Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2021-08-25

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 25

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 387▼ 312 vs year ago 683 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 110▼ 57 vs year ago 134 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 48▼ 74 vs year ago 84 · −88.1%

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 with one outstanding individual bringing 85.00, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.74/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$126.74

86 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$0.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	127.10	786	36
Medium and Large 2	532	126.47	672	50

One grade step is worth $0.63/cwt here — about $113 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 sale86 hd

126.74

—

GA average16 barns · 1,993 hd

128.09

−1.35

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	1,535	97.49	1,496	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	71.96	1,106	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	71.78	869	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	60.13	660	5thin

Every lot

41 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	365	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	154.24/cwt	154.00–155.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	136.27/cwt	135.00–139.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	841	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	137.76/cwt	135.50–145.00	861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	127.20/cwt	127.00–129.00	908	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	134.91/cwt	132.50–140.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	129.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	618	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	131.71/cwt	115.00–136.00	699	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	755	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	105.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	664	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	124.16/cwt	121.00–125.00	798	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	112.94/cwt	111.00–115.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	154.27/cwt	152.50–157.50	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	149.76/cwt	147.50–151.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	434	136.97/cwt	135.00–142.50	594	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	131.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	120.77/cwt	117.50–125.00	636	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	112.40/cwt	107.50–117.50	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	124.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	112.86/cwt	108.00–117.50	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,516	97.49/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,478	11
Bulls	—	—	1,865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	60.13/cwt	58.00–63.00	660	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	64.12/cwt	61.00–65.00	744	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	71.17/cwt	66.00–73.00	854	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	75.71/cwt	74.00–79.00	942	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	71.96/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,106	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 387Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 110Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 48Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	107.50–117.50	112.40
4	—	475	140.00–147.50	143.66
3	—	575	121.00–130.00	125.56
3	—	676	110.00–115.00	112.28
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	134.23
3	—	418	147.50–151.00	149.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.56
4	—	330	152.50–157.50	154.27
6	—	434	135.00–142.50	136.97
15	—	527	117.50–125.00	120.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	108.00–117.50	112.86
3	—	628	120.00–130.00	124.22
1	—	750	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	714	127.00–129.00	127.20
1	—	680	133.00	133.00
10	—	625	135.50–145.00	137.76
8	—	584	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	135.00–139.00	136.27
1	—	365	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	154.00–155.00	154.24
5	—	545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	531	115.00–136.00	131.71
2	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.45
8	—	476	126.00–135.00	129.75
5	—	431	132.50–140.00	134.91
9	—	629	103.00–110.00	105.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	129.00–134.00	131.58
10	—	643	121.00–125.00	124.16
2	—	725	111.00–115.00	112.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	58.00–63.00	60.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,537	68.00–74.00	71.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	61.00–65.00	64.12
15	—	1,200	66.00–73.00	71.17
14	—	1,244	74.00–79.00	75.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	103.00	103.00
11	—	1,516	94.00–101.00	97.49
1	—	1,410	92.00	92.00

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	—	870	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.