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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 126▼ 15 vs year ago 425 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 104▼ 31 vs year ago 119 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 28▲ 94 vs year ago 51 · +184.3%

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, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

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 $120.46/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$120.46

99 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$9.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	424	124.65	529	36
Medium and Large 2	491	120.53	592	34
Medium and Large 1	566	115.19	652	29

One grade step is worth $9.46/cwt here — about −$123 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

120.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,310 hd

119.88

+0.59

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	—	Low	1,629	98.26	1,600	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	71.31	864	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	68.52	970	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	60.68	614	17

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	151.83/cwt	147.50–157.50	572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	151.34/cwt	147.50–155.00	625	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	140.09/cwt	140.00–141.00	607	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	148.73/cwt	147.00–152.50	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	133.29/cwt	132.50–135.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	142.51/cwt	137.00–146.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	139.16/cwt	138.00–142.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.20/cwt	123.00–128.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	136.89/cwt	136.00–137.50	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	125.24/cwt	121.00–127.50	774	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	126.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	131.53/cwt	131.00–132.50	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	117.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	124.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	590	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	123.68/cwt	121.00–124.00	646	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	114.83/cwt	112.50–117.00	603	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	114.30/cwt	109.00–119.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	104.87/cwt	102.50–107.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	103.62/cwt	102.00–105.00	646	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	148.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	490	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.50	522	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	148.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	565	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	139.23/cwt	137.50–142.50	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	124.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	130.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	692	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.50	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	123.27/cwt	119.00–128.00	711	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	117.67/cwt	114.00–120.00	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	113.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	762	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	92.85/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	100.30/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,668	7
Bulls	—	—	2,015	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	57.09/cwt	53.00–60.00	566	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	63.19/cwt	61.00–68.00	648	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	64.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	675	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	70.59/cwt	67.00–73.00	845	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	75.85/cwt	74.00–77.00	997	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	64.59/cwt	64.00–65.00	893	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	69.99/cwt	69.00–73.00	999	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,668	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,024	806.90/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,263	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,184	988.84/cwt	890.00–1,070.00	11,708	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	980.24/cwt	910.00–1,100.00	11,802	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	1,140.54/cwt	1,090.00–1,275.00	15,146	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	941	1,011.38/cwt	970.00–1,060.00	9,517	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	945	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,069	1,164.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,240.00	12,446	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,463.09/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	16,284	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,418.46/cwt	1,325.00–1,525.00	16,284	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	1,263.89/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,724	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,262	1,203.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,182	6

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 126Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 104Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 28Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	122.00–131.00	124.39
8	—	525	112.50–117.00	114.83
6	—	420	131.00–132.50	131.53
5	—	575	102.50–107.00	104.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	102.00–105.00	103.62
7	—	574	109.00–119.00	114.30
13	—	522	121.00–124.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.76
8	—	465	110.00–120.00	117.41
2	—	525	105.00–107.00	105.96
18	—	418	120.00–130.00	126.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	132.00	132.00
5	—	556	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	147.00–152.50	148.73
3	—	618	121.00–127.50	125.24
5	—	577	127.00–135.00	130.91
5	—	524	138.00–142.00	139.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	132.50–135.00	133.29
11	—	433	140.00–141.00	140.09
9	—	377	147.50–157.50	151.83
4	—	525	123.00–128.00	125.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	136.00–137.50	136.89
8	—	488	137.00–146.00	142.51
6	—	413	147.50–155.00	151.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	119.00–128.00	123.27
11	—	529	129.00–134.00	130.77
5	—	671	110.00–116.00	113.55
7	—	621	114.00–120.00	117.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	145.00–155.00	148.55
5	—	377	135.00–142.50	138.38
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.38
3	—	532	115.00–117.50	115.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	130.00–137.00	133.40
2	—	610	109.00–110.00	109.50
7	—	522	120.00–127.00	124.05
7	—	431	137.50–142.50	139.23
19	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	985	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,204	910.00–1,100.00	980.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,328	1,090.00–1,275.00	1,140.54

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)	20	—	1,184	890.00–1,070.00	988.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,024	700.00–900.00	806.90

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	8	—	1,069	1,100.00–1,240.00	1,164.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,262	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,203.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263.89

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	10	—	941	970.00–1,060.00	1,011.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,148	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,418.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	88.00–95.00	92.85
1	—	2,015	111.00	111.00
7	—	1,663	96.00–103.00	100.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,026	61.00–68.00	63.19
7	—	992	53.00–60.00	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	69.00–73.00	69.99
3	—	1,382	64.00–65.00	64.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,197	67.00–73.00	70.59
6	—	1,049	62.00–66.00	64.37
12	—	1,315	74.00–77.00	75.85

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.