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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 540▼ 113 vs year ago 394 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 123▲ 9 vs year ago 82 · +11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 38▼ 3 vs year ago 49 · −6.1%

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 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, bull calves 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly 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 $148.38/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$148.38

62 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	150.55	724	39
Medium and Large 1	619	145.40	899	6thin
Medium and Large 3	429	144.47	619	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $104 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 sale62 hd

148.38

—

GA average13 barns · 1,586 hd

145.66

+2.72

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	1,514	95.29	1,442	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	71.36	1,009	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	69.79	823	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	56.48	618	10

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)	1,258	$892	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$793	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$680	7

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	129.93/cwt	127.50–132.50	942	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	147.07/cwt	142.50–150.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	159.02/cwt	152.50–160.00	687	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	137.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	149.46/cwt	145.00–152.50	704	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	142.75/cwt	137.50–147.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	149.96/cwt	147.50–152.50	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	124.93/cwt	122.50–127.50	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	207.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.50	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	149.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	164.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	178.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	171.57/cwt	167.50–175.00	897	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	152.31/cwt	147.50–157.50	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	130.76/cwt	127.50–132.50	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.38/cwt	152.50–162.50	905	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	146.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	854	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	101.88/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	90.34/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,369	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	61.75/cwt	59.00–64.00	659	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	51.21/cwt	48.00–54.00	575	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	80.46/cwt	77.00–83.00	916	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	71.17/cwt	68.00–75.00	818	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	64.39/cwt	60.00–67.00	798	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	74.07/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,002	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,011	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	891	702.08/head	650.00–750.00	702	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	927	663.63/head	600.00–700.00	664	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	871.59/head	830.00–910.00	872	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	946.09/head	910.00–1,030.00	946	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,285	802.19/head	720.00–875.00	802	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 540Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 123Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	142.50–150.00	147.07
4	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.43
5	—	465	130.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
10	—	471	145.00–152.50	149.46
6	—	523	137.50–147.00	142.75
18	—	432	152.50–160.00	159.02
2	—	675	122.50–127.50	124.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	147.50–152.50	149.96
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
3	—	575	152.50–162.50	157.38
3	—	523	167.50–175.00	171.57
3	—	482	175.00–185.00	178.15
2	—	625	145.00–148.00	146.45
4	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	170.00–177.50	173.39
5	—	583	145.00–150.00	146.45
7	—	476	160.00–170.00	164.49
3	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
4	—	525	147.50–157.50	152.31
2	—	275	205.00–210.00	207.32
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.50	142.50
3	—	568	127.50–132.50	130.76
3	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.26
2	—	475	147.50–152.50	149.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	170.00–175.00	172.45
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	127.50–132.50	129.93
9	—	427	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	185.00	185.00
2	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	66.00–67.00	66.49
1	—	1,235	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,353	73.00–75.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,240	60.00–67.00	64.39
4	—	1,139	77.00–83.00	80.46
20	—	1,149	68.00–75.00	71.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	48.00–54.00	51.21
5	—	1,068	59.00–64.00	61.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	90.00–91.00	90.34
3	—	1,512	98.00–104.00	101.88

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)	7	—	1,096	830.00–910.00	871.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,242	910.00–1,030.00	946.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	780.00	780.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	927	600.00–700.00	663.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	720.00–875.00	802.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	891	650.00–750.00	702.08

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.