Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today; Replacement cattle lightly tested; Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls lightly tested; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls mostly steady; Feeder heifers lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $222.74/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +7.92 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$222.74

38 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	244.03	1,141	11thin
Medium and Large 3	491	214.65	1,054	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	213.33	1,166	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about −$25 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

222.74

—

GA average16 barns · 756 hd

215.70

+7.04

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

+7.92

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	1,387	128.75	1,786	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	115.21	1,890	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	103.13	1,179	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	95.30	1,015	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	194.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	198.48/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	205.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	233.96/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	213.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,275	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	110.13/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,709	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	94.46/cwt	92.00–99.00	995	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,847	127.05/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	96.45/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,080	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	111.75/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,329	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,199	24
Bulls	—	—	1,568	141.68/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	130.56/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	226.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 505Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 150Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	265.00	265.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
5	—	424	250.00–260.00	254.86
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
1	—	740	175.00	175.00
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
2	—	430	245.00	245.00
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
5	—	540	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	200.00–205.00	201.65
1	—	390	245.00	245.00
2	—	585	190.00–195.00	192.48
2	—	490	220.00	220.00
3	—	437	225.00–230.00	226.64
1	—	290	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	190.00–200.00	194.26
6	—	468	200.00–210.00	205.78
5	—	570	185.00–195.00	189.93
7	—	433	210.00–220.00	213.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	205.00–210.00	206.65
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
6	—	682	195.00–201.00	198.48
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
1	—	640	215.00	215.00
3	—	530	230.00–237.00	233.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	275.00	275.00
1	—	575	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	242.00–245.00	242.99
1	—	630	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	107.00–114.00	110.13
3	—	1,847	124.00–133.00	127.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	102.00	102.00
8	—	1,053	92.00–99.00	94.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	94.00–100.00	96.45
5	—	1,189	109.00–116.00	111.75
24	—	1,145	101.00–108.00	104.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	140.00–143.00	141.68
2	—	1,463	129.00–132.00	130.56
2	—	1,130	114.00	114.00

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)	1	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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