Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2019-12-18

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 547▲ 382 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 76▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 33▲ 58 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

Special note: No Markets will be covered the next two weeks due to the holidays, market coverage will resume on January 8, 2020

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows 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 $132.34/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −82.48 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$132.34

97 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	139.61	667	43
Medium and Large 2	468	130.16	609	38
Medium and Large 3	480	117.96	566	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $101 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 sale97 hd

132.34

—

GA average14 barns · 1,256 hd

125.82

+6.51

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−82.48

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	1,589	68.78	1,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	49.95	636	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	48.87	818	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	39.52	402	31

Every lot

44 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	123.13/cwt	117.50–127.50	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	121.49/cwt	117.50–125.00	452	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	119.66/cwt	115.00–122.50	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	108.46/cwt	105.00–113.00	462	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	120.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	111.61/cwt	106.00–115.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	103.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	106.38/cwt	102.00–109.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	117.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	103.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	109.87/cwt	106.00–114.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	102.96/cwt	102.00–105.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	106.61/cwt	104.00–108.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	106.76/cwt	104.00–109.00	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	814	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	282	156.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	441	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	162.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	529	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	157.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	586	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	135.37/cwt	130.00–137.50	563	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.50	522	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	143.89/cwt	142.50–150.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.86/cwt	126.00–132.50	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	118.53/cwt	112.50–122.50	564	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	138.84/cwt	137.50–142.50	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.56/cwt	111.00–117.50	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	124.73/cwt	122.50–129.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	706	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	114.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	655	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	117.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	108.64/cwt	108.00–110.00	687	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	64.76/cwt	61.00–68.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	70.39/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,222	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	42.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	425	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	36.38/cwt	33.00–39.00	379	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	55.45/cwt	53.00–60.00	682	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	48.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	619	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	48.87/cwt	46.00–52.00	818	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	588.91/cwt	530.00–650.00	5,671	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	747.20/cwt	670.00–820.00	8,279	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,481	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 547Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 33Year ago 0

Special note: No Markets will be covered the next two weeks due to the holidays, market coverage will resume on January 8, 2020

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	126.00–132.50	128.86
5	—	529	122.50–129.00	124.73
3	—	325	150.00–157.50	154.01
3	—	632	108.00–110.00	108.64
11	—	416	130.00–137.50	135.37
7	—	571	110.00–117.50	114.66
3	—	282	155.00–160.00	156.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	120.00–122.50	120.78
4	—	525	111.00–117.50	114.56
9	—	476	112.50–122.50	118.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	137.50–142.50	138.84
7	—	325	160.00–167.50	162.79
6	—	618	114.00–120.00	117.91
5	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.82
8	—	532	130.00–137.50	132.67
5	—	437	142.50–150.00	143.89
5	—	371	155.00–160.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	100.00–105.00	103.70
8	—	426	105.00–113.00	108.46
3	—	325	117.50–127.50	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	104.00–108.00	106.61
4	—	532	116.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	775	104.00–106.00	104.98
5	—	721	104.00–109.00	106.76
4	—	625	106.00–114.00	109.87
6	—	466	119.00–125.00	120.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	106.00–115.00	111.61
8	—	372	117.50–125.00	121.49
9	—	518	102.00–109.00	106.38
9	—	421	115.00–122.50	119.66
8	—	574	100.00–107.00	103.96
3	—	632	102.00–105.00	102.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–153.00	148.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	69.00–72.00	70.39
2	—	1,223	61.00–68.00	64.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	53.00–60.00	55.45
21	—	1,287	45.00–52.00	48.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,041	33.00–39.00	36.38
15	—	992	40.00–46.00	42.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,674	46.00–52.00	48.87

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)	2	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	670.00–820.00	747.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	530.00–650.00	588.91

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	—	1,115	940.00	940.00

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.