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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

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

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 269▼ 356 vs year ago 436 · −81.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 112▼ 26 vs year ago 121 · −21.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 39 vs year ago 47 · −83.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: Sale will be closed for the next 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years. Sale will open back up on January 10th for the regular weekly sale.

Compared to one-week earlier Slaughter cows, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle mostly 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 $227.11/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 19 of 18 comparable sales and sits +12.29 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$227.11

12 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	230.59	1,185	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	220.00	1,254	1thin
Medium and Large 3	460	215.00	989	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about $196 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 sale12 hd

227.11

—

GA average15 barns · 829 hd

220.51

+6.60

This barn, trailing median18 sales

214.82

+12.29

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	1,486	112.82	1,677	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	96.63	1,136	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	92.57	888	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,017	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$850	1thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	230.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,378	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,486	112.82/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,677	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	92.57/cwt	80.00–99.00	888	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	94.97/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,104	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	104.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,295	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,005	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,067	1,017.23/head	750.00–1,300.00	1,017	6

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 269Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 112Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 47

Special note: Sale will be closed for the next 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years. Sale will open back up on January 10th for the regular weekly sale.

Compared to one-week earlier Slaughter cows, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	245.00	245.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
3	—	523	225.00–235.00	230.08
3	—	617	220.00–227.50	223.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	850.00	850.00

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	1	—	1,130	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	750.00–1,300.00	1,017.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,162	90.00–99.00	94.97
8	—	1,241	100.00–108.00	104.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	80.00–99.00	92.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	109.00–114.00	112.82

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.