Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends Available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.32/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.79 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$255.32

48 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$32.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	272.06	1,525	14thin
Medium and Large 2	554	252.60	1,401	23
Medium and Large 3	538	239.73	1,290	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd

255.32

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

264.58

−9.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−134.79

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	1,634	148.14	2,421	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,613	122.72	1,979	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	119.75	1,469	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	105.51	1,113	49

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)	1,217	$1,760	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	750–800	763	184.52/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	244.69/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	226.45/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	300.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	211.02/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.28/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	246.22/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	252.97/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	199.11/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	257.10/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	193.35/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	293.99/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	295.27/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	358.45/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	273.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	312.26/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	231.50/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	230.96/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	260.42/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,253	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	251.67/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	237.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,229	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	277.71/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	238.68/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	222.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,286	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	121.64/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,455	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,125	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	94.37/cwt	90.00–99.00	987	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	115.39/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,771	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,182	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	123.07/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	111.83/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,191	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	112.83/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,413	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	131.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,732	8
Bulls	—	—	1,717	166.06/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	152.68/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,564	135.40/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,118	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,353.12/head	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,429.39/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	947	1,178.04/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,877.03/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	328.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	302.07/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	240.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	267.89/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	308.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	342.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	379.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	267.67/cwt	265.00–269.50	1,539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	283.02/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	243.04/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	248.35/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,393	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	354.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	285.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,384	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	225.32/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	311.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	396.76/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	309.58/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	235.79/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,377	9

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 314Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 146Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 13

No Trends Available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	265.00–285.00	273.00
5	350–400	355	260.00–280.00	270.00
4	400–450	423	240.00–252.00	244.69
10	450–500	458	220.00–237.50	230.96
7	500–550	510	215.00–230.00	222.90
6	550–600	562	205.00–215.00	210.06
5	600–650	630	192.50–205.00	199.11
3	650–700	662	185.00–200.00	193.35
2	750–800	763	182.00–187.00	184.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	305.00
7	300–350	331	295.00–305.00	300.71
9	350–400	358	285.00–302.00	295.27
6	400–450	413	265.00–275.00	269.84
10	450–500	462	245.00–258.00	251.67
14	500–550	518	235.00–245.00	237.19
9	550–600	574	220.00–232.00	226.45
3	600–650	623	207.50–217.50	213.28
4	650–700	663	207.00–215.00	211.02
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	775	195.00–197.00	196.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	304.00–315.00	309.58
7	400–450	403	293.00–300.00	293.99
22	450–500	481	259.00–269.00	260.42
11	500–550	527	250.00–258.00	252.97
9	550–600	584	235.00–237.50	235.79
3	650–700	662	230.00–232.50	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	400.00–405.00	402.51
4	300–350	319	390.00–395.00	392.61
2	350–400	368	357.00–360.00	358.45
3	400–450	417	340.00–345.00	341.64
9	450–500	491	309.00–340.00	312.26
6	600–650	621	255.00–257.50	257.10
2	650–700	655	242.50–250.00	246.22
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	300.00–302.00	300.65
3	600–650	630	242.50–250.00	247.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	345.00–365.00	354.34
9	350–400	370	330.00–345.00	342.21
9	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	308.78
22	450–500	484	285.00–295.00	285.88
5	500–550	531	262.00–272.00	267.89
18	550–600	561	245.00–260.00	248.35
8	600–650	621	230.00–245.00	237.37
3	650–700	662	222.00–232.00	225.32
2	700–750	720	192.00–202.00	196.86
2	750–800	763	190.00–200.00	194.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	324	300.00–320.00	311.53
10	350–400	357	290.00–315.00	302.07
9	400–450	424	265.00–285.00	277.71
23	450–500	485	260.00–270.00	265.20
5	500–550	512	235.00–250.00	240.98
6	550–600	560	234.00–243.00	238.68
5	600–650	626	215.00–225.00	222.06
2	650–700	663	210.00–215.00	212.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00–405.00	402.45
3	250–300	265	395.00–400.00	396.76
3	300–350	310	375.00–385.00	379.84
8	350–400	357	350.00–360.00	354.97
8	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	328.75
3	450–500	457	300.00–310.00	305.02
4	500–550	524	280.00–285.00	283.02
10	550–600	575	265.00–269.50	267.67
3	600–650	618	242.00–245.00	243.04
4	700–750	708	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,196	117.00–127.00	121.64
26	—	1,252	108.00–116.00	112.83
8	—	1,321	128.00–136.00	131.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,055	100.00–110.00	106.62
7	—	1,046	90.00–99.00	94.37
6	—	1,065	111.00–112.00	111.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	113.00–118.00	115.39
2	—	1,685	129.00–130.00	129.51
3	—	1,617	122.00–125.00	123.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	164.00–169.00	166.06
5	—	1,669	148.00–157.00	152.68
6	—	1,564	131.00–140.00	135.40

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	—	1,060	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	947	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,178.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,353.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,429.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,877.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle