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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 390▼ 191 vs year ago 496 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 103▼ 40 vs year ago 145 · −27.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 48▼ 36 vs year ago 55 · −65.5%

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 and bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 8.00 lower, replacement cows 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 $133.94/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$133.94

67 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$2.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	134.99	808	14thin
Medium and Large 2	530	134.93	716	27
Medium and Large 3	468	132.35	619	26

One grade step is worth $2.64/cwt here — about $189 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 sale67 hd

133.94

—

GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd

140.50

−6.56

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	—	Low	1,483	102.51	1,520	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	75.53	1,162	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	74.07	879	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	62.42	622	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$840	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$730	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	157.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	134.08/cwt	130.00–137.50	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	144.77/cwt	142.00–147.00	905	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,064	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	944	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	145.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	134.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	148.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	139.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.50	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	135.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	835	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	797	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	182.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	161.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	541	139.24/cwt	125.00–148.00	753	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	133.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,147	97.41/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	104.08/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,775	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	60.23/cwt	57.00–63.00	591	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	67.34/cwt	64.00–71.00	696	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	69.06/cwt	65.00–72.00	785	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	76.69/cwt	73.00–80.00	931	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	82.23/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,045	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	76.77/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,165	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	72.44/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 390Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 103Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
4	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
3	—	582	130.00–140.00	133.18
3	—	468	155.00–165.00	161.48
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
10	—	541	125.00–148.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.37
10	—	527	130.00–140.00	134.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	180.00–185.00	182.37
1	—	405	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	130.00–137.50	133.30
8	—	476	135.00–145.00	139.55
4	—	415	145.00–150.00	148.66
6	—	634	125.00–126.00	125.68
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	145.00–150.00	145.92
6	—	412	130.00–135.00	134.10
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
7	—	528	125.00	125.00
5	—	477	125.00–132.50	128.40
1	—	305	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	130.00–137.50	133.88
7	—	569	130.00–140.00	135.94
1	—	655	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	623	130.00–137.50	134.08
4	—	483	155.00–160.00	157.70
7	—	673	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
11	—	625	142.00–147.00	144.77
3	—	503	157.00	157.00
3	—	675	135.00–145.00	139.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	158.50	158.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	64.00–71.00	67.34
9	—	981	57.00–63.00	60.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	72.00–73.00	72.44
5	—	1,517	75.00–81.00	76.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,214	73.00–80.00	76.69
24	—	1,136	65.00–72.00	69.06
8	—	1,271	81.00–84.00	82.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	95.00–99.00	97.41
1	—	1,380	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,705	100.00–107.00	104.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	915	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	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.