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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 2

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 420▲ 117 vs year ago 276 · +42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 111▼ 79 vs year ago 166 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%

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, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 2.000 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows lightly steady.

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 $137.03/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$137.03

129 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	137.65	662	64
Medium and Large 1	549	136.93	752	5thin
Medium and Large 3	415	136.38	566	60

One grade step is worth $1.27/cwt here — about $96 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 sale129 hd

137.03

—

GA average15 barns · 2,061 hd

138.50

−1.47

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	—	High	1,735	104.46	1,812	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	83.00	1,186	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	77.01	848	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	62.19	632	9thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	151.09/cwt	147.50–155.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	174.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	149.32/cwt	147.50–150.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	141.83/cwt	137.50–145.00	528	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	152.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	136.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.03/cwt	142.50–148.00	624	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.48/cwt	122.50–130.00	598	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	669	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	131.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	119.44/cwt	115.00–122.50	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	140.95/cwt	140.00–143.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.90/cwt	128.00–134.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	688	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	218	191.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	417	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	170.68/cwt	167.50–175.00	712	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	157.09/cwt	152.50–162.50	669	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	160.31/cwt	152.50–163.00	761	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	168.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	146.72/cwt	142.50–152.50	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	133.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	770	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	134.21/cwt	132.00–135.00	825	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	123.69/cwt	119.00–127.50	769	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	95.95/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	112.88/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,031	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	106.24/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,960	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	58.65/cwt	57.00–60.00	493	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	71.44/cwt	68.00–74.00	697	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	85.72/cwt	83.00–88.00	975	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	65.03/cwt	64.00–66.00	752	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	77.82/cwt	75.00–82.00	914	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	86.49/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,170	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	79.89/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,196	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,073	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,275	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	16,320	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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 420Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 111Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
3	—	478	165.00–175.00	168.85
4	—	615	132.00–135.00	134.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	185.00	185.00
4	—	528	142.50–152.50	146.72
6	—	622	119.00–127.50	123.69
15	—	417	167.50–175.00	170.68
8	—	475	152.50–163.00	160.31
14	—	576	130.00–138.00	133.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.97
8	—	426	152.50–162.50	157.09
6	—	375	165.00–175.00	169.82
5	—	569	120.00–127.50	124.93
3	—	218	185.00–195.00	191.26
13	—	475	140.00–150.00	144.92
1	—	345	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	115.00–124.00	119.48
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
5	—	519	125.00–135.00	131.39
7	—	625	115.00–121.00	117.95
9	—	483	135.00–140.00	138.61
9	—	383	150.00–160.00	152.93
23	—	430	142.50–148.00	145.03
1	—	275	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	122.50–130.00	126.48
5	—	522	115.00–122.50	119.44
2	—	225	170.00–180.00	174.56
4	—	315	147.50–150.00	149.32
16	—	372	137.50–145.00	141.83
20	—	424	130.00–140.00	136.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–143.00	140.95
2	—	575	128.00–134.00	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	147.50–155.00	151.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	57.00–60.00	58.65
5	—	1,157	64.00–66.00	65.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	84.00–91.00	86.49
9	—	1,497	76.00–82.00	79.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,174	75.00–82.00	77.82
8	—	975	68.00–74.00	71.44
4	—	1,138	83.00–88.00	85.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	111.00–115.00	112.88
5	—	1,845	103.00–109.00	106.24
5	—	1,573	93.00–99.00	95.95

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,280.00	1,280.00

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.