Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls mostly steady; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady; Replacement cattle lightly tested. This market will not be covered next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Coverage will resume on 11/29/2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.91/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$197.91

73 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	207.69	1,013	23
Medium and Large 2	501	197.62	991	36
Medium and Large 3	530	182.57	967	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $45 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

197.91

—

GA average17 barns · 2,541 hd

200.69

−2.78

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	1,707	110.21	1,881	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	93.92	1,417	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	91.51	1,026	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	73.72	713	22

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)	1,243	$1,197	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	535	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	211.37/cwt	210.00–213.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	196.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,049	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	201.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	202.72/cwt	200.00–207.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	192.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	100.95/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,244	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	102.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	92.98/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	94.36/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,087	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	85.88/cwt	82.00–89.00	909	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	67.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	683	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	77.49/cwt	75.00–82.00	728	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	86.48/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,366	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	117.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,557	102.91/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,197.12/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,197	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	860	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,030	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 464Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 140Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 37Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	185.00–187.00	185.99
3	—	633	162.00–165.00	163.99
2	—	690	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
1	—	290	225.00	225.00
2	—	340	210.00	210.00
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
2	—	585	175.00–177.00	175.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	212.00	212.00
11	—	471	210.00–213.00	211.37
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
3	—	587	190.00–195.00	191.65
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
3	—	433	210.00–215.00	213.31
2	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	165.00	165.00
13	—	535	190.00–197.00	196.01
9	—	478	195.00–205.00	201.40
2	—	385	210.00–215.00	212.47
5	—	428	200.00–207.00	202.72
2	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
1	—	390	270.00	270.00
1	—	740	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	235.00	235.00
2	—	735	190.00–196.00	192.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	270.00	270.00
3	—	340	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	217.00	217.00
8	—	385	260.00–265.00	262.47
3	—	490	230.00	230.00
3	—	440	255.00	255.00
2	—	690	190.00	190.00
2	—	340	275.00	275.00
3	—	540	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	275.00	275.00
4	—	485	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	—	390	250.00	250.00
2	—	430	235.00–245.00	239.88
1	—	640	192.00	192.00
2	—	235	280.00–285.00	282.45
1	—	690	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	100.00–103.00	100.95
17	—	1,152	91.00–98.00	94.36
17	—	1,059	82.00–89.00	85.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	100.00–105.00	102.77
6	—	1,529	91.00–98.00	92.98
4	—	1,579	82.00–88.00	86.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	65.00–70.00	67.12
14	—	939	75.00–82.00	77.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	116.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	1,557	101.00–106.00	102.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	975.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,243	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,197.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	875.00	875.00

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