Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cattle mostly steady, Replacement Cattle steady, Feeder Cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.30/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.82 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$266.30

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$23.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	279.99	1,464	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	266.96	1,477	5thin
Medium and Large 3	552	256.62	1,417	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

266.30

—

GA average14 barns · 290 hd

267.05

−0.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−123.82

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	1,548	148.02	2,292	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	119.38	1,412	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	117.42	2,008	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	100.66	1,050	8thin

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)	1,175	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	693	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	373	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	282.07/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.39/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	259.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	251.06/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	995	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	141.69/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,213	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,008	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	104.63/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,083	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	110.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,328	8
Bulls	—	—	1,461	150.02/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	290.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	133.14/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	121.76/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,410	18
Bulls	—	—	1,945	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	295.16/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	268.67/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	348.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	246.39/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	258.24/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	298.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	254.59/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	266.60/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 538Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 210Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 12

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter Cattle mostly steady, Replacement Cattle steady, Feeder Cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	292.48
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.49
2	500–550	528	240.00–249.00	244.39
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	285.00–295.00	290.04
2	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	433	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	460	240.00–245.00	242.47
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	420	297.50–300.00	298.71
2	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	265.03
5	500–550	529	250.00–257.50	254.59
3	550–600	572	242.00–252.50	246.39
2	600–650	645	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	290.00–305.00	295.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	260.00–277.50	268.67
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	471	280.00–285.00	282.07
2	500–550	525	267.50	267.50
3	550–600	572	262.50–270.00	266.60
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	340.00–355.00	348.85
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	539	250.00–265.00	259.40
2	550–600	578	245.00–257.50	251.06
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	290.00–295.00	292.39
3	500–550	512	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	663	257.50–259.00	258.24

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	—	1,140	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	90.00–97.00	94.03
5	—	1,035	97.00–111.00	104.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	115.00–120.00	117.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	106.00–115.00	110.57
2	—	1,333	128.00–138.00	133.14
18	—	1,158	116.00–126.00	121.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	137.00–144.00	141.69
5	—	1,461	146.00–153.00	150.02
1	—	1,945	157.00	157.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle