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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 18

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 385▲ 90 vs year ago 422 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 148▼ 39 vs year ago 158 · −24.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 41▼ 21 vs year ago 46 · −45.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady with two outstanding cows at 94.00-95.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacements 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 $139.31/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$139.31

156 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	145.77	675	70
Medium and Large 2	449	138.10	620	58
Medium and Large 3	440	125.66	553	28

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about $122 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 sale156 hd

139.31

—

GA average16 barns · 2,294 hd

139.74

−0.43

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	1,657	103.77	1,719	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	73.92	954	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	71.85	1,118	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	62.13	631	20

Every lot

74 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	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	165.88/cwt	165.00–166.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	160.97/cwt	157.50–162.50	765	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	835	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	153.80/cwt	152.50–157.50	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	154.37/cwt	152.50–155.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	951	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	140.83/cwt	140.00–141.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	149.35/cwt	147.50–153.00	457	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	314	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	420	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	155.76/cwt	155.00–157.50	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	134.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.11/cwt	143.00–147.50	686	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	119.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	132.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	758	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	138.17/cwt	137.00–140.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	128.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	109.18/cwt	107.50–110.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	167.94/cwt	162.50–170.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	155.14/cwt	153.00–157.50	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	147.49/cwt	142.50–152.50	605	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	164.52/cwt	163.00–167.50	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	157.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	673	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	153.35/cwt	152.50–155.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	139.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	641	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	514	129.41/cwt	122.50–132.50	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	145.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	768	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	156.78/cwt	152.50–160.00	829	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	150.01/cwt	147.50–152.50	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	133.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	564	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	606	129.67/cwt	127.50–135.00	786	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.94/cwt	137.50–147.50	867	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	121.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	888	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	682	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.50	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	95.47/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,382	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	105.31/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	112.37/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,242	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	64.60/cwt	63.00–67.00	652	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	58.78/cwt	55.00–62.00	594	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	735	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	66.67/cwt	66.00–67.00	847	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	71.87/cwt	69.00–76.00	921	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	80.14/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,055	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	71.85/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,118	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	880	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,215	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,863	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	998	780.83/cwt	690.00–840.00	7,793	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,227	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	884.97/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,336	2

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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 385Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 148Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	137.00–140.00	138.17
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
16	—	527	140.00–147.50	143.91
16	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.76
9	—	424	145.00–150.00	147.37
20	—	473	143.00–147.50	145.11
3	—	330	155.00–157.50	155.76
2	—	705	116.00–117.00	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	120.00–127.50	124.08
5	—	406	125.00–130.00	126.01
2	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.09
2	—	270	140.00–150.00	145.19
4	—	360	130.00–137.50	134.36
4	—	314	130.00–140.00	133.80
5	—	513	115.00–125.00	119.08
3	—	637	107.50–110.00	109.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
11	—	412	135.00–142.50	138.59
5	—	639	118.00–121.00	119.81
4	—	573	125.00–131.00	128.98
8	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.74
7	—	515	131.00–135.00	132.34
11	—	306	147.50–153.00	149.35
11	—	480	135.00–142.50	140.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	162.50	162.50
2	—	405	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	165.00–166.00	165.88
4	—	523	152.50–157.50	153.80
2	—	610	144.00–145.00	144.50
20	—	475	157.50–162.50	160.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	152.50–155.00	154.37
4	—	465	170.00	170.00
13	—	515	160.00–165.00	162.09
6	—	679	140.00–141.00	140.83
4	—	618	151.00–155.00	153.96
1	—	775	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	140.00–150.00	145.76
5	—	366	162.50–170.00	167.94
15	—	606	127.50–135.00	129.67
7	—	426	155.00–160.00	157.88
6	—	453	152.50–155.00	153.35
5	—	564	130.00–140.00	133.59
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	135.00–145.00	139.01
5	—	620	119.00–125.00	121.32
3	—	682	114.00–117.50	115.48
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.60
8	—	410	142.50–152.50	147.49
4	—	514	122.50–132.50	129.41
4	—	368	153.00–157.50	155.14
10	—	564	120.00–125.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	137.50–147.50	140.94
3	—	560	147.50–152.50	150.01
3	—	418	163.00–167.50	164.52
16	—	529	152.50–160.00	156.78
4	—	668	130.00–135.00	132.88
2	—	470	160.00–167.50	163.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,282	69.00–76.00	71.87
3	—	1,270	66.00–67.00	66.67
17	—	1,316	77.00–84.00	80.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,011	55.00–62.00	58.78
2	—	1,065	69.00	69.00
8	—	1,010	63.00–67.00	64.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	68.00–73.00	71.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	111.00–114.00	112.37
5	—	1,647	102.00–109.00	105.31
3	—	1,448	94.00–99.00	95.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	880	720.00	720.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,070.00	1,070.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	690.00–840.00	780.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,090	1,030.00	1,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	800.00–960.00	884.97

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.