Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-02-12

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 12

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 374▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 122▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 26 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 unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 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 $126.75/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$126.75

59 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	275	153.48	422	2thin
Medium and Large 3	351	128.45	451	12thin
Medium and Large 2	460	125.11	575	45

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale59 hd

126.75

—

GA average15 barns · 1,202 hd

126.71

+0.04

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	1,454	79.97	1,163	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	65.59	1,076	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	63.43	727	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	50.60	493	17

Every lot

30 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 2	525	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	885	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	467	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	132.80/cwt	130.00–137.50	437	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	124.09/cwt	120.00–127.50	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	121.47/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	117.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	628	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	108.96/cwt	103.00–113.00	683	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	188.11/cwt	185.00–192.50	423	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	182.66/cwt	177.50–186.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	182.88/cwt	179.00–188.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	155.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	739	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	129.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	62.19/cwt	60.00–64.00	596	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	46.68/cwt	43.00–49.00	455	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	52.62/cwt	50.00–56.00	515	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	64.32/cwt	61.00–68.00	731	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	57.35/cwt	53.00–60.00	656	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	71.21/cwt	69.00–75.00	842	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	65.59/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,076	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,085	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,657	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,336	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	684.32/cwt	670.00–700.00	6,809	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,172	783.29/cwt	680.00–850.00	9,180	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year 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	—	425	179.00–188.00	182.88
3	—	372	177.50–186.00	182.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	185.00–192.50	188.11
5	—	476	150.00–159.00	155.22
6	—	427	165.00–175.00	169.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	125.00–137.00	129.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–137.00	133.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	150.00–157.50	153.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	103.00–113.00	108.96
6	—	325	140.00–147.50	143.66
6	—	427	120.00–130.00	125.33
8	—	378	130.00–140.00	134.30
8	—	535	110.00–120.00	117.42
12	—	479	117.50–127.50	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	130.00–137.50	132.80
6	—	373	120.00–127.50	124.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	890.00	890.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	680.00–850.00	783.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	670.00–700.00	684.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	60.00–64.00	62.19
6	—	978	50.00–56.00	52.62
9	—	974	43.00–49.00	46.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	69.00–75.00	71.21
12	—	1,143	53.00–60.00	57.35
21	—	1,136	61.00–68.00	64.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	63.00–67.00	65.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,233	75.00–77.00	75.96

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.