Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2021-11-03

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 3

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 20Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

782 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 520▲ 477 vs year ago 305 · +156.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 119▲ 82 vs year ago 64 · +128.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 42▲ 53 vs year ago 40 · +132.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends are available due to the market not being reported last week.

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 $126.93/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$126.93

216 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$6.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	130.14	579	96
Medium and Large 3	413	124.85	515	42
Medium and Large 1	563	124.09	699	78

One grade step is worth $6.05/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale216 hd

126.93

—

GA average15 barns · 1,590 hd

122.80

+4.13

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	1,668	83.80	1,398	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	58.38	835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	56.05	651	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	43.95	454	25

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	149.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	613	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	767	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	125.76/cwt	122.50–127.50	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	137.46/cwt	131.00–140.00	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	121.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	874	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	341	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	524	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	133.99/cwt	127.50–137.50	494	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	569	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	122.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	529	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	137.93/cwt	131.00–140.00	658	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	109.31/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	122.29/cwt	117.50–127.50	589	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	124.39/cwt	122.50–127.50	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	108.04/cwt	102.50–112.50	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	120.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	103.51/cwt	100.00–106.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	111.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	110.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	107.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	782	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	176.18/cwt	175.00–177.50	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	160.31/cwt	157.50–165.00	608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	146.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	138.37/cwt	132.50–142.50	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	151.07/cwt	147.50–155.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	126.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	138.15/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	114.30/cwt	110.00–117.50	598	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	138.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	103.96/cwt	97.50–107.50	592	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	99.95/cwt	95.00–102.50	619	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	109.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	99.97/cwt	97.50–102.50	725	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	83.67/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,495	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	40.54/cwt	37.00–44.00	404	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	47.65/cwt	45.00–52.00	512	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	56.13/cwt	53.00–60.00	632	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	49.42/cwt	46.00–52.00	570	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	645	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	61.77/cwt	61.00–64.00	811	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	59.31/cwt	55.00–61.00	846	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	62.48/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,008	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,693	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	914.14/cwt	830.00–980.00	9,361	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	697.35/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,280	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	796.73/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,605	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	884	742.21/cwt	690.00–860.00	6,561	8

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 520Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 119Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 42Year ago 40

No trends are available due to the market not being reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,575	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,787	82.00–85.00	83.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,426	55.00–61.00	59.31
2	—	1,613	62.00–63.00	62.48
2	—	1,263	50.00–52.00	51.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	61.00–64.00	61.77
50	—	1,126	53.00–60.00	56.13
11	—	1,154	46.00–52.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	37.00–44.00	40.54
12	—	1,074	45.00–52.00	47.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.43
4	—	725	97.50–102.50	99.97
1	—	300	162.50	162.50
10	—	472	132.50–142.50	138.15
9	—	625	105.00–115.00	109.37
4	—	425	147.50–155.00	151.07
10	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.90
5	—	379	157.50–165.00	160.31
8	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	95.00–102.50	99.95
13	—	569	97.50–107.50	103.96
8	—	523	110.00–117.50	114.30
4	—	385	145.00–150.00	146.15
15	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.19
5	—	421	132.50–142.50	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
4	—	425	160.00–163.00	161.43
4	—	375	175.00–177.50	176.18
5	—	529	135.00–145.00	138.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	120.00–127.50	122.71
6	—	341	140.00–144.00	142.65
14	—	369	127.50–137.50	133.99
14	—	477	105.00–115.00	109.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	122.50–127.50	124.39
12	—	673	105.00–115.00	110.36
29	—	477	131.00–140.00	137.93
13	—	576	115.00–123.00	120.94
13	—	640	110.00–120.00	111.33
2	—	725	105.00–111.00	107.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	100.00–106.00	103.51
20	—	482	117.50–127.50	122.29
37	—	361	140.00–150.00	145.04
15	—	422	130.00–140.00	134.93
12	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.31
7	—	572	102.50–112.50	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	115.00–125.00	121.41
15	—	503	152.50	152.50
12	—	574	131.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	625	130.00–131.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
1	—	405	162.50	162.50
2	—	490	142.50–145.00	143.74
3	—	568	122.50–127.50	125.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	410	147.00–150.00	149.52

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	—	905	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,024	830.00–980.00	914.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00

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)	11	—	1,044	600.00–760.00	697.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,080	700.00–860.00	796.73

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	8	—	884	690.00–860.00	742.21

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.