Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on limited comparable sales, however a higher undertone was noted. Replacement cattle sold firm on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.81/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.20 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$232.81

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$9.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.17

vs GA average

−39.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	235.47	1,358	8thin
Medium and Large 2	590	232.50	1,372	1thin
Medium and Large 3	513	225.83	1,159	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $400.34, low $315.98, median $369.01 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

232.81

—

GA average15 barns · 379 hd

250.98

−18.17

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−39.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−136.20

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	1,539	137.42	2,114	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	122.37	1,489	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	120.30	1,598	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	115.27	1,172	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)	1,070	$1,408	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,328	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$1,527	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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	350–400	363	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	920	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,327.52/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,328	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,407.75/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,408	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	231.55/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	251.62/cwt	245.00–255.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	241.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	301.58/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	318.72/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	280.09/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	245.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.86/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	213.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	236.25/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	272.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,589.95/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,590	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	263.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	115.69/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,112	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,308	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,427	132.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,888	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	142.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	116.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	123.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	216.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	311.58/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,153	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	258.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,095	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	298.69/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	237.41/cwt	230.00–245.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.91/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	225.83/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	240.87/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	234.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	270.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	292.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	286.23/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.32/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	271.28/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	242.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	237.16/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	967	3

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 537Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 113Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	245.00–255.00	251.62
6	350–400	363	250.00–255.00	253.35
9	400–450	431	240.00–250.00	242.19
7	450–500	473	235.00–240.00	237.16
1	550–600	590	232.50	232.50
2	600–650	618	210.00–212.50	211.22
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	272.42
11	350–400	364	260.00–270.00	263.71
15	400–450	423	250.00–270.00	258.92
3	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	245.70
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	587	232.50–239.00	236.25
2	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	225.08
6	650–700	678	210.00–220.00	213.32
1	700–750	710	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	210.00–220.00	216.68
2	350–400	390	230.00–235.00	232.53
3	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
8	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	234.35
3	500–550	513	225.00–227.50	225.83
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	290.00–300.00	294.85
6	350–400	372	280.00–302.50	286.23
6	400–450	428	260.00–275.00	269.32
5	450–500	480	255.00–270.00	267.03
2	500–550	543	255.00–265.00	259.98
2	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.46
4	600–650	629	225.00–237.50	231.55
2	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	338	310.00–315.00	312.56
10	350–400	370	305.00–320.00	311.58
3	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	473	297.50–300.00	298.69
6	500–550	524	272.50–295.00	280.09
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	664	240.00–245.00	241.93
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	800	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	380	265.00–275.00	270.13
2	400–450	415	230.00–245.00	237.41
2	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	583	235.00–247.50	240.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	358	317.50–320.00	318.72
4	450–500	481	297.50–310.00	301.58
2	500–550	520	300.00–307.50	303.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	305	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	292.44
2	500–550	533	270.00–272.50	271.28
4	550–600	578	240.00–267.50	257.91
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,078	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,327.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,070	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,407.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	983	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,589.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	958	112.00–118.00	115.69
3	—	1,030	107.00–109.00	107.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	123.00–126.00	124.50
2	—	1,423	112.00–120.00	116.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	109.00–117.00	112.97
9	—	1,231	126.00–129.00	127.51
11	—	1,237	121.00–125.00	123.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	127.00–135.00	132.34
3	—	1,650	139.00–144.00	142.50

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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