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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 236▲ 31 vs year ago 343 · +9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 90▲ 102 vs year ago 90 · +113.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 34▲ 83 vs year ago 17 · +488.2%

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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $149.49/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −65.33 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$149.49

99 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.87

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	154.11	623	50
Medium and Large 3	350	153.39	537	22
Medium and Large 1	543	137.75	747	27

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale99 hd

149.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,499 hd

139.62

+9.87

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−65.33

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	1,500	93.06	1,396	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	67.81	802	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	66.52	993	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	60.10	595	28

Every lot

59 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	172.19/cwt	167.50–177.50	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	149.05/cwt	147.00–152.50	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	145.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.22/cwt	131.00–139.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	884	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	152.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	343	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	148.66/cwt	147.50–150.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	134.68/cwt	132.50–137.50	508	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	132.02/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	586	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	133.67/cwt	132.50–137.50	648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	118.95/cwt	117.50–120.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	125.88/cwt	122.50–132.00	668	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	119.31/cwt	113.00–121.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	128.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.40/cwt	116.00–124.00	750	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	110.28/cwt	109.00–113.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	488	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	279	167.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	468	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	158.15/cwt	155.00–162.50	519	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	161.74/cwt	157.50–165.00	603	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	146.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	147.91/cwt	145.00–152.50	636	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	150.77/cwt	146.00–155.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	138.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	131.18/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	131.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	752	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	123.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	115.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	779	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,309	87.49/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	97.84/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,627	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	52.96/cwt	51.00–56.00	513	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	62.48/cwt	59.00–65.00	624	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	62.36/cwt	58.00–64.00	704	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	68.08/cwt	65.00–72.00	795	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	74.39/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,002	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	66.91/cwt	65.00–71.00	998	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	62.32/cwt	61.00–64.00	934	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	685	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	6,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	747	805.98/cwt	780.00–850.00	6,021	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,030	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	13,447	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	778	673.30/cwt	600.00–695.00	5,238	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	839	651.44/cwt	570.00–690.00	5,466	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	774.72/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,244	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	961	742.72/cwt	660.00–790.00	7,138	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	792.52/cwt	700.00–840.00	8,488	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	941.95/cwt	920.00–960.00	12,104	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 236Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 90Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 34Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	132.50–137.50	133.67
3	—	632	109.00–113.00	110.28
5	—	563	113.00–121.00	119.31
11	—	531	122.50–132.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	125.00–134.00	128.45
6	—	628	116.00–124.00	119.40
8	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	147.50–150.00	148.66
23	—	421	127.50–135.00	132.02
2	—	225	150.00–155.00	152.28
10	—	469	120.00–127.50	124.93
9	—	377	132.50–137.50	134.68
5	—	521	117.50–120.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	157.50–165.00	161.74
7	—	275	175.00–180.00	177.45
10	—	521	126.00–135.00	131.18
10	—	430	145.00–152.50	147.91
5	—	479	135.00–145.00	138.88
7	—	324	167.50–175.00	171.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	126.00–136.00	131.04
4	—	473	146.00–155.00	150.77
3	—	628	120.00–129.00	123.56
4	—	675	112.00–119.00	115.40
5	—	525	136.00–140.00	137.94
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.76
1	—	355	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	145.00–150.00	146.55
10	—	328	155.00–162.50	158.15
5	—	279	165.00–172.50	167.84
4	—	470	125.00–131.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	150.00–160.00	154.65
3	—	618	131.00–139.00	136.22
3	—	582	144.00–148.00	145.27
2	—	725	120.00–124.00	121.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.40
4	—	325	167.50–177.50	172.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	147.00–152.50	149.05
7	—	528	140.00–149.00	144.04
2	—	575	126.00–131.00	128.41

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	6	—	747	780.00–850.00	805.98

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	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	940.00	940.00

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	2	—	1,190	1,130.00	1,130.00

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)	2	—	1,285	920.00–960.00	941.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,071	700.00–840.00	792.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	935	750.00–800.00	774.72

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)	4	—	778	600.00–695.00	673.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	839	570.00–690.00	651.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	961	660.00–790.00	742.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,309	84.00–91.00	87.49
7	—	1,663	95.00–100.00	97.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,168	65.00–72.00	68.08
18	—	1,129	58.00–64.00	62.36
12	—	1,347	73.00–78.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	998	59.00–65.00	62.48
7	—	968	51.00–56.00	52.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,492	65.00–71.00	66.91
3	—	1,498	61.00–64.00	62.32

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.