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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 25

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 300▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 93▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 19▲ 30 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 5.00 to 6.00 higher with an individual bringing 91.00, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 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 $136.84/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −77.97 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$136.84

57 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$28.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	142.91	642	19thin
Medium and Large 2	468	137.46	643	32
Medium and Large 3	582	114.33	665	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.58/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale57 hd

136.84

—

GA average12 barns · 442 hd

129.51

+7.34

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−77.97

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	—	Average	1,639	106.17	1,740	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	74.92	1,180	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	74.61	898	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	62.25	636	38

Every lot

37 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 1	325	167.19/cwt	162.50–172.50	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.91/cwt	147.50–152.50	562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	150.85/cwt	143.00–156.00	644	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	141.08/cwt	139.00–148.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	788	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	139.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	137.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	568	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	131.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	148.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	540	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	138.21/cwt	137.50–139.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	145.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	132.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.17/cwt	121.00–131.00	720	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	119.18/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	102.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	100.05/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,649	106.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,756	7
Bulls	—	—	1,941	114.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,228	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	65.07/cwt	62.00–69.00	662	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	56.33/cwt	53.00–61.00	576	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	71.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	68.43/cwt	64.00–71.00	799	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	75.53/cwt	72.00–79.00	910	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	81.85/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,032	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,183	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	75.85/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,193	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	68.70/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,129	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	804.73/cwt	750.00–860.00	8,329	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,058	841.32/cwt	760.00–890.00	8,901	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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	364	142.50–150.00	148.31
8	—	575	121.00–131.00	125.17
4	—	625	115.00–124.00	119.18
4	—	531	130.00–138.00	132.40
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	100.00–110.00	102.39
2	—	375	137.50–139.00	138.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	135.00–145.00	140.17
9	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	135.00–145.00	137.37
8	—	570	129.00–134.00	131.97
8	—	475	130.00–137.50	132.79
9	—	421	130.00–137.50	134.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	119.00–129.00	123.97
4	—	319	135.00–142.50	139.84
3	—	575	113.00–120.00	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	162.50–172.50	167.19
9	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.31
9	—	427	143.00–156.00	150.85
6	—	527	135.00–145.00	139.90
6	—	486	139.00–148.00	141.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	147.50–152.50	149.91
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	105.00–111.00	106.49
6	—	1,425	98.00–103.00	100.05
4	—	1,941	112.00–118.00	114.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	70.00–73.00	71.01
19	—	1,017	62.00–69.00	65.07
15	—	1,023	53.00–61.00	56.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,573	73.00–80.00	75.85
5	—	1,644	64.00–71.00	68.70
2	—	1,425	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,205	72.00–79.00	75.53
33	—	1,168	64.00–71.00	68.43
19	—	1,261	80.00–86.00	81.85

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	—	1,035	750.00–860.00	804.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	760.00–890.00	841.32

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.