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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 27

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 640▲ 140 vs year ago 522 · +26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 117▲ 52 vs year ago 107 · +48.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 45▼ 30 vs year ago 69 · −43.5%

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 cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower; Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady; Feeder heifers unevenly steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $203.85/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.96 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$203.85

89 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	223.78	1,112	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	204.35	1,119	32
Medium and Large 3	545	194.99	1,063	40

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $49 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 sale89 hd

203.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,118 hd

211.26

−7.40

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−10.96

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	—	High	1,569	118.05	1,852	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	96.18	1,475	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	91.98	1,041	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	82.31	830	21

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)	1,059	$1,245	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,152	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,264	4thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,098	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,353	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,305	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,472	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	197.81/cwt	190.00–202.00	946	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,017	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,063	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	194.98/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,129	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	187.12/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,153	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	175.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,094	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	199.92/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,259	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	179.56/cwt	179.50–180.00	1,217	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,193	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,112	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	238.27/cwt	235.00–240.00	874	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	386	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	857	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	955	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	924	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,012	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	223.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	200.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	981	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,035	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	205.25/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	192.28/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,115	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	191.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,213	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	116.47/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,778	8
Bulls	—	—	1,924	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,415	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	77.58/cwt	74.00–80.00	779	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	84.68/cwt	81.00–88.00	856	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	88.50/cwt	85.00–91.00	979	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	94.21/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,082	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	99.64/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,436	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	91.74/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,516	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	1,210.30/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,210	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,086	1,127.51/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,128	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	1,251.62/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,252	3

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 640Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 117Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 69

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	220.00–225.00	221.67
2	—	730	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	680	180.00	180.00
3	—	367	235.00–240.00	238.27
9	—	632	190.00–195.00	191.86
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	215.00	215.00
4	—	533	205.00–206.00	205.25
1	—	340	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	160.00–165.00	162.48
4	—	633	180.00–185.00	183.74
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
5	—	386	220.00–225.00	221.97
9	—	580	190.00–196.00	192.28
9	—	531	190.00–200.00	194.95
5	—	488	200.00–205.00	200.98
3	—	433	210.00–215.00	213.31
2	—	675	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	200.00–205.00	202.46
4	—	388	245.00–250.00	246.23
3	—	437	230.00–235.00	231.64
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
5	—	478	220.00–230.00	223.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
1	—	575	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	237.00	237.00
2	—	525	245.00	245.00
6	—	658	219.00	219.00
1	—	625	225.00	225.00
8	—	711	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
2	—	435	250.00–255.00	252.47
8	—	593	220.00	220.00
2	—	525	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	193.00–196.00	194.98
8	—	678	179.50–180.00	179.56
1	—	775	155.00	155.00
7	—	616	185.00–190.00	187.12
2	—	730	160.00–167.00	163.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	195.00–205.00	199.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	170.00–180.00	175.96
3	—	733	150.00–155.00	151.64
20	—	478	190.00–202.00	197.81
12	—	528	190.00–195.00	192.70
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
10	—	575	180.00–190.00	184.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,106	85.00–91.00	88.50
25	—	1,149	92.00–99.00	94.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,652	87.00–94.00	91.74
9	—	1,441	95.00–103.00	99.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	74.00–80.00	77.58
14	—	1,011	81.00–88.00	84.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,924	123.00–128.00	125.50
2	—	1,025	109.00–110.00	109.49
8	—	1,527	114.00–119.00	116.47

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	—	880	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,035	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,210.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,086	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,127.51

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)	1	—	1,340	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	1,155	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,251.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.