Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-08-14

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 14

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 440▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 103▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 32▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested. No trends available for feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.32/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −98.49 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$116.32

75 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	139.29	582	3thin
Medium and Large 2	573	119.14	683	18thin
Medium and Large 3	524	114.11	598	54

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale75 hd

116.32

—

GA average16 barns · 1,071 hd

113.73

+2.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−98.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.07, low $160.38, median $214.82 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,807	78.71	1,422	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	62.05	761	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	57.50	852	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	53.60	564	15

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	121.05/cwt	117.50–125.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	115.66/cwt	112.50–117.50	485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	112.02/cwt	107.50–115.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	117.97/cwt	117.50–119.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	108.51/cwt	105.00–112.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.44/cwt	112.00–117.50	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	103.04/cwt	99.00–105.00	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.29/cwt	103.00–107.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	95.95/cwt	94.00–99.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	102.09/cwt	97.00–105.00	736	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	135.91/cwt	132.50–137.50	499	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	139.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.50	529	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	486	116.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.50	598	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	122.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.18/cwt	112.50–120.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	582	107.34/cwt	105.00–111.00	625	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.37/cwt	96.00–105.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	75.56/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	56.41/cwt	54.00–59.00	571	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	47.98/cwt	44.00–51.00	545	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	57.78/cwt	53.00–60.00	683	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	63.35/cwt	61.00–66.00	767	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	759	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	70.20/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,016	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	952	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,211	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,225	1

This sale against other markets

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, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested. No trends available for feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	112.50–120.00	116.18
3	—	425	130.00–137.50	133.22
2	—	775	100.00–106.00	102.92
7	—	534	120.00–127.00	122.63
2	—	725	107.00–109.00	107.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	115.00–125.00	116.91
5	—	367	132.50–137.50	135.91
4	—	625	105.00–106.00	105.48
14	—	582	105.00–111.00	107.34
2	—	675	96.00–105.00	100.37
4	—	430	120.00–127.50	123.00
14	—	530	110.00–117.50	112.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	138.00–140.00	139.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	118.00–120.00	118.98
3	—	675	103.00–107.00	105.29
3	—	575	112.00–117.50	114.44
3	—	482	117.50–119.00	117.97
8	—	721	97.00–105.00	102.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	112.50–117.50	115.66
6	—	528	105.00–112.00	108.51
4	—	580	105.00–108.00	105.97
11	—	618	99.00–105.00	103.04
2	—	375	117.50–125.00	121.05
3	—	675	94.00–99.00	95.95
9	—	472	107.50–115.00	112.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	44.00–51.00	47.98
10	—	1,012	54.00–59.00	56.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,405	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	61.00–66.00	63.35
10	—	1,182	53.00–60.00	57.78
3	—	1,448	68.00–72.00	70.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,703	75.00–76.00	75.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00

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.