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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 26

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

683 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 743▼ 139 vs year ago 822 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 156▲ 5 vs year ago 129 · +3.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 87▲ 37 vs year ago 47 · +78.7%

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 6.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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 $115.98/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$115.98

140 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$3.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	505	117.66	595	75
Medium and Large 1	637	115.99	739	10thin
Medium and Large 2	588	113.70	669	55

One grade step is worth $3.96/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale140 hd

115.98

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

117.26

−1.28

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	1,651	93.67	1,546	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	64.61	958	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	64.41	784	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	53.95	584	12

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	146.26/cwt	142.50–149.00	617	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	133.03/cwt	131.00–137.50	629	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	123.46/cwt	119.00–127.50	631	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	698	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	128.50/cwt	122.00–132.50	732	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	117.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	135.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	133.89/cwt	126.00–136.00	817	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	131.93/cwt	124.00–132.25	879	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	128.54/cwt	127.00–133.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	122.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	112.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	600	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	117.44/cwt	112.00–121.00	665	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	105.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	105.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	116.38/cwt	113.00–123.00	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	101.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	173.66/cwt	172.50–175.00	478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	171.66/cwt	167.50–177.50	563	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	152.98/cwt	147.50–157.50	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.69/cwt	162.50–165.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	143.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	131.24/cwt	127.50–137.50	630	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	112.33/cwt	107.50–117.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	125.42/cwt	122.50–129.00	725	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	131.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	119.17/cwt	116.00–125.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	108.62/cwt	105.00–113.00	787	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	93.58/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,522	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	51.38/cwt	47.00–54.00	552	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	57.55/cwt	55.00–61.00	630	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	75.36/cwt	73.00–80.00	858	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	60.37/cwt	57.00–64.00	724	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	67.83/cwt	65.00–72.00	861	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	59.45/cwt	56.00–62.00	822	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	66.54/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,012	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	767.52/cwt	670.00–850.00	7,545	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	892.79/cwt	880.00–920.00	9,080	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	683.19/cwt	610.00–790.00	7,105	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	855.31/cwt	850.00–860.00	8,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	790.66/cwt	760.00–820.00	8,381	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	965	933.10/cwt	850.00–980.00	9,004	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,108	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,115	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,039	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 743Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 156Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 87Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	122.00–132.50	128.50
26	—	515	133.00–138.00	135.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	666	124.00–132.25	131.93
18	—	610	126.00–136.00	133.89
3	—	582	134.00–138.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	119.00–127.50	123.46
6	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.10
5	—	422	142.50–149.00	146.26
4	—	473	131.00–137.50	133.03
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	531	110.00–120.00	112.99
30	—	486	120.00–129.00	122.32
8	—	423	127.00–133.00	128.54
7	—	574	100.00–110.00	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	566	112.00–121.00	117.44
11	—	626	100.00–110.00	105.85
5	—	679	100.00–105.00	101.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	113.00–123.00	116.38
2	—	665	110.00–119.00	114.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	120.00–127.50	123.54
11	—	480	127.50–137.50	131.24
6	—	575	107.50–117.00	112.33
6	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.19
4	—	373	147.50–157.50	152.98
2	—	275	172.50–175.00	173.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	130.00–135.00	131.96
11	—	578	122.50–129.00	125.42
7	—	627	110.00–117.00	113.11
7	—	328	167.50–177.50	171.66
4	—	379	160.00–167.50	162.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	105.00–113.00	108.62
5	—	587	130.00–136.00	131.13
4	—	680	116.00–125.00	119.17
4	—	425	162.50–165.00	163.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	47.00–54.00	51.38
5	—	1,094	55.00–61.00	57.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	64.00–70.00	66.54
3	—	1,382	56.00–62.00	59.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,199	57.00–64.00	60.37
21	—	1,269	65.00–72.00	67.83
6	—	1,138	73.00–80.00	75.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	90.00–96.00	93.58
1	—	1,865	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,610	86.00	86.00

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)	9	—	983	670.00–850.00	767.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,060	760.00–820.00	790.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,040	610.00–790.00	683.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	880.00–920.00	892.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	850.00–860.00	855.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,115	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	965	850.00–980.00	933.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,140.00	1,140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.