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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 7

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 353▼ 217 vs year ago 484 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 100▼ 45 vs year ago 130 · −34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 35▲ 43 vs year ago 33 · +130.3%

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 and bulls steady to 1.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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 $160.80/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −54.02 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$160.80

74 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	178.55	851	25
Medium and Large 2	514	161.53	830	26
Medium and Large 3	574	140.67	808	23

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $44 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 sale74 hd

160.80

—

GA average14 barns · 805 hd

154.54

+6.26

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−54.02

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	—	Low	1,625	104.80	1,703	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	88.50	1,254	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	82.08	1,018	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	69.42	778	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$966	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$958	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$922	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$984	12

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	184.23/cwt	180.00–187.50	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	197.99/cwt	195.00–199.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	187.84/cwt	187.50–188.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	174.68/cwt	170.00–178.00	922	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	165.13/cwt	164.00–172.50	963	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	164.84/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,037	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	175.80/cwt	175.00–177.50	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	158.93/cwt	155.00–162.50	742	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	158.98/cwt	152.50–160.00	828	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	148.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	779	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	149.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	902	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,047	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	203.45/cwt	195.00–207.50	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	186.92/cwt	182.50–192.50	693	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	162.60/cwt	160.00–167.50	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	185.06/cwt	182.50–187.50	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	151.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	153.89/cwt	152.50–157.50	803	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	166.80/cwt	162.50–170.00	887	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	146.34/cwt	142.50–150.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	643	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	663	127.51/cwt	125.00–132.50	845	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	742	124.16/cwt	122.50–125.00	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,866	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	659	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	64.76/cwt	61.00–68.00	729	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	72.60/cwt	69.00–76.00	832	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,040	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	77.56/cwt	72.00–79.00	962	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	90.56/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,137	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	831	815.31/head	700.00–860.00	815	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	865	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	921.99/head	880.00–960.00	922	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,013	897.36/head	810.00–960.00	897	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,094	894.22/head	810.00–955.00	894	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,116.56/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,117	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,116.45/head	1,010.00–1,210.00	1,116	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	930.39/head	900.00–950.00	930	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	1,036.77/head	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,037	6

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 353Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 100Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 35Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
2	—	690	135.00	135.00
5	—	526	145.00–149.00	148.18
2	—	335	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	285	160.00–165.00	162.46
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	175.00–177.50	175.80
1	—	790	132.50	132.50
7	—	603	145.00–151.00	149.63
11	—	467	155.00–162.50	158.93
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
2	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
10	—	521	152.50–160.00	158.98
1	—	340	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	132.50–135.00	133.75
4	—	663	125.00–132.50	127.51
2	—	575	135.00–140.00	137.43
6	—	470	150.00–155.00	151.28
1	—	545	147.50	147.50
3	—	742	122.50–125.00	124.16
3	—	413	160.00–167.50	162.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
7	—	522	152.50–157.50	153.89
2	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	142.50–150.00	146.34
9	—	371	182.50–192.50	186.92
2	—	790	129.00	129.00
2	—	473	160.00–165.00	162.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	162.50–170.00	166.80
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
3	—	365	195.00–207.50	203.45
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
2	—	280	220.00	220.00
2	—	420	182.50–187.50	185.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
9	—	528	170.00–178.00	174.68
6	—	629	164.00–165.00	164.84
16	—	480	187.50–188.00	187.84
4	—	404	195.00–199.00	197.99
8	—	583	164.00–172.50	165.13
2	—	380	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	368	180.00–187.50	184.23
2	—	575	147.50–150.00	148.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	61.00–68.00	64.76
1	—	845	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,146	69.00–76.00	72.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,380	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,236	80.00–87.00	84.11
16	—	1,240	72.00–79.00	77.56
4	—	1,256	88.00–95.00	90.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,743	105.00–109.00	107.06

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	1,010.00–1,210.00	1,116.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,116.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	880.00–960.00	921.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,013	810.00–960.00	897.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	810.00–955.00	894.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	831	700.00–860.00	815.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,053	1,000.00–1,070.00	1,036.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	900.00–950.00	930.39

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.