Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.82/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$185.82

62 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	200.99	1,082	10thin
Medium and Large 2	569	186.94	1,064	31
Medium and Large 3	567	176.93	1,003	21

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $79 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 sale62 hd

185.82

—

GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd

207.73

−21.92

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	—	Average	1,540	111.56	1,718	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	88.73	1,280	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	87.34	994	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	74.19	659	20

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)	1,435	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	175.66/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,110	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	183.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	227.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	196.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,227	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	206.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,290	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,108	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	93.26/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,341	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.00	992	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	66.42/cwt	65.00–68.00	620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	82.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	713	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	74.75/cwt	72.00–79.00	656	13
Bulls	—	—	1,557	112.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,746	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	89.42/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,305	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	95.15/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	87.81/cwt	83.00–91.00	982	28
Bulls	—	—	1,435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,435	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	227.45/cwt	225.00–235.00	987	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	211.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	152.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 662Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 159Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 39Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
2	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
3	—	587	190.00–195.00	191.65
3	—	537	200.00–205.00	201.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	152.00	152.00
13	—	632	170.00–178.00	175.66
6	—	583	180.00–185.00	183.31
6	—	535	190.00–195.00	192.48
4	—	383	220.00–225.00	223.73
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
4	—	532	180.00–185.00	183.73
3	—	633	160.00–165.00	163.32
5	—	678	150.00–157.00	152.75
2	—	730	140.00–147.00	143.45
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
5	—	440	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	255.00	255.00
1	—	340	270.00	270.00
8	—	615	205.00–210.00	206.26
2	—	580	220.00–225.00	222.46
2	—	285	290.00–300.00	294.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	160.00–162.00	160.99
5	—	623	195.00–200.00	196.99
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	225.00–230.00	227.45
3	—	570	205.00–215.00	208.94
1	—	390	250.00	250.00
2	—	735	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
8	—	434	225.00–235.00	227.45
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
2	—	590	195.00	195.00
3	—	527	205.00–215.00	211.58
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	235.00	235.00
2	—	625	225.00	225.00
1	—	725	205.00	205.00
2	—	760	192.00	192.00
5	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	235.00–240.00	237.46
1	—	575	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	79.00–80.00	79.52
3	—	1,438	92.00–95.00	93.26
7	—	1,459	86.00–94.00	89.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	80.00–83.00	81.55
2	—	1,220	94.00–97.00	95.15
28	—	1,118	83.00–91.00	87.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	65.00–68.00	66.42
3	—	868	80.00–84.00	82.14
13	—	878	72.00–79.00	74.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	109.00–116.00	112.15
1	—	1,435	108.00	108.00

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	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,225.00	1,225.00

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