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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Feb 7

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 424▲ 66 vs year ago 371 · +17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 171▲ 2 vs year ago 137 · +1.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 28 · +71.4%

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 and bulls mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested, steer, heifer, and bull calves steady to 5.0 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.76/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$230.76

93 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	249.37	1,221	14thin
Medium and Large 2	482	236.51	1,141	34
Medium and Large 3	484	220.63	1,067	45

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $154 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

230.76

—

GA average15 barns · 2,138 hd

245.30

−14.54

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	1,550	132.45	2,053	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	109.97	1,502	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	106.06	1,284	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	90.93	982	42

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)	1,245	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,137	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,361	10

Every lot

79 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,127	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,345	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	276.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,414	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	216.24/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	292	263.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	254.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	256.20/cwt	255.00–260.00	948	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,011	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,066	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	232.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	958	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	224.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,028	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	249.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,181	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	236.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	208.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,094	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	230.34/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,214	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,309	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,165	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	220.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,259	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	230.02/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	195.80/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	194.99/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	718	181.31/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,302	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	272.04/cwt	220.00–325.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	321	299.05/cwt	295.00–305.00	960	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	314.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	314.27/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,201	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	403	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	316.80/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,318	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	305.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,278	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	282.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,312	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	299.91/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,398	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,184	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	245.68/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	227.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,286	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	579	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	225.18/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,369	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	214.40/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,314	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,421	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	123.86/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	135.70/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,242	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	95.35/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,003	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	87.61/cwt	84.00–92.00	965	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	106.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,272	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	100.34/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,214	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	111.77/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,390	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	109.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,502	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	1,137.28/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	1,302.86/head	1,200.00–1,380.00	1,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 424Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 171Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 8Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	210.00–220.00	215.03
8	—	407	245.00–250.00	248.31
5	—	477	235.00–240.00	236.48
2	—	310	270.00	270.00
7	—	527	225.00–235.00	230.34
3	—	572	215.00–225.00	220.07
4	—	370	255.00–260.00	256.20
2	—	703	192.50–197.50	194.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	245.00–255.00	249.61
2	—	563	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	—	675	217.50	217.50
2	—	538	240.00–250.00	245.02
2	—	410	255.00–265.00	259.88
1	—	305	285.00	285.00
1	—	225	305.00	305.00
2	—	605	227.50–232.50	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	220.00–230.00	224.43
14	—	525	205.00–215.00	208.47
5	—	412	230.00–240.00	232.58
3	—	332	250.00–260.00	254.85
3	—	718	179.00–185.00	181.31
2	—	568	200.00–210.00	205.02
4	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.48
3	—	292	260.00–265.00	263.37
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
3	—	613	192.50–200.00	195.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	255.00	255.00
1	—	570	235.00	235.00
2	—	323	315.00–320.00	317.56
2	—	455	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	310.00–320.00	314.90
2	—	460	290.00–295.00	292.47
1	—	755	210.00	210.00
3	—	511	275.00–280.00	276.63
5	—	618	235.00	235.00
2	—	710	215.00–217.50	216.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	300.00–310.00	305.11
2	—	423	320.00–325.00	322.51
2	—	520	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	275.00–285.00	282.05
2	—	665	212.50–215.00	213.73
5	—	608	221.00–227.50	225.18
7	—	566	225.00–230.00	227.20
3	—	532	245.00–247.00	245.68
3	—	323	310.00–320.00	314.85
6	—	418	300.00–310.00	305.84
2	—	283	220.00–325.00	272.04
2	—	373	315.00–320.00	317.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	240.00	240.00
1	—	645	235.00	235.00
4	—	416	312.50–320.00	316.80
4	—	466	295.00–305.00	299.91
2	—	675	240.00	240.00
2	—	520	260.00–270.00	265.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	302.50–320.00	314.27
2	—	470	240.00–250.00	245.05
7	—	515	225.00–235.00	229.92
1	—	700	192.50	192.50
5	—	579	210.00–220.00	214.98
2	—	285	310.00	310.00
7	—	321	295.00–305.00	299.05
4	—	613	210.00–217.50	214.40
2	—	403	270.00–280.00	275.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,101	84.00–92.00	87.61
18	—	1,052	93.00–100.00	95.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,210	95.00–102.00	100.34
19	—	1,244	111.00–116.00	111.77
43	—	1,196	103.00–110.00	106.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	108.00–114.00	109.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	133.00–138.00	135.70
1	—	1,700	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,330	121.00–126.00	123.86

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)	2	—	1,130	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.28

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	—	1,235	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	2	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	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	4	—	963	1,200.00–1,380.00	1,302.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.