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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 420▼ 51 vs year ago 411 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 93▲ 33 vs year ago 72 · +45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 36▲ 13 vs year ago 34 · +38.2%

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, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $113.28/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.54 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$113.28

81 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$2.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	114.78	594	28
Medium and Large 1	568	114.20	648	15thin
Medium and Large 3	480	111.81	537	38

One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about $57 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

113.28

—

GA average13 barns · 1,004 hd

113.82

−0.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−101.54

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	1,644	81.55	1,340	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	55.63	660	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	54.82	845	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	43.54	433	9thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.08/cwt	115.00–122.50	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	114.41/cwt	110.00–117.50	712	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	117.15/cwt	112.50–122.50	499	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	107.79/cwt	102.50–112.50	510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	101.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	526	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	109.18/cwt	107.50–112.50	580	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	101.92/cwt	95.00–105.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	108.71/cwt	107.50–110.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	98.39/cwt	95.00–105.00	620	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	141.61/cwt	140.00–142.50	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	131.73/cwt	127.50–137.50	498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	111.77/cwt	107.50–117.50	534	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	106.61/cwt	105.00–108.00	558	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	113.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	105.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	112.67/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	579	92.82/cwt	90.00–97.50	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	103.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	92.12/cwt	90.00–94.00	576	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	75.18/cwt	73.00–77.00	942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	83.29/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,458	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	36.84/cwt	35.00–39.00	366	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	45.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	452	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	50.53/cwt	49.00–51.00	563	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	56.03/cwt	52.00–59.00	668	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	61.09/cwt	60.00–62.00	769	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	793	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	55.42/cwt	54.00–60.00	856	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	952	602.28/cwt	530.00–670.00	5,734	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,014	669.08/cwt	630.00–700.00	6,784	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,194	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	794.30/cwt	780.00–810.00	9,794	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,209	1

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 420Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 93Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 36Year ago 34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	780.00–810.00	794.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	660.00	660.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,014	630.00–700.00	669.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	952	530.00–670.00	602.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	132.50–135.00	133.70
5	—	575	111.00–115.00	112.67
7	—	619	100.00–105.00	103.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	130.00–135.00	131.80
11	—	530	110.00–120.00	113.56
3	—	625	90.00–94.00	92.12
3	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.61
7	—	566	100.00–108.00	105.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	127.50–137.50	131.73
9	—	523	105.00–108.00	106.61
5	—	579	90.00–97.50	92.82
12	—	478	107.50–117.50	111.77
8	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	95.00–105.00	98.39
2	—	575	107.50–110.00	108.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	531	107.50–112.50	109.18
10	—	567	95.00–105.00	101.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	112.50–122.50	117.15
8	—	520	95.00–105.00	101.11
13	—	473	102.50–112.50	107.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	115.00–122.50	119.08
3	—	622	110.00–117.50	114.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–125.00	121.81
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.38
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,750	81.00–85.00	83.29
3	—	1,253	73.00–77.00	75.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	42.00–49.00	45.46
2	—	993	35.00–39.00	36.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,544	54.00–60.00	55.42
4	—	1,525	51.00–53.00	51.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	60.00–62.00	61.09
5	—	1,115	49.00–51.00	50.53
36	—	1,193	52.00–59.00	56.03

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.