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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 28

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 305▼ 176 vs year ago 698 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 105▼ 20 vs year ago 127 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 19▲ 13 vs year ago 56 · +23.2%

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 mostly steady with exceptional individuals bringing 92.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, replacement cows steady.

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 $135.13/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$135.13

121 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	136.57	845	48
Medium and Large 2	524	135.78	712	47
Medium and Large 3	470	131.30	617	26

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $228 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 sale121 hd

135.13

—

GA average15 barns · 1,561 hd

137.31

−2.18

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	—	Average	1,719	99.95	1,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	73.16	886	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	71.75	1,059	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	60.07	619	23

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)	1,190	$929	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$802	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$797	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,003	8

Every lot

76 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 3	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	171.49/cwt	167.50–172.00	799	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	494	163.41/cwt	155.00–164.50	807	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	146.39/cwt	146.00–147.50	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	161.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	133.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	770	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	158.31/cwt	152.50–159.00	925	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	136.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	847	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	129.08/cwt	129.00–130.00	860	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	144.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	979	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	129.55/cwt	129.00–130.00	963	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	136.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	155.38/cwt	155.00–157.50	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.09/cwt	147.50–155.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	129.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	138.07/cwt	137.00–142.50	671	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	135.61/cwt	134.00–137.50	711	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	137.46/cwt	132.50–142.50	786	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	604	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	131.92/cwt	127.50–135.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	124.13/cwt	122.50–125.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	999	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	641	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.50	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	154.33/cwt	152.50–155.00	640	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	175.71/cwt	172.50–180.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	144.25/cwt	140.00–147.50	682	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	134.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	128.88/cwt	127.50–135.00	811	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	669	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	836	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	93.39/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	57.50/cwt	53.00–60.00	591	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	65.93/cwt	64.00–68.00	683	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	66.91/cwt	64.00–71.00	760	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	75.32/cwt	72.00–79.00	932	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	83.70/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,109	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	74.00/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,062	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	65.25/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,058	875.13/head	800.00–940.00	875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	742.10/head	710.00–750.00	742	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	756.67/head	720.00–800.00	757	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	862.64/head	810.00–900.00	863	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	897.28/head	850.00–960.00	897	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,213	855.66/head	810.00–910.00	856	3

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 305Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 105Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 19Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	122.50–125.00	124.13
3	—	432	145.00–150.00	146.56
9	—	524	134.00–137.50	135.61
6	—	385	150.00–155.00	152.71
13	—	486	137.00–142.50	138.07
13	—	615	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
4	—	435	135.00–140.00	136.16
6	—	604	114.00	114.00
6	—	373	140.00–147.50	144.03
9	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
6	—	438	155.00–157.50	155.38
3	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	475	147.50–155.00	151.09
12	—	799	125.00	125.00
2	—	675	130.00–132.00	130.97
9	—	628	127.50–135.00	131.92
12	—	572	132.50–142.50	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	175.00–177.50	176.24
4	—	569	130.00–137.50	134.91
4	—	669	120.00–127.50	124.93
5	—	471	150.00–155.00	152.90
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
7	—	629	127.50–135.00	128.88
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
9	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.33
1	—	535	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
2	—	675	130.00–132.50	131.21
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
4	—	335	190.00	190.00
3	—	470	165.00	165.00
3	—	427	172.50–180.00	175.71
1	—	570	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	152.50–155.00	154.33
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
11	—	473	140.00–147.50	144.25
2	—	625	115.00–117.50	116.21
5	—	529	130.00–135.00	131.91
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	123.06
3	—	382	165.00–167.50	165.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	155.00–164.50	163.41
3	—	577	130.00–138.00	133.40
1	—	405	167.50	167.50
2	—	625	127.50–132.50	129.92
4	—	520	146.00–147.50	146.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	743	129.00–130.00	129.55
9	—	466	167.50–172.00	171.49
13	—	666	129.00–130.00	129.08
13	—	619	135.00–142.50	136.87
3	—	528	155.00–164.00	161.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	152.50–159.00	158.31
15	—	680	140.00–145.00	144.04
7	—	630	145.00–148.00	146.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	64.00–66.00	65.25
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,435	73.00–77.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	64.00–68.00	65.93
16	—	1,027	53.00–60.00	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,136	64.00–71.00	66.91
3	—	1,325	80.00–87.00	83.70
23	—	1,238	72.00–79.00	75.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,510	93.00–94.00	93.39
1	—	1,930	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	800.00–940.00	875.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	850.00–960.00	897.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,110	810.00–900.00	862.64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	710.00–750.00	742.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	810.00–910.00	855.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,044	720.00–800.00	756.67

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.