Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.82/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.30 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$268.82

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$47.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	291.60	1,539	12thin
Medium and Large 2	541	272.22	1,472	15thin
Medium and Large 3	558	243.88	1,362	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.72/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $293.19, median $390.12 across 30 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 sale40 hd

268.82

—

GA average14 barns · 200 hd

272.78

−3.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−121.30

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	1,065	137.50	1,464	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	128.88	1,651	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	127.52	1,982	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	113.54	1,172	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,380	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	300–350	318	264.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	315.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	343.36/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	293.24/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	309.20/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	270.68/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	133.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,713	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,647	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	113.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	300.05/cwt	295.00–305.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	281.24/cwt	275.00–290.00	886	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	283.21/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	336.95/cwt	335.00–340.00	933	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,688.47/head	1,640.00–1,750.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	312.03/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	294.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	326.74/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,415	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	290.81/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	264.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	329.01/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	257.21/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,191	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	966	1,009.21/head	900.00–1,075.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	286.07/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	341.92/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,231	4
Bulls	—	—	1,065	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,525	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	295.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	250.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	245.41/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	333.97/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	242.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	249.33/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	246.48/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	286.70/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	180.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	321.18/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	246.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	270.07/cwt	265.00–275.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	214.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	282.41/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,477	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,612.29/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,612	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	316.83/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	307.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	324.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	231.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	260.58/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	218.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	292.38/cwt	285.00–297.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	213.03/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	269.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	322.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	865	4

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 318Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 87Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	265.00–275.00	270.07
6	300–350	318	260.00–270.00	264.82
5	350–400	357	245.00–255.00	250.82
8	400–450	437	245.00–255.00	249.33
9	450–500	463	240.00–250.00	246.14
7	500–550	510	220.00–230.00	222.90
7	550–600	561	210.00–220.00	214.49
3	600–650	627	195.00–200.00	197.39
2	650–700	660	190.00–195.00	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	295.00–305.00	300.05
6	350–400	367	285.00–295.00	290.00
3	400–450	415	280.00–285.00	283.21
5	550–600	565	245.00–246.00	245.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	285.00–297.50	292.38
5	300–350	315	275.00–290.00	281.24
8	350–400	367	265.00–275.00	269.43
11	400–450	441	260.00–270.00	264.46
11	450–500	463	255.00–265.00	257.21
6	500–550	523	235.00–245.00	240.11
8	550–600	571	230.00–240.00	234.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	340.00–345.00	343.36
5	400–450	436	315.00–325.00	316.83
6	450–500	458	310.00–320.00	315.86
3	500–550	515	290.00–295.00	293.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	332.00–335.00	333.97
3	450–500	458	327.00–330.00	329.01
2	500–550	523	300.00–305.00	302.39
5	650–700	650	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	320.00–322.50	321.18
3	400–450	443	305.00–310.00	307.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	335.00–340.00	336.95
4	300–350	334	330.00–340.00	334.98
5	350–400	369	315.00–330.00	324.01
4	400–450	440	300.00–317.00	309.20
12	450–500	457	285.00–300.00	290.81
8	500–550	523	277.00–287.00	282.41
7	550–600	561	260.00–262.00	260.58
6	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	231.74
5	700–750	709	210.00–215.00	213.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	320.00–325.00	322.62
8	350–400	361	290.00–300.00	295.28
6	400–450	438	280.00–295.00	286.70
9	450–500	464	265.00–280.00	270.68
5	500–550	532	242.00–250.00	246.48
8	550–600	575	240.00–245.00	242.25
14	600–650	606	210.00–220.00	218.59
3	700–750	723	200.00–205.00	203.39
4	750–800	773	175.00–185.00	180.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	337.50–345.00	341.92
9	400–450	433	320.00–332.50	326.74
7	450–500	456	307.00–320.00	312.03
8	500–550	509	290.00–300.00	294.36
4	550–600	565	282.00–290.00	286.07
2	650–700	668	240.00–242.00	241.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	118.00–122.00	119.69
2	—	938	106.00–109.00	107.52
4	—	1,041	112.00–117.00	113.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,284	131.00–138.00	133.42
14	—	1,223	122.00–130.00	124.72
3	—	1,528	117.00–119.00	118.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	119.00–125.00	122.03
2	—	1,758	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	137.50	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,640.00–1,750.00	1,688.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	966	900.00–1,075.00	1,009.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,165	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,612.29

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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