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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Nov 8

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 296▼ 52 vs year ago 516 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 117▲ 56 vs year ago 84 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 43▲ 13 vs year ago 24 · +54.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls mostly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $210.40/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 9 of 18 comparable sales and sits −4.42 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$210.40

93 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$36.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	237.72	1,197	11thin
Medium and Large 2	486	224.25	1,090	20
Medium and Large 3	521	201.08	1,047	62

One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about $149 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 sale93 hd

210.40

—

GA average16 barns · 1,280 hd

214.40

−4.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

−4.42

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	1,634	112.53	1,839	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	103.50	1,574	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	96.28	1,246	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	77.58	842	28

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)	1,135	$1,012	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$929	12

Every lot

64 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	229.81/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,207	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,297	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	339	206.24/cwt	205.00–210.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	208.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	196.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	183.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	179.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	824	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	197.54/cwt	195.00–205.00	954	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	871	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	181.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,085	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	187.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,080	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,009	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,225	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	251.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	240.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	231.64/cwt	225.00–235.00	843	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	243.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	993	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	232.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,019	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,008	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	972	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	214.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,168	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	192.86/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,094	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	609	187.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,143	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	656	172.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,134	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	198.33/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,408	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	111.45/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,751	6
Bulls	—	—	2,015	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	84.55/cwt	82.00–88.00	906	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	77.68/cwt	74.00–82.00	845	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	69.18/cwt	65.00–72.00	758	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	87.26/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,031	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	96.06/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,266	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	103.39/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,376	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	101.75/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,545	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	107.88/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,648	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	911	892.50/head	800.00–1,000.00	893	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	1,025	900.14/head	880.00–920.00	900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,068	1,095.25/head	1,090.00–1,100.00	1,095	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	1,125	983.57/head	950.00–1,025.00	984	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 296Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 117Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	250.00–255.00	251.56
9	—	609	185.00–190.00	187.68
6	—	364	225.00–235.00	231.64
4	—	418	220.00–225.00	221.27
3	—	518	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	—	320	235.00–245.00	240.16
14	—	567	190.00–196.00	192.86
2	—	755	160.00–165.00	162.48
8	—	656	170.00–177.50	172.82
11	—	474	200.00–210.00	205.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	545	210.00–215.00	214.29
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
1	—	645	205.00	205.00
4	—	438	230.00–240.00	232.54
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
4	—	374	240.00–250.00	243.70
2	—	453	220.00–225.00	222.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	255.00–265.00	259.97
1	—	610	215.00	215.00
3	—	710	195.00–205.00	198.33
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
3	—	382	255.00–265.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
4	—	339	205.00–210.00	206.24
2	—	623	165.00–170.00	167.55
2	—	585	170.00–175.00	172.48
10	—	505	170.00–175.00	172.48
4	—	416	180.00–190.00	183.80
4	—	381	190.00–200.00	196.25
11	—	460	175.00–185.00	179.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
2	—	560	192.50–195.00	193.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	200.00–205.00	201.67
8	—	576	180.00–190.00	187.45
4	—	483	195.00–205.00	197.54
5	—	538	180.00–190.00	181.97
4	—	359	205.00–210.00	208.71
3	—	710	170.00–175.00	172.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	232.50–235.00	233.75
2	—	540	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
2	—	525	225.00–235.00	229.81
1	—	425	240.00	240.00
2	—	360	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	82.00–88.00	84.55
15	—	1,088	74.00–82.00	77.68
6	—	1,095	65.00–72.00	69.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,318	93.00–100.00	96.06
27	—	1,331	101.00–107.00	103.39
20	—	1,181	85.00–92.00	87.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	107.00–109.00	107.88
5	—	1,518	98.00–105.00	101.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	109.00–115.00	111.45
1	—	2,015	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,025	880.00–920.00	900.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	950.00–1,025.00	983.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	911	800.00–1,000.00	892.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,090.00–1,100.00	1,095.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.