Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.47/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.54 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$228.47

23 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs GA average

−23.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	242.01	1,244	7thin
Medium and Large 2	527	228.55	1,204	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	214.83	1,166	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $78 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

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 sale23 hd

228.47

—

GA average16 barns · 619 hd

237.80

−9.33

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−23.47

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−140.54

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	1,553	176.34	2,738	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	164.81	1,926	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	163.22	2,594	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	138.33	1,383	25

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)	1,135	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	500–550	528	218.20/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	241.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	288.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	210.33/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	213.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	230.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	250.87/cwt	247.00–255.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	256.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	235.75/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	224.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	246.49/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	227.90/cwt	225.00–230.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	224.52/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	342.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	249.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	217.43/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	306.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	834	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	138.23/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,406	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	165.69/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	156.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,731	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	174.18/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,235	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	165.08/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,907	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	146.14/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,418	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	122.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,322	168.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,234	5
Bulls	—	—	1,622	177.50/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,879	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	186.71/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	248.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	263.89/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	217.04/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	286.32/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	269.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	203.90/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	235.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	206.61/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	218.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	864	3

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 360Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 100Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 37Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	245.00–250.00	247.55
4	300–350	324	235.00–245.00	241.18
3	350–400	360	235.00–245.00	240.07
5	400–450	414	225.00–230.00	227.90
3	450–500	458	215.00–225.00	218.99
4	500–550	528	215.00–222.00	218.20
3	550–600	562	205.00–216.00	210.33
2	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	195.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	265.00–270.00	267.45
3	300–350	320	255.00–260.00	256.56
5	350–400	363	247.00–255.00	250.87
3	400–450	440	245.00–247.50	246.49
8	450–500	463	232.00–240.00	235.75
6	500–550	511	225.00–235.00	230.82
3	550–600	558	220.00–227.00	224.01
4	600–650	615	210.00–220.00	213.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	379	274.00	274.00
7	500–550	514	240.00–245.00	242.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	300.00–310.00	306.69
3	350–400	362	285.00–295.00	288.23
6	400–450	437	245.00–255.00	249.22
4	450–500	459	240.00–255.00	248.75
5	550–600	562	215.00–222.00	217.43
3	600–650	615	200.00–207.00	203.90
2	650–700	665	195.00–200.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	300–350	318	340.00–345.00	342.64
2	400–450	423	285.00–287.50	286.32
2	600–650	623	224.00–225.00	224.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	310.00–330.00	320.00
3	350–400	358	305.00–315.00	309.95
4	400–450	416	265.00–275.00	269.37
9	450–500	459	260.00–267.00	263.89
6	500–550	519	230.00–240.00	235.33
8	600–650	610	214.00–220.00	217.04
5	650–700	664	205.00–209.00	206.61
1	700–750	700	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	265.00–267.00	265.97
3	600–650	613	235.00–240.00	236.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	131.00–140.00	138.23
10	—	970	141.00–150.00	146.14
5	—	1,025	119.00–126.00	122.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	165.00–166.00	165.69
2	—	1,490	159.00–160.00	159.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	153.00–160.00	156.96
11	—	1,283	171.00–179.00	174.18
25	—	1,155	161.00–170.00	165.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	165.00–172.00	168.95
5	—	1,622	174.00–182.00	177.50
3	—	1,822	185.00–188.00	186.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle