Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $386.40/cwt on 17 head, down $37.75 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −3.72 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$386.40

▼ 37.75 vs prior sale

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	425.00	2,423	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	390.68	2,112	13thin
Medium and Large 3	585	320.00	1,872	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $551 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

386.40

—

GA average13 barns · 324 hd

417.90

−31.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−3.72

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	1,697	209.34	3,552	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	176.45	2,685	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	170.67	2,117	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	135.33	1,441	3thin

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)	1,500	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,563	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	500–550	533	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	474.86/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	299.90/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	343.33/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	392.92/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	449.99/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,642	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	436.08/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	451.02/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	519.39/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	452.31/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	395.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	416.67/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	567.75/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	420.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	472.51/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	401.17/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	385.82/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	478.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.07/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	170.69/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,117	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	170.72/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,523	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	182.17/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,851	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	156.88/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	183.54/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,979	222.48/cwt	220.00–227.00	4,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,356	192.17/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	210.22/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,570	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.01/cwt	310.00–380.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	456.02/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	389.88/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	444.55/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,143	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	393.71/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	321.98/cwt	285.00–365.00	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	490.41/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	501.74/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	534.25/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	494.17/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	489.97/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	464.92/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	306.66/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	412.50/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	453.33/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	578.33/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 403Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 93Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 49Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	490.00–560.00	519.39
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
4	300–350	309	455.00–495.00	474.86
17	350–400	365	420.00–485.00	449.99
5	400–450	426	430.00–440.00	436.08
2	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	533	372.50	372.50
3	550–600	580	320.00–355.00	343.33
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	395.00–425.00	415.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	493	315.00–325.00	319.97
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	450.00–455.00	453.33
8	450–500	479	407.50–425.00	412.50
8	500–550	536	390.00–410.00	392.92
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	673	295.00–315.00	306.66
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	515.00–570.00	534.25
8	300–350	313	485.00–520.00	501.74
18	350–400	376	460.00–510.00	489.97
8	400–450	420	445.00–480.00	464.92
11	450–500	482	440.00–465.00	444.55
8	500–550	526	370.00–425.00	393.71
5	550–600	564	360.00–410.00	385.82
3	600–650	630	310.00–380.00	337.01
5	650–700	678	285.00–365.00	321.98
2	700–750	720	300.00–325.00	312.85
2	750–800	765	285.00–315.00	299.90
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	250	575.00–580.00	578.33
3	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
6	400–450	420	490.00–500.00	494.17
5	450–500	484	470.00–480.00	478.02
2	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	670	370.00–395.00	380.07
2	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	475.00–505.00	490.41
6	300–350	328	420.00–480.00	456.02
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–410.00	389.88
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	780	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	435.00–470.00	452.31
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	525	445.00–460.00	451.02
5	550–600	572	445.00	445.00
6	600–650	608	395.00–407.50	401.17
5	650–700	675	382.50	382.50
6	700–750	709	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	540.00–585.00	567.75
2	400–450	433	470.00–475.00	472.51
2	450–500	480	415.00–425.00	420.10
3	500–550	545	405.00–422.50	416.67
3	550–600	568	390.00–400.00	395.07
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	765	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
1	—	945	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,090	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,160	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,240	161.00–178.00	170.69
2	—	1,130	155.00–159.00	156.88
2	—	1,373	183.00–184.00	183.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	168.00–173.00	170.72
2	—	1,565	180.00–184.00	182.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,979	220.00–227.00	222.48
5	—	1,356	186.00–198.00	192.17
8	—	1,698	200.00–219.00	210.22

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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