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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Aug 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 236▼ 18 vs year ago 353 · −5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 78▲ 52 vs year ago 100 · +52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $227.61/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 19 of 18 comparable sales and sits +12.80 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$227.61

75 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.58

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	241.47	1,117	24
Medium and Large 2	506	224.27	1,135	25
Medium and Large 3	483	218.04	1,053	26

One grade step is worth $23.43/cwt here — about $64 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 sale75 hd

227.61

—

GA average13 barns · 793 hd

218.03

+9.58

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

+12.80

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	—	Average	1,517	134.44	2,039	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	109.96	1,667	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	106.91	1,226	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	93.90	928	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)	1,102	$1,226	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	237.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,147	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,260	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	233.98/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,240	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	241.34/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,349	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	227.91/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,306	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	232.42/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,453	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	216.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	213.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	891	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,059	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	212.11/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,027	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	204.78/cwt	202.00–205.00	999	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	192.60/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	196.07/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,123	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	201.24/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,163	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,149	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	337	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	859	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	244.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	967	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	236.76/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,121	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,056	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,119	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	224.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,235	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	198.49/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,151	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	196.50/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	677	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,257	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,346	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,023	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	87.69/cwt	84.00–91.00	854	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	96.02/cwt	93.00–99.00	952	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,054	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	102.52/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,103	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	109.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,298	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	117.53/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,479	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	110.87/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,656	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,668	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,894	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,226.25/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,226	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1

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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 236Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 78Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	190.00–198.00	192.60
2	—	635	180.00–182.00	180.99
5	—	386	215.00–220.00	216.97
18	—	573	190.00–198.00	196.07
13	—	488	202.00–205.00	204.78
8	—	418	205.00–215.00	213.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	210.00–215.00	212.11
2	—	383	226.00	226.00
5	—	525	205.00	205.00
1	—	740	170.00	170.00
1	—	425	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	223.00	223.00
4	—	578	200.00–202.00	201.24
1	—	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	235.00–243.00	241.34
3	—	510	247.00	247.00
7	—	625	232.00–233.00	232.42
1	—	475	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	255.00	255.00
3	—	530	232.00–235.00	233.98
1	—	375	265.00	265.00
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
3	—	573	222.00–232.00	227.91
1	—	680	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	230.00–239.00	237.48
2	—	735	185.00–190.00	187.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	210.00–217.00	213.47
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
2	—	570	235.00	235.00
2	—	465	240.00–242.00	240.99
1	—	320	280.00	280.00
13	—	420	240.00–250.00	244.73
3	—	533	230.00–235.00	231.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
11	—	516	220.00–225.00	224.52
4	—	483	230.00–235.00	231.72
2	—	785	170.00–173.00	171.49
3	—	363	240.00–245.00	241.74
4	—	428	232.00–240.00	236.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	195.00–201.00	198.49
6	—	372	230.00–235.00	230.85
3	—	337	245.00–250.00	248.37
2	—	635	196.00–197.00	196.50
6	—	473	220.00–225.00	223.31
3	—	677	185.00–187.00	185.66
2	—	425	225.00–230.00	227.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	974	84.00–91.00	87.69
2	—	1,023	102.00–104.00	103.02
9	—	991	93.00–99.00	96.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,076	98.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	1,258	116.00–119.00	117.53
39	—	1,188	106.00–113.00	109.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	103.00–105.00	103.97
1	—	1,605	118.00	118.00
24	—	1,494	107.00–114.00	110.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	130.00–137.00	133.68
1	—	1,540	139.00	139.00

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)	3	—	1,102	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,226.25

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	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.