Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 6.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.31/cwt on 19 head, down $8.41 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −2.70 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$366.31

▼ 8.41 vs prior sale

19 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

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

$136.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.67

vs GA average

−51.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	391.23	2,034	8thin
Medium and Large 2	522	357.50	1,865	10thin
Medium and Large 3	510	255.00	1,301	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.23/cwt here — about $733 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

366.31

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

390.98

−24.67

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−51.95

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−2.70

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	1,549	213.47	3,307	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	182.59	2,386	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	155.96	1,701	9thin

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)	1,171	$2,612	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,385	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,186	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$3,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	268.43/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	459.93/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	501.46/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	412.52/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	426.25/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	371.60/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	447.22/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	419.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	403.00/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	483.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	361.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,600.97/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,574.31/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	428.36/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	404.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,240	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	170.55/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,072	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	200.10/cwt	193.00–208.00	2,735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	210.89/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,136	6
Bulls	—	—	1,373	191.87/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	183.16/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,431	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	517.59/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	2,315.95/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	979	1,798.24/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,798	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,169.59/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	226.84/cwt	222.00–233.00	3,856	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	152.36/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	373.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	401.80/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	316.67/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	422.36/cwt	420.00–425.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	301	447.99/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	543.65/cwt	510.00–575.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	498.81/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	412.80/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	349.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	399.99/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	433.17/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	366.59/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	422.22/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	362.52/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	367.62/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	364.93/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	381.10/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,111	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 299Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 120Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 79Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
11	450–500	480	420.00–465.00	447.22
6	500–550	510	385.00–430.00	412.52
2	550–600	558	340.00–395.00	367.62
3	600–650	617	350.00–375.00	364.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	578	410.00–430.00	419.96
1	600–650	600	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	655	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	730	360.00–365.00	362.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	510.00–575.00	543.65
4	250–300	278	475.00–515.00	498.81
5	300–350	322	475.00–515.00	501.46
3	350–400	377	445.00–475.00	459.93
6	400–450	425	395.00–445.00	412.80
7	450–500	453	395.00–435.00	422.22
5	500–550	503	380.00–420.00	399.99
5	550–600	554	365.00–395.00	381.10
2	600–650	613	345.00–350.00	347.47
2	650–700	668	325.00–330.00	327.57
1	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	300	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	368	515.00–520.00	517.59
2	400–450	433	450.00–455.00	452.51
3	450–500	468	440.00–450.00	444.98
3	500–550	507	425.00–430.00	428.36
2	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	404.91
5	600–650	610	350.00–380.00	361.97
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	417	360.00–385.00	373.04
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	560	290.00–335.00	316.67
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	301	440.00–475.00	447.99
16	350–400	362	400.00–465.00	433.17
4	400–450	410	425.00–430.00	426.25
9	450–500	461	335.00–415.00	366.59
6	500–550	502	335.00–380.00	362.52
4	550–600	551	340.00–355.00	349.98
3	600–650	637	250.00–295.00	268.43
2	650–700	683	285.00–295.00	289.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	265	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	317	470.00–500.00	483.00
1	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	500	395.00–420.00	403.00
3	550–600	553	360.00–385.00	371.60
2	600–650	640	345.00–355.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	420.00–425.00	422.36
1	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	320	375.00–425.00	401.80
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,600.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,176	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,574.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,315.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	979	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,798.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,169.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,215	163.00–176.00	170.55
6	—	1,367	193.00–208.00	200.10
27	—	1,327	177.00–189.00	183.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	160.00–166.00	163.15
6	—	1,086	143.00–158.00	152.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	204.00–218.00	210.89
3	—	1,373	187.00–195.00	191.87
6	—	1,700	222.00–233.00	226.84

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

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Replacement Cattle

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