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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 494▲ 335 vs year ago 305 · +109.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 145▲ 12 vs year ago 105 · +11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 26 vs year ago 19 · +136.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today: Replacement cattle mostly steady; Slaughter bulls steady; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower; Feeder steers, bulls and heifers 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 $195.64/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$195.64

110 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.30

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	202.11	1,071	31
Medium and Large 1	606	199.00	1,207	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	192.25	1,044	69

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $27 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 sale110 hd

195.64

—

GA average17 barns · 2,609 hd

221.94

−26.30

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	1,574	124.60	1,961	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	98.73	1,485	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	94.46	1,118	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	84.89	874	26

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)	1,067	$1,392	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,285	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,337	8

Every lot

75 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 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,142	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,098	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	254.27/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,226	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	253.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,352	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,299	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	240.96/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,417	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,551	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	224.21/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,395	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,535	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	223.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	818	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	204.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	211.92/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,013	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	198.68/cwt	195.00–205.00	952	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,001	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,083	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	579	189.69/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,098	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	196.82/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,157	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,159	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,095	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,252	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	238.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	870	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	379	225.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	233.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	434	212.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	924	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	204.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	974	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	216.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	226.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,027	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	209.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,107	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	193.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,095	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	214.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	211.56/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	196.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,223	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	683	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,172	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	687	195.33/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,342	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	120.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,831	6
Bulls	—	—	1,636	129.73/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,122	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	81.87/cwt	80.00–83.00	830	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	86.49/cwt	84.00–91.00	898	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	89.79/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,056	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	95.80/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,134	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	104.07/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,256	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	98.73/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,485	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,142	1,261.31/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,261	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	1,381.80/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,382	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,022	1,202.40/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,202	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,138	1,137.73/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,708.72/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,709	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 494Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 145Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago today: Replacement cattle mostly steady; Slaughter bulls steady; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower; Feeder steers, bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	195.00–205.00	198.68
2	—	635	170.00–175.00	172.48
4	—	520	190.00–195.00	192.45
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
7	—	429	200.00–210.00	204.17
4	—	385	210.00–215.00	212.47
42	—	579	185.00–190.00	189.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
3	—	383	220.00–225.00	223.30
5	—	588	195.00–198.00	196.82
2	—	635	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	—	775	157.00	157.00
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
5	—	440	215.00	215.00
5	—	478	210.00–215.00	211.92
8	—	535	200.00–205.00	202.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
3	—	683	180.00–185.00	183.32
2	—	490	225.00	225.00
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	270.00	270.00
4	—	533	250.00–260.00	253.69
9	—	618	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	210.00–215.00	212.48
1	—	525	235.00	235.00
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
2	—	435	250.00–255.00	252.47
3	—	573	220.00–230.00	226.63
7	—	622	220.00–228.00	224.21
1	—	740	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	220.00–225.00	223.78
1	—	780	195.00	195.00
25	—	588	240.00–241.00	240.96
2	—	435	260.00–265.00	262.47
5	—	482	250.00–257.00	254.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	230.00–235.00	233.31
3	—	687	195.00–196.00	195.33
3	—	620	205.00–215.00	211.56
7	—	577	210.00–220.00	214.23
3	—	520	220.00–230.00	226.54
1	—	460	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	200.00–205.00	201.63
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
2	—	340	240.00	240.00
8	—	529	205.00–215.00	209.29
6	—	425	220.00	220.00
5	—	364	235.00–240.00	238.96
3	—	483	215.00–220.00	216.62
9	—	622	190.00–200.00	196.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	185.00	185.00
5	—	434	210.00–215.00	212.97
3	—	683	170.00–175.00	171.63
14	—	477	200.00–210.00	204.20
6	—	520	195.00–200.00	197.45
4	—	565	190.00–195.00	193.72
7	—	379	220.00–230.00	225.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,504	95.00–103.00	98.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	103.00–109.00	104.07
27	—	1,184	94.00–101.00	95.80
18	—	1,176	86.00–93.00	89.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	80.00–83.00	81.87
17	—	1,038	84.00–91.00	86.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	118.00–124.00	120.33
5	—	1,636	126.00–132.00	129.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,142	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,261.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,173	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,381.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,022	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,202.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,137.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,708.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.