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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 3

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

449 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 529▲ 186 vs year ago 263 · +70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 206▲ 68 vs year ago 107 · +63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 75▼ 28 vs year ago 72 · −38.9%

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 mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly 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 $193.34/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$193.34

114 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	196.68	955	59
Medium and Large 3	454	190.16	863	39
Medium and Large 1	588	188.82	1,110	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale114 hd

193.34

—

GA average16 barns · 1,575 hd

197.32

−3.97

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	1,532	117.29	1,797	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	91.80	1,357	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	89.93	1,069	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	78.63	823	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,222	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,134	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,078	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	730	$1,100	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	241.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	919	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	987	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	228.22/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,084	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	224.53/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,170	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	200.52/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,243	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,171	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	207.81/cwt	205.00–215.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	202.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	213.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	810	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	207.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	868	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	198.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	829	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	188.05/cwt	185.00–192.50	901	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	198.65/cwt	195.00–205.00	959	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	199.96/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,050	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	175.44/cwt	172.50–180.00	926	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	188.63/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,000	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	193.06/cwt	187.50–196.00	1,108	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	963	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	177.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,037	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	969	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	171.23/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,087	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	163.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,195	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	234.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	880	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	221.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	962	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	222.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	945	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	213.34/cwt	210.00–217.50	913	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	191.11/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	182.38/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,036	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,246	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	181.19/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,141	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	182.40/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,231	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,122	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	110.77/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,540	5
Bulls	—	—	1,486	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,760	9
Bulls	—	—	1,907	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,377	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	75.46/cwt	73.00–79.00	779	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	82.06/cwt	80.00–87.00	871	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	86.91/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,022	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	92.84/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,108	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,440	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	88.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,291	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	94.58/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,382	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,982	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,091	1,094.81/head	940.00–1,180.00	1,095	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,335.62/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,336	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,198	1,134.45/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	730	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 529Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 206Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 75Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	235.00	235.00
6	—	521	220.00–227.50	224.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	240.00–245.00	241.78
4	—	429	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	215.00	215.00
2	—	475	227.50–229.00	228.22
4	—	620	187.50–205.00	200.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	625	185.00–190.00	187.42
1	—	595	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	167.50	167.50
3	—	485	210.00	210.00
3	—	732	160.00–170.00	163.21
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
3	—	574	187.50–196.00	193.06
5	—	525	197.50–202.50	199.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	157.50	157.50
9	—	379	210.00–220.00	213.78
5	—	583	175.00–185.00	177.89
1	—	230	245.00	245.00
6	—	530	185.00–195.00	188.63
14	—	418	205.00–210.00	207.61
15	—	483	195.00–205.00	198.65
8	—	635	162.50–172.50	171.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	165.00–170.00	167.41
9	—	418	195.00–200.00	198.23
5	—	333	205.00–215.00	207.81
5	—	528	172.50–180.00	175.44
12	—	479	185.00–192.50	188.05
4	—	375	200.00–205.00	202.37
2	—	615	155.00–160.00	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	192.50	192.50
4	—	425	220.00–225.00	222.38
1	—	325	245.00	245.00
6	—	630	177.50–187.50	181.19
5	—	375	230.00–240.00	234.79
2	—	675	165.00–167.50	166.21
2	—	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	237.50	237.50
2	—	385	245.00	245.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
3	—	632	190.00–195.00	191.60
2	—	590	210.00–212.50	211.24
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
3	—	675	177.50–187.50	182.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	210.00–217.50	213.34
3	—	568	177.50–185.00	182.38
3	—	382	220.00–225.00	221.55
2	—	525	187.50–195.00	191.11
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
4	—	320	230.00–240.00	236.04
1	—	295	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	104.00	104.00
38	—	1,193	90.00–97.00	92.84
46	—	1,176	82.00–89.00	86.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,461	91.00–97.00	94.58
12	—	1,458	85.00–90.00	88.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	80.00–87.00	82.06
13	—	1,032	73.00–79.00	75.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,486	115.00–122.00	118.46
5	—	1,390	107.00–114.00	110.77
3	—	1,907	124.00–125.00	124.62

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	940.00–1,180.00	1,094.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,134.45

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	—	1,285	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,151	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,335.62

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	—	730	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.