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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 5

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 355▼ 271 vs year ago 397 · −68.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 66▲ 22 vs year ago 82 · +26.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 42▼ 3 vs year ago 31 · −9.7%

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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows 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 $126.60/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −88.22 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$126.60

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	413	135.93	562	10thin
Medium and Large 2	506	125.82	637	9thin
Medium and Large 1	601	122.06	733	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale38 hd

126.60

—

GA average15 barns · 1,264 hd

125.39

+1.21

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−88.22

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	1,664	96.26	1,601	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	71.48	858	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	68.93	1,023	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	58.34	628	7thin

Every lot

34 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	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	129.13/cwt	123.00–131.00	597	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	117.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	118.42/cwt	114.00–121.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	109.41/cwt	107.00–112.00	629	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	568	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	130.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	132.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	115.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	108.28/cwt	105.00–111.00	783	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	97.34/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,699	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	62.90/cwt	60.00–65.00	662	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	54.39/cwt	53.00–55.00	572	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	61.31/cwt	59.00–64.00	671	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	70.53/cwt	66.00–73.00	835	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	76.34/cwt	74.00–80.00	980	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	64.16/cwt	62.00–65.00	910	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	69.61/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,037	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	715	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	5,935	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	683.01/cwt	630.00–730.00	6,181	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	728.69/cwt	660.00–840.00	8,016	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	915.89/cwt	890.00–940.00	10,258	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	838.25/cwt	820.00–860.00	9,833	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 355Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 66Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 31

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder classes lightly tested, replacement cows steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,418	62.00–65.00	64.16
12	—	1,490	68.00–72.00	69.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,284	74.00–80.00	76.34
8	—	1,052	60.00–65.00	62.90
40	—	1,184	66.00–73.00	70.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	59.00–64.00	61.31
3	—	1,052	53.00–55.00	54.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	97.00–98.00	97.34
1	—	1,420	93.00	93.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	105.00–111.00	108.28
3	—	532	132.00–135.00	132.95
3	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.65
5	—	629	112.00–120.00	115.32
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	111.97
3	—	482	140.00–141.00	140.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	130.00–137.50	134.32
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	129.00–135.00	130.89
6	—	518	120.00–125.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–132.00	130.97
1	—	605	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	107.00–112.00	109.41
16	—	462	123.00–131.00	129.13
6	—	518	114.00–121.00	118.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	120.00–130.00	124.67
3	—	468	114.00–120.00	117.89

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	—	715	830.00	830.00

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)	5	—	1,100	660.00–840.00	728.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	905	630.00–730.00	683.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,120	890.00–940.00	915.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	820.00–860.00	838.25

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.