Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows, and bulls unevenly steady. All Feeder cattle $5.00-10.00 lower. Replacements cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.82/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$238.82

77 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	252.68	1,177	14thin
Medium and Large 2	476	239.71	1,141	25
Medium and Large 3	419	233.12	976	38

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $200 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 sale77 hd

238.82

—

GA average16 barns · 1,804 hd

246.12

−7.31

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	1,467	131.94	1,936	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	114.13	1,653	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	113.18	1,338	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	111.35	1,072	8thin

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)	1,120	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,105	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,014	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,247	9

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	225.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	226.27/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	178.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	226.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	261.26/cwt	255.00–265.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	233.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	249.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	284.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	267.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	215.68/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	248	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	256.97/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	281.60/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	114.13/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	106.69/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,231	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	111.35/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,072	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	120.59/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,443	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	114.53/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,367	20
Bulls	—	—	1,487	135.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,438	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,812	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	1,104.93/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,105	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	1,014.13/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,014	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	277.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,299	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	315.96/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	260.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	303.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	243.76/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	224.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,210	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 653Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 140Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cows, and bulls unevenly steady. All Feeder cattle $5.00-10.00 lower. Replacements cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
6	—	616	222.50–227.50	226.27
2	—	453	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	—	442	230.00–240.00	233.32
7	—	374	245.00–250.00	249.30
3	—	313	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	—	575	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	220.00–235.00	225.71
3	—	735	175.00–185.00	178.33
7	—	381	220.00–235.00	226.61
2	—	475	220.00	220.00
7	—	269	265.00–270.00	267.18
7	—	517	220.00–230.00	224.58
5	—	313	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	245.00–255.00	249.89
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
5	—	516	240.00–245.00	242.54
1	—	310	295.00	295.00
4	—	376	255.00–265.00	261.26
1	—	570	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	280.00	280.00
1	—	570	230.00	230.00
6	—	470	280.00–290.00	284.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	209.00–222.50	215.68
1	—	600	240.00	240.00
2	—	515	242.50–245.00	243.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	305.00	305.00
3	—	248	310.00	310.00
5	—	529	255.00–260.00	256.97
3	—	427	275.00–285.00	281.60
2	—	570	225.00–230.00	227.50
12	—	470	255.00–265.00	260.12
3	—	275	300.00–305.00	303.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
12	—	468	275.00–285.00	277.53
5	—	318	315.00–320.00	315.96
2	—	400	300.00–305.00	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	111.00–118.00	114.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	103.00–109.00	106.69
6	—	1,197	119.00–123.00	120.59
20	—	1,194	111.00–117.00	114.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	108.00–114.00	111.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	133.00–139.00	135.88
4	—	1,438	122.00–130.00	126.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	978	975.00–1,050.00	1,014.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	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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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