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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 22

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

496 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 678▼ 431 vs year ago 927 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 88▲ 3 vs year ago 142 · +2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 31▲ 29 vs year ago 26 · +111.5%

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 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.95/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −87.86 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$126.95

153 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	130.36	635	56
Medium and Large 1	582	126.49	736	68
Medium and Large 3	481	121.45	584	29

One grade step is worth $8.91/cwt here — about $51 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 sale153 hd

126.95

—

GA average15 barns · 1,359 hd

126.68

+0.27

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−87.86

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	—	Low	1,660	89.21	1,481	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	63.68	785	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	63.40	926	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	55.46	590	15

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	525	129.94/cwt	127.50–132.50	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	120.38/cwt	117.00–124.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	122.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	131.87/cwt	128.00–136.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	887	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	970	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	128.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	549	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	134.06/cwt	132.50–137.50	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	122.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	128.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	102.89/cwt	95.00–105.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.33/cwt	107.50–117.50	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	119.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	754	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	117.66/cwt	109.00–119.50	834	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	887	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	381	137.40/cwt	135.00–142.50	523	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	143.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	126.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	119.31/cwt	117.50–122.50	568	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	141.99/cwt	137.50–145.00	679	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.94/cwt	112.50–119.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	124.92/cwt	121.00–131.00	721	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	112.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	114.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	772	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	93.26/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,434	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	85.15/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,517	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	52.10/cwt	48.00–54.00	526	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	57.14/cwt	55.00–62.00	624	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	64.60/cwt	62.00–69.00	791	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	58.88/cwt	55.00–61.00	737	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	71.91/cwt	71.00–73.00	946	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	60.78/cwt	59.00–62.00	825	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	63.77/cwt	63.00–66.00	953	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	71.46/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,176	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	796.61/cwt	760.00–840.00	7,990	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,140.56/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,253	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,164	803.09/cwt	760.00–900.00	9,348	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	1,146.34/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	14,295	5

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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 678Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 88Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 31Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	112.50–119.00	115.94
2	—	335	157.50	157.50
22	—	477	125.00–135.00	129.35
13	—	419	140.00–145.00	143.19
10	—	524	120.00–129.00	124.97
5	—	629	110.00–117.50	112.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	125.00–135.00	126.68
6	—	525	110.00–119.00	114.73
5	—	381	135.00–142.50	137.40
4	—	625	105.00–107.50	106.21
7	—	476	117.50–122.50	119.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	674	110.00–115.00	114.47
21	—	478	137.50–145.00	141.99
17	—	577	121.00–131.00	124.92
2	—	710	111.00–113.00	111.99
4	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	115.00–125.00	122.80
6	—	534	110.00–115.00	113.30
5	—	563	95.00–105.00	102.89
18	—	428	122.00–131.00	128.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.42
5	—	477	127.50–132.50	128.75
2	—	575	107.50–117.50	112.33
20	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.56
3	—	432	132.50–137.50	134.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	124.75	124.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	709	109.00–119.50	117.66
12	—	630	115.00–122.00	119.75
15	—	563	120.00–126.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	110.00–115.00	113.27
3	—	525	127.50–132.50	129.94
2	—	575	117.00–124.00	120.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	767	126.50	126.50
2	—	625	128.00–136.00	131.87
4	—	548	149.00	149.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
5	—	667	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00–124.00	122.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,494	63.00–66.00	63.77
8	—	1,358	59.00–62.00	60.78
2	—	1,645	71.00–72.00	71.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,252	55.00–61.00	58.88
3	—	1,315	71.00–73.00	71.91
62	—	1,224	62.00–69.00	64.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	48.00–54.00	52.10
10	—	1,092	55.00–62.00	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,782	82.00–88.00	85.15
6	—	1,538	91.00–96.00	93.26

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,140.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,247	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,146.34

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)	3	—	1,003	760.00–840.00	796.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,164	760.00–900.00	803.09

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.