Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

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 steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, all replacements lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.48/cwt on 22 head, down $13.83 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −16.54 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$352.48

▼ 13.83 vs prior sale

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$92.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.87

vs GA average

−54.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	420.00	2,100	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	362.64	1,950	13thin
Medium and Large 3	549	327.51	1,797	8thin

One grade step is worth $92.49/cwt here — about $303 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 sale22 hd

352.48

—

GA average11 barns · 333 hd

384.35

−31.87

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−54.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−16.54

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	1,565	220.31	3,448	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	199.08	3,406	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	182.07	2,210	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	144.60	1,340	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,487	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,204	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$3,433	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	375.58/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	348.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	430.94/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	406.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,948	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	425.83/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	381.67/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	468.63/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	483.26/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.26/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	284.64/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	432.07/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	447.04/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	432.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	627.41/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,868.31/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	451.74/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	146.10/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,321	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	168.20/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,771	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	208.91/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,123	190.66/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	199.95/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	351.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	398.59/cwt	360.00–430.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	446.16/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	341.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	379.83/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	420.10/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	436.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	358.33/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	405.12/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	454.00/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	338.30/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	435.07/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	396.55/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	340.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,782	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	415.39/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,422	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	397.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,307	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	187.37/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,411	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	170.50/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,945	24
Bulls	—	—	1,705	226.63/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	237.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	4,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	191.70/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	2,203.83/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,204	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 321Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 82Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 54Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
10	300–350	318	410.00–470.00	446.16
20	350–400	367	415.00–455.00	430.94
14	400–450	407	385.00–435.00	420.10
14	450–500	479	380.00–425.00	406.72
8	500–550	519	350.00–415.00	375.58
5	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	341.94
4	600–650	610	300.00–320.00	311.15
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–300.00	284.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	365	460.00–475.00	468.63
4	400–450	421	440.00–455.00	451.22
9	450–500	461	430.00–435.00	432.23
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	279	395.00–455.00	435.07
5	300–350	329	385.00–400.00	397.22
3	350–400	367	390.00–410.00	396.55
5	400–450	435	300.00–375.00	338.30
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	340.02
3	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	306.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	380	465.00–495.00	483.26
12	400–450	428	415.00–470.00	447.04
6	450–500	462	410.00–440.00	425.83
8	500–550	509	355.00–410.00	381.67
6	550–600	570	345.00–360.00	351.55
3	600–650	632	345.00–355.00	348.25
3	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	290.00–295.00	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	625.00–630.00	627.41
3	450–500	460	445.00–455.00	451.74
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	570	375.00–410.00	390.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	425.00–480.00	454.00
3	300–350	340	445.00–510.00	485.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–410.00	379.83
2	450–500	480	350.00–390.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	580	340.00–395.00	358.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	436.38
9	450–500	488	425.00–445.00	432.07
6	500–550	527	360.00–430.00	398.59
2	550–600	555	355.00–360.00	357.50
1	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	485.00
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
12	550–600	583	415.00–420.00	415.39
1	700–750	705	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	330.00–350.00	339.87
2	400–450	415	395.00–415.00	405.12

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	—	805	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,203.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,373	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	4,150.00	4,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	904	137.00–154.00	146.10
2	—	890	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,053	159.00–175.00	168.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	205.00–216.00	208.91
4	—	1,773	182.00–199.00	191.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	195.00–207.00	199.95
22	—	1,287	180.00–194.00	187.37
24	—	1,141	155.00–179.00	170.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	189.00–192.00	190.66
4	—	1,705	224.00–229.00	226.63
2	—	1,728	235.00–240.00	237.32

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