Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.98/cwt on 35 head, up $18.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.97 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$395.98

▲ 18.58 vs prior sale

35 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$56.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs GA average

−29.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	416.75	2,237	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	386.95	2,128	13thin
Medium and Large 3	546	360.13	1,968	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.62/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale35 hd

395.98

—

GA average14 barns · 403 hd

397.24

−1.26

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−29.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

+26.97

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	1,551	219.42	3,403	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	177.53	2,133	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	175.42	2,637	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	150.31	1,532	14

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)	1,151	$3,172	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,929	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,876	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	765	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	300–350	319	467.18/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	515.00/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	627.30/cwt	595.00–640.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	468.43/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,159	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	645.62/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	377.03/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	429.43/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	447.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	406.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	607.69/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	398.52/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	430.80/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	498.86/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	506.39/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	356.29/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	600.30/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	481.27/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	557.62/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	271	492.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	469.92/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	521.48/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	521.22/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	420.25/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,223	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	458.07/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	514.90/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	450.14/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	429.84/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	518.00/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	599.68/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	469.99/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,369	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	486.12/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,324	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	664.52/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,395	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	165.65/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	155.44/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,598	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	176.70/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,597	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	188.62/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,511	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	178.52/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,121	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	132.38/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	169.42/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,967	13
Bulls	—	—	1,701	225.73/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,840	5
Bulls	—	—	1,493	216.99/cwt	212.00–223.00	3,240	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	2,725.14/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,066	2,582.00/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,123.54/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,124	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	2,380.14/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	3,310.62/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,311	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,016.34/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,016	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	2,688.64/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,689	6
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	357.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	544.02/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	615.00/cwt	595.00–640.00	1,408	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	388.72/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	488.21/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	443.43/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	447.31/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	614.77/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	483.30/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	540.54/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	492.23/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	479.66/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	428.65/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	459.44/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	411.79/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	367.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	386.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	529.13/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	507.84/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,174	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 Mar 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 183Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 44Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 110Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	475.00–510.00	492.56
5	300–350	319	450.00–485.00	467.18
5	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	447.91
6	400–450	423	425.00–440.00	430.80
8	450–500	459	375.00–400.00	386.90
2	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	367.82
4	550–600	558	345.00–365.00	356.29
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	209	630.00–680.00	645.62
5	250–300	263	580.00–620.00	600.30
4	300–350	308	520.00–525.00	521.22
3	350–400	355	510.00–525.00	515.00
7	400–450	417	475.00–500.00	481.27
19	450–500	461	460.00–480.00	468.43
12	500–550	529	415.00–450.00	420.25
4	550–600	560	400.00–415.00	406.26
2	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	585.00–625.00	607.69
2	250–300	268	555.00–560.00	557.62
4	300–350	324	500.00–510.00	506.39
7	350–400	381	480.00–510.00	498.86
12	400–450	422	445.00–470.00	458.07
9	450–500	456	410.00–450.00	429.43
6	500–550	529	380.00–410.00	398.52
7	550–600	568	370.00–395.00	377.03
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	224	595.00–640.00	627.30
1	350–400	355	535.00	535.00
4	450–500	461	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	528	440.00–460.00	450.14
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	413	520.00–525.00	521.48
3	500–550	522	465.00–475.00	469.92
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	388	510.00–520.00	514.90
2	450–500	463	420.00–440.00	429.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	229	595.00–640.00	615.00
3	250–300	258	590.00–605.00	599.68
6	300–350	321	525.00–535.00	529.13
5	350–400	365	505.00–525.00	518.00
12	400–450	419	475.00–495.00	483.30
8	450–500	460	445.00–470.00	459.44
6	500–550	525	430.00–460.00	443.43
4	550–600	565	415.00–445.00	428.65
1	600–650	610	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	650.00–680.00	664.52
4	250–300	273	610.00–620.00	614.77
1	300–350	300	605.00	605.00
10	350–400	382	535.00–545.00	544.02
5	400–450	428	505.00–520.00	507.84
18	450–500	478	475.00–490.00	486.12
14	500–550	504	460.00–480.00	469.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	530.00–550.00	540.54
4	250–300	258	465.00–520.00	492.23
4	300–350	328	460.00–500.00	488.21
5	350–400	377	445.00–495.00	479.66
8	400–450	419	430.00–465.00	447.31
3	450–500	462	395.00–420.00	411.79
3	500–550	515	365.00–405.00	388.72
2	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	357.33
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	163.00–169.00	165.65
8	—	1,028	149.00–160.00	155.44
4	—	979	125.00–139.00	132.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	172.00–179.00	176.70
1	—	1,670	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	185.00–191.00	188.62
28	—	1,188	174.00–184.00	178.52
13	—	1,161	165.00–173.00	169.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	224.00–228.00	225.73
13	—	1,493	212.00–223.00	216.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,582.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,380.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,057	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,688.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,133	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,123.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,171	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,310.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,018	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,016.34
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	765	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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