Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $373.37/cwt on 26 head, down $8.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −16.74 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$373.37

▼ 8.83 vs prior sale

26 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

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

$66.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	421.14	2,379	2thin
Medium and Large 2	529	381.94	2,019	13thin
Medium and Large 3	524	354.56	1,859	11thin

One grade step is worth $66.58/cwt here — about $521 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

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 sale26 hd

373.37

—

GA average12 barns · 264 hd

389.30

−15.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−16.74

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	1,571	225.66	3,544	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	193.65	2,841	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	186.06	2,397	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	161.86	1,724	16

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)	1,201	$3,838	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,874	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,552	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$5,944	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$5,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	250–300	265	452.50/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	407.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	445.18/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	463.49/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	386.43/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	417.64/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	432.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	490.20/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	440.21/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	383.36/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	368.47/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	495.16/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	2,441.75/head	2,000.00–2,725.00	2,442	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	4,314.27/head	3,500.00–5,700.00	4,314	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,105.74/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	717.09/cwt	700.00–735.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	421.14/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,379	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,708.08/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,708	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	780	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,978	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	238.69/cwt	232.00–244.00	4,005	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	207.67/cwt	204.00–213.00	2,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	174.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,801	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	159.81/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,708	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	350.07/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	376.71/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	485.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	324.16/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	538.00/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	466.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	429.03/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	451.07/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	404.09/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	391.57/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	356.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	351.96/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	386.65/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	394.51/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	363.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	290.44/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	333.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	466.30/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	398.33/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	2,646.80/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,647	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	5,952.68/head	5,600.00–6,450.00	5,953	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	5,900.00/head	5,900.00–5,900.00	5,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	4,106.67/head	3,800.00–4,550.00	4,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	170.71/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,421	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	196.53/cwt	194.00–201.00	2,512	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	190.42/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	225.22/cwt	218.00–229.00	3,608	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	186.55/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,326	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	2,465.84/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,466	3

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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 211Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 101Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	445.00–475.00	452.50
8	300–350	313	425.00–460.00	445.18
4	350–400	388	430.00–440.00	432.45
6	400–450	411	400.00–425.00	417.64
6	450–500	459	380.00–410.00	391.57
5	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	356.02
5	550–600	567	350.00–355.00	351.96
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00
2	300–350	320	490.00–500.00	495.16
4	400–450	414	430.00–450.00	440.21
4	450–500	460	420.00–435.00	430.00
3	500–550	507	380.00–385.00	383.36
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
11	900–950	935	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	385.00–405.00	398.33
2	400–450	443	380.00–390.00	385.03
3	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	363.31
3	500–550	522	325.00–340.00	333.51
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	445.00–475.00	463.49
2	500–550	533	415.00–420.00	417.49
2	550–600	560	400.00–415.00	407.63
2	600–650	613	385.00–395.00	389.98
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	770.00	770.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	515.00–550.00	538.00
5	350–400	366	450.00–480.00	466.07
7	400–450	416	440.00–470.00	451.07
5	450–500	457	415.00–435.00	429.03
7	500–550	500	375.00–405.00	386.43
6	550–600	562	365.00–390.00	376.71
4	600–650	614	345.00–355.00	350.07
3	650–700	658	325.00–335.00	328.32
2	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	700.00–735.00	717.09
1	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
2	400–450	428	485.00–495.00	490.20
2	450–500	458	440.00–445.00	442.49
2	550–600	565	415.00–427.50	421.14
3	600–650	615	365.00–375.00	368.47
2	650–700	665	340.00–345.00	342.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	475.00–500.00	485.83
4	300–350	308	460.00–475.00	466.30
4	350–400	363	385.00–420.00	404.09
9	400–450	429	375.00–410.00	394.51
6	450–500	460	375.00–395.00	386.65
8	500–550	509	350.00–360.00	355.02
3	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	353.33
5	600–650	619	300.00–335.00	324.16
2	650–700	675	270.00–310.00	290.44
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,725.00	2,441.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,646.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,465.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,212	3,500.00–5,700.00	4,314.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,105.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,313	3,800.00–4,550.00	4,106.67
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,708.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	5,600.00	5,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	970	5,600.00–6,450.00	5,952.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	5,900.00	5,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	232.00–244.00	238.69
2	—	1,300	204.00–213.00	207.67
7	—	1,602	218.00–229.00	225.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	135.00–145.00	140.62
5	—	1,035	170.00–177.00	174.03
9	—	1,069	154.00–165.00	159.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	198.00–199.00	198.50
3	—	1,443	185.00–195.00	190.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	166.00–175.00	170.71
16	—	1,278	194.00–201.00	196.53
34	—	1,247	180.00–193.00	186.55

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

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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