Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 12.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cattle 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $410.01/cwt on 22 head, up $57.16 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.89 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$410.01

▲ 57.16 vs prior sale

22 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$50.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	417.16	2,261	14thin
Medium and Large 2	521	415.99	2,167	5thin
Medium and Large 3	522	366.67	1,914	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $293.19, median $390.12 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

410.01

—

GA average13 barns · 301 hd

398.13

+11.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+19.89

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	—	High	1,655	202.65	3,353	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	177.00	2,673	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	176.18	2,106	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	147.51	1,410	7thin

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)	929	$2,306	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,717	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	859	$1,913	8

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	416.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	415.99/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	345.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	403.60/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.71/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	471.20/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	327.48/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	379.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	473.50/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,192	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	327.39/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	383.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	565.52/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	669.91/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	432.55/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	441.48/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	402.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	507.45/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	378.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	351.87/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	440.07/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	533.64/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	585.03/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	472.50/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	404.87/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,935	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	503.20/cwt	470.00–545.00	2,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	675.00/cwt	660.00–690.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	463.80/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	603.37/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	524.85/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,000	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	444.28/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,101	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	1,963.18/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	885	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	880	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,461.19/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,862.33/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	214.27/cwt	211.00–218.00	3,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	184.93/cwt	176.00–189.00	3,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	201.01/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	184.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,261	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	163.46/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,844	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,144	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	165.90/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	174.77/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,115	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	140.15/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,331	5

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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 368Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 12.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cattle 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	590.00–620.00	603.37
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	360	455.00–480.00	463.80
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	478	400.00–430.00	416.05
2	500–550	508	375.00–380.00	377.51
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	613	315.00–320.00	317.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	660.00–680.00	669.91
4	300–350	315	580.00–620.00	600.00
7	350–400	381	500.00–540.00	524.85
4	400–450	428	460.00–480.00	471.20
8	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	444.28
5	500–550	521	395.00–425.00	415.99
3	600–650	613	340.00–350.00	345.87
4	650–700	681	315.00–345.00	327.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	305	660.00–690.00	675.00
5	350–400	367	550.00–595.00	565.52
8	400–450	411	470.00–545.00	503.20
10	450–500	463	465.00–490.00	473.50
7	500–550	523	420.00–445.00	430.71
7	550–600	561	390.00–410.00	403.60
5	600–650	620	375.00–385.00	379.05
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
6	700–750	722	320.00–332.50	327.48
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	505.00–510.00	507.45
2	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	413	420.00–460.00	440.07
9	450–500	478	395.00–420.00	404.87
3	550–600	565	335.00–365.00	351.87
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	440.77
8	500–550	516	390.00–420.00	402.49
3	550–600	562	375.00–380.00	378.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	327	430.00–450.00	441.48
2	350–400	393	425.00–440.00	432.55
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	483	375.00–390.00	383.26
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	362	525.00–550.00	533.64
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	363	580.00–590.00	585.03
2	450–500	480	460.00–485.00	472.50
1	750–800	785	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	825	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,963.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,461.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	211.00–218.00	214.27
3	—	1,810	176.00–189.00	184.93
3	—	1,490	198.00–204.00	201.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,225	180.00–190.00	184.55
7	—	1,128	156.00–166.00	163.46
8	—	1,210	171.00–179.00	174.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,095	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	164.00–168.00	165.90
5	—	950	136.00–145.00	140.15

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.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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