Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter cows steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls significantly lower. Replacement cattle steady. Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.75/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$246.75

79 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	267.09	1,199	19thin
Medium and Large 2	509	243.19	1,238	38
Medium and Large 3	506	235.33	1,192	22

One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about $7 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 sale79 hd

246.75

—

GA average16 barns · 2,227 hd

239.04

+7.71

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	1,416	126.78	1,796	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	114.87	1,621	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	111.90	1,258	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	103.15	1,017	7thin

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)	1,128	$1,229	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,120	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$928	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,063	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	418	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	233.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	222.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	234.73/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	283.24/cwt	280.00–285.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	271.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	230.88/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	352.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	254.08/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	204.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	369.40/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	365.97/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,639	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	107.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,177	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	115.94/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,333	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	105.29/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,070	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	97.81/cwt	96.00–100.00	890	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	133.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,427	123.48/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,762	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,449.27/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,449	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	837.96/head	775.00–900.00	838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,052.62/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,053	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,109.41/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	930.00/head	860.00–1,000.00	930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	356.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 437Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 139Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	265.00–267.50	266.24
15	—	534	225.00–245.00	233.04
5	—	622	220.00–225.00	222.01
6	—	582	225.00–237.50	234.73
3	—	327	280.00–285.00	283.24
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
1	—	215	305.00	305.00
2	—	363	270.00–275.00	272.48
2	—	295	290.00	290.00
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	282.50	282.50
2	—	668	220.00–222.50	221.24
4	—	321	290.00–300.00	294.96
9	—	418	270.00–280.00	271.10
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
2	—	573	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	265.00	265.00
3	—	473	235.00	235.00
2	—	613	210.00–215.00	212.47
1	—	250	290.00	290.00
3	—	515	227.50–232.50	230.88
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
5	—	434	250.00–255.00	254.08
3	—	665	195.00–210.00	204.77
1	—	240	290.00	290.00
2	—	593	215.00–225.00	219.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	355.00	355.00
4	—	371	350.00–355.00	352.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	332.50	332.50
1	—	385	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	375.00	375.00
3	—	446	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	365.00–372.50	369.40
2	—	358	365.00	365.00
3	—	440	340.00	340.00
1	—	250	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	362.00–370.00	365.97
1	—	370	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	350.00–360.00	356.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	112.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	1,250	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	104.00–110.00	107.41
10	—	1,150	112.00–119.00	115.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	101.00–108.00	105.29
2	—	910	96.00–100.00	97.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	130.00–138.00	133.37
6	—	1,427	119.00–126.00	123.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,449.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,109.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	893	775.00–900.00	837.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	975.00–1,150.00	1,052.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	860.00–1,000.00	930.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle