Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sharply higher. Feeder bulls 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.26/cwt on 15 head, down $9.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.25 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$391.26

▼ 9.08 vs prior sale

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$69.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.84

vs GA average

−39.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	418.57	2,245	7thin
Medium and Large 2	527	386.05	2,033	4thin
Medium and Large 3	549	348.67	1,914	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.90/cwt here — about $331 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $400.34, low $315.98, median $369.01 across 29 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

391.26

—

GA average13 barns · 312 hd

401.10

−9.84

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−39.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

+22.25

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	1,650	196.22	3,237	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	170.10	2,276	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	168.99	2,578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	158.17	1,699	18

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)	1,275	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$3,370	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	145.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,485	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	170.51/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,539	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	159.53/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,085	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	158.91/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	179.54/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,343	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	214.89/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	168.83/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,293	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	169.53/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	558.66/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	487.56/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	521.34/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	636.68/cwt	615.00–650.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	403.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	466.44/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	459.98/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	467.72/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	557.29/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	510.89/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	591.55/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	388.06/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.38/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,317	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	539.98/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	362.57/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	377.68/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	382.63/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	483.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	431.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	575.00/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,530	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	750	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	890	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	198.05/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,024	7
Bulls	—	—	1,734	187.86/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	160.25/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	354.81/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	508.59/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	475.77/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,760	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	443.62/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	681.62/cwt	680.00–685.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	482.52/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	556.60/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	577.83/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	459.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	553.95/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,094	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	452.12/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	448.46/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	431.51/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	583.38/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	603.00/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,899	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,654.36/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	508.81/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	568.52/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	464.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	416.70/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	492.43/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	519.96/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	651.29/cwt	640.00–675.00	2,019	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 336Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 129Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 84Year ago 95

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sharply higher. Feeder bulls 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	138.00–149.00	145.32
4	—	1,128	166.00–176.00	169.53
9	—	1,079	152.50–165.00	160.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,489	167.00–175.00	170.51
3	—	1,650	154.00–163.00	158.91
2	—	1,450	179.00–180.00	179.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	157.00–163.00	159.53
6	—	1,320	175.00–180.00	177.49
10	—	1,358	165.00–174.00	168.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	208.00–220.00	214.89
7	—	1,527	194.00–206.00	198.05
6	—	1,734	183.00–192.00	187.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	273	550.00–565.00	558.66
3	300–350	325	500.00–515.00	508.59
15	350–400	370	450.00–495.00	475.77
3	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	431.88
2	450–500	475	370.00–395.00	382.63
2	500–550	530	345.00–365.00	354.81
2	550–600	568	340.00–345.00	342.53
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	630.00	630.00
6	250–300	274	575.00–605.00	591.55
7	300–350	323	525.00–575.00	557.29
7	350–400	388	495.00–530.00	510.89
9	400–450	424	460.00–480.00	467.72
9	450–500	478	420.00–450.00	430.38
3	500–550	517	380.00–405.00	388.06
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	655.00	655.00
19	300–350	315	580.00–615.00	603.00
16	350–400	378	535.00–565.00	553.95
3	400–450	410	515.00–525.00	519.96
8	450–500	456	455.00–470.00	464.93
6	500–550	529	415.00–425.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	618	375.00–385.00	380.02
4	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	420	485.00–490.00	487.56
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	680.00	680.00
8	300–350	331	630.00	630.00
6	350–400	363	570.00–590.00	583.38
10	400–450	429	540.00	540.00
3	450–500	475	455.00–465.00	459.98
3	500–550	523	440.00–455.00	448.46
2	550–600	585	430.00–435.00	432.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	685.00	685.00
1	300–350	315	645.00	645.00
2	450–500	463	490.00–495.00	492.43
5	550–600	560	445.00–465.00	452.12
1	600–650	600	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	565.00–600.00	575.00
8	300–350	334	500.00–545.00	521.34
1	350–400	385	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	436	470.00–495.00	483.20
4	450–500	475	425.00–450.00	443.62
2	500–550	518	365.00–390.00	377.68
2	550–600	575	355.00–370.00	362.57
2	600–650	625	345.00–350.00	347.44
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	670.00	670.00
3	250–300	283	615.00–650.00	636.68
5	300–350	322	550.00–580.00	568.52
9	350–400	372	520.00–550.00	539.98
8	400–450	425	470.00–530.00	508.81
7	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	466.44
4	500–550	519	420.00–445.00	431.51
3	550–600	560	400.00–405.00	403.33
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	680.00–685.00	681.62
3	300–350	310	640.00–675.00	651.29
9	350–400	381	570.00–590.00	577.83
9	400–450	413	535.00–570.00	556.60
4	450–500	471	480.00–485.00	482.52
3	500–550	520	455.00–465.00	459.95
3	550–600	558	415.00–420.00	416.70
2	600–650	603	400.00–410.00	405.02
1	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	720	365.00	365.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,654.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Heifers · 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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