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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 27

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 521▼ 245 vs year ago 543 · −45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 98▼ 17 vs year ago 86 · −19.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 62▼ 3 vs year ago 33 · −9.1%

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 mostly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 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 $133.25/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −81.57 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$133.25

86 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.98

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	136.62	630	42
Medium and Large 3	428	132.65	567	28
Medium and Large 1	578	125.44	725	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale86 hd

133.25

—

GA average15 barns · 1,227 hd

127.27

+5.98

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−81.57

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	1,753	90.37	1,585	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	61.90	748	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	56.23	782	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	52.61	555	11

Every lot

55 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	427	143.21/cwt	140.00–147.50	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	103.63/cwt	100.00–107.50	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	111.69/cwt	108.00–113.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	111.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	801	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	134.85/cwt	132.50–137.50	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	110.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	119.55/cwt	117.50–124.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	103.09/cwt	97.50–106.00	536	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	109.60/cwt	107.50–112.50	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	102.88/cwt	100.00–107.50	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	96.58/cwt	90.00–99.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	95.61/cwt	93.00–97.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	94.32/cwt	94.00–95.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	89.97/cwt	89.00–91.00	697	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	171.16/cwt	170.00–172.50	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	166.16/cwt	165.00–167.50	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	165.69/cwt	162.50–167.50	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	157.32/cwt	152.50–160.00	579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	134.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	157.26/cwt	152.50–162.50	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	143.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	634	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	123.70/cwt	122.50–125.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	110.83/cwt	107.50–115.00	583	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	133.11/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	113.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	121.90/cwt	119.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	103.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	104.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	757	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	83.81/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	91.49/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	98.37/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,911	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	52.94/cwt	50.00–57.00	539	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	48.09/cwt	47.00–49.00	522	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	52.88/cwt	52.00–54.00	576	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	60.60/cwt	56.00–63.00	710	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	663	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	66.63/cwt	64.00–70.00	864	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	57.29/cwt	55.00–60.00	814	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	938	970.32/cwt	910.00–1,040.00	9,102	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	945	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,095	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,841	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,887	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,018.79/cwt	960.00–1,080.00	10,086	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	967.48/cwt	930.00–1,070.00	9,868	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,076	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 521Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 98Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 62Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	130.00–135.00	131.59
3	—	718	105.00–115.00	111.54
4	—	665	108.00–113.00	111.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00–107.50	103.63
3	—	427	140.00–147.50	143.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	130.00–137.50	133.78
11	—	430	140.00–150.00	143.54
4	—	525	124.00–125.00	124.48
3	—	618	100.00–106.00	103.91
5	—	571	110.00–116.00	113.34
3	—	318	162.50–167.50	165.69
3	—	368	152.50–160.00	157.32
2	—	275	170.00–172.50	171.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.97
5	—	529	130.00–137.50	133.11
4	—	723	100.00–109.00	104.68
2	—	575	119.00–125.00	121.90
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
2	—	425	152.50–162.50	157.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	165.00–167.50	166.16
6	—	421	130.00–137.50	134.44
10	—	374	140.00–150.00	144.12
2	—	475	122.50–125.00	123.70
8	—	526	107.50–115.00	110.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	90.00–99.00	96.58
3	—	482	117.50–124.00	119.55
3	—	525	107.50–112.50	109.60
2	—	425	127.00–130.00	128.43
12	—	585	100.00–107.50	102.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	94.00–95.00	94.32
3	—	668	93.00–97.00	95.61
4	—	625	100.00–103.00	101.98
2	—	775	89.00–91.00	89.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	428	115.00–125.00	119.31
2	—	325	132.50–137.50	134.85
11	—	520	97.50–106.00	103.09
9	—	471	105.00–115.00	110.99

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	4	—	938	910.00–1,040.00	970.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	990.00	990.00

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	—	945	710.00	710.00

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)	4	—	1,020	930.00–1,070.00	967.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	960.00–1,080.00	1,018.79

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)	1	—	970	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,019	50.00–57.00	52.94
2	—	1,085	47.00–49.00	48.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,296	64.00–70.00	66.63
4	—	1,089	52.00–54.00	52.88
16	—	1,172	56.00–63.00	60.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,420	55.00–60.00	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	82.00–86.00	83.81
2	—	1,888	88.00–94.00	91.49
3	—	1,943	95.00–102.00	98.37

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.