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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Jul 12

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

518 head

▲ 518 vs last sale 0▼ 59 vs year ago 577 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

299 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 0▲ 161 vs year ago 138 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 0▼ 17 vs year ago 85 · −20.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $200.67/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$200.67

118 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$13.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	211.11	1,108	26
Medium and Large 2	500	198.50	992	34
Medium and Large 3	424	197.26	837	58

One grade step is worth $13.85/cwt here — about $271 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 sale118 hd

200.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,494 hd

208.88

−8.21

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	1,487	120.90	1,798	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	104.10	1,523	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	94.65	1,077	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	81.69	803	43

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)	1,088	$1,133	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,074	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$903	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,285	20

Every lot

79 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	236.32/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,085	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	242.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,176	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	243.47/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,332	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,301	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	636	205.77/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,309	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,498	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	220.94/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	207.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	199.60/cwt	195.00–205.00	760	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	211.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	818	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	199.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	840	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	891	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	193.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,017	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	202.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	191.83/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,017	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	168.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,233	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	337	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	226.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	208.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,007	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	210.48/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,113	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	198.31/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,057	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,221	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	204.64/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,289	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	183.99/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,165	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	107.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	118.98/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,774	9
Bulls	—	—	1,534	127.14/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,950	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	76.24/cwt	72.00–80.00	718	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	865	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	84.07/cwt	81.00–88.00	849	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	86.82/cwt	83.00–91.00	951	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	95.14/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,082	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	103.17/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,234	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	104.90/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,521	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	98.98/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,466	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,771	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	934	833.48/head	800.00–860.00	833	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	956.37/head	890.00–1,090.00	956	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	1,167.50/head	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,168	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,074	1,004.93/head	870.00–1,130.00	1,005	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,292.44/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,292	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,018.60/head	960.00–1,090.00	1,019	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	1,230.55/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,321.41/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,321	12

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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 0Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 0Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 85

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
3	—	567	200.00–205.00	201.65
16	—	475	214.00	214.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
5	—	630	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	421	195.00–205.00	199.41
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
16	—	381	195.00–205.00	199.60
4	—	540	185.00	185.00
6	—	467	190.00–195.00	193.29
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
7	—	324	200.00–210.00	207.78
2	—	690	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	210.00–212.00	210.65
10	—	386	210.00–215.00	211.97
5	—	625	185.00	185.00
3	—	733	165.00–175.00	168.27
7	—	530	190.00–195.00	191.83
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
4	—	475	200.00–210.00	202.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
10	—	636	204.00–210.00	205.77
2	—	540	225.00	225.00
2	—	590	215.00	215.00
2	—	440	235.00	235.00
14	—	459	230.00–237.00	236.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	217.00–225.00	220.94
5	—	640	234.00	234.00
34	—	547	243.00–245.00	243.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
1	—	740	200.00	200.00
4	—	484	240.00–244.00	242.99
3	—	640	215.00	215.00
10	—	370	250.00	250.00
7	—	584	220.00–225.00	222.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	240.00–245.00	242.46
4	—	640	195.00	195.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
9	—	529	205.00–215.00	210.48
2	—	335	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	—	480	215.00	215.00
2	—	585	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	680	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
3	—	630	202.00–207.00	204.64
3	—	533	220.00–225.00	223.31
6	—	577	210.00–215.00	211.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	190.00	190.00
8	—	378	220.00–230.00	226.19
3	—	633	182.00–185.00	183.99
18	—	533	195.00–200.00	198.31
1	—	290	230.00	230.00
3	—	337	220.00–225.00	221.63
7	—	483	205.00–215.00	208.49
4	—	440	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	942	72.00–80.00	76.24
2	—	945	90.00–93.00	91.52
26	—	1,010	81.00–88.00	84.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	97.00–100.00	98.98
1	—	1,540	115.00	115.00
12	—	1,450	104.00–106.00	104.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,095	83.00–91.00	86.82
40	—	1,196	100.00–107.00	103.17
105	—	1,137	92.00–99.00	95.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	106.00–110.00	107.67
7	—	1,534	124.00–130.00	127.14
9	—	1,491	114.00–122.00	118.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,292.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,378	960.00–1,090.00	1,018.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,057	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,167.50

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)	5	—	934	800.00–860.00	833.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,015	890.00–1,090.00	956.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,074	870.00–1,130.00	1,004.93

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	8	—	1,031	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,230.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,263	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,321.41

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.