Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-10-02

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 762▲ 545 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 102▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 25▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $108.21/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$108.21

109 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	110.97	696	38
Medium and Large 2	553	107.17	592	33
Medium and Large 3	488	106.36	519	38

One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $177 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 sale109 hd

108.21

—

GA average16 barns · 1,534 hd

105.94

+2.28

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	1,659	69.26	1,149	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	44.27	527	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	44.01	636	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	37.46	354	18

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	120.82/cwt	119.00–123.00	637	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	125.82/cwt	125.00–126.00	740	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	115.12/cwt	112.50–119.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	124.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	881	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	112.69/cwt	110.00–117.50	427	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	109.50/cwt	105.00–115.00	466	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	107.55/cwt	106.00–110.00	515	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	108.57/cwt	105.00–113.00	569	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	114.65/cwt	109.50–117.75	651	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	102.38/cwt	99.00–104.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	106.11/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	103.33/cwt	101.00–107.50	646	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	95.44/cwt	90.00–98.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	99.78/cwt	95.00–101.00	778	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.50	541	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	106.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.38/cwt	109.00–116.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.21/cwt	103.00–108.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.23/cwt	107.50–109.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.46/cwt	98.00–103.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	96.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	698	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	64.68/cwt	63.00–66.00	938	3
Bulls	—	—	1,749	71.22/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,246	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	46.65/cwt	45.00–48.00	430	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	32.90/cwt	31.00–36.00	307	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	41.06/cwt	37.00–44.00	405	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	51.84/cwt	50.00–55.00	604	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	45.03/cwt	42.00–49.00	535	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	38.48/cwt	35.00–41.00	464	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	45.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	637	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	41.84/cwt	39.00–43.00	633	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,096	619.87/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,794	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	644.67/cwt	580.00–730.00	7,156	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	785.05/cwt	760.00–810.00	9,052	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	762.25/cwt	730.00–830.00	8,979	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	775	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,225	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,270	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 762Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	101.00–107.50	103.33
17	—	524	105.00–113.00	108.57
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.39
7	—	572	105.00–107.00	106.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	108.00–109.00	108.66
5	—	780	95.00–101.00	99.78
13	—	668	111.00	111.00
17	—	568	109.50–117.75	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	105.00–115.00	109.50
7	—	569	99.00–104.00	102.38
15	—	479	106.00–110.00	107.55
4	—	625	90.00–98.00	95.44
5	—	379	110.00–117.50	112.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	103.00–108.00	105.21
4	—	675	98.00–103.00	100.46
7	—	481	110.00–117.50	112.42
10	—	533	105.00–110.00	106.44
4	—	725	94.00–99.00	96.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	575	109.00–116.00	112.38
2	—	675	107.50–109.00	108.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	121.00–125.00	124.37
16	—	588	125.00–126.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	122.00–125.00	123.48
2	—	675	121.00–122.00	121.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	119.00–123.00	120.82
6	—	628	112.50–119.00	115.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	31.00–36.00	32.90
3	—	922	45.00–48.00	46.65
5	—	987	37.00–44.00	41.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,207	35.00–41.00	38.48
36	—	1,187	42.00–49.00	45.03
14	—	1,166	50.00–55.00	51.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	39.00–43.00	41.84
6	—	1,390	44.00–49.00	45.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	63.00–66.00	64.68
7	—	1,749	68.00–74.00	71.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,178	730.00–830.00	762.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	760.00–810.00	785.05

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,110	580.00–730.00	644.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	550.00–700.00	619.87

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	1	—	1,225	920.00	920.00

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	1	—	775	620.00	620.00

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.