Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.41/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.60 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$235.41

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs GA average

−34.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	242.45	1,297	6thin
Medium and Large 2	562	228.29	1,282	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	225.00	1,215	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $82 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

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 sale11 hd

235.41

—

GA average15 barns · 510 hd

245.86

−10.45

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−34.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−133.60

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	1,591	169.57	2,699	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	135.99	1,965	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	133.40	1,447	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	844	119.53	1,008	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	869	$1,617	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	269.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	223.93/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	325.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	308.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	151.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	246.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	253.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	752	1,314.39/head	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	271.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	210.11/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,272	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	162.14/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,409	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,001	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	141.19/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,019	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,396	27
Bulls	—	—	1,627	174.45/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	293.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,241	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	133.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	127.04/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,466	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	139.73/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	114.90/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.99/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	235.43/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	253.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	293.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	243.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	270.97/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	174.69/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.99/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	242.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	229.64/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	260.96/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	281.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,546	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 327Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 157Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	355.00–360.00	357.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	384	320.00–330.00	325.94
5	400–450	426	305.00–315.00	308.94
4	450–500	478	275.00–285.00	281.18
2	500–550	525	265.00–275.00	269.86
2	600–650	635	240.00–247.00	243.47
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	293.31
3	450–500	483	260.00–265.00	263.31
5	500–550	532	250.00–255.00	253.98
2	550–600	585	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	340.00–342.00	340.99
2	400–450	435	325.00–327.00	325.99
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	585	267.00–275.00	270.97
3	650–700	683	240.00–245.00	243.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	275.00–285.00	279.87
6	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	253.56
6	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	246.09
1	500–550	525	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	580	220.00–228.00	223.93
2	650–700	680	210.00–215.00	212.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	285	275.00–285.00	279.91
4	300–350	328	265.00–275.00	271.15
4	350–400	385	260.00–270.00	264.94
4	400–450	433	240.00–245.00	241.71
9	450–500	486	235.00–237.00	235.43
2	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	627	205.00–215.00	210.11
2	650–700	685	195.00–200.00	197.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	337	290.00–300.00	293.27
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	485	257.00–265.00	260.96
6	500–550	535	240.00–250.00	242.45
3	600–650	637	227.00–235.00	229.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	150.00–155.00	151.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	170.00–182.00	174.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	752	1,130.00–1,400.00	1,314.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,430	140.00–143.00	141.19
6	—	1,472	130.00–136.00	133.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	120.00–125.00	123.00
3	—	883	114.00–116.00	114.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,041	130.00–138.00	134.11
10	—	1,154	124.00–129.00	127.04
7	—	1,156	139.00–141.00	139.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	158.00–166.00	162.14
7	—	1,627	172.00–178.00	174.45
1	—	1,975	180.00	180.00

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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