Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2022-06-15

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 15
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 464▲ 60 vs year ago 398 · +15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 234▲ 87 vs year ago 115 · +75.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 119▲ 19 vs year ago 42 · +45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.51/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$127.51
95 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$2.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569129.6473715thin
Medium and Large 2519127.6166333
Medium and Large 3453126.7657447
One grade step is worth $2.87/cwt here — about $163 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 sale95 hd
127.51
—
GA average15 barns · 1,936 hd
139.55
−12.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,508111.261,67818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22289.221,09143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42086.101,2234thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05167.0470467

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$6944thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$6301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$8576

Every lot

54 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2325167.50/cwt167.50–167.505441
Steers—Medium and Large 3325159.85/cwt157.50–162.505202
Steers—Medium and Large 3375152.37/cwt150.00–155.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 3425146.19/cwt145.00–147.506212
Steers—Medium and Large 3484141.91/cwt140.00–147.506875
Steers—Medium and Large 2489150.00/cwt150.00–150.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 2524142.73/cwt140.00–145.0074814
Steers—Medium and Large 3536131.70/cwt130.00–137.507067
Steers—Medium and Large 2568138.26/cwt135.00–140.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1623132.82/cwt130.00–140.0082712
Steers—Medium and Large 1733122.00/cwt122.00–122.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328140.34/cwt137.50–145.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387135.46/cwt135.00–137.505245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422132.42/cwt127.50–137.5055913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470126.13/cwt120.00–130.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479134.51/cwt132.50–137.5064411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518129.28/cwt125.00–132.5067014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523115.45/cwt110.00–120.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565130.04/cwt125.00–134.0073514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572115.59/cwt110.00–120.006617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615112.50/cwt112.50–112.506921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623104.19/cwt100.00–107.006494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376147.12/cwt145.00–152.505538
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425141.19/cwt140.00–142.506002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475149.88/cwt147.50–151.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478134.05/cwt130.00–140.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518126.84/cwt125.00–130.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525137.60/cwt135.00–140.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575137.50/cwt137.50–137.507911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577125.94/cwt122.50–131.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580116.84/cwt115.00–120.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618129.27/cwt127.50–135.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618114.13/cwt112.50–115.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625123.97/cwt123.00–125.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675123.69/cwt120.00–127.508354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718115.77/cwt112.50–117.508313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775118.65/cwt115.00–122.509202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,386101.61/cwt99.00–105.001,4085
Bulls——1,535120.12/cwt117.00–123.001,8445
Bulls——1,568111.76/cwt108.00–116.001,7528
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04271.43/cwt68.00–75.0074431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05863.26/cwt60.00–67.0066936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12378.73/cwt75.00–82.0088413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25490.67/cwt87.00–95.001,13720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28899.97/cwt97.00–105.001,28810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37587.47/cwt85.00–90.001,2033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3825630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000693.91/head675.00–720.006944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3865855.55/head790.00–910.008564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,090860.00/head860.00–860.008602

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.