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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 12

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 259▼ 204 vs year ago 456 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 76▼ 23 vs year ago 83 · −27.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

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 4.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 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 $133.95/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$133.95

55 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	155.23	678	9thin
Medium and Large 2	507	135.81	688	28
Medium and Large 3	533	120.40	642	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $36 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 sale55 hd

133.95

—

GA average15 barns · 1,528 hd

139.76

−5.82

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	1,749	96.80	1,693	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	73.48	924	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	72.00	990	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	54.00	624	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	156.28/cwt	155.00–157.50	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	164.93/cwt	162.50–167.50	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	161.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	130.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	685	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	120.10/cwt	117.50–123.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	129.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	113.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	106.53/cwt	103.00–110.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	118.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	174.10/cwt	172.50–175.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	186.70/cwt	182.50–190.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	166.74/cwt	162.50–170.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	156.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.50	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	161.57/cwt	157.50–165.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	137.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	139.34/cwt	135.00–144.00	801	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	94.53/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	103.96/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	89.46/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	64.43/cwt	61.00–67.00	753	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	72.01/cwt	68.00–75.00	887	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	79.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,047	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	990	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,231	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,566	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,045	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,164	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 259Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 76Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
3	—	632	125.00–130.00	126.60
4	—	321	182.50–190.00	186.70
1	—	495	157.50	157.50
4	—	421	162.50–170.00	166.74
2	—	575	135.00–144.00	139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	127.50–128.00	127.75
2	—	385	190.00	190.00
3	—	523	157.50–165.00	161.57
2	—	425	175.00–182.50	178.57
1	—	585	147.50	147.50
5	—	475	165.00–170.00	167.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	135.00–145.00	137.70
2	—	575	130.00–132.50	131.21
3	—	318	172.50–175.00	174.10
4	—	430	155.00–160.00	156.80
3	—	482	145.00–147.50	145.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	128.00–135.00	129.90
7	—	481	140.00–147.50	142.42
5	—	375	150.00–160.00	154.87
2	—	425	145.00–147.50	146.19
7	—	626	115.00–120.00	118.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
4	—	375	162.50–167.50	164.93
2	—	425	160.00–162.50	161.19
2	—	505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	155.00–157.50	156.28
5	—	623	103.00–110.00	106.53
3	—	525	117.50–123.00	120.10
5	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.94
3	—	472	125.00–135.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,325	76.00–83.00	79.05
16	—	1,232	68.00–75.00	72.01
6	—	1,168	61.00–67.00	64.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	89.00–90.00	89.46
3	—	1,873	102.00–106.00	103.96
3	—	1,505	93.00–98.00	94.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	970	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00

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)	1	—	885	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	940.00	940.00

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.