Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to Holidays no trends to compare. Slaughter cows sold with a stronger undertone, extreme prices 138.00 to 147.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.16/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$235.16

19 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	235.54	1,116	15thin
Medium and Large 2	354	233.73	827	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.82/cwt here — about $288 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 sale19 hd

235.16

—

GA average14 barns · 716 hd

247.56

−12.40

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	1,452	120.65	1,752	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	106.81	1,393	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	103.14	1,473	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	814	87.90	716	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	907	$1,136	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	428	190.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	213.86/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	222.97/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	231.83/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	204.17/cwt	200.00–208.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	177.51/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	205.75/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	805	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	675	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,362.53/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,857	129.06/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,397	3
Bulls	—	—	1,279	117.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,497	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	108.85/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,465	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	103.48/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,287	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	103.14/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	87.90/cwt	83.00–98.00	716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	117.12/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,684	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 80Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 95Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 29

Due to Holidays no trends to compare. Slaughter cows sold with a stronger undertone, extreme prices 138.00 to 147.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	185.00–195.00	190.15
3	—	577	175.00–182.50	177.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	225.00	225.00
2	—	385	215.00–220.00	217.44
4	—	469	200.00–208.00	204.17
4	—	524	203.00–210.00	205.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	206.00	206.00
2	—	530	210.00–217.50	213.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	255.00	255.00
2	—	478	235.00–242.50	238.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	260.00	260.00
2	—	388	205.00–210.00	207.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	215.00–235.00	222.97
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
2	—	335	285.00–290.00	287.50
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
4	—	459	227.50–235.00	231.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	127.00–130.00	129.06
7	—	1,279	110.00–125.00	117.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,346	106.00–114.00	108.85
19	—	1,244	101.00–106.00	103.48
2	—	1,438	116.00–118.00	117.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	101.00–105.00	103.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	83.00–98.00	87.90

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle