Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. all feeder classes 5.00 to10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.56/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −150.45 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$218.56

66 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs GA average

−25.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	232.07	1,208	22
Medium and Large 2	545	217.55	1,185	26
Medium and Large 3	536	203.52	1,090	18thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $118 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 sale66 hd

218.56

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−4.76

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−25.85

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−150.45

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	—	High	1,766	175.11	3,092	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	150.67	2,042	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	149.05	1,920	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	129.71	1,327	48

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)	1,189	$1,875	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,664	13

Every lot, as filed

92 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	450–500	458	250.01/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	223.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	230.30/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	206.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	243.98/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,105	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	188.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	215.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	236.90/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	259.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	248.72/cwt	245.00–255.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,118	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	198.00/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	235.66/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	241.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	204.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	181.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,249	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	223.26/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	281.26/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	233.07/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.13/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,389	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.27/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	314.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	220.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	240.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,013	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	151.34/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,995	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	140.53/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,696	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	160.62/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,223	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	119.89/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,241	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	139.27/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,503	8
Bulls	—	—	1,958	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	3,691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	130.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,312	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	152.20/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,959	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	142.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	178.71/cwt	176.00–183.00	3,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	166.88/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,902	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,104.80/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,105	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,156	1,702.08/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,702	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,860.90/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,861	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,540.96/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	236.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	282.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	258.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	275.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	188.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	234.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,198	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	283.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	297.08/cwt	290.00–315.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	269.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	604	199.01/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	225.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,258	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	232.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,061	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	211.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	278.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	242.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,117	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	232.58/cwt	225.00–235.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	248.42/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	196.25/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	202.83/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	234.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	210.61/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	211.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	220.63/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,213	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 213Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 122Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 10Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. all feeder classes 5.00 to10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	348	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	383	285.00–290.00	286.61
4	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	281.26
5	450–500	458	242.50–255.00	250.01
4	500–550	513	235.00–255.00	243.98
12	550–600	576	230.00–235.00	232.43
5	600–650	623	230.00–235.00	233.07
14	650–700	691	220.00–223.50	223.26
1	750–800	790	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	358	270.00–280.00	274.97
3	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	223.24
3	550–600	557	220.00–225.00	221.66
1	600–650	645	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	678	195.00–200.00	197.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	265.15
29	550–600	569	242.50–255.00	244.13
2	600–650	600	235.00–240.00	237.50
5	700–750	703	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	230.00–240.00	234.91
5	300–350	325	230.00–240.00	234.06
8	350–400	367	225.00–235.00	232.58
9	400–450	424	215.00–225.00	220.63
10	450–500	463	210.00–220.00	215.49
10	500–550	517	200.00–212.00	202.83
8	550–600	559	200.00–210.00	204.39
6	600–650	615	185.00–195.00	190.00
5	650–700	660	182.00–192.00	188.80
2	750–800	758	155.00–165.00	160.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	255.00–265.00	259.77
4	300–350	333	245.00–255.00	248.72
8	350–400	363	240.00–250.00	245.03
15	400–450	430	230.00–242.00	236.90
15	450–500	466	225.00–235.00	230.30
13	500–550	508	215.00–225.00	220.08
13	550–600	581	210.00–220.00	215.01
6	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	206.58
5	650–700	659	195.00–200.00	198.00
5	700–750	726	175.00–190.00	181.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	367	255.00–265.00	259.06
10	400–450	425	245.00–260.00	248.42
8	450–500	458	240.00–245.00	241.82
16	500–550	506	230.00–238.00	235.66
6	550–600	560	220.00–225.00	222.49
6	600–650	638	210.00–215.00	211.46
12	650–700	670	204.00	204.00
4	700–750	713	195.00–200.00	196.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	310.00–320.00	314.86
5	300–350	318	290.00–315.00	297.08
4	350–400	360	280.00–290.00	283.80
2	400–450	423	255.00–265.00	260.27
19	450–500	461	240.00–250.00	242.37
16	500–550	511	230.00–240.00	234.36
12	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	225.41
4	600–650	613	207.50–215.00	210.61
5	650–700	662	200.00–205.00	202.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	275.00–290.00	278.49
5	300–350	328	265.00–285.00	275.11
8	350–400	361	260.00–275.00	269.34
10	400–450	421	235.00–250.00	240.63
9	450–500	457	230.00–235.00	232.21
6	500–550	508	215.00–225.00	220.07
4	550–600	554	205.00–215.00	211.26
5	600–650	604	195.00–205.00	199.01
4	650–700	665	185.00–195.00	188.76
2	700–750	708	170.00–180.00	175.05
2	750–800	760	170.00–175.00	172.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	415	280.00–285.00	282.41
9	450–500	460	255.00–265.00	258.90
5	550–600	559	235.00–240.00	236.40
2	600–650	615	220.00–230.00	225.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,318	147.00–156.00	151.34
39	—	1,207	136.00–146.00	140.53
21	—	1,384	157.00–165.00	160.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,035	115.00–124.00	119.89
8	—	1,079	136.00–145.00	139.27
29	—	1,003	126.00–135.00	130.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	149.00–154.00	152.20
2	—	1,355	139.00–146.00	142.41
2	—	1,458	155.00–158.00	156.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	187.00–190.00	188.49
4	—	1,703	176.00–183.00	178.71
5	—	1,739	163.00–171.00	166.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,104.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,099	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,860.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,702.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,038	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,540.96

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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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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