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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

394 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 545▼ 357 vs year ago 751 · −47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 149▼ 94 vs year ago 176 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 79▼ 5 vs year ago 54 · −9.3%

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 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.13/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −73.69 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$141.13

125 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	146.52	771	53
Medium and Large 2	484	141.85	687	55
Medium and Large 3	512	121.97	625	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $146 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 sale125 hd

141.13

—

GA average16 barns · 1,591 hd

136.13

+5.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−73.69

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	1,677	85.70	1,437	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	63.19	950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	61.04	770	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	47.10	508	8thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	920	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	141.33/cwt	137.50–145.00	530	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	553	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	124.10/cwt	117.50–127.50	581	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	131.08/cwt	130.00–133.00	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	127.00/cwt	122.50–131.00	664	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	114.92/cwt	112.50–120.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	751	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.50	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	115.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	774	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	319	172.10/cwt	167.50–175.00	549	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	173.99/cwt	167.50–177.50	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	161.05/cwt	157.50–165.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	163.20/cwt	157.50–167.50	689	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	150.64/cwt	147.50–155.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	143.93/cwt	137.50–147.50	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	132.97/cwt	127.50–136.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	145.68/cwt	144.00–147.50	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	118.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	124.42/cwt	121.00–127.50	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	131.56/cwt	129.00–135.00	760	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	128.06/cwt	122.50–132.50	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.50	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	121.94/cwt	117.00–127.00	823	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	122.98/cwt	122.50–124.00	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	105.44/cwt	104.00–110.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	112.20/cwt	109.00–116.00	870	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	85.61/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	77.97/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	91.56/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,614	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	44.44/cwt	43.00–46.00	465	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	49.75/cwt	47.00–53.00	553	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	53.53/cwt	50.00–56.00	617	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	60.91/cwt	57.00–63.00	758	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	65.44/cwt	64.00–70.00	891	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	62.56/cwt	59.00–64.00	908	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,147	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	848	650.27/cwt	620.00–680.00	5,514	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,843	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	865.20/cwt	780.00–970.00	9,612	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,843	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,033	859.49/cwt	850.00–870.00	8,879	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,160	983.90/cwt	970.00–1,000.00	11,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,343	1,091.62/cwt	1,075.00–1,110.00	14,660	4

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 545Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 149Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 79Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	100.00–105.00	103.26
3	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.35
9	—	531	115.00–125.00	118.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	122.50–124.00	122.98
6	—	675	117.00–127.00	121.94
4	—	475	155.00	155.00
9	—	422	157.50–167.50	163.20
8	—	578	129.00–135.00	131.56
2	—	525	144.00–147.50	145.68
2	—	265	185.00	185.00
6	—	368	167.50–177.50	173.99
5	—	623	122.50–132.50	128.06
4	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.35
4	—	775	109.00–116.00	112.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	121.00–127.50	124.42
10	—	428	147.50–155.00	150.64
4	—	375	157.50–165.00	161.05
9	—	319	167.50–175.00	172.10
4	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.43
4	—	735	104.00–110.00	105.44
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
8	—	469	137.50–147.50	143.93
2	—	625	110.00–117.50	113.63
7	—	518	127.50–136.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	147.50	147.50
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
2	—	473	155.00–157.50	156.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
2	—	763	118.00–123.00	120.52
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	520	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	110.00–119.00	115.02
11	—	566	125.00–130.00	128.57
9	—	621	115.00–125.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	625	105.00–112.50	108.63
7	—	582	112.50–120.00	114.92
27	—	523	122.50–131.00	127.00
9	—	486	130.00–133.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	125.00–135.00	129.73
7	—	375	137.50–145.00	141.33
6	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.25
13	—	468	117.50–127.50	124.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	66.00	66.00
9	—	1,451	59.00–64.00	62.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	50.00–56.00	53.53
11	—	1,361	64.00–70.00	65.44
25	—	1,244	57.00–63.00	60.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	47.00–53.00	49.75
4	—	1,046	43.00–46.00	44.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	75.00–80.00	77.97
4	—	1,763	90.00–93.00	91.56
3	—	1,512	82.00–89.00	85.61

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)	4	—	1,111	780.00–970.00	865.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	740.00	740.00

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)	2	—	848	620.00–680.00	650.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	570.00	570.00

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	4	—	1,160	970.00–1,000.00	983.90

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	4	—	1,033	850.00–870.00	859.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,091.62

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.