Sale reports / Georgia / Athens / 2023-04-13

Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Thu, Apr 13

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2252

← Mar 9Apr 13May 11 →

Receipts

1,485 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 1,742▲ 75 vs year ago 1,410 · +5.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.09/cwt on 728 head.

Average price

$208.09

728 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	223.41	1,416	355
Medium and Large 3	631	194.86	1,229	94
Medium and Large 2	698	193.05	1,347	279

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $69 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 sale728 hd

208.09

—

GA average16 barns · 1,764 hd

214.67

−6.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

21 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock Special Feeder Cattle Sale - 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	—	Medium and Large 1	456	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,145	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,228	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,130	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	242.21/cwt	235.00–242.75	1,337	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	224.22/cwt	215.00–224.75	1,451	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	199.71/cwt	194.75–208.25	1,292	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,336	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	752	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,395	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	161.44/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,417	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,578	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	963	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	185.07/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,020	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,137	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,282	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	177.00/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,154	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,369	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,356	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	851	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,191	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,371	49

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 Special Feeder Cattle Sale - Athens, GA

Thu Apr 13, 2023

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

Receipts 1,485Last week 1,742Year ago 1,410

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	743	200.00	200.00
73	—	647	215.00–224.75	224.22
87	—	456	251.00	251.00
88	—	552	235.00–242.75	242.21
58	—	916	172.25	172.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	550	205.50	205.50
40	—	740	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	752	185.50	185.50
45	—	547	224.50	224.50
64	—	878	157.00–166.00	161.44
133	—	647	194.75–208.25	199.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	869	157.75	157.75
96	—	554	205.25	205.25
67	—	746	183.50	183.50
72	—	450	214.00	214.00
86	—	651	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	140.00	140.00
62	—	793	171.00	171.00
85	—	551	185.00–186.00	185.07
123	—	652	176.00–179.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	740	155.00	155.00

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.