Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-09-18

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 18

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 575▲ 790 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 86▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 26▲ 87 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 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

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 $115.28/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −99.53 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$115.28

179 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	125.12	694	29
Medium and Large 2	556	115.91	644	55
Medium and Large 3	498	111.92	557	95

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $137 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 sale179 hd

115.28

—

GA average16 barns · 1,543 hd

112.22

+3.06

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−99.53

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	1,587	76.86	1,219	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	48.69	567	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	46.67	655	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	42.71	429	31

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	146.60/cwt	145.00–147.50	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	587	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	122.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	129.41/cwt	127.50–132.50	685	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	114.10/cwt	110.00–117.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	113.47/cwt	111.00–115.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	103.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	753	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	114.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	110.53/cwt	109.00–112.50	466	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	117.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	107.96/cwt	102.50–110.00	502	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	114.28/cwt	111.00–117.50	542	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	103.70/cwt	97.50–106.00	538	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	110.74/cwt	108.00–115.00	586	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	99.84/cwt	95.00–102.50	568	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	107.08/cwt	105.00–112.00	625	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	110.15/cwt	109.00–111.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	649	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	626	95.96/cwt	93.00–99.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	732	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	98.32/cwt	95.00–102.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	87.95/cwt	85.00–90.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	93.60/cwt	90.00–97.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	84.38/cwt	80.00–89.00	612	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	139.82/cwt	137.50–142.50	385	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	153.66/cwt	152.50–157.50	515	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	127.26/cwt	122.50–130.00	470	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	138.81/cwt	132.50–142.50	515	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	119.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	112.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	118.19/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	107.92/cwt	105.00–112.50	572	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	120.47/cwt	118.00–122.50	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	104.58/cwt	100.00–107.50	598	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	111.60/cwt	108.00–116.00	648	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	110.33/cwt	105.00–112.50	682	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	116.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	97.12/cwt	95.00–100.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	104.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	92.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	97.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	706	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	72.10/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,035	6
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.60/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,375	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,477	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	44.75/cwt	43.00–49.00	447	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	39.05/cwt	35.00–42.00	393	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	52.20/cwt	51.00–54.00	526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	44.33/cwt	40.00–47.00	501	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	57.76/cwt	57.00–59.00	683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	51.67/cwt	48.00–56.00	616	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	708	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	42.53/cwt	42.00–43.00	574	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	46.83/cwt	44.00–50.00	664	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	715	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,718	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	1,031	595.79/cwt	540.00–670.00	6,143	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,175	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,870	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,195	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,321	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	1,208	667.55/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,064	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	785	621.53/cwt	530.00–740.00	4,879	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	810	653.64/cwt	600.00–710.00	5,294	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	823	890.88/cwt	880.00–900.00	7,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	804.89/cwt	800.00–810.00	7,566	2

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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 575Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	122.50–125.00	123.70
6	—	335	152.50–157.50	153.66
6	—	627	115.00–122.00	116.96
7	—	669	110.00–115.00	113.39
8	—	572	118.00–122.50	120.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.38
2	—	725	95.00–100.00	97.43
6	—	672	100.00–107.00	104.29
7	—	371	132.50–142.50	138.81
12	—	581	108.00–116.00	111.60
12	—	618	105.00–112.50	110.33
14	—	518	114.00–120.00	118.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	137.50–142.50	139.82
5	—	675	90.00–95.00	92.14
8	—	628	95.00–100.00	97.12
11	—	427	115.00–125.00	119.44
13	—	572	100.00–107.50	104.58
16	—	369	122.50–130.00	127.26
20	—	485	110.00–119.00	112.35
20	—	530	105.00–112.50	107.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	114.00–116.00	114.97
4	—	654	112.00	112.00
6	—	622	109.00–111.00	110.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	90.00–97.00	93.60
5	—	675	95.00–102.00	98.32
10	—	474	111.00–117.50	114.28
13	—	436	115.00–122.50	117.03
16	—	584	105.00–112.00	107.08
16	—	624	100.00–108.00	103.94
20	—	529	108.00–115.00	110.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.35
19	—	519	97.50–106.00	103.70
14	—	465	102.50–110.00	107.96
10	—	569	95.00–102.50	99.84
7	—	422	109.00–112.50	110.53
5	—	626	93.00–99.00	95.96
4	—	370	110.00–117.50	114.86
3	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.95
2	—	725	80.00–89.00	84.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	516	115.00–125.00	122.82
8	—	475	120.00–127.50	123.66
7	—	573	110.00–117.00	114.10
4	—	625	111.00–115.00	113.47
4	—	425	128.00–135.00	130.67
3	—	318	145.00–147.50	146.60
2	—	725	100.00–108.00	103.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	580	120.00–128.00	124.16
9	—	614	120.00–125.00	123.74
9	—	529	127.50–132.50	129.41
2	—	725	110.00–113.00	111.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	122.00–124.00	122.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,208	600.00–750.00	667.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,031	540.00–670.00	595.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	785	530.00–740.00	621.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	600.00–710.00	653.64

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	2	—	823	880.00–900.00	890.88

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	2	—	940	800.00–810.00	804.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,131	40.00–47.00	44.33
42	—	1,193	48.00–56.00	51.67
3	—	1,183	57.00–59.00	57.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,007	35.00–42.00	39.05
13	—	998	43.00–49.00	44.75
3	—	1,008	51.00–54.00	52.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	44.00–50.00	46.83
2	—	1,350	42.00–43.00	42.53
1	—	1,335	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,706	77.00–82.00	80.60
6	—	1,435	68.00–74.00	72.10
1	—	1,780	83.00	83.00

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.