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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 373▼ 79 vs year ago 374 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 215▼ 30 vs year ago 192 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 93▲ 36 vs year ago 100 · +36.0%

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 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows 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 $142.27/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$142.27

86 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	145.49	728	48
Medium and Large 2	486	139.53	678	28
Medium and Large 3	450	134.50	605	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $123 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 sale86 hd

142.27

—

GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd

141.97

+0.30

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	1,648	109.15	1,799	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	73.83	942	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	73.41	1,053	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	65.10	672	15

Every lot

88 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	604	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	155.71/cwt	152.50–160.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	149.82/cwt	148.00–150.00	677	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	145.20/cwt	142.50–147.50	752	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	785	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	126.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	250	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	165.77/cwt	162.50–170.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	148.33/cwt	147.50–150.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	157.11/cwt	156.00–160.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	150.25/cwt	142.50–155.00	762	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	136.95/cwt	132.50–142.50	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	154.64/cwt	152.50–155.00	851	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	134.77/cwt	132.50–137.50	827	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,474	105.06/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,549	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	112.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,018	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	61.72/cwt	60.00–64.00	633	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	68.05/cwt	65.00–72.00	707	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	75.55/cwt	73.00–80.00	946	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	68.73/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	82.65/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,174	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	68.92/cwt	66.00–72.00	988	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	75.07/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,077	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	11,970	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	933	990.08/cwt	980.00–1,000.00	9,237	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	970	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	991	1,466.44/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	14,532	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,030	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,390	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,079	1,242.82/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	13,410	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,112	1,483.73/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	16,499	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	1,685.53/cwt	1,600.00–1,750.00	19,417	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,704.54/cwt	1,600.00–1,775.00	20,233	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	1,185.27/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	11,343	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,014	760.12/cwt	680.00–850.00	7,708	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	944.76/cwt	900.00–990.00	9,873	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	861.49/cwt	780.00–925.00	9,433	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,123	933.29/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	10,481	3

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 373Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 215Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 93Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	135.00–140.00	136.67
3	—	600	125.00	125.00
9	—	408	145.00–150.00	147.99
4	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.41
3	—	450	140.00–142.50	141.67
3	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
2	—	300	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
2	—	400	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	452	148.00–150.00	149.82
3	—	422	152.50–160.00	155.71
10	—	518	142.50–147.50	145.20
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
3	—	658	121.00–130.00	126.27
4	—	556	140.00–145.00	141.24
3	—	608	132.50–137.50	134.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	125.00	125.00
6	—	400	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	550	127.50–130.00	128.75
1	—	650	122.50	122.50
1	—	350	162.50	162.50
3	—	450	147.50–150.00	148.33
6	—	517	132.50–142.50	136.95
1	—	250	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	142.50–155.00	150.25
2	—	650	122.50–127.50	125.00
1	—	300	187.50	187.50
8	—	460	156.00–160.00	157.11
3	—	408	162.50–170.00	165.77
2	—	350	177.50–180.00	178.75
4	—	565	135.00–142.50	138.67
7	—	614	132.50–137.50	134.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
7	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	162.50	162.50
7	—	550	152.50–155.00	154.64
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	300	192.50	192.50
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
2	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	142.50	142.50
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	300	192.50	192.50
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
2	—	725	140.00	140.00
5	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	162.50	162.50
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
2	—	700	144.00	144.00
1	—	550	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,187	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,704.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,152	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,685.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	991	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,466.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,112	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483.73

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,079	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,242.82

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	4	—	933	980.00–1,000.00	990.08

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	—	1,095	780.00–925.00	861.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	810.00–1,000.00	933.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,014	680.00–850.00	760.12

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)	4	—	1,045	900.00–990.00	944.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	957	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,185.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	110.00–117.00	112.55
5	—	1,474	103.00–109.00	105.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,421	81.00–88.00	82.65
48	—	1,252	73.00–80.00	75.55
30	—	1,274	65.00–72.00	68.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,434	73.00–80.00	75.07
7	—	1,433	66.00–72.00	68.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	60.00–64.00	61.72
8	—	1,039	65.00–72.00	68.05

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.