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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 5

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 406▼ 227 vs year ago 486 · −46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 110▼ 76 vs year ago 152 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 80▼ 29 vs year ago 55 · −52.7%

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 being closed the previous two weeks.

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 $131.34/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$131.34

71 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	135.14	616	37
Medium and Large 3	434	127.25	553	25
Medium and Large 1	588	127.11	747	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale71 hd

131.34

—

GA average11 barns · 852 hd

135.68

−4.34

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	—	Average	1,762	87.76	1,546	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	69.58	916	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	65.74	980	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	58.75	582	5thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	139.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	144.09/cwt	142.50–147.50	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	136.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	138.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	133.67/cwt	127.50–137.50	628	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	121.09/cwt	118.00–125.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	114.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	126.71/cwt	121.00–131.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	127.37/cwt	124.00–132.50	739	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	176.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	161.61/cwt	160.00–162.50	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	153.69/cwt	152.50–155.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	139.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	141.70/cwt	137.50–145.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.50	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	150.97/cwt	147.50–157.50	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	132.37/cwt	127.50–135.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	144.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	137.57/cwt	132.50–143.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	813	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	84.27/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,566	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	53.78/cwt	52.00–56.00	515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.00	579	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	62.06/cwt	61.00–64.00	628	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	58.52/cwt	55.00–62.00	751	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	67.93/cwt	65.00–71.00	891	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	73.85/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,012	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,169	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	65.94/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,029	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	716.82/cwt	700.00–730.00	6,487	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	948	676.78/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,416	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,093	1

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 406Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 110Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 80Year ago 55

No trends are available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	140.00–147.50	144.07
3	—	418	160.00–162.50	161.61
7	—	481	147.50–157.50	150.97
3	—	618	125.00–135.00	131.52
2	—	575	132.50–143.00	137.57
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
3	—	382	175.00–180.00	176.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
4	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.37
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
2	—	425	152.50–155.00	153.69
3	—	518	127.50–135.00	132.37
7	—	469	137.50–145.00	141.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
1	—	265	172.50	172.50
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.76
2	—	475	125.00–132.50	128.59
1	—	240	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	110.00–117.50	114.93
7	—	431	125.00–130.00	126.70
7	—	476	118.00–125.00	121.09
6	—	385	135.00–140.00	136.17
2	—	330	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	127.50–137.50	133.67
9	—	522	121.00–131.00	126.71
7	—	432	135.00–145.00	138.04
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
6	—	382	142.50–147.50	144.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	124.00–132.50	127.37
1	—	650	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	152.50	152.50
4	—	475	160.00–162.50	161.20
3	—	682	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	708	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	135.00–143.00	139.57
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
1	—	445	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	61.00–64.00	62.06
2	—	958	52.00–56.00	53.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,311	65.00–71.00	67.93
2	—	1,000	57.00–59.00	57.90
14	—	1,371	73.00–76.00	73.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	55.00–62.00	58.52
6	—	1,561	63.00–69.00	65.94
1	—	1,480	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,858	82.00–86.00	84.27

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	—	1,305	850.00	850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	650.00–700.00	676.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	700.00–730.00	716.82

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.