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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 23

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 398▼ 69 vs year ago 461 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 115▲ 30 vs year ago 130 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 42▲ 38 vs year ago 41 · +92.7%

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 steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $121.78/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$121.78

74 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$6.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	467	124.09	579	17thin
Medium and Large 2	533	122.29	652	42
Medium and Large 1	622	117.73	733	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale74 hd

121.78

—

GA average13 barns · 1,472 hd

128.81

−7.03

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	1,707	94.16	1,608	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	70.92	901	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	70.14	1,103	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	60.58	613	16

Every lot

50 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 2	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	140.36/cwt	137.00–142.00	808	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	137.59/cwt	136.00–138.00	870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	702	126.83/cwt	126.00–128.50	890	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	614	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.07/cwt	112.50–118.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	123.93/cwt	119.00–129.00	657	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	116.35/cwt	109.00–119.00	659	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	121.57/cwt	121.00–124.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	116.61/cwt	113.00–122.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	113.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	761	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	136.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	133.44/cwt	127.50–137.50	629	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	136.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	715	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	114.47/cwt	112.50–115.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	779	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.50	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	114.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	127.06/cwt	124.00–132.00	799	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	114.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	106.41/cwt	101.00–110.00	766	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	86.85/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,324	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	95.61/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,684	7
Bulls	—	—	1,888	102.98/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,944	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	56.66/cwt	54.00–60.00	540	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	65.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	713	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	63.63/cwt	60.00–66.00	749	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	70.88/cwt	67.00–74.00	904	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	76.06/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,000	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	65.16/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,017	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	71.05/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,119	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	744.81/cwt	690.00–770.00	7,173	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,099	862.34/cwt	810.00–930.00	9,477	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	884.10/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,725	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,087.20/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,764	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,081.96/cwt	990.00–1,175.00	13,589	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,288	924.54/cwt	840.00–970.00	11,908	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	863	772.32/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	890	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,942	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	995	1,040.51/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,353	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	19,028	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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 398Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 115Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 42Year ago 41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,256	990.00–1,175.00	1,081.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,174	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,087.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	800.00–960.00	884.10

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)	4	—	1,099	810.00–930.00	862.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	840.00–970.00	924.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	690.00–770.00	744.81

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	—	995	900.00–1,100.00	1,040.51

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	—	863	750.00–800.00	772.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	780.00	780.00

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	2	—	1,420	1,340.00	1,340.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	109.00–119.00	116.35
9	—	474	128.00–131.00	129.51
4	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.42
22	—	530	119.00–129.00	123.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	125.00–134.00	129.61
6	—	476	120.00–127.50	123.66
4	—	525	112.50–118.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.96
5	—	587	121.00–124.00	121.57
7	—	628	113.00–122.00	116.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00–137.50	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	136.00–138.00	137.59
3	—	507	147.00	147.00
20	—	576	137.00–142.00	140.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	125.00	125.00
4	—	474	150.00	150.00
6	—	507	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	702	126.00–128.50	126.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	127.50–137.50	133.44
5	—	563	112.50–115.00	114.47
7	—	523	122.00–129.00	125.53
3	—	432	135.00–140.00	136.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	120.00–127.50	123.99
9	—	525	133.00–140.00	136.24
3	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.25
2	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	101.00–110.00	106.41
8	—	573	131.00–140.00	135.91
7	—	678	110.00–120.00	114.07
6	—	629	124.00–132.00	127.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,575	68.00–75.00	71.05
4	—	1,561	63.00–67.00	65.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,276	67.00–74.00	70.88
11	—	1,177	60.00–66.00	63.63
16	—	1,315	75.00–82.00	76.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	54.00–60.00	56.66
7	—	1,086	63.00–69.00	65.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	101.00–104.00	102.98
7	—	1,761	92.00–99.00	95.61
5	—	1,524	84.00–91.00	86.85

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.