Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2023-09-14

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Thu, Sep 14
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2252
Receipts
2,383 head
▲ 2,383 vs last sale 0▲ 2,383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 9, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.09/cwt on 1,326 head.
Average price
$252.09
1,326 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.41
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1636258.061,640778
Medium and Large 3549245.001,345105
Medium and Large 2699243.271,700443
One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about −$59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,326 hd
252.09
—
GA average17 barns · 2,503 hd
247.67
+4.41
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock Special Feeder Cattle Sale - Athens, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3—549245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,345105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—873205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,79024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,531136
HeifersMedium and Large 1—546244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,335184
HeifersMedium and Large 2—657227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,49147
HeifersMedium and Large 2—648227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,47183
HeifersMedium and Large 2—761222.38/cwt220.00–224.001,69295
SteersMedium and Large 1—741240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,782115
SteersMedium and Large 1—460298.50/cwt298.50–298.501,373116
SteersMedium and Large 1—552269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,485182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—542234.67/cwt234.50–235.001,272127
HeifersMedium and Large 1—860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,80630
HeifersMedium and Large 1—744228.25/cwt228.25–228.251,69870
SteersMedium and Large 2—746238.95/cwt237.75–240.501,783133
SteersMedium and Large 2—654243.18/cwt242.00–244.751,590164
HeifersMedium and Large 1—456259.75/cwt259.75–259.751,184130
SteersMedium and Large 1—775240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,86439
SteersMedium and Large 1—867235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,03760
SteersMedium and Large 1—651248.31/cwt245.25–249.001,616266
SteersMedium and Large 2—870226.51/cwt225.00–228.501,97171
SteersMedium and Large 2—550267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,46975

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.