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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 307▲ 150 vs year ago 226 · +66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 76▼ 105 vs year ago 235 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 19▲ 9 vs year ago 30 · +30.0%

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 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, 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 $132.72/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −82.09 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$132.72

108 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	133.51	686	39
Medium and Large 1	597	132.40	791	43
Medium and Large 3	446	132.06	588	26

One grade step is worth $1.45/cwt here — about $98 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 sale108 hd

132.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,453 hd

134.39

−1.67

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−82.09

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	1,656	85.74	1,420	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	61.45	717	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	61.03	924	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	55.08	584	18

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	168.90/cwt	167.50–172.50	562	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	148.69/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	157.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	684	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	147.49/cwt	144.00–152.50	705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	155.79/cwt	155.00–157.50	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	845	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	812	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	135.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	130.55/cwt	127.50–136.00	565	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	125.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	114.94/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	122.16/cwt	119.00–128.00	644	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	108.57/cwt	104.00–111.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	117.11/cwt	112.50–122.50	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	812	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	155.35/cwt	152.50–160.00	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	159.20/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	133.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.50	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	151.27/cwt	149.00–152.50	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	128.30/cwt	123.00–132.50	606	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	139.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	674	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	144.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	129.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	131.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	763	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	120.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	128.34/cwt	126.00–132.00	807	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	116.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	122.69/cwt	119.00–127.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	80.96/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,046	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	87.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,562	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	56.53/cwt	53.00–59.00	591	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	57.11/cwt	53.00–59.00	630	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	556	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	62.66/cwt	60.00–67.00	745	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	62.26/cwt	61.00–66.00	933	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	59.50/cwt	58.00–60.00	912	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,143	1,002.36/cwt	960.00–1,040.00	11,457	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	938	641.80/cwt	570.00–680.00	6,020	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	864.53/cwt	830.00–900.00	11,178	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 307Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 76Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 19Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	140.00–150.00	145.92
3	—	525	115.00–124.00	119.55
6	—	472	123.00–132.50	128.30
8	—	429	130.00–140.00	133.98
2	—	575	105.00–107.00	105.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.13
10	—	629	126.00–132.00	128.34
4	—	725	113.00–118.00	115.43
4	—	675	119.00–127.00	122.69
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	468	149.00–152.50	151.27
3	—	423	155.00–163.00	159.20
12	—	579	128.00–138.00	131.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	125.00–135.00	129.02
9	—	630	115.00–121.00	116.75
3	—	582	119.00–125.00	120.91
3	—	432	145.00–147.50	145.78
10	—	484	135.00–145.00	139.19
6	—	378	152.50–160.00	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	110.00–119.00	115.85
3	—	618	104.00–111.00	108.57
9	—	527	119.00–128.00	122.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	110.00–118.00	113.94
2	—	725	111.00–113.00	111.97
5	—	627	112.50–122.50	117.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	132.50–140.00	135.32
2	—	575	106.00–108.00	106.97
14	—	433	127.50–136.00	130.55
9	—	472	120.00–129.00	125.39
6	—	519	110.00–117.50	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	144.00–152.50	147.49
7	—	525	135.00–145.00	139.69
2	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.45
9	—	433	155.00–165.00	157.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.49
7	—	626	130.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	482	155.00–157.50	155.79
3	—	675	115.00–125.00	120.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.37
5	—	333	167.50–172.50	168.90
2	—	425	147.50–150.00	148.69

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	—	1,143	960.00–1,040.00	1,002.36

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)	2	—	1,293	830.00–900.00	864.53

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)	4	—	938	570.00–680.00	641.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	78.00–84.00	80.96
14	—	1,786	85.00–92.00	87.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	50.00	50.00
14	—	1,045	53.00–59.00	56.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	58.00–60.00	59.50
10	—	1,499	61.00–66.00	62.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,189	60.00–67.00	62.66
16	—	1,104	53.00–59.00	57.11
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00

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.