Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle steady to 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle lightly tested; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.62/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.50 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$268.62

23 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	273.65	1,533	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	266.87	1,510	9thin
Medium and Large 3	545	259.96	1,417	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $116 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 sale23 hd

268.62

—

GA average14 barns · 188 hd

278.25

−9.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−121.50

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	—	Low	1,779	163.10	2,902	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	140.31	2,158	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	134.71	1,447	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	114.45	1,070	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,187	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,145	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,785	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	255.39/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	227.99/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	328.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	236.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	301.18/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	243.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	248.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,616	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	1,145.06/head	950.00–1,325.00	1,145	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	640	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	283.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	257.44/cwt	255.00–265.00	870	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	957	1,997.21/head	1,875.00–2,175.00	1,997	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	1,187.42/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	143.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,691	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	104.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,092	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	122.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,055	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	156.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,967	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	162.96/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,063	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	149.11/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	134.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,409	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	140.01/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,169	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	127.06/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,325	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	293.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,272	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	241.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.47/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	263.80/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	253.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	346.58/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	203.98/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 314Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 142Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 99

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle steady to 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle lightly tested; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	350.00–355.00	352.46
6	300–350	327	340.00–350.00	346.58
3	350–400	387	340.00–345.00	341.64
2	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	301.18
4	500–550	538	280.00–285.00	281.23
5	550–600	588	255.00–257.00	255.39
2	600–650	635	242.00–245.00	243.49
3	650–700	687	230.00–232.00	230.66
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	325.00–335.00	328.27
5	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	324.89
9	400–450	433	290.00–305.00	293.82
5	450–500	482	280.00–290.00	283.94
3	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	264.94
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	342.47
3	500–550	530	290.00–300.00	294.94
7	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	264.53
4	650–700	680	242.00–250.00	245.47
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	253.67
3	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	254.93
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
6	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	236.10
2	600–650	635	227.00–229.00	227.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	338	255.00–265.00	257.44
9	350–400	382	245.00–255.00	248.81
5	400–450	436	240.00–245.00	241.97
4	450–500	475	240.00–245.00	243.71
4	500–550	535	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	600–650	635	210.00–217.00	213.47
1	700–750	740	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	485	265.00–270.00	267.47
7	500–550	524	260.00–267.00	263.80
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	285.00–290.00	287.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	304.94
2	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	785	201.00–207.00	203.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	335.00–340.00	337.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	830	950.00–1,325.00	1,145.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,875.00–2,175.00	1,997.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,182	140.00–149.00	143.08
43	—	1,048	131.00–139.00	134.46
15	—	1,043	122.00–130.00	127.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	100.00–106.00	104.17
6	—	860	120.00–127.00	122.62
10	—	935	110.00–118.00	113.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	148.00–150.00	149.11
16	—	1,549	137.00–143.00	140.01
2	—	1,478	133.00–135.00	133.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	154.00–159.00	156.98
1	—	1,930	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,705	160.00–167.00	162.96

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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