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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 11

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 499▼ 170 vs year ago 539 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 72▼ 22 vs year ago 104 · −21.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 87▼ 5 vs year ago 46 · −10.9%

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 mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $135.22/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −79.60 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$135.22

82 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	148.28	709	19thin
Medium and Large 3	439	131.46	578	17thin
Medium and Large 2	501	131.21	657	46

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $52 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 sale82 hd

135.22

—

GA average14 barns · 1,264 hd

133.83

+1.39

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−79.60

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	1,846	93.05	1,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	70.69	851	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	67.93	985	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	62.44	656	14

Every lot

53 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	147.78/cwt	142.50–152.50	700	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	141.62/cwt	139.00–147.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	134.95/cwt	133.00–136.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	153.94/cwt	149.00–159.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	142.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.92/cwt	133.00–145.00	863	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	893	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	142.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	127.09/cwt	122.50–130.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	120.20/cwt	117.50–122.50	569	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	124.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	127.26/cwt	124.00–132.50	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	113.37/cwt	111.00–121.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	587	105.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	103.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	110.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	122.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	103.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	319	154.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	161.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	154.96/cwt	152.50–157.50	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.50	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	146.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	132.34/cwt	127.50–137.50	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	154.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	146.04/cwt	142.50–152.50	702	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	117.02/cwt	112.50–120.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	658	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	116.64/cwt	112.50–121.00	670	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	110.60/cwt	109.00–114.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	104.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	110.28/cwt	109.00–113.00	752	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	96.40/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,904	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	63.68/cwt	61.00–67.00	673	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	65.37/cwt	65.00–66.00	735	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	75.26/cwt	75.00–76.00	892	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	70.91/cwt	67.00–74.00	862	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	69.57/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,001	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	63.56/cwt	62.00–65.00	939	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	793	865.59/cwt	740.00–970.00	6,864	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,927	1

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 499Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 87Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	152.50–157.50	154.96
7	—	574	112.50–121.00	116.64
3	—	632	109.00–114.00	110.60
4	—	673	100.00–107.00	104.20
5	—	419	140.00–150.00	146.39
10	—	523	121.00–131.00	125.74
3	—	332	160.00–165.00	161.53
8	—	481	130.00–140.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	127.50–137.50	132.34
4	—	319	150.00–157.50	154.84
2	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.18
8	—	521	112.50–120.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	109.00–113.00	110.28
9	—	481	142.50–152.50	146.04
4	—	438	152.50–160.00	154.28
1	—	210	220.00	220.00
2	—	375	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.50	162.50
3	—	582	142.00–145.00	142.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	149.00–159.00	153.94
3	—	682	130.00–133.00	130.96
6	—	630	133.00–145.00	136.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	133.00–136.00	134.95
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
7	—	474	142.50–152.50	147.78
5	—	530	139.00–147.00	141.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	110.00–120.00	114.53
5	—	333	140.00–150.00	142.84
5	—	587	105.00–110.00	105.95
6	—	615	100.00–105.00	103.62
9	—	419	122.50–130.00	127.09
11	—	473	117.50–122.50	120.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	134.23
3	—	632	120.00–127.00	122.23
3	—	732	105.00–110.00	106.61
5	—	579	124.00–132.50	127.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	680	100.00–108.00	103.44
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
7	—	528	121.00–130.00	124.37
4	—	585	111.00–121.00	113.37
4	—	628	108.00–115.00	110.69

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	—	793	740.00–970.00	865.59

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)	1	—	955	710.00	710.00

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)	1	—	1,255	1,030.00	1,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	67.00–74.00	69.57
3	—	1,477	62.00–65.00	63.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	75.00–76.00	75.26
37	—	1,216	67.00–74.00	70.91
5	—	1,125	65.00–66.00	65.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	61.00–67.00	63.68
2	—	1,008	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,975	93.00–100.00	96.40
1	—	1,460	83.00	83.00

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.