Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $424.15/cwt on 16 head, down $0.60 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +34.03 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$424.15

▼ 0.60 vs prior sale

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$53.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	433.53	2,363	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	421.45	2,235	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	380.00	1,957	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.53/cwt here — about $406 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 sale16 hd

424.15

—

GA average15 barns · 406 hd

419.87

+4.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+34.03

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	1,705	224.44	3,826	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	195.28	2,947	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	187.27	2,332	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	156.56	1,573	8thin

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)	1,120	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,267	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	859	$1,834	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$3,503	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	294.66/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	409.38/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	562.24/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	437.26/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	407.39/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	448.28/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	251.55/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	358.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	377.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	447.77/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,163	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	385.98/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,134	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	486.25/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	376.61/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	446.42/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	437.29/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	481.33/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,318	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	396.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	629.04/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	525.00/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	452.50/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	166.53/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	154.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,555	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	195.22/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	187.08/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	202.14/cwt	196.00–212.00	2,711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	186.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,283	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	177.61/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,277	8
Bulls	—	—	1,858	230.33/cwt	225.00–241.00	4,280	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	218.54/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,101	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	605	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,155.36/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,266.59/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	4,287.07/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,287	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	3,526.67/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,527	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	535	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	431.64/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	425.21/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	433.33/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	482.47/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	425.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	557.02/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	344.07/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	503.02/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	479.12/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	425.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	587.89/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	477.26/cwt	440.00–515.00	1,790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	421.71/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	376.49/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,293	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 227Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 111Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	358	480.00–485.00	481.33
2	400–450	400	460.00–475.00	467.50
16	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	437.29
4	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	421.20
2	550–600	570	420.00–425.00	422.54
3	600–650	620	370.00–385.00	376.61
2	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	327.52
2	750–800	760	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	483	370.00–385.00	377.62
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	540.00–580.00	562.24
7	300–350	317	475.00–495.00	486.25
12	350–400	376	410.00–475.00	448.28
6	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	437.26
12	450–500	490	407.50–420.00	409.38
9	500–550	519	380.00–415.00	407.39
17	550–600	553	375.00–400.00	385.98
3	600–650	623	350.00–365.00	358.49
2	650–700	665	280.00–310.00	294.66
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	773	220.00–285.00	251.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	650.00	650.00
5	250–300	272	620.00–650.00	629.04
1	300–350	300	610.00	610.00
2	350–400	378	520.00–530.00	525.03
2	400–450	400	520.00–530.00	525.00
2	450–500	455	480.00–485.00	482.47
2	500–550	500	450.00–455.00	452.50
5	550–600	563	420.00–435.00	425.94
3	600–650	618	415.00–430.00	421.71
6	650–700	671	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	723	375.00–385.00	379.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	570.00–630.00	610.00
5	250–300	272	540.00–610.00	587.89
8	300–350	323	535.00–590.00	557.02
13	350–400	375	440.00–515.00	477.26
12	400–450	415	455.00–505.00	479.12
19	450–500	483	435.00–465.00	447.77
6	500–550	517	410.00–435.00	425.27
2	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	609	365.00–395.00	376.49
5	700–750	732	330.00–360.00	344.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	450.00–510.00	470.00
6	300–350	311	485.00–520.00	503.02
3	350–400	380	430.00–435.00	433.33
3	400–450	407	415.00–445.00	431.64
3	450–500	480	415.00–430.00	425.21
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	610	360.00–380.00	369.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	505.00	505.00
16	450–500	473	490.00	490.00
14	500–550	534	445.00–455.00	446.42
1	550–600	555	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	669	385.00–400.00	396.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
2	—	993	164.00–169.00	166.53
5	—	1,009	150.00–157.50	154.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	200.00–207.00	203.59
4	—	1,469	190.00–199.00	195.22
2	—	1,553	185.00–189.00	187.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,341	196.00–212.00	202.14
36	—	1,221	180.00–195.00	186.94
8	—	1,282	175.00–179.00	177.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,858	225.00–241.00	230.33
1	—	1,600	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,419	212.00–224.00	218.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,155.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,266.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,287.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,526.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	535	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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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