Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $417.82/cwt on 14 head, up $7.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +27.70 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$417.82

▲ 7.18 vs prior sale

14 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$70.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	445.88	2,274	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	415.80	2,249	6thin
Medium and Large 3	573	375.09	2,149	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.79/cwt here — about $125 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 sale14 hd

417.82

—

GA average13 barns · 219 hd

409.67

+8.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+27.70

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	1,741	205.13	3,571	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	170.31	2,162	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	142.61	1,535	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$2,439	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,344	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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%	—	925	115.14/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	178.23/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	398.75/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	502.05/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	359.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	476.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	433.08/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	502.57/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	459.73/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	381.10/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,176	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	396.40/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	334.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.67/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	438.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	330.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.12/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	170.25/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,132	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	169.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,986	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	146.02/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,622	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	155.68/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	214.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,717	5
Bulls	—	—	2,190	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	198.08/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,247	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,427.18/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	1,799.81/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,344.35/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,747.80/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	1,976.92/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	383.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	375.09/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	487.61/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	468.91/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	416.17/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	459.12/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	381.95/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	401.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	492.53/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	438.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,104	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 353Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 79Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 27

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	105.00–125.00	115.14
3	—	1,175	165.00–173.00	169.03
9	—	1,111	135.00–155.00	146.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	176.00–182.00	178.23
42	—	1,252	161.00–175.00	170.25
2	—	1,408	152.00–159.00	155.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	210.00–217.00	214.60
1	—	2,190	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,639	190.00–208.00	198.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	500.00–510.00	504.93
5	350–400	356	495.00–515.00	502.05
2	400–450	410	490.00–495.00	492.53
5	500–550	510	430.00–460.00	445.88
4	600–650	616	390.00–410.00	398.75
1	750–800	795	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	283	475.00–500.00	487.61
3	300–350	338	470.00–480.00	476.80
1	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
8	400–450	429	450.00–485.00	468.91
7	450–500	473	435.00–475.00	459.12
2	500–550	505	410.00–420.00	415.05
4	550–600	559	405.00–425.00	416.17
2	600–650	633	380.00–385.00	382.45
3	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	723	355.00–365.00	359.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	479	370.00–400.00	383.71
3	550–600	573	345.00–390.00	375.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–505.00	502.57
2	400–450	413	445.00–475.00	459.73
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	533	425.00–445.00	433.08
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	540	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	580	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	425	435.00–440.00	438.33
4	450–500	489	390.00–415.00	401.10
10	500–550	512	375.00–385.00	381.95
3	550–600	575	325.00–365.00	350.12
2	600–650	628	325.00–345.00	334.88
2	650–700	665	275.00–320.00	297.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	480	435.00–440.00	438.33
8	500–550	525	390.00–400.00	396.40
7	550–600	571	370.00–392.50	381.10
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	527	320.00–335.00	330.16

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)	3	—	1,202	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,427.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,344.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,747.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	878	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,799.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,976.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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