Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2021-01-06

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

486 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 705▼ 193 vs year ago 679 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 121▲ 49 vs year ago 103 · +47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 12 vs year ago 43 · +27.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are 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 $140.83/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −73.98 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$140.83

74 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.52

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	158.05	805	16thin
Medium and Large 2	472	155.63	734	22
Medium and Large 3	563	124.14	699	36

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $105 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 sale74 hd

140.83

—

GA average13 barns · 1,003 hd

127.31

+13.52

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−73.98

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	—	Low	1,791	82.34	1,475	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	57.45	857	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	56.87	671	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	48.15	516	29

Every lot

42 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	167.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	123.71/cwt	122.50–125.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	115.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	913	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	123.69/cwt	122.50–125.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	105.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	93.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	109.27/cwt	106.00–112.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	95.41/cwt	90.00–100.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	93.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	631	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	182.68/cwt	177.50–187.50	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	171.14/cwt	167.50–175.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	182.29/cwt	177.50–187.50	775	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	159.12/cwt	157.50–160.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	168.59/cwt	165.00–172.50	801	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	129.49/cwt	126.00–136.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	574	118.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	113.28/cwt	113.00–115.00	701	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	629	107.93/cwt	105.00–112.50	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	684	101.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	693	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	83.91/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,814	75.10/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,362	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,885	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	52.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	530	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	44.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	492	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	52.52/cwt	49.00–55.00	604	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	59.29/cwt	56.00–63.00	706	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	861	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	60.35/cwt	58.00–65.00	887	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	54.74/cwt	52.00–57.00	828	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,210	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,132	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,218	1,073.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,069	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,002	555.71/cwt	510.00–580.00	5,568	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	743.22/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,859	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	810.43/cwt	775.00–860.00	9,984	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	915.22/cwt	840.00–990.00	11,632	7

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 705Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 121Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 43

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	90.00–100.00	93.25
5	—	752	100.00	100.00
3	—	623	106.00–112.00	109.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	90.00–100.00	95.41
10	—	574	100.00–110.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	122.50–125.00	123.69
5	—	563	90.00–95.00	93.94
12	—	478	110.00–120.00	114.29
13	—	521	100.00–110.00	105.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	122.50–125.00	123.71
3	—	618	110.00–119.00	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	165.00–175.00	167.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	167.50–175.00	171.14
5	—	629	105.00–112.50	107.93
5	—	529	126.00–136.00	129.49
7	—	684	100.00–105.00	101.37
13	—	574	115.00–125.00	118.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	110.00–111.00	110.19
9	—	425	177.50–187.50	182.29
2	—	475	165.00–172.50	168.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	177.50–187.50	182.68
7	—	619	113.00–115.00	113.28
3	—	468	157.50–160.00	159.12
3	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.84

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	—	1,210	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,073.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,192	700.00–785.00	743.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,271	840.00–990.00	915.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	775.00–860.00	810.43

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)	3	—	1,002	510.00–580.00	555.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	65.00–68.00	66.59
38	—	1,190	56.00–63.00	59.29
30	—	1,150	49.00–55.00	52.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,469	58.00–65.00	60.35
15	—	1,512	52.00–57.00	54.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,015	50.00–56.00	52.19
1	—	1,190	58.00	58.00
16	—	1,105	42.00–47.00	44.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	73.00–76.00	75.10
2	—	1,995	94.00–95.00	94.48
3	—	1,625	81.00–87.00	83.91

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.