	973	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,474.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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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