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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Dec 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Nov 15Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 330▲ 57 vs year ago 281 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 118▲ 5 vs year ago 91 · +5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 33 vs year ago 46 · −71.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.89/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$192.89

104 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$3.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	194.43	1,025	40
Medium and Large 1	592	193.75	1,146	18thin
Medium and Large 3	484	191.23	926	46

One grade step is worth $3.20/cwt here — about $99 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 sale104 hd

192.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,496 hd

206.96

−14.06

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	—	Average	1,328	108.04	1,435	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	103.27	1,515	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	100.77	1,149	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	76.89	715	12

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)	1,145	$1,166	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,090	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,039	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,238	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,244	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,272	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	220.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	202.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	916	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	201.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	194.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	924	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	206.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	999	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,055	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	197.36/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,054	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	206.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,109	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	184.18/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,072	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	164.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,037	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,151	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	154.79/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,130	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,201	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	437	233.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,019	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,022	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,103	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	217.22/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	218.16/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,257	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	587	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	183.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,159	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	183.76/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,250	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	173.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	184.48/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,435	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	74.74/cwt	70.00–78.00	681	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	85.34/cwt	84.00–88.00	798	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	66.46/cwt	64.00–69.00	648	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	102.85/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,158	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	93.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,067	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,367	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	90.53/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,204	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	102.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,500	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	109.36/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,689	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	1,038.93/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	978	1,089.51/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,165.69/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,166	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	740	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 330Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 118Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	290.00	290.00
1	—	590	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	215.00–220.00	217.48
2	—	535	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	—	490	245.00	245.00
1	—	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	205.00–210.00	206.37
5	—	534	195.00–202.00	197.36
1	—	790	147.00	147.00
6	—	390	215.00	215.00
5	—	730	152.00–157.00	154.79
2	—	640	175.00	175.00
10	—	433	210.00–215.00	211.65
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
5	—	582	182.00–187.00	184.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	235.00	235.00
12	—	476	190.00–200.00	194.21
6	—	632	160.00–165.00	164.16
2	—	740	145.00	145.00
5	—	434	200.00–205.00	201.36
5	—	334	215.00–225.00	220.93
4	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
2	—	535	185.00–190.00	187.48
8	—	385	200.00–210.00	202.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	215.00–220.00	217.47
3	—	637	180.00–182.00	180.66
2	—	585	190.00–200.00	194.96
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
2	—	785	152.00–154.00	152.99
8	—	536	205.00–215.00	206.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
2	—	335	295.00–305.00	299.93
4	—	435	270.00–275.00	272.47
3	—	383	295.00–300.00	298.30
3	—	637	200.00–205.00	201.65
5	—	576	215.00–222.00	218.16
2	—	735	182.00–187.00	184.48

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
2	—	685	170.00–177.00	173.47
3	—	587	190.00–195.00	191.65
3	—	630	180.00–187.00	183.96
6	—	473	210.00–220.00	216.09
3	—	437	230.00–240.00	233.28
2	—	285	275.00–280.00	277.46
1	—	340	275.00	275.00
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
1	—	790	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
4	—	533	215.00–220.00	217.22
2	—	635	190.00–192.00	190.99
4	—	485	225.00–230.00	227.47
1	—	340	280.00	280.00
6	—	585	200.00–205.00	202.48
5	—	680	180.00–187.00	183.76
1	—	290	295.00	295.00
1	—	390	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	107.00	107.00
17	—	1,126	100.00–106.00	102.85
7	—	1,136	90.00–98.00	93.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,458	100.00–107.00	102.88
2	—	1,330	88.00–93.00	90.53
5	—	1,544	108.00–111.00	109.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	911	70.00–78.00	74.74
2	—	975	64.00–69.00	66.46
4	—	935	84.00–88.00	85.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	106.00–110.00	108.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	950.00–1,125.00	1,038.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,145	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,165.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.