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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

590 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 532▼ 69 vs year ago 659 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 116▲ 27 vs year ago 97 · +27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 51▼ 10 vs year ago 68 · −14.7%

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 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $125.18/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −89.64 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$125.18

132 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	132.06	742	19thin
Medium and Large 2	533	125.68	670	74
Medium and Large 3	493	120.87	596	39

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $146 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 sale132 hd

125.18

—

GA average17 barns · 1,924 hd

124.32

+0.85

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−89.64

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	1,394	80.90	1,128	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	59.01	715	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	54.83	816	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	46.84	457	15

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	166.05/cwt	162.50–170.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.50	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	142.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.92/cwt	133.00–137.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	132.71/cwt	132.00–135.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	118.88/cwt	115.00–123.00	802	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	126.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	468	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	118.24/cwt	112.50–122.50	499	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	109.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	120.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	111.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.50	546	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	103.06/cwt	100.00–107.50	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	98.95/cwt	95.00–102.50	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	107.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	99.90/cwt	95.00–102.50	667	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	169.85/cwt	167.50–172.50	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	146.52/cwt	142.50–152.50	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	157.37/cwt	155.00–162.50	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	172.33/cwt	170.00–177.50	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	147.58/cwt	142.50–152.50	626	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.71/cwt	157.50–165.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	137.15/cwt	132.50–142.50	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	124.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	111.63/cwt	107.50–116.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	103.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.56/cwt	122.50–133.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	112.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	95.36/cwt	90.00–100.00	594	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	106.38/cwt	105.00–113.00	729	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	728	92.07/cwt	89.00–96.00	670	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,216	76.66/cwt	75.00–79.00	932	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	42.59/cwt	39.00–45.00	387	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	49.67/cwt	46.00–53.00	506	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	52.27/cwt	49.00–54.00	619	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	57.35/cwt	54.00–61.00	682	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	65.46/cwt	62.00–69.00	829	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	56.70/cwt	54.00–60.00	819	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	52.65/cwt	52.00–53.00	810	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,155	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,204	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	666.60/cwt	590.00–730.00	7,219	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	700.27/cwt	640.00–830.00	7,899	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,046	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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 532Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 116Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 51Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.52
5	—	583	110.00–120.00	112.89
4	—	379	155.00–162.50	157.37
3	—	675	95.00–100.00	97.45
13	—	424	142.50–152.50	147.58
10	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.44
8	—	728	89.00–96.00	92.07
9	—	476	132.50–142.50	137.15
2	—	325	167.50–172.50	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	107.50–116.00	111.63
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	103.68
12	—	478	120.00–130.00	124.23
6	—	623	90.00–100.00	95.36
6	—	432	130.00–140.00	133.19
6	—	378	142.50–152.50	146.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	105.00–113.00	106.38
6	—	575	122.50–133.00	127.56
3	—	427	157.50–165.00	160.71
3	—	382	170.00–177.50	172.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	125.00–130.00	126.91
26	—	475	105.00–115.00	109.79
2	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.41
9	—	382	120.00–127.50	122.41
10	—	524	100.00–107.50	104.20
24	—	422	112.50–122.50	118.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	100.00–107.50	103.06
9	—	522	108.00–115.00	111.95
5	—	624	95.00–102.50	98.95
5	—	487	120.00–125.00	120.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	105.00–109.00	107.12
5	—	579	110.00–115.00	111.92
3	—	668	95.00–102.50	99.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–137.00	134.92
2	—	375	162.50–170.00	166.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	115.00–123.00	118.88
4	—	585	132.00–135.00	132.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–152.50	148.57
4	—	465	135.00–145.00	142.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,155	970.00	970.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,083	590.00–730.00	666.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,128	640.00–830.00	700.27

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)	1	—	1,145	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	84.00–88.00	86.03
7	—	1,216	75.00–79.00	76.66
1	—	1,875	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	49.00–54.00	52.27
21	—	1,267	62.00–69.00	65.46
37	—	1,190	54.00–61.00	57.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	909	39.00–45.00	42.59
9	—	1,019	46.00–53.00	49.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	52.00–53.00	52.65
7	—	1,444	54.00–60.00	56.70

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.