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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 927▲ 163 vs year ago 545 · +29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 142▼ 20 vs year ago 153 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 26▲ 70 vs year ago 83 · +84.3%

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 7.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

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 $112.21/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −102.61 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$112.21

81 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$3.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	567	112.94	640	65
Medium and Large 2	663	109.25	724	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.69/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale81 hd

112.21

—

GA average17 barns · 1,561 hd

115.38

−3.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−102.61

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	1,377	76.19	1,049	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	47.20	556	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	46.57	681	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	39.76	414	28

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	150.71/cwt	147.50–152.50	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	130.10/cwt	129.00–132.50	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	116.60/cwt	112.50–121.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	126.64/cwt	124.00–129.00	733	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	118.05/cwt	115.00–118.50	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	110.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	795	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	124.35/cwt	121.00–128.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	115.52/cwt	110.00–118.50	615	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	115.96/cwt	112.50–116.50	663	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	105.60/cwt	105.00–107.50	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	107.71/cwt	105.00–109.00	715	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	136.16/cwt	132.50–137.50	565	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	127.16/cwt	127.00–128.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	117.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	111.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	636	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.32/cwt	111.00–117.50	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	631	106.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	110.02/cwt	104.00–112.50	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	96.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	645	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	101.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	728	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,289	78.96/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,018	10
Bulls	—	—	1,524	71.56/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,091	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	36.90/cwt	34.00–41.00	371	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	44.92/cwt	42.00–49.00	497	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	44.03/cwt	41.00–46.00	491	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	49.27/cwt	44.00–54.00	600	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	47.72/cwt	47.00–49.00	680	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	44.95/cwt	44.00–46.00	679	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	860	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	990	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,821	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	992	779.73/cwt	700.00–840.00	7,735	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,099	760.84/cwt	720.00–870.00	8,362	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,167	700.57/cwt	640.00–760.00	8,176	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 927Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 142Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 26Year ago 83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	860	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	790.00	790.00

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)	3	—	1,167	640.00–760.00	700.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,099	720.00–870.00	760.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	700.00–840.00	779.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	121.00–128.00	124.35
19	—	532	110.00–118.50	115.52
10	—	574	100.00–110.00	105.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	105.00–107.50	105.60
20	—	572	112.50–116.50	115.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	105.00–109.00	107.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	132.50–137.50	136.16
6	—	481	127.00–128.00	127.16
7	—	631	105.00–110.00	106.72
11	—	670	90.00–100.00	96.29
18	—	537	115.00–125.00	117.00
19	—	570	105.00–115.00	111.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	104.00–112.50	110.02
7	—	627	111.00–117.50	113.32
4	—	720	95.00–105.00	101.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	147.50–152.50	150.71
3	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	575	112.50–121.00	116.60
3	—	484	129.00–132.50	130.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.76
17	—	579	124.00–129.00	126.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	106.00–114.00	110.23
9	—	688	115.00–118.50	118.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	44.00–46.00	44.95
7	—	1,426	47.00–49.00	47.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,218	44.00–54.00	49.27
17	—	1,116	41.00–46.00	44.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,005	34.00–41.00	36.90
10	—	1,107	42.00–49.00	44.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,289	77.00–82.00	78.96
6	—	1,524	69.00–75.00	71.56

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.