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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 26

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 219▲ 122 vs year ago 298 · +40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 137▲ 42 vs year ago 69 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 66▲ 14 vs year ago 30 · +46.7%

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 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 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 $137.99/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$137.99

144 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$221

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

$7.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	381	142.70	544	37
Medium and Large 2	490	136.71	670	75
Medium and Large 1	565	135.55	765	32

One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about −$221 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

137.99

—

GA average16 barns · 1,739 hd

140.69

−2.69

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	1,516	104.28	1,580	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	78.80	1,175	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	77.95	1,015	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	62.62	704	10

Every lot

68 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	160.74/cwt	157.50–162.50	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	169.18/cwt	167.50–171.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	154.00/cwt	147.50–157.50	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.27/cwt	160.00–163.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	155.95/cwt	154.00–159.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	148.55/cwt	146.00–154.00	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	142.97/cwt	142.00–144.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	124.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	965	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	150.52/cwt	147.50–152.50	482	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	145.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	156.46/cwt	152.50–160.00	584	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	150.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	138.46/cwt	132.50–142.50	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	160.47/cwt	157.50–167.50	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	138.45/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	146.24/cwt	146.00–147.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	144.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	121.15/cwt	120.00–123.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	130.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	770	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	125.36/cwt	121.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	110.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	116.63/cwt	112.50–121.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	768	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	176.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	168.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	178.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	592	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	182.74/cwt	177.50–187.50	685	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	161.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	172.64/cwt	167.50–177.50	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	159.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	157.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	738	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	163.17/cwt	162.50–165.00	790	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	145.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	157.49/cwt	153.00–162.50	827	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	132.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	144.02/cwt	139.00–147.50	825	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	131.86/cwt	127.50–136.00	760	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	120.59/cwt	120.00–122.50	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	123.85/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	842	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	130.33/cwt	127.50–134.00	884	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	116.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	778	119.42/cwt	116.00–124.00	929	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	106.47/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,558	8
Bulls	—	—	1,621	99.89/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,619	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	64.57/cwt	62.00–68.00	713	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	70.78/cwt	66.00–73.00	809	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	59.69/cwt	58.00–61.00	689	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	76.41/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,025	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	85.62/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,171	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	79.55/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,158	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	74.73/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,099	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,560	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	790	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	6,873	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,150	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	12,535	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,034.84/cwt	930.00–1,120.00	12,242	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	836.18/cwt	720.00–890.00	10,118	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 219Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 137Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 66Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.99
3	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.25
7	—	421	132.50–142.50	138.46
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	125.96
12	—	320	147.50–152.50	150.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.46
12	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.37
2	—	725	105.00–107.00	105.97
2	—	675	107.00–110.00	108.46
5	—	579	120.00–123.00	121.15
22	—	471	132.50–142.50	138.45
7	—	636	110.00–115.00	110.96
14	—	421	145.00–155.00	150.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	121.00–130.00	125.36
5	—	677	112.50–121.00	116.63
4	—	526	139.00–146.00	144.19
4	—	484	146.00–147.00	146.24
4	—	433	157.50–167.50	160.47
13	—	589	128.00–135.00	130.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	147.50–157.50	154.00
3	—	582	145.00–147.50	145.80
3	—	468	157.50–162.50	160.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	154.00–159.00	155.95
3	—	775	120.00–130.00	124.58
3	—	632	146.00–154.00	148.55
9	—	526	160.00–163.00	161.27
2	—	675	142.00–144.00	142.97
3	—	725	139.00	139.00
2	—	475	167.50–171.00	169.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	155.00–165.00	159.53
7	—	576	127.50–136.00	131.86
5	—	679	115.00–119.00	116.54
6	—	332	175.00–185.00	178.17
9	—	470	152.50–160.00	157.12
6	—	620	118.00–128.00	123.85
12	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	153.00–162.50	157.49
7	—	632	130.00–140.00	133.29
7	—	484	162.50–165.00	163.17
8	—	424	167.50–177.50	172.64
4	—	778	116.00–124.00	119.42
9	—	573	139.00–147.50	144.02
2	—	725	123.00–128.00	125.57
7	—	375	177.50–187.50	182.74
4	—	678	127.50–134.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	160.00–165.00	161.78
3	—	282	175.00–180.00	176.51
4	—	531	130.00–137.00	132.29
4	—	585	120.00–122.50	120.59
2	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.38
4	—	315	165.00–170.00	168.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	77.00–82.00	79.55
3	—	1,470	74.00–75.00	74.73
1	—	1,835	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	66.00–73.00	70.78
17	—	1,368	83.00–89.00	85.62
24	—	1,341	74.00–81.00	76.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	62.00–68.00	64.57
4	—	1,155	58.00–61.00	59.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	103.00–109.00	106.47
4	—	1,621	96.00–101.00	99.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,150	1,090.00	1,090.00

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	2	—	790	870.00	870.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	720.00–890.00	836.18

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)	2	—	1,183	930.00–1,120.00	1,034.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	875.00	875.00

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.