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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

698 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 496▼ 10 vs year ago 708 · −1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 145▼ 6 vs year ago 133 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 55▼ 97 vs year ago 153 · −63.4%

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 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $115.98/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$115.98

152 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$8.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	119.14	670	80
Medium and Large 2	499	114.33	571	37
Medium and Large 3	462	110.47	511	35

One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about $159 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 sale152 hd

115.98

—

GA average16 barns · 1,657 hd

118.82

−2.84

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	1,520	82.25	1,250	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	59.80	830	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	57.90	711	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	47.54	493	13

Every lot

58 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	478	130.43/cwt	130.00–132.50	623	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.50	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	114.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	128.08/cwt	126.00–138.00	738	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	119.87/cwt	116.00–124.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	124.93/cwt	123.25–130.00	828	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	124.78/cwt	124.00–125.00	907	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	872	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	128.18/cwt	125.00–132.50	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	130.09/cwt	129.00–132.50	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	123.82/cwt	120.00–127.50	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	131.43/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	112.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	108.74/cwt	105.00–112.50	519	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	117.84/cwt	115.00–122.50	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	127.97/cwt	124.00–131.00	622	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	104.57/cwt	100.00–107.50	545	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	111.51/cwt	109.00–117.50	593	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	119.39/cwt	119.00–121.00	640	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	103.11/cwt	97.50–105.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	114.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	781	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	107.40/cwt	104.00–111.00	779	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	158.67/cwt	157.50–160.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	379	136.24/cwt	132.50–142.50	516	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	130.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	557	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	133.40/cwt	131.00–135.00	628	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	120.55/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	112.49/cwt	108.00–116.00	588	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	692	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	103.63/cwt	97.50–108.00	592	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	123.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	622	96.80/cwt	93.00–100.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	108.87/cwt	105.00–112.50	680	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	116.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	102.92/cwt	100.00–107.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.10/cwt	73.00–79.00	988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	85.31/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,372	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	51.86/cwt	48.00–55.00	536	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	40.64/cwt	40.00–42.00	424	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	52.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	617	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	58.16/cwt	55.00–62.00	704	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	60.07/cwt	57.00–63.00	825	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	64.50/cwt	63.00–69.00	962	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	905	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	958	602.68/cwt	595.00–610.00	5,774	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	694.11/cwt	620.00–780.00	7,552	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	670.79/cwt	620.00–790.00	7,479	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	878.75/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,842	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	785	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,673	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 496Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 145Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	100.00–107.50	104.57
3	—	327	125.00–132.50	128.18
9	—	430	110.00–117.50	112.70
15	—	477	105.00–112.50	108.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00–114.00	111.28
10	—	536	119.00–121.00	119.39
17	—	486	124.00–131.00	127.97
2	—	725	104.00–111.00	107.40
35	—	570	110.00–118.00	114.69
2	—	425	130.00–133.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	109.00–117.50	111.51
6	—	479	115.00–122.50	117.84
3	—	382	129.00–132.50	130.09
9	—	566	97.50–105.00	103.11
7	—	424	120.00–127.50	123.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	643	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	120.00–127.50	123.41
12	—	471	131.00–135.00	133.40
6	—	625	105.00–112.50	108.87
2	—	325	157.50–160.00	158.67
4	—	679	100.00–107.00	102.92
12	—	574	110.00–118.00	114.03
1	—	405	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	97.50–108.00	103.63
7	—	379	132.50–142.50	136.24
16	—	427	125.00–133.00	130.46
9	—	523	108.00–116.00	112.49
12	—	483	117.50–127.50	120.55
8	—	622	93.00–100.00	96.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	113.00	113.00
7	—	636	115.00–120.00	116.03
9	—	524	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
10	—	574	120.00–130.00	123.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	125.00–132.50	129.30
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.83
11	—	478	130.00–132.50	130.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	126.00–138.00	128.08
2	—	498	147.00	147.00
5	—	779	112.00	112.00
4	—	625	116.00–124.00	119.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	124.00–125.00	124.78
56	—	663	123.25–130.00	124.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,210	55.00–62.00	58.16
6	—	1,492	63.00–69.00	64.50
10	—	1,178	50.00–54.00	52.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	40.00–42.00	40.64
8	—	1,034	48.00–55.00	51.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,373	57.00–63.00	60.07
1	—	1,645	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	73.00–79.00	75.10
7	—	1,608	82.00–88.00	85.31

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	—	945	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	860.00–900.00	878.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	595.00–610.00	602.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	620.00–780.00	694.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,115	620.00–790.00	670.79

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	2	—	785	850.00	850.00

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.