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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 360▼ 329 vs year ago 634 · −51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 105▼ 46 vs year ago 110 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 47▲ 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%

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 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly 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 $125.05/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −89.77 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$125.05

85 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	415	136.23	565	9thin
Medium and Large 1	573	124.91	715	27
Medium and Large 2	532	123.07	655	49

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale85 hd

125.05

—

GA average15 barns · 1,028 hd

124.25

+0.80

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−89.77

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	1,583	82.35	1,304	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	58.18	708	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	57.30	874	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	51.39	524	8thin

Every lot

50 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	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.89/cwt	137.50–142.50	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	128.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	119.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	113.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	127.33/cwt	125.00–132.50	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	120.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.10/cwt	127.50–133.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	113.26/cwt	107.50–117.50	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	107.64/cwt	102.50–110.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	108.24/cwt	105.00–113.00	626	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	96.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	96.09/cwt	92.50–98.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	106.04/cwt	101.00–111.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	101.62/cwt	97.50–106.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	86.82/cwt	85.00–90.00	590	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.02/cwt	162.50–170.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	156.77/cwt	152.50–160.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	168.68/cwt	167.50–170.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	146.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	125.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.50	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	124.01/cwt	117.50–127.50	644	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	113.21/cwt	107.50–117.50	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	123.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	104.01/cwt	100.00–107.50	649	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	111.43/cwt	109.00–115.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	97.14/cwt	95.00–100.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	107.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	733	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	75.72/cwt	74.00–78.00	915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	83.76/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	443	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	52.30/cwt	49.00–55.00	536	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	50.87/cwt	49.00–54.00	546	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	58.07/cwt	55.00–62.00	710	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	64.31/cwt	63.00–65.00	827	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	57.30/cwt	55.00–58.00	874	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,656	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,034	597.41/cwt	560.00–670.00	6,177	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,066	701.58/cwt	630.00–810.00	7,479	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,856	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	929.46/cwt	920.00–940.00	12,529	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,020	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,486	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 360Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 105Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 47Year ago 18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,066	630.00–810.00	701.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	560.00–670.00	597.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	560.00	560.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	920.00–940.00	929.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	820.00	820.00

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	—	1,020	930.00	930.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	140.00–142.50	140.79
4	—	525	128.00–132.00	129.96
9	—	581	120.00–130.00	123.40
2	—	375	167.50–170.00	168.68
5	—	683	105.00–113.00	107.33
4	—	630	109.00–115.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	107.50–117.50	113.21
4	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.77
8	—	624	100.00–107.50	104.01
7	—	419	140.00–150.00	146.31
3	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.57
11	—	519	117.50–127.50	124.01
8	—	678	95.00–100.00	97.14
2	—	325	162.50–170.00	166.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	120.00–127.50	125.50
5	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	101.00–111.00	106.04
2	—	425	135.00–142.50	138.57
2	—	675	97.50–106.00	101.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	105.00–113.00	108.24
3	—	618	92.50–98.00	96.09
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.37
4	—	680	85.00–90.00	86.82
5	—	425	127.50–133.00	130.10
2	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	107.50–117.50	113.26
3	—	582	95.00–100.00	96.59
4	—	423	115.00–125.00	120.50
11	—	517	102.50–110.00	107.64
3	—	382	125.00–132.50	127.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	110.00–115.00	113.95
6	—	627	115.00–125.00	119.58
2	—	475	137.50–142.50	139.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	128.06
2	—	425	140.00–147.50	143.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	63.00–65.00	64.31
23	—	1,223	55.00–62.00	58.07
3	—	1,073	49.00–54.00	50.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,526	55.00–58.00	57.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,024	49.00–55.00	52.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	82.00–86.00	83.76
2	—	1,208	74.00–78.00	75.72
1	—	2,035	90.00	90.00

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.