Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2020-12-16

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 16

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

705 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 751▲ 323 vs year ago 382 · +84.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 176▼ 18 vs year ago 139 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 54▼ 29 vs year ago 58 · −50.0%

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 7.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.53/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$107.53

176 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	479	110.73	530	95
Medium and Large 2	550	106.47	586	59
Medium and Large 1	692	96.55	668	22

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale176 hd

107.53

—

GA average18 barns · 2,117 hd

113.95

−6.42

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	—	Low	1,552	69.09	1,072	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	46.99	598	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	44.68	671	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	40.78	447	17

Every lot

44 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 3	459	133.30/cwt	133.00–137.50	612	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	123.75/cwt	122.50–135.00	647	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	120.59/cwt	115.00–121.50	681	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.81/cwt	120.50–124.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.00	746	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	122.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	110.49/cwt	105.00–116.00	528	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	101.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	526	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	111.82/cwt	106.00–116.00	583	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	101.93/cwt	99.00–105.00	584	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	581	92.58/cwt	90.00–97.50	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	84.31/cwt	80.00–87.50	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	93.78/cwt	90.00–98.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	100.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	98.48/cwt	96.00–99.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	93.45/cwt	90.00–98.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	91.11/cwt	87.50–94.00	704	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	131.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	115.89/cwt	112.50–123.00	615	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	119.30/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	107.99/cwt	102.50–112.50	619	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	110.09/cwt	106.00–116.00	691	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	629	98.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	622	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.25/cwt	107.50–114.00	739	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	91.21/cwt	90.00–92.50	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	109.00/cwt	102.50–111.00	774	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	70.21/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,084	9
Bulls	—	—	1,577	65.71/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	45.33/cwt	42.00–48.00	478	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	37.59/cwt	34.00–41.00	423	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	43.30/cwt	39.00–46.00	542	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	56.76/cwt	55.00–59.00	724	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	49.75/cwt	47.00–54.00	644	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	606	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	46.35/cwt	45.00–49.00	713	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	890	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,141	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,025	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,430	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	666.34/cwt	590.00–720.00	6,663	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,546	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	938.00/cwt	910.00–960.00	10,177	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,275	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,435	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 751Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 176Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 54Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	65.00–67.00	65.71
9	—	1,544	68.00–74.00	70.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	34.00–41.00	37.59
7	—	1,054	42.00–48.00	45.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	55.00–59.00	56.76
30	—	1,252	39.00–46.00	43.30
26	—	1,294	47.00–54.00	49.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	40.00–44.00	42.02
8	—	1,538	45.00–49.00	46.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	107.50–114.00	110.25
10	—	710	102.50–111.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	95.00–105.00	98.88
11	—	531	112.50–123.00	115.89
3	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.56
2	—	675	90.00–92.50	91.21
9	—	573	102.50–112.50	107.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.52
3	—	568	118.00–120.00	119.30
6	—	628	106.00–116.00	110.09
3	—	675	100.00–105.00	102.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	127.50	127.50
2	—	675	109.00–112.00	110.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	122.50–135.00	123.75
16	—	459	133.00–137.50	133.30
13	—	565	115.00–121.50	120.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	120.50–124.00	120.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	662	96.00–99.00	98.48
3	—	773	87.50–94.00	91.11
6	—	735	90.00–98.00	93.45
4	—	635	100.00–104.00	100.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	521	106.00–116.00	111.82
21	—	573	99.00–105.00	101.93
6	—	625	90.00–98.00	93.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	90.00–97.50	92.58
15	—	520	95.00–105.00	101.06
4	—	623	80.00–87.50	84.31
35	—	478	105.00–116.00	110.49
34	—	423	115.00–125.00	122.09

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	—	1,025	920.00	920.00

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	—	890	690.00	690.00

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)	1	—	1,055	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	910.00–960.00	938.00

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)	1	—	1,275	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	590.00–720.00	666.34

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.