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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 2

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

543 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 590▼ 218 vs year ago 761 · −28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 124▼ 125 vs year ago 234 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 58▼ 29 vs year ago 93 · −31.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

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 $135.15/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −79.66 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$135.15

135 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	150.96	749	14thin
Medium and Large 2	531	135.39	719	71
Medium and Large 3	506	130.39	660	50

One grade step is worth $20.58/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 sale135 hd

135.15

—

GA average15 barns · 1,329 hd

131.18

+3.97

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−79.66

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	—	High	1,730	83.43	1,443	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	58.34	724	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	57.17	823	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	46.80	510	16

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	169.87/cwt	167.50–172.50	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	135.62/cwt	134.00–142.50	647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.50	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	131.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	118.07/cwt	115.00–122.50	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	751	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	849	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	126.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	553	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	121.62/cwt	117.50–127.50	585	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	129.94/cwt	129.00–132.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	114.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	120.59/cwt	120.00–122.50	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	105.76/cwt	100.00–107.50	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	114.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.50	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	106.31/cwt	104.00–113.00	711	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	101.43/cwt	99.00–108.00	740	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	168.83/cwt	165.00–171.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	187.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	178.67/cwt	177.50–180.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	169.39/cwt	165.00–173.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	178.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	146.76/cwt	142.50–152.50	628	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	158.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	138.53/cwt	132.50–142.50	651	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	147.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	123.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	135.58/cwt	132.50–140.00	720	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	133.90/cwt	131.00–137.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	122.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	103.71/cwt	102.50–105.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	111.67/cwt	109.00–115.00	700	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	98.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	96.22/cwt	93.00–99.00	696	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	83.64/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,483	9
Bulls	—	—	1,985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	42.87/cwt	40.00–45.00	460	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	49.16/cwt	47.00–51.00	540	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	51.58/cwt	49.00–54.00	590	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	65.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	814	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	57.84/cwt	53.00–62.00	732	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	58.31/cwt	56.00–63.00	838	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	53.75/cwt	53.00–55.00	777	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	917	689.82/cwt	580.00–740.00	6,326	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	984	764.61/cwt	650.00–870.00	7,524	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,199	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,257	859.75/cwt	740.00–930.00	10,807	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	987.86/cwt	960.00–1,040.00	13,415	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,665	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 590Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 124Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 58Year ago 93

Market trends are not available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	119.00–124.00	122.20
4	—	575	131.00–137.00	133.90
4	—	380	175.00–185.00	178.60
2	—	325	185.00–190.00	187.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	165.00–173.00	169.39
2	—	325	177.50–180.00	178.67
15	—	531	132.50–140.00	135.58
8	—	484	145.00–155.00	147.73
12	—	577	120.00–127.00	123.39
8	—	723	93.00–99.00	96.22
14	—	431	155.00–165.00	158.46
8	—	627	109.00–115.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	668	95.00–100.00	98.28
3	—	318	165.00–171.00	168.83
2	—	625	102.50–105.00	103.71
11	—	530	120.00–130.00	123.53
13	—	470	132.50–142.50	138.53
12	—	428	142.50–152.50	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	99.00–108.00	101.43
12	—	669	104.00–113.00	106.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	110.00–120.00	114.07
4	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.42
3	—	482	129.00–132.00	129.94
4	—	535	120.00–122.50	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	436	125.00–132.50	126.88
26	—	524	110.00–119.00	114.95
26	—	481	117.50–127.50	121.62
2	—	625	90.00–97.50	93.63
6	—	564	100.00–107.50	105.76
3	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	121.00	121.00
3	—	402	155.00	155.00
2	—	375	167.50–172.50	169.87
3	—	482	145.00–147.50	145.79
12	—	571	130.00–135.00	133.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	115.00–118.00	115.72
3	—	697	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	134.00–142.50	135.62
3	—	578	115.00–122.50	118.07
10	—	522	125.00–135.00	131.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	917	580.00–740.00	689.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	984	650.00–870.00	764.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,257	740.00–930.00	859.75

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	—	1,085	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,358	960.00–1,040.00	987.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	49.00–54.00	51.58
10	—	1,248	63.00–70.00	65.23
30	—	1,266	53.00–62.00	57.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	47.00–51.00	49.16
6	—	1,073	40.00–45.00	42.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,438	56.00–63.00	58.31
5	—	1,445	53.00–55.00	53.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,773	81.00–87.00	83.64
1	—	1,085	75.00	75.00

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.