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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 15

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 394▼ 299 vs year ago 705 · −42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 82▼ 11 vs year ago 121 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 49▲ 51 vs year ago 29 · +175.9%

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 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows mostly 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 $145.27/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −69.54 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$145.27

144 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	153.65	774	55
Medium and Large 2	502	142.93	718	60
Medium and Large 3	503	134.22	675	29

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $99 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 sale144 hd

145.27

—

GA average14 barns · 1,544 hd

144.11

+1.16

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−69.54

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	1,491	87.37	1,302	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	68.46	965	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	64.15	804	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	51.47	576	11

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	164.92/cwt	162.50–167.50	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	158.29/cwt	157.50–160.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	145.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	133.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	129.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	545	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.74/cwt	135.00–142.50	588	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	124.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	586	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.72/cwt	129.00–139.00	639	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	140.70/cwt	140.00–143.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	125.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.50	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	134.59/cwt	132.50–140.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.50	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	119.95/cwt	119.00–122.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	124.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	107.96/cwt	107.00–110.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	115.76/cwt	115.00–119.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	124.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	839	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	113.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	771	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	178.79/cwt	175.00–187.50	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	166.88/cwt	162.50–172.50	629	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	178.51/cwt	177.50–180.00	675	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	151.61/cwt	145.00–157.50	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	158.16/cwt	152.50–162.50	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	167.39/cwt	165.00–172.50	723	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	139.65/cwt	135.00–141.00	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	158.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	763	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	151.19/cwt	147.50–154.00	732	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	125.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.00/cwt	143.00–151.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	124.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.27/cwt	133.00–142.50	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.65/cwt	117.50–124.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	845	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	671	106.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	115.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	86.54/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	82.07/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,137	5
Bulls	—	—	1,844	95.24/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,756	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	53.32/cwt	51.00–56.00	572	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	58.25/cwt	53.00–60.00	663	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	72.14/cwt	69.00–76.00	889	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	64.32/cwt	61.00–68.00	830	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,328	43.13/cwt	42.00–44.00	573	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	74.27/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,015	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	65.97/cwt	64.00–69.00	941	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	808	624.37/cwt	600.00–660.00	5,045	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	635.45/cwt	630.00–640.00	5,592	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	705.75/cwt	650.00–740.00	7,432	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	826.16/cwt	800.00–880.00	9,451	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	778.81/cwt	720.00–880.00	9,151	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 394Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 82Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 49Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	53.00–60.00	58.25
6	—	1,233	69.00–76.00	72.14
30	—	1,291	61.00–68.00	64.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	42.00–44.00	43.13
9	—	1,072	51.00–56.00	53.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	72.00–77.00	74.27
7	—	1,427	64.00–69.00	65.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	79.00–84.00	82.07
4	—	1,844	93.00–99.00	95.24
6	—	1,343	85.00–88.00	86.54

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)	7	—	1,144	800.00–880.00	826.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,175	720.00–880.00	778.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	630.00–640.00	635.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,053	650.00–740.00	705.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	808	600.00–660.00	624.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	120.00–128.00	125.16
6	—	478	135.00–141.00	139.65
2	—	575	112.50–115.00	113.71
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.35
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
6	—	418	145.00–157.50	151.61
6	—	671	102.00–110.00	106.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	111.00–121.00	115.85
9	—	484	147.50–154.00	151.19
10	—	377	162.50–172.50	166.88
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
3	—	332	180.00–181.00	180.31
3	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.29
4	—	625	117.50–124.00	120.65
5	—	579	121.00–130.00	124.32
3	—	422	152.50–162.50	158.16
20	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	175.00–187.50	178.79
6	—	580	133.00–142.50	136.27
7	—	378	177.50–180.00	178.51
12	—	482	155.00–165.00	158.23
12	—	630	130.00–137.00	134.05
8	—	526	143.00–151.00	146.00
7	—	432	165.00–172.50	167.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	107.00–110.00	107.96
9	—	470	120.00–127.50	124.62
6	—	525	115.00–117.50	116.20
12	—	420	125.00–132.50	129.69
9	—	381	130.00–140.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	132.50–140.00	134.59
5	—	582	124.00–132.50	126.99
2	—	675	120.00–129.00	124.37
4	—	485	140.00–143.00	140.70
6	—	627	120.00–130.00	124.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	109.00–118.00	113.66
3	—	582	119.00–122.00	119.95
10	—	430	135.00–142.50	136.74
5	—	637	115.00–119.00	115.76
7	—	376	142.50–150.00	145.93
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
13	—	521	120.00–130.00	125.88
19	—	478	129.00–139.00	133.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	157.50–160.00	158.29
3	—	425	162.50–167.50	164.92
1	—	610	135.00	135.00

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.