Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower , slaughter bulls sharply lower, feeder steers, feeder bulls and steer calves mostly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.21/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.91 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$249.21

41 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	264.80	1,501	5thin
Medium and Large 2	526	256.73	1,351	18thin
Medium and Large 3	544	237.35	1,290	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $211 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 sale41 hd

249.21

—

GA average13 barns · 398 hd

262.32

−13.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−140.91

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	1,408	154.10	2,169	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	129.55	2,003	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	128.47	1,633	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	114.84	1,251	24

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)	1,208	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,370	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,828	20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	278.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	253.01/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	213.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	218.41/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	277.61/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	208.60/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	289.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	256.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	237.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	199.01/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	295.45/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	307.37/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	283.68/cwt	280.00–290.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	270.49/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	259.09/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,308	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,627.86/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,675.26/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	269.01/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	265.67/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	264.80/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	257.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	1,075.44/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	797	1,425.47/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,425	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	133.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	147.59/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,852	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	130.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,722	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	124.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,516	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	139.35/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	301.81/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	108.24/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,218	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,964	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	157.36/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	117.45/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,231	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	259.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.86/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	301.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	316.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	249.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	242.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	229.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	272.72/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,156	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	203.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	214.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	259.53/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,191	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	230.71/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,290	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	244.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	267.70/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	268.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	709	196.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	1,248.91/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	222.80/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	317.09/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	268.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	249.10/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,141	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	212.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	312.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,111	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,330.61/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,331	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	277.49/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,061	2,019.70/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,020	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 463Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 132Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 17Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	295.00–300.00	297.48
4	300–350	318	280.00–290.00	283.68
5	350–400	361	275.00–285.00	278.01
5	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	260.22
10	450–500	458	245.00–252.00	249.10
9	500–550	522	235.00–245.00	237.19
4	550–600	560	225.00–230.00	227.48
3	600–650	630	215.00–220.00	218.41
3	750–800	752	195.00–205.00	199.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	300.00–305.00	301.60
4	400–450	408	270.00–272.00	270.49
10	450–500	472	255.00–260.00	257.21
2	700–750	725	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	270.00–280.00	274.86
6	300–350	318	260.00–275.00	268.09
6	350–400	358	255.00–265.00	259.17
9	400–450	427	235.00–250.00	242.21
8	450–500	458	225.00–240.00	229.97
6	500–550	522	215.00–232.00	222.80
5	550–600	559	210.00–220.00	214.04
3	600–650	615	200.00–210.00	203.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.52
4	350–400	360	320.00–330.00	325.07
6	400–450	409	290.00–302.00	295.45
10	450–500	463	270.00–290.00	277.49
11	500–550	505	255.00–265.00	259.09
7	550–600	560	250.00–256.00	253.01
8	600–650	611	230.00–235.00	231.23
4	650–700	660	210.00–220.00	213.75
2	700–750	720	205.00–212.00	208.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	340.00–345.00	343.35
7	400–450	420	310.00–315.00	312.86
6	450–500	458	295.00–305.00	300.04
5	550–600	567	262.00–270.00	264.80
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	325	310.00–325.00	317.09
5	350–400	356	300.00–320.00	312.02
12	400–450	424	265.00–280.00	272.72
12	450–500	459	255.00–265.00	259.53
9	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	244.00
9	550–600	559	225.00–237.50	230.71
6	600–650	615	210.00–215.00	212.30
4	650–700	664	195.00–205.00	199.98
4	700–750	709	190.00–200.00	196.23
2	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	305.00–310.00	307.37
8	450–500	476	285.00–300.00	289.84
2	500–550	523	275.00–280.00	277.61
3	550–600	562	265.00–270.00	268.35
3	600–650	605	255.00–260.00	256.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	316.69
8	450–500	486	300.00–310.00	301.81
2	550–600	558	280.00–285.00	282.49
3	600–650	608	267.00–270.00	269.01
3	650–700	672	265.00–266.00	265.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	468	255.00–280.00	267.70
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	255.13
2	550–600	573	245.00–255.00	249.85
3	600–650	605	225.00–230.00	226.65

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	2	—	1,375	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	797	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,425.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,061	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,019.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,208	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,675.26
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,248.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,030	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,330.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	131.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	1,565	125.00–126.00	125.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,316	128.00–136.00	130.84
23	—	1,220	120.00–128.00	124.28
3	—	1,265	137.00–142.00	139.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	123.00	123.00
8	—	1,125	104.00–113.00	108.24
14	—	1,048	114.00–122.00	117.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	146.00–150.00	147.59
4	—	1,484	156.00–159.00	157.36

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

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