Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-01-15

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 15

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 441 vs last sale 679▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 103▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 43▲ 16 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 one week earlier, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 6.00 higher, 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 $153.18/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −61.64 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$153.18

72 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	175.54	727	14thin
Medium and Large 2	474	151.19	717	38
Medium and Large 3	470	141.31	664	20

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $63 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 sale72 hd

153.18

—

GA average15 barns · 1,281 hd

142.26

+10.92

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−61.64

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	1,789	87.00	1,556	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	66.08	851	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	63.33	958	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	53.26	604	5thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.50	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	160.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	140.67/cwt	137.50–145.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	139.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	596	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	109.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	120.45/cwt	116.00–125.00	636	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	106.64/cwt	105.00–108.00	720	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	171.60/cwt	170.00–172.50	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	176.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	167.39/cwt	162.50–172.50	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	182.72/cwt	180.00–189.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	172.67/cwt	167.50–177.50	739	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	131.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	141.64/cwt	137.50–147.50	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	123.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	772	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,529	87.46/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,337	5
Bulls	—	—	1,973	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	2,253	77.37/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	758	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	54.59/cwt	51.00–58.00	616	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	44.55/cwt	43.00–46.00	512	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	61.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	743	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	67.54/cwt	65.00–71.00	899	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	75.29/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,008	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	63.33/cwt	61.00–65.00	958	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	662.70/cwt	630.00–700.00	6,813	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	180.00–189.00	182.72
10	—	428	167.50–177.50	172.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	175.00–180.00	176.53
3	—	625	118.00–128.00	123.56
5	—	526	137.50–147.50	141.64
6	—	375	162.50–172.50	167.39
6	—	477	150.00–160.00	153.67
7	—	575	128.00–137.00	133.37
8	—	423	155.00–165.00	159.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	125.00–135.00	131.83
9	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.64
3	—	318	170.00–172.50	171.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	135.00–140.00	136.57
7	—	426	135.00–142.50	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	135.00–145.00	139.47
3	—	675	105.00–108.00	106.64
6	—	575	110.00–118.00	114.41
11	—	478	121.00–131.00	124.74
12	—	528	116.00–125.00	120.45
3	—	425	125.00–131.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	137.50–145.00	140.67
3	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	165.00–167.50	165.78

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	630.00–700.00	662.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	61.00–65.00	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,128	51.00–58.00	54.59
2	—	1,150	43.00–46.00	44.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	73.00–80.00	75.29
11	—	1,218	59.00–63.00	61.01
13	—	1,331	65.00–71.00	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	95.00–96.00	95.48
2	—	2,253	76.00–79.00	77.37
5	—	1,529	86.00–89.00	87.46

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.