Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder cattle 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.72/cwt on 17 head, down $7.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.71 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$374.72

▼ 7.40 vs prior sale

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$38.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs GA average

−42.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	397.49	2,182	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	382.05	2,091	5thin
Medium and Large 3	549	358.75	1,971	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.74/cwt here — about $211 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 sale17 hd

374.72

—

GA average14 barns · 294 hd

385.01

−10.29

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−42.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

+5.71

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	1,890	228.33	4,315	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	190.23	2,945	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	187.60	2,521	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	163.85	1,902	21

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)	1,390	$2,964	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,647	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$2,553	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	864	$2,362	14

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	412.81/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	442.47/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	421.07/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	497.56/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	370.09/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,098	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	561.89/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	458.34/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	510.19/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,353.89/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,354	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,212	2,419.80/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,319	2,699.62/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	425.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	461.23/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	547.60/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	458.10/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	374.96/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,205	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	845	2,484.10/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	433.37/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	415.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,718	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	885	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	148.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,694	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	178.41/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,086	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	164.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,931	7
Bulls	—	—	2,008	239.58/cwt	232.00–246.00	4,811	4
Bulls	—	—	1,908	217.51/cwt	215.00–219.00	4,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	436.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	394.33/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,263	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	444.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	423.40/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,227	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,106.06/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	476.83/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,960	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,095.70/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	388.32/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	493.36/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	430.11/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,082	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	622.48/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	439.86/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	391.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	419.00/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	463.81/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,166	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	367.00/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	426.11/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	395.09/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	189.55/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,544	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	177.09/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,394	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	202.95/cwt	197.00–217.00	2,707	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	179.90/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,810	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	190.59/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,996	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	201.85/cwt	199.00–210.00	2,983	5

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 382Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 85Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 139Year ago 106

Compared to last week, all feeder cattle 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	521	430.00–450.00	436.99
9	550–600	583	410.00–415.00	412.81
1	600–650	630	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	505.00–515.00	510.19
4	450–500	475	415.00–435.00	426.11
2	550–600	588	365.00–385.00	374.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	469	490.00–495.00	493.36
5	550–600	562	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	687	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	466	440.00–450.00	442.47
9	500–550	526	415.00–430.00	423.40
8	550–600	574	375.00–410.00	394.33
2	600–650	620	365.00–370.00	367.48
2	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	545.00–550.00	547.60
2	300–350	338	495.00–500.00	497.56
4	350–400	375	455.00–465.00	461.23
4	400–450	424	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	470	415.00–430.00	425.94
5	500–550	514	375.00–410.00	395.09
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	344.98
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	620.00–625.00	622.48
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
3	350–400	367	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
8	450–500	467	455.00–480.00	463.81
4	500–550	520	435.00–450.00	439.86
5	550–600	570	415.00–430.00	419.00
4	600–650	614	380.00–400.00	391.19
2	650–700	658	370.00–375.00	372.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	545.00–580.00	561.89
7	350–400	375	445.00–475.00	458.34
7	400–450	421	440.00–450.00	444.86
9	450–500	483	420.00–425.00	421.07
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	567	365.00–375.00	370.09
2	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
7	300–350	331	445.00–465.00	458.10
3	350–400	378	425.00–440.00	433.37
10	400–450	414	400.00–425.00	415.02
6	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	397.50
5	500–550	537	355.00–385.00	367.00
3	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
14	400–450	411	455.00–480.00	476.83
11	450–500	484	427.50–445.00	430.11
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	557	385.00–395.00	388.32

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	—	995	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	845	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,484.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,353.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,419.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,319	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,699.62
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,106.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,425	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,095.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	140.00–155.00	148.49
7	—	1,169	171.00–186.00	178.41
7	—	1,173	160.00–170.00	164.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,342	184.00–196.00	189.55
16	—	1,352	168.00–183.00	177.09
6	—	1,334	197.00–217.00	202.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	175.00–184.00	179.90
11	—	1,572	185.00–196.00	190.59
5	—	1,478	199.00–210.00	201.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,008	232.00–246.00	239.58
2	—	1,908	215.00–219.00	217.51
1	—	1,380	205.00	205.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle