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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

401 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 423▲ 146 vs year ago 255 · +57.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 117▲ 92 vs year ago 67 · +137.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 139▲ 102 vs year ago 27 · +377.8%

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 steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $183.92/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −30.89 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$183.92

89 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	187.98	994	18thin
Medium and Large 2	475	187.74	892	42
Medium and Large 3	482	175.88	849	29

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $146 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 sale89 hd

183.92

—

GA average14 barns · 1,185 hd

180.16

+3.76

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−30.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.07, low $160.38, median $214.82 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,681	117.07	1,968	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	96.81	1,386	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	94.63	1,120	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	79.43	817	29

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)	1,137	$1,168	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,126	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,074	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,142	24

Every lot

72 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	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	209.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	887	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	189.93/cwt	187.50–192.50	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	199.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	191.11/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	191.75/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,089	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,103	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	175.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,119	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	187.65/cwt	182.50–191.00	602	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	178.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	180.71/cwt	177.50–185.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	168.32/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	775	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	170.87/cwt	170.00–177.50	837	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	164.34/cwt	160.00–167.50	845	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	171.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	916	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.50	933	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.50	835	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	161.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	998	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	156.21/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,054	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	219.85/cwt	217.50–222.50	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	217.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	802	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	197.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	830	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	186.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	797	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	187.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	896	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	173.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	169.12/cwt	167.50–170.00	876	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	958	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	174.95/cwt	172.50–177.50	918	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	167.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	959	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	175.56/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,015	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	169.08/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,053	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	115.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,831	125.41/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,296	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	74.20/cwt	71.00–78.00	758	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	85.04/cwt	81.00–89.00	880	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	87.97/cwt	84.00–91.00	979	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	95.22/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,130	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	103.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,318	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,229	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	96.43/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,379	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	102.68/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,515	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	921.19/head	800.00–1,000.00	921	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,025.02/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	1,059.91/head	945.00–1,125.00	1,060	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,227.05/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,227	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,125.14/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,125	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,275.29/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,275	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	835	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	953	905.22/head	900.00–910.00	905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	986	1,305.77/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,306	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,080	1,067.21/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	1,187.34/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187	4

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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 423Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 117Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 139Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	172.50–177.50	174.95
1	—	645	152.50	152.50
13	—	420	195.00–200.00	197.67
15	—	477	185.00–195.00	187.90
5	—	571	165.00–170.00	167.95
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
2	—	325	217.50–222.50	219.85
1	—	715	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	167.50–170.00	168.71
3	—	623	165.00–172.50	169.08
4	—	578	172.50–180.00	175.56
2	—	525	180.00–185.00	182.40
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
6	—	368	215.00–225.00	217.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
14	—	427	185.00–190.00	186.73
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
7	—	482	170.00–180.00	173.40
3	—	518	167.50–170.00	169.12
1	—	625	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.10
2	—	700	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	175.00–185.00	178.57
13	—	321	182.50–191.00	187.65
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	260	195.00	195.00
5	—	431	165.00–175.00	168.32
7	—	579	140.00–147.50	144.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	155.00–157.50	156.21
14	—	569	160.00–167.50	163.91
4	—	535	170.00–175.00	171.18
3	—	618	155.00–165.00	161.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	170.00–177.50	170.87
3	—	427	177.50–185.00	180.71
12	—	514	160.00–167.50	164.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	195.00–205.00	199.02
4	—	423	205.00–215.00	209.73
6	—	638	170.00–177.50	175.45
1	—	680	172.50	172.50
2	—	525	187.50–195.00	191.11
2	—	593	186.00	186.00
1	—	350	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	207.50	207.50
6	—	568	190.00–195.00	191.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
3	—	475	187.50–192.50	189.93
2	—	433	192.50	192.50
1	—	605	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,035	81.00–89.00	85.04
15	—	1,022	71.00–78.00	74.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	89.00–90.00	89.50
3	—	1,475	102.00–104.00	102.68
8	—	1,430	94.00–100.00	96.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,113	84.00–91.00	87.97
27	—	1,187	92.00–99.00	95.22
14	—	1,280	100.00–107.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,831	123.00–130.00	125.41
4	—	1,685	113.00–119.00	115.70
3	—	1,477	105.00–110.00	107.79

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,078	945.00–1,125.00	1,059.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	800.00–1,000.00	921.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,015	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025.02

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)	16	—	1,196	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,275.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,124	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,125.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,105	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,227.05

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	—	953	900.00–910.00	905.22

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	4	—	1,145	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	986	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,305.77

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	—	835	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,067.21

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.