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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 28

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 391▼ 156 vs year ago 511 · −30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 80▼ 79 vs year ago 145 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 40▼ 46 vs year ago 88 · −52.3%

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 steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly 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 $114.72/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$114.72

95 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	117.32	739	31
Medium and Large 2	548	114.30	626	42
Medium and Large 3	501	111.84	561	22

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $178 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 sale95 hd

114.72

—

GA average15 barns · 1,238 hd

120.25

−5.54

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	1,361	94.40	1,285	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	71.14	911	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	66.21	949	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	56.78	604	9thin

Every lot

46 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 2	525	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.22/cwt	129.00–131.00	746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	123.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	126.01/cwt	116.00–132.00	839	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	110.93/cwt	107.00–115.00	804	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	122.00/cwt	120.00–127.50	583	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	106.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	123.43/cwt	118.00–124.50	715	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	111.06/cwt	107.50–116.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	99.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	115.77/cwt	115.00–119.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	102.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	98.61/cwt	96.00–100.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	113.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	763	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	103.40/cwt	100.00–107.00	750	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	142.33/cwt	140.00–147.50	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	570	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.21/cwt	113.00–116.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	115.94/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	123.23/cwt	121.00–128.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	115.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	110.23/cwt	109.00–112.00	744	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,337	94.57/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,264	12
Bulls	—	—	1,383	97.18/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	86.39/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,253	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	54.22/cwt	53.00–55.00	574	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	59.99/cwt	56.00–63.00	641	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	728	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	75.52/cwt	73.00–80.00	941	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	68.54/cwt	66.00–71.00	910	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	67.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	959	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	905	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	999	987.41/cwt	940.00–1,030.00	9,864	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,881	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	800.41/cwt	780.00–820.00	6,868	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 391Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 80Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,090	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	8	—	999	940.00–1,030.00	987.41

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	—	858	780.00–820.00	800.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	131.00–135.00	133.60
7	—	581	121.00–128.00	123.23
9	—	620	110.00–117.00	115.53
8	—	675	109.00–112.00	110.23
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.35
6	—	479	130.00–137.00	133.93
9	—	518	119.00–128.00	125.00
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.37
3	—	432	140.00–147.50	142.35
10	—	569	112.50–118.00	115.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	113.00–116.00	115.21
8	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.36
9	—	427	130.00–137.50	133.53
3	—	382	140.00–147.50	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	579	118.00–124.50	123.43
11	—	673	105.00–115.00	113.34
2	—	725	100.00–107.00	103.40
5	—	630	115.00–119.00	115.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	120.00–127.50	122.00
8	—	579	107.50–116.00	111.06
15	—	529	115.00–120.00	117.59
5	—	635	100.00–108.00	102.12
3	—	668	96.00–100.00	98.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.12
4	—	530	105.00–110.00	106.81
8	—	579	95.00–105.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	666	116.00–132.00	126.01
6	—	620	123.00–126.00	123.49
4	—	725	107.00–115.00	110.93
8	—	573	129.00–131.00	130.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.00–136.00	131.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	97.00–98.00	97.18
2	—	1,450	85.00–89.00	86.39
12	—	1,337	93.00–96.00	94.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,327	66.00–71.00	68.54
12	—	1,246	73.00–80.00	75.52
2	—	1,155	62.00–64.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	65.00–69.00	67.26
1	—	1,460	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	56.00–63.00	59.99
5	—	1,059	53.00–55.00	54.22

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.