Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-01-22

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 238▲ 682 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 57▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 16▲ 61 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 were 4.00 lower with an individual bringing .73 per pound, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows 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 $120.01/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$120.01

207 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

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

$5.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	426	123.64	527	64
Medium and Large 2	514	118.74	610	97
Medium and Large 1	590	117.65	694	46

One grade step is worth $5.99/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale207 hd

120.01

—

GA average16 barns · 1,767 hd

127.95

−7.94

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	1,648	86.93	1,433	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	57.31	816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	55.52	646	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	47.33	477	31

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	170.14/cwt	167.50–176.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	159.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	170.71/cwt	167.50–175.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	743	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	145.37/cwt	142.50–153.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	139.93/cwt	137.00–143.00	805	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	131.94/cwt	128.00–137.00	830	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	506	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	123.17/cwt	117.50–127.50	520	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	133.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	115.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	604	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	127.30/cwt	122.50–131.00	666	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	110.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	631	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	117.54/cwt	116.00–124.00	690	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	103.87/cwt	100.00–108.00	649	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	111.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	104.96/cwt	103.00–108.00	711	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	182.31/cwt	177.50–185.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	174.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	159.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	171.22/cwt	167.50–175.30	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	736	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	141.08/cwt	138.00–147.00	679	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	130.29/cwt	125.00–134.00	679	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	139.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	739	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	126.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	726	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	133.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	777	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.44/cwt	129.00–136.00	830	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	124.26/cwt	118.00–128.00	773	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	124.97/cwt	123.00–126.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	874	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,759	88.86/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,563	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	40.95/cwt	37.00–44.00	401	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	49.46/cwt	45.00–52.00	499	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	53.14/cwt	49.00–56.00	603	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	59.03/cwt	57.00–63.00	713	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	57.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	824	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	741	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,245	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,067	650.05/cwt	570.00–750.00	6,936	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,608	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.43
11	—	625	100.00–108.00	103.87
33	—	480	120.00–130.00	123.30
21	—	515	110.00–120.00	117.29
19	—	569	105.00–114.00	110.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	117.50–127.50	123.17
21	—	470	110.00–119.00	115.93
16	—	376	130.00–139.00	134.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	122.50–131.00	127.30
10	—	677	103.00–108.00	104.96
8	—	636	110.00–119.00	111.93
10	—	587	116.00–124.00	117.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	167.50–175.00	170.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	150.00–160.00	153.48
9	—	575	137.00–143.00	139.93
2	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.76
8	—	629	128.00–137.00	131.94
4	—	533	142.50–153.00	145.37
3	—	382	167.50–176.00	170.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	140.00–147.50	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	170.00–180.00	174.30
4	—	270	177.50–185.00	182.31
10	—	530	136.00–145.00	139.41
9	—	622	118.00–128.00	124.26
9	—	427	155.00–165.00	160.09
6	—	478	150.00–160.00	154.07
15	—	582	131.00–140.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	120.00–122.00	120.66
6	—	622	129.00–136.00	133.44
4	—	670	123.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	425	167.50–175.30	171.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	521	125.00–134.00	130.29
14	—	378	155.00–165.00	159.13
12	—	481	138.00–147.00	141.08
8	—	572	123.00–129.00	126.96
6	—	332	160.00–167.50	162.37

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)	5	—	1,067	570.00–750.00	650.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	700.00	700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	85.00–91.00	88.86
2	—	1,548	79.00–80.00	79.52
1	—	1,405	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	52.00	52.00
9	—	1,424	55.00–61.00	57.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,134	49.00–56.00	53.14
19	—	1,208	57.00–63.00	59.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,008	45.00–52.00	49.46
9	—	979	37.00–44.00	40.95
3	—	1,100	53.00	53.00

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.