Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady, replacements 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $411.19/cwt on 43 head, up $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +21.07 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$411.19

▲ 8.90 vs prior sale

43 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

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

$94.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	439.51	2,509	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	399.94	2,232	26
Medium and Large 3	500	345.00	1,725	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.51/cwt here — about $784 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 sale43 hd

411.19

—

GA average13 barns · 317 hd

418.59

−7.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+21.07

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	1,531	212.48	3,254	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	192.21	3,111	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	179.52	2,220	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	136.26	1,412	21

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)	1,212	$3,103	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,552	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,658	28

Every lot, as filed

83 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	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	625.00–650.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	578.75/cwt	535.00–605.00	1,968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	481.49/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	389.99/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	378.32/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	458.13/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	465.03/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	448.38/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	335.27/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	520.96/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	431.93/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,203	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	404.01/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	376.41/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	429.68/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	393.48/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	470.08/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	436.94/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	526.03/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	512.01/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	535.00/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	412.60/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	371.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	385.01/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	589.96/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	138.96/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,499	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	113.87/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,087	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	162.43/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	198.39/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,115	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	189.56/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,107	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	154.43/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	187.19/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,153	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	173.48/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,318	37
Bulls	—	—	1,434	226.30/cwt	218.00–231.00	3,245	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	207.01/cwt	198.00–214.00	3,273	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	2,175.48/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,965.83/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,137.69/head	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,138	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	2,640.92/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,641	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,565.31/head	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	4,125.83/head	3,450.00–4,500.00	4,126	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	2,878.56/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,879	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,384.12/head	3,900.00–4,700.00	4,384	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	416.97/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	536.78/cwt	445.00–570.00	2,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	438.48/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	381.22/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	351.30/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	575.29/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	336.95/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	485.39/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	670.00/cwt	665.00–675.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	428.14/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	555.00/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,231	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	390.93/cwt	335.00–420.00	2,271	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	663.42/cwt	640.00–675.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	461.67/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	479.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,073	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 430Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 112Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 60Year ago 68

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes mostly steady, replacements 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	625.00–650.00	640.00
1	250–300	250	640.00	640.00
5	350–400	364	510.00–530.00	520.96
3	400–450	432	475.00–485.00	479.92
3	450–500	455	450.00–470.00	461.67
7	500–550	510	420.00–455.00	431.93
5	550–600	553	400.00–415.00	404.01
3	600–650	623	377.50–380.00	378.32
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	505.00–550.00	526.03
3	300–350	323	440.00–455.00	448.38
7	350–400	363	435.00–475.00	458.13
4	400–450	403	455.00–470.00	465.03
8	450–500	473	410.00–445.00	429.68
7	500–550	516	370.00–415.00	393.48
8	550–600	567	350.00–397.50	376.41
3	600–650	607	310.00–360.00	335.27
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	476	385.00–395.00	389.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	560.00–590.00	575.29
8	300–350	340	535.00–605.00	578.75
9	350–400	378	445.00–570.00	536.78
11	400–450	424	465.00–520.00	481.49
9	450–500	480	470.00–505.00	485.39
9	500–550	515	390.00–450.00	416.97
17	550–600	581	335.00–420.00	390.93
5	600–650	621	355.00–395.00	381.22
3	650–700	668	320.00–375.00	351.30
2	700–750	725	330.00–344.00	336.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	400	380.00–385.00	382.50
4	450–500	470	415.00–460.00	438.48
2	500–550	500	335.00–355.00	345.00
1	800–850	800	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	675.00	675.00
2	250–300	255	665.00–675.00	670.00
5	300–350	325	640.00–675.00	663.42
3	350–400	383	585.00–600.00	589.96
11	400–450	402	540.00–565.00	555.00
3	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
12	550–600	586	425.00–435.00	428.14
1	600–650	610	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	658	380.00–390.00	385.01
4	700–750	709	360.00–380.00	371.11
3	750–800	757	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	510.00–555.00	535.00
3	400–450	418	490.00–530.00	512.01
2	450–500	453	455.00–485.00	470.08
2	500–550	500	425.00–450.00	437.50
3	550–600	575	425.00–455.00	436.94
2	600–650	620	400.00–425.00	412.60
1	700–750	715	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	550	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,079	126.00–146.00	138.96
6	—	955	104.00–119.00	113.87
4	—	1,040	161.00–165.00	162.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	196.00–201.00	198.39
7	—	1,639	186.00–194.00	189.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	151.00–157.00	154.43
39	—	1,150	180.00–194.00	187.19
37	—	1,336	161.00–179.00	173.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	218.00–231.00	226.30
1	—	1,665	176.00	176.00
11	—	1,581	198.00–214.00	207.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,275	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,158	3,450.00–4,500.00	4,125.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,110	3,900.00–4,700.00	4,384.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,012	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,878.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,175.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,137.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,088	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,640.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,268	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,965.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,565.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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