Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-12-11

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 11

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

547 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 761▲ 547 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 234▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 93▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $110.98/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$110.98

126 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	120.74	597	25
Medium and Large 2	526	111.46	587	36
Medium and Large 3	501	106.97	536	65

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $61 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 sale126 hd

110.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,735 hd

111.39

−0.40

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	—	Average	1,394	72.43	1,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	50.61	625	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	49.22	795	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	44.07	499	16

Every lot

48 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	135.78/cwt	135.00–138.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	116.56/cwt	112.50–125.00	445	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	115.71/cwt	113.00–118.00	480	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.20/cwt	107.50–112.50	466	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	123.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	120.85/cwt	117.50–124.00	576	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	107.30/cwt	105.00–112.50	518	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	105.52/cwt	102.50–109.00	556	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.09/cwt	108.00–112.50	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	118.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	685	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	103.10/cwt	100.00–107.50	598	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.66/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	100.37/cwt	97.50–104.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	101.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	134.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.68/cwt	142.50–145.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	144.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	135.58/cwt	135.00–137.50	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.50	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	122.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	113.02/cwt	110.00–117.50	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	121.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	113.27/cwt	109.00–117.50	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	120.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.70/cwt	107.50–115.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	119.74/cwt	117.50–124.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	97.90/cwt	95.00–105.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	682	97.52/cwt	95.00–102.50	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	106.25/cwt	102.50–109.00	766	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,306	75.46/cwt	72.00–79.00	986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	67.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,019	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	45.00/cwt	42.00–49.00	508	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	38.77/cwt	35.00–41.00	442	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	47.98/cwt	45.00–51.00	581	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	54.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	691	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	888	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	47.52/cwt	46.00–49.00	771	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,858	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,168	747.49/cwt	690.00–820.00	8,731	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,270	698.48/cwt	640.00–740.00	8,871	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	10,770	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 761Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 234Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	95.00–105.00	97.90
4	—	530	110.00–117.50	113.02
4	—	435	135.00–137.50	135.58
4	—	370	130.00–137.50	134.86
15	—	480	120.00–127.50	122.93
7	—	682	95.00–102.50	97.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	537	120.00–127.00	121.47
5	—	721	102.50–109.00	106.25
5	—	625	107.50–115.00	110.70
5	—	421	140.00–147.50	144.39
2	—	375	142.50–145.00	143.68
6	—	573	109.00–117.50	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	117.50–124.00	119.74
5	—	587	120.00–125.00	120.95
5	—	479	142.00–147.50	144.43
2	—	675	112.00–116.00	113.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	100.00–107.50	103.10
11	—	423	107.50–112.50	110.20
6	—	625	97.50–104.00	100.37
6	—	382	112.50–125.00	116.56
19	—	483	105.00–112.50	107.30
12	—	527	102.50–109.00	105.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	113.00–118.00	115.71
5	—	625	105.00–108.00	106.66
4	—	575	108.00–112.50	110.09
3	—	682	100.00–104.00	101.28
14	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	117.50–124.00	120.85
8	—	578	115.00–123.00	118.43
7	—	424	120.00–126.00	123.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	135.00–138.00	135.78
2	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
11	—	1,129	42.00–49.00	45.00
4	—	1,139	35.00–41.00	38.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	46.00–49.00	47.52
1	—	1,585	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,210	45.00–51.00	47.98
14	—	1,271	52.00–58.00	54.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	72.00–79.00	75.46
5	—	1,514	65.00–68.00	67.28
1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00

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)	3	—	1,270	640.00–740.00	698.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,168	690.00–820.00	747.49

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)	1	—	1,030	860.00	860.00

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	2	—	885	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	905	1,190.00	1,190.00

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.