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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 461▼ 283 vs year ago 349 · −81.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 99▲ 1 vs year ago 64 · +1.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 28▼ 71 vs year ago 88 · −80.7%

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 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, 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 $118.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −96.82 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$118.00

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$11.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	465	122.34	569	4thin
Medium and Large 2	556	117.45	654	7thin
Medium and Large 1	645	111.25	718	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.09/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale13 hd

118.00

—

GA average10 barns · 371 hd

122.32

−4.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−96.82

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	1,554	93.69	1,455	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	73.42	951	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	70.78	1,056	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	57.87	572	8thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	148.18/cwt	145.00–152.50	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	110.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	122.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.66/cwt	117.50–122.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.93/cwt	113.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	94.36/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.14/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	55.83/cwt	53.00–59.00	532	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	63.99/cwt	61.00–67.00	699	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	64.71/cwt	62.00–66.00	817	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	77.83/cwt	76.00–83.00	992	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	72.61/cwt	68.00–75.00	956	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	914	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	72.34/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,086	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	959	674.55/cwt	610.00–740.00	6,469	4

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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 461Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 99Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 28Year ago 88

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	92.00–96.00	94.36
1	—	1,640	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,595	87.00–90.00	89.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	62.00–66.00	64.71
17	—	1,317	68.00–75.00	72.61
11	—	1,275	76.00–83.00	77.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	69.00–75.00	72.34
1	—	1,450	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	61.00–67.00	63.99
6	—	953	53.00–59.00	55.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	115.00–125.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	113.00–117.00	114.93
2	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.48
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	525	117.50–122.00	119.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.50	122.50
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	145.00	145.00
6	—	382	145.00–152.50	148.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	959	610.00–740.00	674.55

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.