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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 13Oct 20Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 600▲ 100 vs year ago 420 · +23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 297▲ 26 vs year ago 93 · +28.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 77▲ 6 vs year ago 36 · +16.7%

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 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.91/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$117.91

102 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	123.00	689	32
Medium and Large 2	502	118.86	597	43
Medium and Large 3	495	110.37	546	27

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $143 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 sale102 hd

117.91

—

GA average17 barns · 1,948 hd

123.77

−5.85

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	1,424	78.64	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	56.40	643	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	55.46	805	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	45.04	485	20

Every lot

54 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	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	151.07/cwt	147.50–155.00	642	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.50	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.50	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	133.21/cwt	132.00–134.50	841	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	124.57/cwt	120.00–127.50	462	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	126.73/cwt	122.50–132.50	542	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	137.35/cwt	135.00–142.50	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	118.78/cwt	117.50–122.50	575	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	106.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	116.08/cwt	115.00–119.00	620	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	100.64/cwt	95.00–105.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	122.18/cwt	121.00–124.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.40/cwt	107.50–117.50	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.89/cwt	100.00–107.50	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	715	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	142.33/cwt	140.00–147.50	544	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	137.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	144.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	125.40/cwt	122.50–127.50	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	136.11/cwt	132.50–142.50	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	112.75/cwt	107.50–117.50	590	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	108.43/cwt	102.50–111.00	614	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	117.26/cwt	112.50–122.00	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	125.09/cwt	122.50–130.00	728	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	112.39/cwt	107.50–117.50	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	102.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	112.09/cwt	109.00–117.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	106.63/cwt	102.50–111.00	773	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,304	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,001	9
Bulls	—	—	1,785	84.30/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,505	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	50.22/cwt	48.00–53.00	537	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	41.58/cwt	38.00–45.00	450	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	48.48/cwt	45.00–51.00	528	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	56.24/cwt	52.00–59.00	630	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	61.76/cwt	60.00–64.00	758	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	56.05/cwt	54.00–58.00	807	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	774	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,024	613.05/cwt	540.00–700.00	6,278	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	818.92/cwt	740.00–900.00	9,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	855.89/cwt	780.00–910.00	9,997	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,065	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,118	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 600Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 297Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 77Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	122.50–132.50	126.73
4	—	375	130.00–140.00	134.87
3	—	618	100.00–107.50	104.89
11	—	484	117.50–122.50	118.78
10	—	575	107.50–117.50	112.40
7	—	534	115.00–119.00	116.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	135.00–142.50	137.35
5	—	573	121.00–124.00	122.18
11	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.73
4	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.43
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	105.00–110.00	106.58
7	—	572	95.00–105.00	100.64
8	—	371	120.00–127.50	124.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	112.50–122.00	117.26
3	—	432	142.50–147.50	144.06
11	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.30
6	—	625	107.50–117.50	112.39
2	—	675	100.00–106.00	102.91
4	—	481	132.50–142.50	136.11
2	—	370	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	102.50–111.00	106.63
2	—	525	131.00–135.00	132.92
5	—	679	109.00–117.00	112.09
1	—	440	152.50	152.50
6	—	582	122.50–130.00	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	140.00–147.50	142.33
11	—	566	102.50–111.00	108.43
7	—	628	100.00–107.00	102.89
1	—	270	162.50	162.50
13	—	523	107.50–117.50	112.75
5	—	471	122.50–127.50	125.40
2	—	425	135.00–141.00	137.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.50–155.00	151.07
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
2	—	525	130.00–137.50	133.61
2	—	475	140.00–147.50	143.59
2	—	575	125.00–133.00	128.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	132.00–134.50	133.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	38.00–45.00	41.58
8	—	1,069	48.00–53.00	50.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,440	54.00–58.00	56.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	45.00–51.00	48.48
13	—	1,227	60.00–64.00	61.76
38	—	1,120	52.00–59.00	56.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	74.00–79.00	76.75
3	—	1,785	84.00–85.00	84.30

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	—	1,168	780.00–910.00	855.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	740.00–900.00	818.92

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	—	1,024	540.00–700.00	613.05

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	2	—	1,065	950.00	950.00

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.