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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jan 25

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▲ 392 vs last sale 201▲ 173 vs year ago 420 · +41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 100▼ 9 vs year ago 111 · −8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 34▲ 115 vs year ago 44 · +261.4%

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 6.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly 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 $145.61/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$145.61

167 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	150.48	849	80
Medium and Large 2	459	149.28	686	47
Medium and Large 3	523	131.57	688	40

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $161 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 sale167 hd

145.61

—

GA average15 barns · 1,325 hd

155.14

−9.53

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	1,685	108.61	1,830	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	82.50	1,014	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	81.41	1,169	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	68.64	721	17

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)	1,125	$1,099	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,036	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,454	98

Every lot

80 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 2	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	202.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	193.23/cwt	190.00–195.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	940	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,057	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	150.65/cwt	142.50–155.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	162.97/cwt	157.50–166.00	598	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	153.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	167.30/cwt	167.00–167.50	728	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	148.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	709	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	152.01/cwt	149.00–153.00	784	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	136.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	731	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	143.76/cwt	141.00–147.00	842	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.44/cwt	134.00–144.00	864	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	115.05/cwt	112.50–116.00	774	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	139.05/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,012	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	206.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	196.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	207.34/cwt	205.00–212.50	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	741	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	819	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	178.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	168.42/cwt	162.50–170.00	790	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	176.10/cwt	175.00–180.00	847	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	166.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	862	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	144.60/cwt	137.50–158.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	149.13/cwt	147.50–150.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	150.66/cwt	146.00–155.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	146.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	900	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	134.95/cwt	130.00–137.50	835	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	129.13/cwt	127.50–130.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,004	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	768	119.14/cwt	117.50–120.00	915	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	107.36/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	115.55/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,106	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	73.17/cwt	71.00–76.00	735	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	65.47/cwt	62.00–68.00	708	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	76.89/cwt	73.00–79.00	910	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,208	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	888	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	84.08/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,033	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	90.46/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,214	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	84.58/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,292	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,073	1,199.81/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,095	1,010.50/head	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,011	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,133	1,076.69/head	1,075.00–1,080.00	1,077	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,147	1,253.76/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,254	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,644.30/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,644	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	1,395.86/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,396	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,271	1,505.41/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,505	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	969.87/head	910.00–1,025.00	970	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,035.88/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,184.73/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,185	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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 201Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 100Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 34Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	145.00–151.00	148.33
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
7	—	426	150.00–157.50	153.49
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	127.50–130.00	128.71
14	—	367	157.50–166.00	162.97
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
10	—	534	135.00–142.50	136.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	141.00–147.00	143.76
16	—	615	134.00–144.00	140.44
1	—	785	128.00	128.00
17	—	516	149.00–153.00	152.01
16	—	728	136.00–139.50	139.05
23	—	435	167.00–167.50	167.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.24
2	—	425	140.00–142.50	141.19
10	—	673	112.50–116.00	115.05
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	112.50	112.50
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
11	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.30
8	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.13
3	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	180.00–190.00	184.87
2	—	575	146.00–155.00	150.66
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	668	127.50–130.00	129.13
3	—	282	205.00–210.00	206.51
5	—	317	190.00–200.00	196.80
5	—	469	162.50–170.00	168.42
4	—	415	175.00–180.00	178.66
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
6	—	619	130.00–137.50	134.95
3	—	768	117.50–120.00	119.14
10	—	537	137.50–158.00	144.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	162.00–170.00	166.79
12	—	616	140.00–149.00	146.06
9	—	481	175.00–180.00	176.10
5	—	332	205.00–212.50	207.34
2	—	425	190.00–195.00	192.38
3	—	568	147.50–150.00	149.13
9	—	363	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	146.00	146.00
1	—	420	205.00	205.00
3	—	565	165.00	165.00
9	—	391	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	162.50	162.50
6	—	464	200.00–210.00	202.49
1	—	505	198.00	198.00
1	—	595	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
3	—	618	142.50–155.00	150.65
1	—	485	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
3	—	418	190.00–195.00	193.23
4	—	375	200.00–205.00	202.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	73.00–74.00	73.47
5	—	1,528	82.00–87.00	84.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,184	73.00–79.00	76.89
7	—	1,342	88.00–95.00	90.46
25	—	1,228	80.00–87.00	84.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	62.00–68.00	65.47
7	—	1,004	71.00–76.00	73.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,722	104.00–110.00	107.36
2	—	1,823	115.00–116.00	115.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	12	—	1,147	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,253.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,199.81

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	16	—	1,188	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,395.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,271	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,505.41

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	44	—	1,175	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,644.30

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	6	—	1,133	1,075.00–1,080.00	1,076.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,010.50

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)	3	—	1,133	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,035.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,184.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	910.00–1,025.00	969.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00

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.