Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2022-07-20

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jul 20
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 577▲ 212 vs year ago 411 · +51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 138▲ 19 vs year ago 126 · +15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 85▼ 2 vs year ago 43 · −4.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.13/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$140.13
190 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572144.7482868
Medium and Large 2509139.2770974
Medium and Large 3448134.9360448
One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $224 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 sale190 hd
140.13
—
GA average16 barns · 2,261 hd
141.09
−0.96
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—Low1,587101.091,6046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41570.2699414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15869.0480062
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07759.5764238

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$8577
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$8052thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$7673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$1,0404thin

Every lot

66 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 3340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506042
Steers—Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2425175.54/cwt172.00–177.5074613
Steers—Medium and Large 2463169.33/cwt165.00–170.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 1514173.57/cwt167.50–174.508928
Steers—Medium and Large 3525147.40/cwt145.00–150.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 2528159.03/cwt155.00–164.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1567163.82/cwt157.50–167.509299
Steers—Medium and Large 3625128.63/cwt125.00–132.508042
Steers—Medium and Large 2675137.28/cwt135.00–140.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 3675127.43/cwt125.00–130.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1692151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318153.19/cwt150.00–155.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382143.22/cwt140.00–150.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429136.47/cwt132.50–142.5058513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436147.33/cwt145.00–150.0064211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469131.29/cwt125.00–135.0061614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470142.53/cwt137.50–145.0067035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515128.69/cwt125.00–130.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518138.35/cwt135.00–140.0071711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527149.36/cwt149.00–150.0078733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580139.90/cwt137.00–145.5081118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2598134.00/cwt134.00–134.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625114.57/cwt110.00–119.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635144.50/cwt144.50–144.5091814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635126.19/cwt125.00–130.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667122.00/cwt115.00–125.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725124.13/cwt122.50–126.009003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318163.19/cwt160.00–165.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325171.17/cwt170.00–172.505562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375172.41/cwt170.00–175.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375161.81/cwt160.00–165.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418163.23/cwt160.00–165.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427144.46/cwt140.00–150.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469155.49/cwt155.00–157.507295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473145.46/cwt140.00–150.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480133.51/cwt130.00–135.0064112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534137.52/cwt132.50–140.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538125.39/cwt125.00–127.506756
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565124.34/cwt122.50–125.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575131.93/cwt130.00–134.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625143.71/cwt142.50–145.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625128.71/cwt127.50–130.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675131.67/cwt130.00–135.008893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725119.46/cwt117.50–122.008663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1541
Bulls——1,661102.31/cwt100.00–104.001,6995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06555.33/cwt51.00–58.0058917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07762.70/cwt59.00–66.0067520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13270.95/cwt68.00–75.0080328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14464.46/cwt61.00–67.0073726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29069.00/cwt69.00–69.008901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29677.25/cwt76.00–80.001,0018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39066.27/cwt64.00–68.009217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41272.96/cwt69.00–76.001,0306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29281,039.60/head1,010.00–1,070.001,0404
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000740.00/head740.00–740.007402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,030766.67/head750.00–780.007672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103892.59/head800.00–970.008935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465930.00/head930.00–930.009301

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.