Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull 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 $208.65/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$208.65

73 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	220.18	1,131	13thin
Medium and Large 2	515	209.85	1,080	40
Medium and Large 3	495	198.77	985	20

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $147 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 sale73 hd

208.65

—

GA average15 barns · 1,457 hd

222.76

−14.11

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	1,576	137.38	2,165	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	112.21	1,571	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	110.69	1,365	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	94.50	974	18

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)	1,045	$1,233	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$955	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	560	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	201.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	193.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	219.54/cwt	219.50–220.50	1,370	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,096	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	205.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	212.18/cwt	210.00–215.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	216.49/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	207.74/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	213.50/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,539	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	196.30/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	203.73/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,156	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	116.38/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,451	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	110.62/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,390	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	86.80/cwt	84.00–91.00	818	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	111.61/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,573	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	105.13/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,231	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	106.04/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	96.91/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,021	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,591	134.53/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,140	7
Bulls	—	—	1,540	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,233.37/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	775	955.00/head	910.00–1,000.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	232.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	196.69/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	217.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	225.26/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	210.46/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	198.16/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	223.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	213.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,311	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 335Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 152Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 15Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	210.00–215.00	212.48
3	—	640	210.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	415	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
5	—	462	220.00–225.00	223.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
6	—	460	195.00–205.00	201.74
5	—	512	190.00–200.00	193.08
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
2	—	620	185.00	185.00
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
4	—	411	210.00–215.00	213.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.54
3	—	412	220.00–225.00	221.68
5	—	610	195.00–205.00	200.03
15	—	528	205.00–210.00	207.56
1	—	390	225.00	225.00
7	—	579	205.00–210.00	205.71
7	—	466	210.00–215.00	212.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	219.50–220.50	219.54
3	—	756	211.00	211.00
2	—	653	215.00–218.00	216.49
2	—	568	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	—	460	245.00	245.00
24	—	721	213.00–218.00	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	275.00	275.00
2	—	560	240.00–245.00	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	206.00–210.00	207.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	180.00–185.00	182.52
1	—	300	265.00	265.00
4	—	364	230.00–240.00	232.58
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
9	—	586	210.00–215.00	213.43
7	—	469	224.00–230.00	225.26
9	—	621	205.00–215.00	210.46
4	—	660	195.00–202.50	198.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	195.00–199.00	196.30
6	—	552	195.00–205.00	196.69
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
2	—	483	215.00–220.00	217.46
5	—	420	215.00–220.00	217.00
2	—	760	170.00–175.00	172.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	240.00	240.00
2	—	710	202.50–205.00	203.73
2	—	508	225.00–230.00	227.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,247	116.00–118.00	116.38
20	—	1,257	107.00–114.00	110.62
10	—	1,171	99.00–108.00	105.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	942	84.00–91.00	86.80
3	—	1,178	104.00–107.00	106.04
8	—	1,054	93.00–101.00	96.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	107.00–114.00	111.61
1	—	1,330	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	131.00–137.00	134.53
3	—	1,540	142.00–147.00	144.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,233.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	775	910.00–1,000.00	955.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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