Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-10-07

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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 708▲ 77 vs year ago 596 · +12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 133▼ 93 vs year ago 186 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 153▼ 11 vs year ago 63 · −17.5%

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 steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.82/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$124.82

95 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$7.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	528	129.67	684	31
Medium and Large 1	703	122.98	865	33
Medium and Large 2	616	121.93	751	31

One grade step is worth $7.74/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale95 hd

124.82

—

GA average15 barns · 849 hd

126.44

−1.62

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	1,654	78.29	1,295	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	53.90	661	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	50.86	776	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	48.66	519	14

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	132.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	129.13/cwt	128.00–130.00	740	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	118.32/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	118.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	125.12/cwt	118.00–127.00	825	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	113.91/cwt	108.00–116.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	122.44/cwt	115.00–124.50	890	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	117.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	913	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	111.58/cwt	107.50–117.50	589	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	116.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	101.94/cwt	97.50–105.00	581	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	706	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	91.84/cwt	90.00–97.50	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	109.47/cwt	102.50–111.00	729	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	95.76/cwt	92.50–100.00	648	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	144.92/cwt	142.50–147.50	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	124.11/cwt	122.50–127.50	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	115.45/cwt	114.00–120.00	619	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	109.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	102.53/cwt	97.50–107.50	641	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	94.84/cwt	90.00–98.00	638	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	686	101.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	734	92.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	679	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	74.50/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,197	6
Bulls	—	—	1,724	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,448	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	43.09/cwt	42.00–44.00	458	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	49.59/cwt	47.00–53.00	530	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	53.50/cwt	50.00–57.00	648	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	45.05/cwt	43.00–48.00	558	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	59.13/cwt	58.00–62.00	750	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	777	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	46.45/cwt	46.00–47.00	766	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,035	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,901	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	859.55/cwt	820.00–890.00	9,085	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,062	721.96/cwt	650.00–790.00	7,667	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	911.48/cwt	870.00–970.00	11,120	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,223	751.11/cwt	680.00–840.00	9,186	6

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 708Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 133Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 153Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.13
16	—	633	115.00–125.00	118.98
4	—	665	108.00–116.00	113.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.39
3	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.42
3	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.45
18	—	521	125.00–135.00	132.15
5	—	577	115.00–122.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	659	118.00–127.00	125.12
13	—	727	115.00–124.50	122.44
5	—	774	114.00–119.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	569	110.00–119.00	116.75
6	—	625	100.00–110.00	104.84
3	—	677	92.50–100.00	95.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	528	107.50–117.50	111.58
4	—	618	90.00–97.50	91.84
11	—	570	97.50–105.00	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	116.50	116.50
11	—	666	102.50–111.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	114.00–120.00	115.45
6	—	482	122.50–127.50	124.11
11	—	625	97.50–107.50	102.53
11	—	578	105.00–115.00	109.25
10	—	673	90.00–98.00	94.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	734	90.00–99.00	92.47
7	—	686	100.00–108.00	101.79
3	—	425	142.50–147.50	144.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,068	47.00–53.00	49.59
2	—	1,063	42.00–44.00	43.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	50.00–55.00	52.62
2	—	1,650	46.00–47.00	46.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,212	50.00–57.00	53.50
5	—	1,238	43.00–48.00	45.05
11	—	1,268	58.00–62.00	59.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	81.00–87.00	83.97
6	—	1,607	71.00–77.00	74.50

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	—	1,035	860.00	860.00

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)	5	—	1,057	820.00–890.00	859.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	870.00–970.00	911.48

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)	6	—	1,062	650.00–790.00	721.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,223	680.00–840.00	751.11

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.