Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter bulls significantly higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.17/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.84 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$248.17

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs GA average

−29.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	258.02	1,445	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	245.78	1,319	11thin
Medium and Large 3	549	236.44	1,297	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

248.17

—

GA average14 barns · 531 hd

253.41

−5.24

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−29.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−120.84

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	1,538	143.70	2,210	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	134.74	1,993	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	128.37	1,493	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	112.30	1,069	15

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)	1,137	$1,523	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,456	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,413	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	333.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	333.96/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	265.49/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	264.61/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	248.30/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,309	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	295.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	297.42/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,288	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	283.34/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	336.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	215.21/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	272.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	273.93/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	254.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,218	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	252.83/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	943	1,256.03/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	270.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	240.62/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	147.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,374	134.92/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	128.48/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	135.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,980	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	120.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,322	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	113.83/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,035	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	137.57/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,618	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,086	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	127.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,509	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	244.43/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	312.75/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	307.09/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	273.44/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	273.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	235.94/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	303.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	333.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	265.94/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,396	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,701.71/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	302.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	253.49/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	830	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	252.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	313.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,345	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,544.86/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 372Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 60Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 40Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter bulls significantly higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	277	330.00–335.00	333.25
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	366	305.00–315.00	312.75
10	400–450	433	295.00–305.00	297.42
3	450–500	475	270.00–277.00	273.93
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.46
2	600–650	630	240.00–249.00	244.43
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	336	335.00–340.00	336.96
5	350–400	374	330.00–335.00	333.96
11	400–450	429	310.00–320.00	313.51
8	450–500	477	285.00–295.00	289.28
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.21
3	550–600	583	260.00–265.00	261.63
7	600–650	623	250.00–255.00	252.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	355.00–360.00	357.46
2	350–400	385	345.00–355.00	349.94
4	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	335.41
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–277.00	273.44
2	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	585	270.00–272.00	270.99
2	600–650	635	260.00–265.00	262.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	464	300.00–310.00	302.50
7	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	295.66
6	550–600	568	283.00–285.00	283.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	330.00–340.00	333.28
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	538	306.00–315.00	307.09
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	295.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	383	270.00–275.00	271.61
3	400–450	433	260.00–265.00	261.62
3	450–500	475	262.00–267.00	264.61
9	500–550	527	244.00–254.00	248.30
2	550–600	580	232.00–237.00	234.46
2	600–650	635	220.00–224.00	221.98
4	650–700	671	212.00–217.00	215.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
5	300–350	338	270.00–275.00	270.98
4	350–400	388	265.00–267.00	265.49
10	400–450	428	250.00–257.00	252.83
10	450–500	478	250.00–257.00	254.78
5	500–550	534	237.00–242.00	240.62
2	550–600	585	225.00–227.00	225.99
2	650–700	685	200.00–205.00	202.48
2	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
6	250–300	272	300.00–310.00	305.19
3	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	303.13
6	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	284.93
4	400–450	429	270.00–280.00	273.63
2	450–500	475	270.00–275.00	272.42
4	500–550	525	262.00–270.00	265.94
7	550–600	580	250.00–256.00	253.49
2	600–650	630	232.00–240.00	235.94
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,256.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,701.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,544.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	143.00–149.00	147.00
4	—	1,374	133.00–138.00	134.92
1	—	1,950	159.00	159.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	127.00–129.00	128.48
15	—	1,465	131.00–139.00	135.16
3	—	1,565	140.00–142.00	141.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	100.00–109.00	104.65
5	—	909	111.00–117.00	113.83
4	—	891	120.00–125.00	121.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,101	116.00–124.00	120.06
14	—	1,176	134.00–141.00	137.57
36	—	1,181	125.00–133.00	127.80

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle