Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.33/cwt on 21 head, up $11.99 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +21.32 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$390.33

▲ 11.99 vs prior sale

21 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.01

vs GA average

−33.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	416.68	2,164	6thin
Medium and Large 2	542	379.79	2,057	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.89/cwt here — about $107 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 sale21 hd

390.33

—

GA average13 barns · 390 hd

399.33

−9.01

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−33.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

+21.32

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	—	Low	1,667	203.23	3,387	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	172.53	2,439	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	170.82	1,991	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	148.99	1,631	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,952	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,577	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,366	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$3,994	36

Every lot, as filed

81 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	550–600	583	364.90/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	474.66/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	373.70/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	445.01/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	481.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	461.38/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	463.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	408.41/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,960	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	387.23/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	458.23/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.04/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,913	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	536.76/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	410.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	316.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	423.75/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	483.17/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	549.65/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	507.36/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.48/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	443.31/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	477.51/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	424.63/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	383.52/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	166.00/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	149.89/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	179.14/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	181.13/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,174	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	171.64/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,018	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	135.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	170.59/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,354	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	157.91/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,715	9
Bulls	—	—	1,470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	209.64/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,768.50/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,769	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,846.61/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,262.63/head	1,725.00–2,650.00	2,263	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,367.30/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,968.91/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,744.82/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,745	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	2,341.67/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,342	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,919.34/head	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	413.78/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	546.80/cwt	525.00–605.00	1,772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	517.68/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	304	462.10/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	643.33/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	465.10/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	524.66/cwt	495.00–575.00	2,020	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	397.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	434.88/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	4,536.88/head	3,750.00–5,350.00	4,537	16

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 417Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 142Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 50Year ago 78

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	465.00–500.00	481.15
3	250–300	287	450.00–465.00	458.23
5	300–350	328	475.00–495.00	483.17
8	350–400	379	420.00–475.00	461.38
13	400–450	425	435.00–455.00	450.04
18	450–500	480	390.00–430.00	408.41
10	500–550	521	365.00–410.00	387.23
5	550–600	583	345.00–395.00	364.90
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	651	300.00–325.00	316.22
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	310	400.00–420.00	410.32
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	470	385.00–395.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	520.00–545.00	536.76
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	408	460.00–470.00	463.68
8	450–500	457	435.00–455.00	445.01
4	500–550	500	415.00–430.00	423.75
2	550–600	558	400.00–405.00	402.53
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	610.00–620.00	615.00
6	300–350	324	525.00–605.00	546.80
11	350–400	385	495.00–575.00	524.66
8	400–450	411	450.00–495.00	474.66
5	450–500	484	425.00–445.00	434.88
5	500–550	521	405.00–430.00	413.78
5	550–600	571	375.00–405.00	397.29
5	600–650	622	345.00–395.00	373.70
2	700–750	725	330.00–340.00	335.10
2	750–800	765	330.00–335.00	332.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	640.00–650.00	643.33
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	409	500.00–540.00	517.68
2	450–500	458	475.00–480.00	477.51
2	500–550	500	440.00–445.00	442.50
7	550–600	555	422.50–435.00	424.63
4	600–650	645	400.00–405.00	402.50
4	650–700	670	370.00–405.00	383.52
2	700–750	718	350.00–360.00	354.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	304	430.00–485.00	462.10
2	350–400	373	450.00–480.00	465.10
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	553	355.00–360.00	357.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	495.00–515.00	507.36
10	450–500	473	457.50	457.50
6	500–550	511	440.00–455.00	443.31
3	550–600	583	425.00	425.00
6	600–650	618	410.00–422.50	420.48
12	650–700	675	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	520.00–570.00	549.65
3	350–400	355	515.00–545.00	525.00
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	750	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	160.00–174.00	166.00
7	—	1,101	142.00–155.00	149.89
3	—	1,032	130.00–138.00	135.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	178.00–182.00	179.14
17	—	1,380	163.00–177.00	170.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	178.00–186.00	181.13
41	—	1,176	164.00–177.00	171.64
9	—	1,086	150.00–163.00	157.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,732	208.00–211.00	209.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,270	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,768.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,130	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,919.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,189	3,750.00–5,350.00	4,536.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,846.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,264	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,367.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,273	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,968.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,100	1,725.00–2,650.00	2,262.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,175	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,744.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,123	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,341.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle