Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2023-11-01

Athens

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 1
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 526▼ 228 vs year ago 524 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 179▼ 11 vs year ago 128 · −8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 53▼ 16 vs year ago 59 · −27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today: Slaughter cows and bulls steady; Feeder steers lightly tested; Feeder bulls and heifer 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $216.45/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +1.63 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.
Average price
$216.45
65 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.71/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 1558223.931,2488thin
Medium and Large 2514216.531,11429
Medium and Large 3486214.221,04228
One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $207 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 sale65 hd
216.45
—
GA average16 barns · 1,083 hd
209.72
+6.72
This barn, trailing median18 sales
214.82
+1.63
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
240209178146median 214.8203/0404/0806/0309/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,636110.941,8167thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50390.041,35320
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13185.7397055
CowsLean 85-90%Low92675.5570013

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)1,374$1,25715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,267$1,2145
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$8773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,3708

Every lot

55 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2535242.48/cwt240.00–245.001,2972
Steers—Medium and Large 1585242.48/cwt240.00–245.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 2690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424212.92/cwt205.00–215.009035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482207.39/cwt205.00–212.001,0009
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533197.39/cwt195.00–205.001,0524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583191.13/cwt190.00–195.001,1146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625179.88/cwt175.00–185.001,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627204.62/cwt200.00–207.001,2833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679198.67/cwt195.00–205.001,3494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285274.91/cwt270.00–280.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290265.00/cwt265.00–265.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330274.85/cwt270.00–280.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340265.00/cwt265.00–265.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340255.00/cwt255.00–255.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374238.96/cwt235.00–240.008945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421227.81/cwt225.00–235.009597
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472222.92/cwt220.00–225.001,0525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475209.94/cwt205.00–215.009975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519206.91/cwt200.00–210.001,0745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535214.50/cwt214.00–215.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572205.93/cwt200.00–210.001,1785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585215.99/cwt215.00–217.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3591192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625209.88/cwt205.00–215.001,3122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675187.44/cwt185.00–190.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,000100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0001
Bulls——1,723111.72/cwt109.00–114.001,9255
Bulls——1,840118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90178.49/cwt76.00–83.007079
Cows—Lean 85-90%98368.94/cwt65.00–72.006784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11185.01/cwt82.00–89.0094432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14877.96/cwt76.00–81.0089510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16893.48/cwt90.00–97.001,09213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48691.08/cwt88.00–94.001,35316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57085.86/cwt83.00–87.001,3484
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2963877.01/head800.00–950.008773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2181,021.77/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,213.71/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3981,293.04/head1,125.00–1,450.001,29313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,398.10/head1,250.00–1,575.001,3986

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.