Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.39/cwt on 33 head, down $2.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +17.27 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$407.39

▼ 2.74 vs prior sale

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$56.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	425.53	2,339	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	411.22	2,160	18thin
Medium and Large 3	510	368.66	1,880	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.87/cwt here — about $458 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

407.39

—

GA average13 barns · 317 hd

419.16

−11.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

+17.27

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	—	Average	1,326	225.42	2,989	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	186.14	2,922	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	176.42	2,234	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	128.66	1,286	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)	1,246	$3,123	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,859	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,146	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,942	29

Every lot, as filed

84 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	522	380.35/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	278.16/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	453.56/cwt	400.00–515.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	455.19/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	447.38/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	433.59/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,782	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	363.53/cwt	340.00–385.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	408.05/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	539.82/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	408.38/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	495.81/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	449.95/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	534.52/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	419.41/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	487.81/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	382.92/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	468.10/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	481.52/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	456.62/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	378.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	567.55/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	396.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	376.20/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	518.91/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	361.61/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	114.24/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	144.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	128.13/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,274	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	186.14/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,922	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	178.57/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,273	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,042	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	190.93/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,364	212.84/cwt	199.00–219.00	2,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	232.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	3,082	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	2,764.24/head	2,225.00–3,050.00	2,764	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	3,482.70/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,483	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,318.17/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,318	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	1,837.08/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,837	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,528.91/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,529	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	3,069.73/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,070	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	3,632.80/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,633	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	5,168.38/head	4,300.00–5,750.00	5,168	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	4,122.56/head	3,550.00–4,750.00	4,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	362.07/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	414.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	406.69/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	368.66/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.72/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	443.13/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,092	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	391.88/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	420.89/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,138	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	465.18/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,019	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	470.93/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	492.76/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,577	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	342.42/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,585	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 380Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 110Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 152Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	400.00–515.00	453.56
2	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
8	300–350	328	415.00–475.00	455.19
12	350–400	378	420.00–475.00	447.38
17	400–450	411	415.00–455.00	433.59
15	450–500	486	350.00–430.00	408.05
16	500–550	522	345.00–395.00	380.35
2	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	354.91
3	650–700	678	260.00–300.00	278.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	340.00–385.00	363.53
2	300–350	318	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	525.00–555.00	539.82
4	300–350	325	490.00–510.00	495.81
2	400–450	423	470.00–505.00	487.81
4	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	449.95
3	500–550	513	400.00–420.00	408.38
5	550–600	581	380.00–395.00	382.92
2	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	265	565.00–570.00	567.55
2	300–350	310	520.00–550.00	534.52
4	350–400	368	515.00–525.00	518.91
1	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
6	450–500	472	465.00–490.00	475.72
2	500–550	520	440.00–450.00	445.00
7	550–600	558	415.00–425.00	419.97
5	600–650	631	390.00–410.00	396.82
4	650–700	678	365.00–385.00	376.20
3	700–750	727	355.00–365.00	361.61
2	750–800	755	330.00–355.00	342.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
12	300–350	320	470.00–515.00	492.76
12	350–400	361	440.00–495.00	470.93
12	400–450	434	430.00–490.00	465.18
13	450–500	472	425.00–460.00	443.13
12	500–550	508	400.00–435.00	420.89
6	550–600	560	375.00–410.00	391.88
2	600–650	615	345.00–380.00	362.07
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	420	400.00–425.00	414.76
3	450–500	488	400.00–410.00	406.69
6	500–550	510	325.00–395.00	368.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	520	375.00–405.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
12	500–550	537	445.00–472.50	468.10
4	550–600	596	410.00–422.50	419.41
3	650–700	667	375.00–385.00	378.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
7	400–450	425	475.00–490.00	481.52
3	450–500	452	445.00–465.00	456.62
3	500–550	518	425.00–435.00	430.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	112.50–115.00	114.24
3	—	1,078	135.00–150.00	144.50
8	—	994	125.00–132.50	128.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	181.00–190.00	186.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,273	170.00–186.00	178.57
9	—	1,239	160.00–168.00	164.83
2	—	1,268	189.00–193.00	190.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	199.00–219.00	212.84
1	—	1,200	187.50	187.50
12	—	1,324	225.00–240.00	232.78

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,158	2,225.00–3,050.00	2,764.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,006	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,837.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,165	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,528.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,334	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,482.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,218	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,318.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,284	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,069.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,202	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,632.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,077	4,300.00–5,750.00	5,168.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,254	3,550.00–4,750.00	4,122.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	3,500.00	3,500.00

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

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