Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.93/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$255.93

47 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	268.01	1,435	6thin
Medium and Large 2	529	258.98	1,370	25
Medium and Large 3	531	246.61	1,308	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

255.93

—

GA average16 barns · 230 hd

256.56

−0.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−134.19

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	1,805	170.87	3,084	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	142.85	2,187	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	142.32	1,843	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	127.29	1,340	32

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)	1,187	$1,644	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,537	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,668	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	333	337.34/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	249.52/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	254.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	256.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,314	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	152.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,056	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	250.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	249.56/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	221.28/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	221.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,262	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	262.38/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,341	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	274.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,200	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	289.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,053	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	1,357.03/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,357	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	231.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	259	357.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	236.47/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	265.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	219.46/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	253.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	273.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	266.04/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	368.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	236.04/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,498	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	853	1,271.09/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,271	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,717.57/head	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,733.51/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,734	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	140.28/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,270	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	144.90/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,118	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	135.99/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,684	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	116.30/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,110	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	127.37/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,341	19
Bulls	—	—	1,894	174.50/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,305	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,911	52
Bulls	—	—	1,628	162.80/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,650	6
Bulls	—	—	1,978	180.59/cwt	179.00–182.00	3,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	359.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	262.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,222	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	227.34/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	241.70/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	240.63/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	233.54/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	303.45/cwt	300.00–310.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	316.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	267.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	258.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,185	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	224.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,398	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	235.52/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	8

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 430Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 194Year ago 299

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 50Year ago 68

No trends available due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	350.00–360.00	357.39
3	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	337.34
4	350–400	353	310.00–315.00	312.48
7	450–500	456	270.00–280.00	273.16
15	500–550	511	257.00–267.00	262.38
10	550–600	556	250.00–260.00	253.89
4	600–650	623	235.00–237.00	236.04
6	650–700	658	230.00–235.00	231.52
3	700–750	715	220.00–225.00	221.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	310.00–320.00	316.52
3	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	303.45
7	350–400	363	280.00–300.00	289.96
10	400–450	438	270.00–280.00	274.02
15	450–500	458	255.00–265.00	258.70
10	500–550	514	245.00–255.00	249.56
6	550–600	558	237.00–247.00	241.70
4	600–650	623	220.00–230.00	224.37
4	650–700	669	215.00–225.00	221.28
4	700–750	718	200.00–210.00	205.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	365.00–375.00	368.69
3	300–350	315	355.00–365.00	359.81
4	500–550	523	268.00–270.00	269.00
2	550–600	560	262.00–270.00	266.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	260.00–270.00	265.83
7	400–450	436	250.00–260.00	254.48
8	450–500	459	245.00–255.00	249.52
11	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	245.10
11	550–600	557	232.00–242.00	236.47
7	600–650	611	217.00–222.00	219.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
13	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	262.84
12	500–550	512	255.00–260.00	256.59
7	550–600	562	245.00–255.00	250.98
3	600–650	612	225.00–230.00	227.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	265.00–270.00	267.33
4	350–400	360	250.00–255.00	252.53
4	400–450	433	235.00–245.00	240.63
8	450–500	459	230.00–240.00	235.52
7	500–550	525	225.00–245.00	233.54
5	550–600	557	220.00–230.00	225.02
4	600–650	623	210.00–212.00	211.04
4	700–750	703	190.00–200.00	195.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	537	279.00	279.00
2	550–600	565	255.00–265.00	259.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	150.00–159.00	152.20
37	—	1,238	131.00–139.00	135.99
52	—	1,322	140.00–149.00	144.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	132.00–136.00	133.95
5	—	954	113.00–121.00	116.30
19	—	1,053	124.00–131.00	127.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	136.00–142.00	140.28
5	—	1,462	143.00–147.00	144.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,894	170.00–178.00	174.50
6	—	1,628	158.00–165.00	162.80
2	—	1,978	179.00–182.00	180.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,357.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,717.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,733.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	853	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,271.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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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

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