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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 283▼ 38 vs year ago 578 · −6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 90▼ 74 vs year ago 191 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 20▼ 49 vs year ago 126 · −38.9%

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 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $118.63/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$118.63

130 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	444	121.34	539	65
Medium and Large 2	543	117.04	635	50
Medium and Large 1	647	112.18	726	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale130 hd

118.63

—

GA average16 barns · 2,559 hd

122.37

−3.75

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	—	High	1,770	86.10	1,524	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	56.01	693	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	55.31	819	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	47.47	502	15

Every lot

61 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	145.54/cwt	142.50–147.50	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	161.23/cwt	155.00–167.50	693	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	138.01/cwt	135.00–142.50	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	805	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	834	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	867	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	129.67/cwt	127.50–131.00	482	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	122.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	119.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	570	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	125.55/cwt	124.00–130.00	600	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	112.19/cwt	107.50–115.00	585	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	120.92/cwt	117.00–126.00	646	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	121.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	108.18/cwt	105.00–114.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	115.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	98.68/cwt	95.00–103.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	110.40/cwt	107.00–114.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	99.34/cwt	94.00–102.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	102.15/cwt	98.00–104.00	732	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	158.67/cwt	157.50–160.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	150.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	148.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	136.04/cwt	132.50–142.50	585	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.50	612	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	137.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	136.62/cwt	135.00–137.50	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	117.13/cwt	112.50–122.00	616	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	128.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	682	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	112.80/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	131.23/cwt	129.00–136.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	114.82/cwt	114.00–116.00	721	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	105.23/cwt	100.00–108.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	114.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	110.95/cwt	107.00–113.00	797	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	88.45/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,506	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	82.95/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,513	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	43.35/cwt	42.00–46.00	446	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	52.17/cwt	49.00–55.00	569	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	52.13/cwt	51.00–53.00	622	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	764	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	56.95/cwt	54.00–61.00	713	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	55.50/cwt	54.00–61.00	815	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	881	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	775	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,005	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,945	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,075	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,180	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,794	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	678.27/cwt	660.00–700.00	7,054	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,933	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,295	830.40/cwt	700.00–890.00	10,754	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	865.04/cwt	840.00–890.00	12,093	2

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 283Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 90Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 20Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	145.00–155.00	148.76
9	—	531	125.00–134.00	128.40
6	—	628	114.00–116.00	114.82
3	—	335	167.50	167.50
3	—	668	100.00–108.00	105.23
2	—	355	162.50	162.50
9	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.45
7	—	480	135.00–142.50	137.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	129.00–136.00	131.23
2	—	475	147.50–150.00	148.70
6	—	678	111.00–118.00	114.12
3	—	518	135.00–137.50	136.62
6	—	718	107.00–113.00	110.95
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
6	—	625	123.00–130.00	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	110.00–114.00	112.80
3	—	272	160.00–170.00	165.57
12	—	526	112.50–122.00	117.13
2	—	325	157.50–160.00	158.67
11	—	430	132.50–142.50	136.04
8	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.53
13	—	475	125.00–132.50	128.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	118.00–126.00	121.07
3	—	625	113.00–118.00	115.28
5	—	717	98.00–104.00	102.15
2	—	675	107.00–114.00	110.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	95.00–103.00	98.68
19	—	478	124.00–130.00	125.55
6	—	683	94.00–102.00	99.34
5	—	581	105.00–114.00	108.18
16	—	534	117.00–126.00	120.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	115.00–122.50	119.75
9	—	521	107.50–115.00	112.19
7	—	372	127.50–131.00	129.67
37	—	429	120.00–130.00	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	138.00–143.00	140.52
6	—	430	155.00–167.50	161.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	155.00	155.00
20	—	625	133.50	133.50
15	—	535	147.00–152.00	150.41
5	—	683	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	135.00–142.50	138.01
4	—	420	142.50–147.50	145.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	775	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	780.00	780.00

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	—	1,180	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	890.00	890.00

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)	1	—	1,155	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,398	840.00–890.00	865.04

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)	2	—	1,040	660.00–700.00	678.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,295	700.00–890.00	830.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,252	54.00–61.00	56.95
2	—	1,223	62.00–63.00	62.50
13	—	1,194	51.00–53.00	52.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	49.00–55.00	52.17
8	—	1,029	42.00–46.00	43.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	52.00	52.00
17	—	1,469	54.00–61.00	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,703	85.00–91.00	88.45
7	—	1,824	81.00–84.00	82.95

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.