Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2023-06-14

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jun 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 403▲ 88 vs year ago 458 · +19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 298▼ 21 vs year ago 202 · −10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 138▲ 42 vs year ago 61 · +68.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.76/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$211.76
88 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487223.981,09023
Medium and Large 2495210.521,04231
Medium and Large 3466204.6395334
One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $137 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 sale88 hd
211.76
—
GA average16 barns · 2,760 hd
218.48
−6.72
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,521116.631,77314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445100.511,45221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17396.881,13688
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08784.4991819

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,0997
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$99811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,60618

Every lot

70 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers—Medium and Large 2475242.39/cwt240.00–245.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1525242.40/cwt240.00–245.001,2732
Steers—Medium and Large 2525231.20/cwt230.00–232.501,2144
Steers—Medium and Large 3534224.37/cwt222.50–225.001,1984
Steers—Medium and Large 1585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 2595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 3615203.69/cwt200.00–205.001,2534
Steers—Medium and Large 1629219.02/cwt210.00–222.501,37812
Steers—Medium and Large 1655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
Steers—Medium and Large 2720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 1765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335226.14/cwt225.00–230.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363223.91/cwt220.00–225.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365247.29/cwt240.00–250.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379231.87/cwt230.00–235.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425222.41/cwt220.00–225.009455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429237.27/cwt235.00–241.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435207.37/cwt205.00–215.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454220.80/cwt220.00–222.001,0025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468213.24/cwt210.00–215.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009808
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521195.89/cwt190.00–200.001,0215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524206.19/cwt202.00–210.001,0807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577197.01/cwt192.50–202.501,1376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579186.92/cwt185.00–190.001,0825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581209.93/cwt207.50–215.001,2205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625202.45/cwt200.00–205.001,2653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675179.85/cwt175.00–185.001,2142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355260.00/cwt260.00–260.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383242.83/cwt240.00–250.009305
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421230.77/cwt225.00–235.009725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432241.56/cwt240.00–245.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0606
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526224.30/cwt220.00–230.001,1808
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530208.62/cwt205.00–215.001,1064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568203.26/cwt195.00–205.001,15515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575213.71/cwt212.50–215.001,2294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3619191.41/cwt185.00–195.001,1855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675201.14/cwt197.50–205.001,3582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727195.76/cwt192.50–200.001,4233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380112.20/cwt109.00–114.001,5488
Bulls——1,633119.74/cwt118.00–121.001,9553
Bulls——1,783125.33/cwt125.00–126.002,2353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08082.60/cwt79.00–85.0089214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10589.77/cwt88.00–94.009925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10690.22/cwt86.00–93.0099829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15897.54/cwt94.00–101.001,13039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298105.26/cwt102.00–109.001,36620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393100.04/cwt97.00–103.001,39414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50091.55/cwt90.00–93.001,3732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568105.40/cwt104.00–107.001,6535
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980884.97/head820.00–920.008854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0011,005.90/head980.00–1,040.001,0064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,224.06/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,062.55/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0637
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-31,0351,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1401,405.53/head1,390.00–1,420.001,4064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,787.25/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7878

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.