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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 430▼ 65 vs year ago 529 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 160▼ 79 vs year ago 206 · −38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 46▼ 52 vs year ago 75 · −69.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly steady; Feeder steers 5.00 lower; Feeder heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder bulls 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.32/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −114.71 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$234.32

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.20

vs GA average

−35.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	243.64	1,304	10thin
Medium and Large 2	544	234.78	1,277	12thin
Medium and Large 3	546	221.98	1,211	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

234.32

—

GA average14 barns · 400 hd

247.52

−13.20

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−35.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−114.71

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 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 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	—	Low	1,549	144.04	2,232	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	117.51	1,757	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	113.39	1,282	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	97.20	941	25

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,636	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,547	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	310.95/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,353	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,387	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	294.22/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,524	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	275.99/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,615	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	262.96/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,657	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,791	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	271.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	889	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	969	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,111	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	244.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,039	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	286.68/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,227	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	251.72/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,103	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	244.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,168	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	232.95/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,111	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	264.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,278	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	234.38/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,221	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	221.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,172	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	243.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	235.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,356	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,445	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	213.99/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,355	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	206.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,398	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	192.99/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,326	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	192.97/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,414	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,511	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	182.99/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,440	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,147	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,097	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	311.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,173	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,292	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	324.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,238	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	327.95/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,394	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	302.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,291	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	291.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,246	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	276.23/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,318	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	287.46/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,403	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	274.34/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,438	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	287.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,538	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	263.10/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,510	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,584	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	254.78/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,478	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	251.24/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,603	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	242.31/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,665	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,598	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,608	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,919	5
Bulls	—	—	1,554	144.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,240	8
Bulls	—	—	1,659	153.93/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,554	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	90.00/cwt	85.00–93.00	818	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	109.50/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,036	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	97.84/cwt	94.00–102.00	990	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	107.78/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,191	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	115.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,319	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	125.87/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,867	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	116.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,761	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,635.78/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,636	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,588.59/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,589	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	660	187.96/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,241	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2-3	785	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,316	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,787	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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 430Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 160Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 46Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle unevenly steady; Feeder steers 5.00 lower; Feeder heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder bulls 5.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	307.00–315.00	310.95
4	500–550	518	292.00–295.00	294.22
2	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	285.00–287.00	285.99
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	585	275.00–277.00	275.99
3	600–650	630	260.00–267.00	262.96
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	265.00–275.00	271.15
6	350–400	380	250.00–260.00	254.96
6	400–450	425	242.00–245.00	244.48
7	450–500	477	230.00–237.00	232.95
5	500–550	528	220.00–225.00	221.97
3	550–600	575	222.00	222.00
3	600–650	633	212.00–215.00	213.99
3	650–700	687	192.00–195.00	192.99
1	700–750	725	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	775	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	438	250.00–257.00	251.72
7	450–500	477	240.00–250.00	244.78
7	500–550	521	230.00–237.00	234.38
5	550–600	576	230.00–240.00	235.34
4	650–700	678	200.00–210.00	206.20
4	700–750	733	190.00–197.00	192.97
3	750–800	787	182.00–185.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	287.00–290.00	288.48
4	400–450	428	282.00–290.00	286.68
11	450–500	484	255.00–265.00	264.12
9	500–550	531	240.00–250.00	243.49
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	633	225.00–230.00	228.32
1	700–750	725	207.00	207.00
2	750–800	785	190.00–195.00	192.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00–330.00	327.46
10	350–400	376	305.00–315.00	311.94
4	400–450	428	285.00–295.00	291.17
7	450–500	477	272.00–282.00	276.23
6	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	580	252.00–257.00	254.78
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	735	215.00–220.00	217.48
4	750–800	778	200.00–210.00	206.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–345.00	342.46
6	350–400	382	320.00–330.00	324.10
7	400–450	427	300.00–305.00	302.36
4	450–500	488	285.00–295.00	287.46
5	500–550	524	270.00–280.00	274.34
7	550–600	574	260.00–265.00	263.10
4	600–650	638	250.00–255.00	251.24
3	650–700	687	240.00–247.00	242.31
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	335.00–345.00	339.95
4	400–450	425	325.00–330.00	327.95
6	500–550	535	285.00–295.00	287.45
4	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	275.43
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	2	—	1,160	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,635.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,288	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,588.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	165.00–170.00	167.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	182.00–195.00	187.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,105	104.00–111.00	107.78
25	—	1,141	112.00–120.00	115.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,483	123.00–129.00	125.87
12	—	1,511	113.00–120.00	116.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	909	85.00–93.00	90.00
4	—	946	108.00–112.00	109.50
13	—	1,012	94.00–102.00	97.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	132.00–137.00	134.02
8	—	1,554	139.00–146.00	144.12
5	—	1,659	152.00–155.00	153.93

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.