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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 19

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 640▼ 5 vs year ago 520 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 191▲ 21 vs year ago 119 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 106▲ 27 vs year ago 42 · +64.3%

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 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly 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 $130.99/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$130.99

148 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	133.27	830	85
Medium and Large 3	443	128.51	569	27
Medium and Large 2	546	127.50	696	36

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about $135 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 sale148 hd

130.99

—

GA average15 barns · 2,320 hd

137.37

−6.37

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	1,762	95.00	1,674	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	63.55	781	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	63.21	953	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	53.73	583	27

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)	1,208	$852	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$796	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$779	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,139	20

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	194.01/cwt	190.00–197.50	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	186.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	175.58/cwt	175.00–177.50	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	179.33/cwt	177.50–180.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	170.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	156.27/cwt	155.00–162.50	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	144.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	858	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	139.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	963	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	156.18/cwt	155.00–157.50	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	144.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	607	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	124.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	133.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	128.41/cwt	125.00–132.50	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	118.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	121.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	132.30/cwt	127.50–137.50	765	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	114.92/cwt	112.50–120.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	120.27/cwt	117.50–121.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	113.82/cwt	107.50–116.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	953	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	165.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	178.68/cwt	177.50–180.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	158.34/cwt	152.50–162.50	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	146.78/cwt	142.50–150.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	167.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	727	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	144.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	698	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	129.54/cwt	125.00–132.50	675	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	138.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	150.38/cwt	147.50–157.50	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	129.26/cwt	122.50–132.50	734	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	115.76/cwt	112.50–117.50	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	629	111.55/cwt	109.00–115.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	734	109.40/cwt	107.50–112.50	803	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	98.48/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,715	5
Bulls	—	—	1,789	90.65/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,622	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	56.76/cwt	53.00–60.00	574	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	64.29/cwt	61.00–68.00	752	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	49.94/cwt	45.00–52.00	588	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	57.46/cwt	54.00–60.00	723	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	70.58/cwt	69.00–72.00	973	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	65.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	951	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	58.26/cwt	54.00–61.00	907	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	73.09/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,230	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	995	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,060	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,135	1,046.40/head	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,046	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,187	1,225.59/head	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,226	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	998	731.70/head	700.00–790.00	732	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	796.29/head	720.00–880.00	796	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,208	851.84/head	770.00–940.00	852	5

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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 640Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 191Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 106Year ago 42

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	6	—	1,187	1,200.00–1,270.00	1,225.59

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	8	—	1,135	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,046.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,180.00	1,180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,405	1,440.00	1,440.00

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	2	—	995	910.00	910.00

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)	2	—	1,133	720.00–880.00	796.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,208	770.00–940.00	851.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	998	700.00–790.00	731.70

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	920.00	920.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	155.00–165.00	159.85
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	177.50–180.00	178.68
5	—	533	147.50–157.50	150.38
4	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.53
13	—	434	165.00–175.00	167.59
3	—	632	130.00–132.50	130.80
1	—	305	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	122.50–132.50	129.26
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
8	—	531	135.00–145.00	138.10
7	—	734	107.50–112.50	109.40
5	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.33
6	—	622	120.00–125.00	122.85
5	—	421	152.50–162.50	158.34
6	—	483	142.50–150.00	144.50
7	—	675	115.00–120.00	117.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	109.00–115.00	111.55
4	—	423	142.50–150.00	146.78
3	—	568	112.50–117.50	115.76
7	—	521	125.00–132.50	129.54
1	—	305	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	115.00–125.00	121.51
4	—	631	112.50–120.00	114.92
6	—	682	107.50–116.00	113.82
5	—	527	125.00–132.50	128.41
2	—	375	155.00–157.50	156.18
4	—	419	140.00–147.50	144.88
10	—	481	130.00–140.00	133.40
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	120.00–125.00	124.40
9	—	424	125.00–135.00	130.06
5	—	371	135.00–145.00	140.85
4	—	537	115.00–120.00	118.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	668	135.00	135.00
14	—	736	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	578	127.50–137.50	132.30
5	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.46
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
5	—	663	117.50–121.00	120.27
1	—	405	157.50	157.50
7	—	494	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
10	—	514	155.00–162.50	156.27
22	—	690	137.50–145.00	139.57
3	—	323	190.00–197.50	194.01
4	—	415	177.50–180.00	179.33
1	—	555	157.50	157.50
6	—	368	180.00–190.00	186.52
5	—	471	165.00–175.00	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
18	—	594	135.00–145.00	144.48
4	—	385	175.00–177.50	175.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	132.50	132.50
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	72.00–74.00	73.09
17	—	1,457	62.00–68.00	65.25
11	—	1,556	54.00–61.00	58.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,259	54.00–60.00	57.46
11	—	1,378	69.00–72.00	70.58
35	—	1,169	61.00–68.00	64.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,178	45.00–52.00	49.94
15	—	1,011	53.00–60.00	56.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	89.00–93.00	90.65
5	—	1,741	95.00–102.00	98.48

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.