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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 29

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

543 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 682▲ 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 117▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 61▲ 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 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $134.85/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −79.96 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$134.85

111 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	483	138.67	670	83
Medium and Large 2	639	123.53	789	28

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale111 hd

134.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,626 hd

138.63

−3.78

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−79.96

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	—	Low	1,648	85.57	1,410	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	68.04	856	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	62.27	908	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	51.15	518	15

Every lot

39 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 3	380	152.99/cwt	150.00–157.50	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	139.37/cwt	136.00–143.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	787	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	135.75/cwt	132.00–142.50	453	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	133.79/cwt	127.50–137.50	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	122.73/cwt	117.50–127.50	517	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	126.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	613	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	119.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	104.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	104.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	654	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.60/cwt	99.00–106.00	693	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	268	179.92/cwt	172.50–182.50	482	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	162.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	526	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	159.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.50	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	135.73/cwt	133.00–143.00	657	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	130.71/cwt	128.00–137.50	697	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.19/cwt	117.50–126.00	702	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	130.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	758	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	116.93/cwt	112.50–120.00	728	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	124.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	787	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	118.85/cwt	112.50–123.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	113.93/cwt	111.00–118.00	828	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	80.71/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	87.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,479	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	54.34/cwt	50.00–57.00	544	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	639	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	44.92/cwt	40.00–47.00	463	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	62.50/cwt	59.00–66.00	754	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	77.45/cwt	75.00–82.00	980	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	69.22/cwt	67.00–74.00	918	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	61.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	909	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,068	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	632.41/cwt	540.00–700.00	6,628	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	660.14/cwt	590.00–740.00	7,130	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 682Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	111.00–118.00	113.93
7	—	581	128.00–135.00	130.51
7	—	671	112.50–123.00	118.85
11	—	631	122.00–131.00	124.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	155.00–162.50	159.03
4	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.03
7	—	623	112.50–120.00	116.93
9	—	323	160.00–170.00	162.97
11	—	570	117.50–126.00	123.19
16	—	484	133.00–143.00	135.73
27	—	533	128.00–137.50	130.71
6	—	268	172.50–182.50	179.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	150.00–157.50	152.99
2	—	525	136.00–143.00	139.37
2	—	575	135.00–139.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	100.00–109.00	104.57
9	—	523	115.00–125.00	120.56
17	—	483	125.00–132.50	126.85
3	—	675	99.00–106.00	102.60
9	—	435	130.00–135.00	130.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	127.50–137.50	133.79
8	—	483	117.50–122.50	119.01
10	—	334	132.00–142.50	135.75
11	—	565	100.00–105.00	104.34
17	—	421	117.50–127.50	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	115.00–125.00	120.71

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	—	1,048	540.00–700.00	632.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	590.00–740.00	660.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	40.00–47.00	44.92
8	—	1,001	50.00–57.00	54.34
1	—	1,015	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,265	75.00–82.00	77.45
10	—	1,326	67.00–74.00	69.22
14	—	1,206	59.00–66.00	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,525	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,475	60.00–65.00	61.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	79.00–83.00	80.71
6	—	1,696	84.00–90.00	87.19

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.