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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 417▲ 129 vs year ago 387 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 132▼ 1 vs year ago 110 · −0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 28▼ 41 vs year ago 48 · −85.4%

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 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.86/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −60.96 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$153.86

154 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$5.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	155.85	764	59
Medium and Large 1	565	155.47	879	42
Medium and Large 3	463	150.36	696	53

One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about $68 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 sale154 hd

153.86

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

151.77

+2.09

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−60.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.07, low $160.38, median $214.82 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,623	115.20	1,869	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	97.50	1,411	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	90.65	1,103	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	75.48	780	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$970	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	193.19/cwt	190.00–195.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	823	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	918	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	167.12/cwt	165.00–169.00	961	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	161.62/cwt	161.50–162.50	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	642	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	998	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	146.94/cwt	146.00–155.00	945	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	163.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.50	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	165.70/cwt	162.50–170.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	673	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	147.20/cwt	145.00–152.50	637	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	142.21/cwt	140.00–143.00	678	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	135.30/cwt	133.00–142.50	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	854	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	139.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	143.53/cwt	137.50–147.00	890	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	124.13/cwt	122.50–125.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	182.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	337	170.45/cwt	170.00–172.50	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	174.54/cwt	172.50–175.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	181.18/cwt	180.00–182.50	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	163.51/cwt	160.00–167.50	616	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	649	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	175.78/cwt	175.00–177.50	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	165.38/cwt	165.00–167.50	724	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	157.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	746	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.20/cwt	170.00–172.50	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	149.92/cwt	145.00–154.00	718	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	516	142.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	841	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	151.45/cwt	147.50–157.50	884	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	136.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	149.89/cwt	145.00–152.50	926	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	131.58/cwt	127.50–135.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	139.91/cwt	137.50–141.00	929	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	892	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	677	117.79/cwt	116.00–120.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	124.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	116.89/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,154	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	81.05/cwt	78.00–85.00	832	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	72.48/cwt	69.00–76.00	752	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	83.04/cwt	79.00–86.00	992	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	92.28/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,110	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	90.38/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,143	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	99.35/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,262	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	95.78/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,341	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	102.75/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,631	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 417Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 132Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	155.50	155.50
1	—	505	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	186.00	186.00
9	—	615	161.50–162.50	161.62
3	—	575	165.00–169.00	167.12
20	—	534	172.00	172.00
8	—	440	187.00	187.00
1	—	770	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	190.00–195.00	193.19
9	—	643	146.00–155.00	146.94
2	—	765	134.00	134.00
4	—	463	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	162.50–170.00	165.70
8	—	470	153.00	153.00
2	—	325	170.00–172.50	171.17
14	—	574	135.00–144.00	139.80
5	—	521	145.00–150.00	147.95
12	—	422	155.00–165.00	159.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	433	145.00–152.50	147.20
13	—	477	140.00–143.00	142.21
4	—	315	160.00–165.00	163.63
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
9	—	513	133.00–142.50	135.30
8	—	374	150.00–160.00	155.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	546	156.50	156.50
8	—	581	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	130.00–132.50	131.21
3	—	715	122.50–125.00	124.13
31	—	489	159.00	159.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
7	—	620	137.50–147.00	143.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	160.00–165.00	162.44
10	—	584	147.50–157.50	151.45
2	—	725	132.50–135.00	133.74
2	—	375	180.00–182.50	181.18
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
3	—	618	145.00–152.50	149.89
1	—	325	192.50	192.50
3	—	432	175.00–177.50	175.78
2	—	475	170.00–172.50	171.20
8	—	664	137.50–141.00	139.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	172.50–175.00	174.54
2	—	285	190.00	190.00
5	—	321	180.00–185.00	182.85
7	—	586	135.00–140.00	136.03
4	—	675	130.00–135.00	132.21
3	—	623	127.50–135.00	131.58
5	—	519	150.00–157.50	154.92
18	—	473	155.00–165.00	157.71
3	—	718	122.50–125.00	124.14
6	—	438	165.00–167.50	165.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	150.00–157.50	154.94
10	—	516	135.00–145.00	142.13
9	—	377	160.00–167.50	163.51
3	—	677	116.00–120.00	117.79
3	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.44
5	—	337	170.00–172.50	170.45
15	—	479	145.00–154.00	149.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	97.00–104.00	99.35
16	—	1,203	88.00–95.00	92.28
16	—	1,195	79.00–86.00	83.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	78.00–85.00	81.05
13	—	1,037	69.00–76.00	72.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	90.00–91.00	90.38
9	—	1,400	92.00–98.00	95.78
7	—	1,587	99.00–106.00	102.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,693	116.00–118.00	116.89
1	—	1,325	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	840.00	840.00

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.