Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-08-28

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

822 head

▲ 346 vs last sale 476▲ 822 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 159▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 22▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.85/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$115.85

215 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	124.06	658	32
Medium and Large 2	533	117.89	628	116
Medium and Large 3	527	108.38	571	67

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $87 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 sale215 hd

115.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,769 hd

113.38

+2.47

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	1,588	84.93	1,349	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	58.64	667	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,314	55.66	732	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	51.66	528	22

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	153.67/cwt	152.50–155.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	144.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	134.02/cwt	127.50–136.00	639	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	649	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	131.34/cwt	129.00–136.00	691	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	119.13/cwt	117.50–120.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	132.83/cwt	127.50–134.50	774	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	131.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	846	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	138.35/cwt	129.00–139.00	920	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	110.45/cwt	107.50–112.00	848	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.50	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	128.67/cwt	127.50–130.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.50	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	119.48/cwt	117.50–122.50	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	110.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	108.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	122.36/cwt	118.00–123.50	589	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	605	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	109.53/cwt	105.00–113.00	576	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	106.05/cwt	104.00–107.50	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	117.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	675	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	110.39/cwt	108.00–115.00	689	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	102.66/cwt	102.00–103.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	101.58/cwt	95.00–105.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	107.35/cwt	103.00–111.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	102.64/cwt	101.00–104.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	94.58/cwt	90.00–99.00	686	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	159.01/cwt	157.50–162.50	448	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	143.67/cwt	142.50–145.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	414	124.02/cwt	117.50–127.50	513	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.50	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	113.03/cwt	110.00–117.50	545	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	112.59/cwt	107.50–115.00	582	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	120.24/cwt	117.00–122.50	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	549	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	107.70/cwt	105.00–112.50	625	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	113.90/cwt	111.00–117.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	682	103.32/cwt	103.00–104.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	108.93/cwt	105.00–111.00	784	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	99.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	80.75/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,215	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	87.70/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,460	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	46.92/cwt	43.00–49.00	473	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	53.87/cwt	51.00–57.00	553	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	60.92/cwt	58.00–65.00	684	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	53.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	610	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	739	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	66.55/cwt	66.00–68.00	870	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	52.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	691	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	952	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,545	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,217	750.88/cwt	670.00–790.00	9,138	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,290	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,288	942.03/cwt	860.00–1,020.00	12,133	4

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 159Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	642	130.00–133.00	131.81
16	—	665	129.00–139.00	138.35
6	—	571	144.25	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	127.50–136.00	134.02
13	—	522	120.00–127.50	124.41
4	—	625	114.00–119.00	115.96
3	—	568	117.50–120.00	119.13
2	—	325	152.50–155.00	153.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	583	127.50–134.50	132.83
29	—	526	129.00–136.00	131.34
9	—	476	140.00–147.00	144.20
3	—	768	107.50–112.00	110.45
2	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	526	105.00–113.00	109.53
13	—	480	105.00–115.00	108.77
6	—	665	95.00–105.00	101.58
6	—	568	104.00–107.50	106.05
6	—	378	117.50–122.50	119.48
5	—	437	110.00–115.00	110.93
3	—	725	90.00–99.00	94.58
3	—	632	102.00–103.00	102.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	576	110.00–120.00	117.16
26	—	481	118.00–123.50	122.36
23	—	519	115.00–118.00	116.64
12	—	624	108.00–115.00	110.39
6	—	419	120.00–125.00	123.23
5	—	677	103.00–111.00	107.35
3	—	725	101.00–104.00	102.64
3	—	368	125.00–127.50	126.61
2	—	325	127.50–130.00	128.67
2	—	225	140.00–142.50	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	131.00	131.00
8	—	471	129.00	129.00
6	—	574	120.50	120.50
4	—	601	118.75	118.75
3	—	705	111.00	111.00
2	—	675	113.00–115.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	107.50–115.00	112.59
12	—	482	110.00–117.50	113.03
11	—	414	117.50–127.50	124.02
9	—	580	105.00–112.50	107.70
8	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.46
6	—	728	95.00–105.00	99.06
4	—	375	135.00–137.50	136.18
3	—	682	103.00–104.00	103.32
3	—	282	157.50–162.50	159.01
2	—	325	142.50–145.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	115.00–120.00	116.86
9	—	720	105.00–111.00	108.93
7	—	522	117.00–122.50	120.24
5	—	479	120.00–122.50	120.95
2	—	625	111.00–117.00	113.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	123.00	123.00
4	—	549	126.00	126.00
2	—	575	122.00–124.00	122.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,027	51.00–57.00	53.87
7	—	1,009	43.00–49.00	46.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	50.00–55.00	52.72
5	—	1,275	56.00–60.00	57.93
1	—	1,535	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,122	58.00–65.00	60.92
22	—	1,130	50.00–57.00	53.98
4	—	1,308	66.00–68.00	66.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,505	77.00–83.00	80.75
7	—	1,665	85.00–92.00	87.70
2	—	1,695	94.00	94.00

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	—	955	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	670.00–790.00	750.88

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)	2	—	1,225	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	860.00–1,020.00	942.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.