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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 372▼ 16 vs year ago 504 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 69▲ 20 vs year ago 108 · +18.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 30▲ 44 vs year ago 32 · +137.5%

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 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 400 lower, replacement cows unevenly 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 $115.30/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$115.30

100 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	449	119.04	534	28
Medium and Large 2	534	117.16	626	42
Medium and Large 1	638	109.21	697	30

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale100 hd

115.30

—

GA average15 barns · 1,724 hd

121.93

−6.63

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	1,695	96.61	1,638	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	72.00	883	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	71.05	1,090	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	61.00	597	15

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	134.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	761	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	137.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	799	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	119.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	809	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	126.78/cwt	126.00–130.00	469	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	125.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	128.93/cwt	121.00–131.00	609	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	116.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	127.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	675	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	119.54/cwt	117.00–125.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	107.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	628	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	108.93/cwt	104.00–116.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	101.74/cwt	97.00–106.00	634	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	101.94/cwt	97.00–106.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	95.64/cwt	92.00–101.00	696	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	134.83/cwt	134.00–137.50	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	121.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	111.61/cwt	107.50–115.00	583	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	105.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	599	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	112.88/cwt	110.00–117.50	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	106.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	102.61/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	100.52/cwt	95.00–105.00	777	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	89.06/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	94.59/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,449	6
Bulls	—	—	1,936	102.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,987	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	63.01/cwt	60.00–66.00	606	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	55.46/cwt	52.00–58.00	569	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	65.19/cwt	61.00–68.00	737	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	72.17/cwt	69.00–75.00	901	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	79.36/cwt	77.00–84.00	995	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	66.05/cwt	64.00–67.00	951	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	72.12/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,121	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	808	837.93/cwt	800.00–870.00	6,770	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,015	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	11,470	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,138	1,085.25/cwt	1,080.00–1,090.00	12,350	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,129	840.13/cwt	725.00–920.00	9,485	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,201	846.25/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,163	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	12,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	997.10/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	12,613	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,030.99/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,558	3

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 372Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 69Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 30Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	134.00–137.50	134.83
8	—	568	100.00–108.00	105.44
7	—	522	107.50–115.00	111.61
5	—	425	125.00–135.00	129.88
13	—	468	115.00–125.00	121.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	112.50–115.00	113.71
2	—	575	121.00–123.00	121.97
5	—	773	95.00–105.00	100.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	120.00–125.00	121.74
2	—	475	130.00–132.50	131.20
5	—	579	110.00–117.50	112.88
11	—	620	100.00–110.00	106.10
3	—	677	100.00–106.00	102.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	149.00	149.00
4	—	675	115.00–122.50	119.82
7	—	581	135.00–138.00	137.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–157.50	153.55
5	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	136.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	575	120.00–129.00	124.34
2	—	405	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.85
3	—	622	104.00–116.00	108.93
3	—	582	117.00–125.00	119.54
6	—	672	97.00–106.00	101.94
10	—	728	92.00–101.00	95.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	110.00–120.00	116.44
7	—	434	120.00–127.00	125.08
7	—	370	126.00–130.00	126.78
2	—	525	105.00–106.00	105.48
2	—	575	95.00–100.00	97.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	121.00–131.00	128.93
8	—	583	105.00–114.00	107.77
9	—	623	97.00–106.00	101.74
7	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.45

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	4	—	808	800.00–870.00	837.93

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	—	1,138	1,080.00–1,090.00	1,085.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	950.00–1,125.00	1,030.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	960.00–1,050.00	997.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	995.00	995.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,129	725.00–920.00	840.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,201	750.00–950.00	846.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,554	69.00–74.00	72.12
3	—	1,440	64.00–67.00	66.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,249	69.00–75.00	72.17
14	—	1,131	61.00–68.00	65.19
12	—	1,254	77.00–84.00	79.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	52.00–58.00	55.46
11	—	961	60.00–66.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	87.00–91.00	89.06
7	—	1,936	100.00–105.00	102.65
6	—	1,532	92.00–97.00	94.59

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.