Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $435.96/cwt on 15 head, up $25.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +45.84 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$435.96

▲ 25.95 vs prior sale

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$113.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	458.39	2,445	10thin
Medium and Large 2	531	402.62	2,138	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	345.00	1,898	1thin

One grade step is worth $113.39/cwt here — about $548 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

435.96

—

GA average12 barns · 150 hd

412.67

+23.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+45.84

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	1,488	207.34	3,085	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	201.54	2,842	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	192.35	2,275	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	144.75	1,499	9thin

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)	1,102	$2,716	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,506	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$2,307	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$4,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$3,302	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	473.58/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	347.35/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	514.39/cwt	495.00–565.00	2,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	425.89/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	415.84/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,942	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	556.74/cwt	367.50–620.00	2,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	578.62/cwt	525.00–610.00	2,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	476.69/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	439.59/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	488.41/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	440.31/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	351.97/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	462.36/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	461.90/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	454.55/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	340.16/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	475.79/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	523.80/cwt	475.00–585.00	1,949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	659.51/cwt	620.00–690.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	361.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	393.75/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	434.77/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	169.36/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,963	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	207.95/cwt	199.00–218.00	2,708	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	189.54/cwt	179.00–198.00	2,144	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	136.91/cwt	125.00–147.50	1,438	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	201.54/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	158.77/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,650	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	222.49/cwt	213.00–235.00	3,337	9
Bulls	—	—	1,517	195.23/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	169.44/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,304	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,047.86/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	4,475.00/head	4,475.00–4,475.00	4,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,565.98/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,566	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,715.73/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	2,203.13/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,203	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,808.79/head	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,562.12/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,562	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	458.53/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	322.67/cwt	305.00–340.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	402.62/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	474.13/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	546.44/cwt	530.00–615.00	1,842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	595.00/cwt	540.00–650.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	693.63/cwt	680.00–705.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1

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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 117Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 101Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 31Year ago 99

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	475.00–500.00	488.41
11	300–350	324	470.00–490.00	476.69
13	350–400	362	465.00–485.00	473.58
2	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
9	450–500	468	445.00–465.00	454.55
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	455.00–470.00	461.90
2	250–300	265	460.00–465.00	462.36
2	300–350	305	415.00–465.00	439.59
7	350–400	382	390.00–455.00	425.89
3	400–450	427	400.00–460.00	440.31
11	450–500	467	385.00–430.00	415.84
3	500–550	528	335.00–350.00	340.16
5	550–600	559	345.00–370.00	351.97
2	600–650	620	335.00–345.00	339.88
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	680.00–705.00	693.63
4	300–350	304	620.00–690.00	659.51
10	350–400	375	367.50–620.00	556.74
9	400–450	414	525.00–610.00	578.62
8	450–500	469	495.00–565.00	514.39
6	500–550	513	450.00–490.00	474.13
4	550–600	564	420.00–455.00	434.77
5	600–650	614	380.00–410.00	393.75
3	650–700	677	355.00–365.00	361.80
2	700–750	718	350.00–360.00	354.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	540.00–650.00	595.00
11	300–350	337	530.00–615.00	546.44
7	350–400	372	475.00–585.00	523.80
7	400–450	425	435.00–495.00	475.79
8	450–500	483	430.00–470.00	458.53
4	500–550	531	380.00–430.00	402.62
4	600–650	628	325.00–375.00	347.35
3	650–700	667	335.00–345.00	340.05
3	700–750	710	335.00–340.00	338.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	305.00–340.00	322.67
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	610	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	165.00–177.00	169.36
19	—	1,302	199.00–218.00	207.95
40	—	1,131	179.00–198.00	189.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	125.00–147.50	136.91
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,039	152.00–169.00	158.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	200.00–203.00	201.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,500	213.00–235.00	222.49
5	—	1,517	185.00–199.00	195.23
2	—	1,360	169.00–170.00	169.44

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)	5	—	1,005	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,047.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,203.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,136	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,565.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,715.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,808.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	4,475.00	4,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	4,125.00	4,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	935	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,562.12

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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