Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-01-08

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 8

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

679 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 382▲ 679 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 139▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 58▲ 43 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

Trends are not available due to the market being closed the last 2 weeks.

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 $139.50/cwt on 213 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −75.32 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$139.50

213 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	157.55	691	39
Medium and Large 2	474	142.22	674	101
Medium and Large 3	512	126.09	645	73

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $46 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 sale213 hd

139.50

—

GA average14 barns · 1,547 hd

136.53

+2.96

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−75.32

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	—	High	1,591	76.97	1,225	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	53.64	688	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	43.41	453	27

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	153.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	143.25/cwt	140.00–149.00	739	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	127.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	124.29/cwt	122.00–126.00	839	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	132.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	311	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	373	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	136.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	455	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	123.35/cwt	120.00–127.50	465	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	132.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	508	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	112.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	121.76/cwt	117.50–127.50	521	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	131.97/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	109.92/cwt	107.50–112.50	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	119.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	129.27/cwt	128.00–132.50	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	107.76/cwt	105.00–111.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.32/cwt	112.50–123.00	617	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	115.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	102.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	100.54/cwt	98.00–103.00	676	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	232	178.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	413	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	181.68/cwt	177.50–185.00	491	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	167.94/cwt	165.00–172.50	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	165.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	177.29/cwt	172.50–182.50	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	157.83/cwt	152.50–162.50	589	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	379	145.88/cwt	142.50–150.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	168.65/cwt	165.00–175.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	140.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	161.23/cwt	144.00–170.00	693	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	152.14/cwt	147.50–157.50	656	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	128.30/cwt	125.00–132.50	611	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	149.37/cwt	148.00–152.50	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	123.11/cwt	117.50–125.00	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	131.46/cwt	127.00–136.00	688	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	141.58/cwt	138.00–146.00	745	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	115.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	126.55/cwt	124.00–129.00	724	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	123.17/cwt	122.00–124.00	766	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	115.68/cwt	114.00–118.00	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	117.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	793	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	105.64/cwt	104.00–107.00	766	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	76.69/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,173	7
Bulls	—	—	1,548	67.96/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	84.23/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,458	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	518	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	38.53/cwt	36.00–41.00	402	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	45.26/cwt	42.00–49.00	476	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	759	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	49.39/cwt	45.00–52.00	615	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	56.09/cwt	53.00–60.00	735	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,832	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	731.32/cwt	720.00–740.00	8,469	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,125	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 58Year ago 0

Trends are not available due to the market being closed the last 2 weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	232	175.00–185.00	178.09
4	—	280	165.00–172.50	167.94
5	—	622	122.00–124.00	123.17
12	—	572	124.00–129.00	126.55
15	—	431	147.50–157.50	152.14
23	—	523	127.00–136.00	131.46
9	—	672	115.00–122.00	117.96
6	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.28
10	—	477	135.00–145.00	139.39
11	—	373	152.50–162.50	157.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	138.00–146.00	141.58
6	—	482	148.00–152.50	149.37
6	—	380	165.00–175.00	168.65
4	—	580	130.00–140.00	133.88
4	—	270	177.50–185.00	181.68
3	—	325	172.50–182.50	177.29
9	—	430	144.00–170.00	161.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	104.00–107.00	105.64
15	—	421	135.00–145.00	140.86
18	—	569	110.00–120.00	115.86
11	—	515	117.50–125.00	123.11
5	—	379	142.50–150.00	145.88
7	—	628	114.00–118.00	115.68
14	—	476	125.00–132.50	128.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	135.00–140.00	136.49
13	—	433	130.00–137.50	131.97
10	—	483	128.00–132.50	129.27
9	—	382	130.00–137.50	132.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	110.00–116.00	113.45
27	—	428	117.50–127.50	121.76
22	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.72
21	—	477	115.00–125.00	119.29
28	—	526	112.50–123.00	117.32
8	—	377	120.00–127.50	123.35
5	—	279	130.00–140.00	133.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	105.00–111.00	107.76
7	—	422	110.00–114.00	112.36
6	—	235	130.00–140.00	132.25
5	—	475	107.50–112.50	109.92
7	—	628	100.00–105.00	102.09
7	—	672	98.00–103.00	100.54
3	—	575	105.00–109.00	106.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	625	124.00–130.00	127.19
3	—	675	122.00–126.00	124.29
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	140.00–149.00	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–160.00	153.99
2	—	425	142.50–147.50	144.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	81.00–88.00	84.23
3	—	1,548	65.00–70.00	67.96
7	—	1,530	73.00–80.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	56.00	56.00
9	—	1,044	36.00–41.00	38.53
17	—	1,051	42.00–49.00	45.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,245	45.00–52.00	49.39
24	—	1,311	53.00–60.00	56.09
1	—	1,205	63.00	63.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	970.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	720.00–740.00	731.32

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	—	1,120	610.00	610.00

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.