Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $263.44/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.68 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$263.44

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	272.46	1,512	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	265.48	1,457	8thin
Medium and Large 3	580	239.94	1,392	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

263.44

—

GA average14 barns · 180 hd

276.32

−12.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−126.68

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	1,773	155.02	2,748	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	132.62	2,055	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	127.48	1,429	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	109.37	1,060	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,549	129.35	2,004	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,422	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	400–450	425	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	251.16/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	263.35/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	273.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	250.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.64/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	264.14/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	252.99/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	247.94/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	263.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,551.73/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,552	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,662.57/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	352.96/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	294.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	910	1,227.20/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	264.73/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	123.06/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,938	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,058	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	119.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,354	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	135.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,559	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	127.62/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,409	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,035	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	129.35/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,004	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	109.60/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,029	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	160.67/cwt	155.00–163.00	3,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	343.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	334.56/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	268.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	188.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	272.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	261.90/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	253.30/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	844	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 434Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 144Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 97

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–325.00	322.47
4	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	322.47
6	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	532	265.00–275.00	272.97
3	550–600	577	252.00–255.00	252.99
2	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	234.96
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	350.00–355.00	352.96
5	300–350	332	340.00–350.00	343.92
2	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	400–450	420	330.00–337.00	334.56
5	450–500	490	290.00–295.00	294.00
3	500–550	533	280.00–285.00	281.63
3	550–600	577	260.00–265.00	263.29
3	600–650	633	245.00–254.00	247.94
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	387	305.00–310.00	306.64
9	450–500	475	265.00–275.00	268.82
3	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	239.94
3	650–700	680	200.00–210.00	204.95
3	700–750	737	185.00–195.00	188.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	435	320.00–325.00	322.47
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	630	262.00–267.00	264.73
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	474	260.00–269.00	264.14
2	500–550	535	250.00–255.00	252.48
4	550–600	571	245.00–255.00	251.16
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	333	270.00–275.00	273.30
5	350–400	382	260.00–267.00	263.35
4	400–450	433	260.00–268.00	261.90
12	450–500	482	250.00–255.00	250.56
3	500–550	530	242.00–247.00	244.64
3	550–600	580	235.00–237.00	236.32
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	325	255.00–265.00	259.77
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
14	400–450	415	247.00–255.00	253.30
3	450–500	477	240.00–245.00	243.29
2	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	1,130	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,551.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.57
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	122.00–124.00	123.06
17	—	1,546	130.00–136.00	133.14
1	—	1,560	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,133	116.00–123.00	119.53
16	—	1,154	133.00–140.00	135.06
42	—	1,104	124.00–132.00	127.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	939	105.00–113.00	109.60
2	—	1,150	97.00	97.00
2	—	893	120.00–122.00	120.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,418	140.00–148.00	143.54
6	—	1,938	155.00–163.00	160.67
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,549	126.00–132.00	129.35

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

Bulls · 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