Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipt details: 393 Feeder cattle: 269, Slaughter Cows: 95, Slaughter bulls: 17. Compared to one-week earlier slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter Bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.00/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$207.00

41 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$40.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	232.91	984	12thin
Medium and Large 2	459	202.28	929	11thin
Medium and Large 3	468	192.62	901	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.29/cwt here — about $83 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 sale41 hd

207.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,186 hd

209.38

−2.38

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	1,585	117.00	1,854	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	100.23	1,222	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	81.09	888	10

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,150	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,116	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	233.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	212.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	198.31/cwt	195.00–200.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	290.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	213.72/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	171.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	203.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	204.46/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	218.99/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,074	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	110.00/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,337	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	102.26/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,262	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	86.42/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,003	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	95.14/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,144	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	77.19/cwt	74.00–82.50	741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	118.17/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	108.60/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	125.90/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,115.52/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,116	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,257.94/head	1,240.00–1,275.00	1,258	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,042.56/head	1,040.00–1,045.00	1,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 338Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 96Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	280.00	280.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
1	—	575	205.00	205.00
4	—	471	220.00–225.00	222.53
5	—	532	217.50–220.00	218.99
1	—	315	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	210.00–220.00	215.17
12	—	361	295.00–300.00	297.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	197.50	197.50
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
2	—	455	212.50–215.00	213.74
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	230.00–240.00	233.26
3	—	523	210.00–220.00	216.66
2	—	283	295.00–300.00	297.52
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	235.00	235.00
2	—	480	215.00–220.00	217.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	210.00	210.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
5	—	363	210.00–215.00	212.02
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
1	—	660	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	150.00–155.00	151.68
1	—	540	185.00	185.00
3	—	463	195.00–200.00	198.31
2	—	405	200.00–205.00	202.50
2	—	578	167.00–175.00	171.05
4	—	361	200.00–205.00	203.74
3	—	305	220.00–225.00	223.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	212.50–215.00	213.73
3	—	406	285.00–295.00	290.01
2	—	615	210.00–217.50	213.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	199.00–210.00	204.46
6	—	592	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	107.00–114.00	110.00
21	—	1,234	99.00–106.00	102.26
18	—	1,202	91.00–98.00	95.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,161	84.00–88.00	86.42
2	—	960	74.00–82.50	77.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	116.00–120.00	118.17
6	—	1,573	106.00–110.00	108.60
5	—	1,668	124.00–128.00	125.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,115.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,040.00–1,045.00	1,042.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,240.00–1,275.00	1,257.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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