Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today: Replacement cattle mostly steady; Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower; Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady; Feeder heifers unevenly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $203.85/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −10.96 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$203.85

89 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	223.78	1,112	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	204.35	1,119	32
Medium and Large 3	545	194.99	1,063	40

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $49 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 sale89 hd

203.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,118 hd

211.26

−7.40

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−10.96

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	1,569	118.05	1,852	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	96.18	1,475	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	91.98	1,041	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	82.31	830	21

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)	1,059	$1,245	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,152	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,264	4thin

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 2	—	433	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	194.98/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	199.92/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	175.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	179.56/cwt	179.50–180.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	197.81/cwt	190.00–202.00	946	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	187.12/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	238.27/cwt	235.00–240.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	88.50/cwt	85.00–91.00	979	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	94.21/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,082	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	91.74/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,516	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	99.64/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,436	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	77.58/cwt	74.00–80.00	779	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	84.68/cwt	81.00–88.00	856	14
Bulls	—	—	1,924	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,025	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	116.47/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,778	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,251.62/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,252	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,210.30/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,210	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,086	1,127.51/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,128	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	191.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	192.28/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	200.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	205.25/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	223.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,063	10

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 640Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 117Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 69

Compared to one week ago today: Replacement cattle mostly steady; Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower; Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady; Feeder heifers unevenly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	220.00–225.00	221.67
2	—	730	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	680	180.00	180.00
3	—	367	235.00–240.00	238.27
9	—	632	190.00–195.00	191.86
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	215.00	215.00
4	—	533	205.00–206.00	205.25
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	160.00–165.00	162.48
4	—	633	180.00–185.00	183.74
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
5	—	386	220.00–225.00	221.97
9	—	580	190.00–196.00	192.28
9	—	531	190.00–200.00	194.95
5	—	488	200.00–205.00	200.98
3	—	433	210.00–215.00	213.31
2	—	675	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	200.00–205.00	202.46
4	—	388	245.00–250.00	246.23
3	—	437	230.00–235.00	231.64
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
5	—	478	220.00–230.00	223.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	237.00	237.00
2	—	525	245.00	245.00
6	—	658	219.00	219.00
1	—	625	225.00	225.00
8	—	711	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
2	—	435	250.00–255.00	252.47
8	—	593	220.00	220.00
2	—	525	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	193.00–196.00	194.98
8	—	678	179.50–180.00	179.56
1	—	775	155.00	155.00
7	—	616	185.00–190.00	187.12
2	—	730	160.00–167.00	163.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	195.00–205.00	199.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	170.00–180.00	175.96
3	—	733	150.00–155.00	151.64
20	—	478	190.00–202.00	197.81
12	—	528	190.00–195.00	192.70
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
10	—	575	180.00–190.00	184.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,106	85.00–91.00	88.50
25	—	1,149	92.00–99.00	94.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	87.00–94.00	91.74
9	—	1,441	95.00–103.00	99.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	74.00–80.00	77.58
14	—	1,011	81.00–88.00	84.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,924	123.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	1,025	109.00–110.00	109.49
8	—	1,527	114.00–119.00	116.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,035	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,210.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,086	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,127.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,251.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Athens

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle