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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 477▲ 17 vs year ago 402 · +4.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 197▼ 16 vs year ago 100 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 47▼ 19 vs year ago 65 · −29.2%

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, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.44/cwt on 27 head, down $18.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.57 against this barn's trailing median of $357.00.

Average price

$330.44

▼ 18.08 vs prior sale

27 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$848

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

$151.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	385.07	2,072	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	318.24	1,733	13thin
Medium and Large 3	524	233.50	1,224	4thin

One grade step is worth $151.57/cwt here — about $848 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 sale27 hd

330.44

—

GA average14 barns · 476 hd

330.23

+0.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

357.00

−26.57

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $357.00 across 33 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	—	High	1,609	180.48	2,904	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	148.31	2,293	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	147.04	1,749	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	129.07	1,363	11

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)	1,277	$2,499	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,984	10

Every lot, as filed

94 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	443.33/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,084	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	406.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,969	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	409.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,152	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	350.96/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,993	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	312.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,039	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,922	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,247	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,102	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,396	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	294.39/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,308	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	390.37/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,054	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	453.77/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,239	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	367.89/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,225	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	359.49/cwt	305.00–395.00	1,312	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	388.35/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,588	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	348.24/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,452	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	312.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,312	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	349.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,619	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	310.44/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,490	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	327.15/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,659	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	302.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,572	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	317.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,751	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	291.02/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,638	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	295.05/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,844	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	278.99/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,886	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	297.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,122	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	222	474.74/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,054	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	529.13/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,185	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	387.79/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,272	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	461.60/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,519	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	471.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,745	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	451.09/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,732	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	451.31/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,855	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	393.47/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,668	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	355.19/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,645	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	423.83/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,967	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,416	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	322.15/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,637	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	224.67/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,150	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	385.07/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,072	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	314.88/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,814	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	286.08/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,768	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,384	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	263.44/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,778	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,039	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,148	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.00/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,848	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,464	174.31/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,552	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,319	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	128.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,411	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	156.11/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,761	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	146.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,737	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	136.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,835	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	143.86/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,073	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	153.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,556	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,220	2,207.38/head	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,207	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,693.79/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,694	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,330	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,197.95/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,198	4

How this sale compares

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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 477Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 197Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 47Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	520.00–540.00	529.13
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	370	470.00–475.00	471.67
8	400–450	411	435.00–465.00	451.31
4	450–500	464	417.50–430.00	423.83
10	500–550	538	370.00–400.00	385.07
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	725	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	750–800	770	279.00	279.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	440.00–500.00	474.74
9	300–350	329	430.00–470.00	461.60
5	350–400	384	435.00–465.00	451.09
14	400–450	424	360.00–425.00	393.47
5	450–500	463	345.00–385.00	355.19
6	500–550	508	295.00–345.00	322.15
7	550–600	576	275.00–335.00	314.88
10	600–650	618	270.00–305.00	286.08
3	650–700	675	255.00–270.00	263.44
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	770	225.00–255.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	375.00–400.00	387.79
2	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	480	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	500–550	512	200.00–250.00	224.67
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	223.28
2	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	484	405.00–415.00	406.90
2	550–600	580	300.00–325.00	312.28
2	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	725	285.00–295.00	289.97
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	443.33
2	500–550	525	405.00–415.00	409.86
7	550–600	568	340.00–370.00	350.96
2	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	329.90
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	717	310.00–315.00	313.35
4	750–800	784	292.50–295.00	294.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	763	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	425.00–500.00	453.77
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	365	305.00–395.00	359.49
13	400–450	417	320.00–385.00	348.24
13	450–500	480	285.00–330.00	310.44
7	500–550	519	285.00–310.00	302.84
10	550–600	563	270.00–305.00	291.02
3	600–650	625	285.00–305.00	295.05
4	650–700	676	265.00–305.00	278.99
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	270	380.00–400.00	390.37
2	300–350	333	350.00–385.00	367.89
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	420	310.00–315.00	312.38
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	409	380.00–415.00	388.35
15	450–500	464	335.00–365.00	349.00
8	500–550	507	322.50–330.00	327.15
9	550–600	552	315.00–320.00	317.23
2	700–750	713	285.00–310.00	297.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,693.79

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,207.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	2,275.00	2,275.00

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	4	—	1,220	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,197.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	137.00–149.00	143.86
7	—	1,666	150.00–156.00	153.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	132.00–139.00	136.61
6	—	1,128	155.00–158.00	156.11
43	—	1,184	140.00–154.00	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
2	—	963	135.00–139.00	136.92
8	—	1,096	125.00–134.00	128.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	199.00	199.00
3	—	1,464	173.00–176.00	174.31

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.