Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements are steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $412.51/cwt on 8 head, down $12.23 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +22.39 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$412.51

▼ 12.23 vs prior sale

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	470.00	2,491	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	420.02	2,254	6thin
Medium and Large 3	580	310.00	1,798	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $693 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 sale8 hd

412.51

—

GA average13 barns · 220 hd

437.79

−25.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+22.39

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	1,608	216.16	3,476	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	188.95	2,718	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	184.89	2,218	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	151.59	1,502	12

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)	1,205	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,360	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$3,479	12

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	540.23/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	352.13/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	475.24/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	473.13/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	383.20/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	429.77/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	398.63/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	552.44/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	351.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	451.61/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	512.22/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	547.42/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	437.21/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	630.62/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	573.64/cwt	515.00–630.00	1,830	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	618.09/cwt	550.00–650.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	661.74/cwt	655.00–670.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	653.49/cwt	650.00–655.00	1,810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	183.49/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,673	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	152.33/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,543	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	132.16/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,174	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	169.52/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,780	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	195.77/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,770	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	194.85/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,389	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	180.57/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,147	47
Bulls	—	—	1,663	227.45/cwt	222.00–235.00	3,782	6
Bulls	—	—	1,629	214.69/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,497	9
Bulls	—	—	1,348	188.94/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,701.76/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,702	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	4,005.89/head	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,006	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	595	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	394.91/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	469.35/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,220	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	552.58/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	388.38/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	482.12/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,083	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	537.25/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	492.26/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	334.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	380.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	501.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	446.67/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	478.33/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,009	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 356Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 149Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 116Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements are steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	655.00–670.00	661.74
3	250–300	277	650.00–655.00	653.49
1	300–350	310	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	364	550.00–560.00	552.58
4	400–450	406	530.00–555.00	540.23
1	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	675	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	550.00–650.00	618.09
6	250–300	284	600.00–640.00	630.62
10	300–350	319	515.00–630.00	573.64
2	350–400	373	530.00–545.00	537.25
9	400–450	432	450.00–510.00	482.12
14	450–500	473	435.00–495.00	469.35
4	500–550	515	425.00–440.00	432.57
2	550–600	580	385.00–405.00	394.91
4	600–650	621	365.00–405.00	388.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	315	485.00–500.00	492.26
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	308	550.00–555.00	552.44
8	350–400	389	490.00–520.00	501.95
3	400–450	420	470.00–485.00	478.33
3	450–500	450	445.00–450.00	446.67
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	340.00–365.00	352.13
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	311	435.00–500.00	475.24
3	350–400	383	450.00–485.00	473.13
3	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	451.61
5	450–500	473	415.00–440.00	429.77
3	500–550	510	375.00–420.00	398.63
4	550–600	581	370.00–390.00	380.11
4	600–650	640	340.00–360.00	351.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	340.00–410.00	383.20
2	500–550	505	325.00–345.00	334.90
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	525	430.00–445.00	437.21
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	545.00–550.00	547.42
3	400–450	449	545.00	545.00
9	450–500	474	510.00–512.50	512.22
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	593	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	660	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	178.00–189.00	183.49
4	—	1,415	192.00–200.00	195.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	169.00	169.00
22	—	1,226	190.00–203.00	194.85
47	—	1,189	170.00–189.00	180.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	140.00–158.00	152.33
3	—	888	125.00–137.00	132.16
3	—	1,050	165.00–174.00	169.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	222.00–235.00	227.45
9	—	1,629	206.00–219.00	214.69
2	—	1,348	186.00–191.00	188.94

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,701.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,040	3,750.00–4,400.00	4,005.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	595	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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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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