Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.35/cwt on 33 head, down $17.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.76 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$356.35

▼ 17.02 vs prior sale

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

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

$122.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	405.88	2,224	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	335.47	1,812	18thin
Medium and Large 3	573	283.56	1,625	3thin

One grade step is worth $122.32/cwt here — about $599 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 sale33 hd

356.35

—

GA average13 barns · 295 hd

392.45

−36.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−33.76

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	1,377	222.72	3,067	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	194.00	2,832	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	191.96	2,451	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	143.62	1,343	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$3,533	6

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	412.53/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,972	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.34/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	489.76/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	343.91/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	414.87/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	375.92/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	537.36/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	450.93/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	473.55/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	560.08/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	439.14/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	362.38/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	385.88/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.17/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,193	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	698.50/cwt	660.00–800.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	418.67/cwt	417.50–419.00	2,566	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	151.68/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	174.25/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,412	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	205.75/cwt	200.00–212.00	2,708	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	190.30/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,381	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,218	212.85/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,593	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	238.78/cwt	233.00–249.00	3,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	344.63/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	373.54/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	269.29/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	345.75/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	369.37/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	350.04/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	283.56/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	385.29/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	438.37/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	449.21/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	401.91/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	339.33/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	419.95/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	453.72/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	340.93/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	328.42/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	404.95/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	390.97/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	338.99/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	452.55/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	328.71/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	524.53/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 205Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 100Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 52Year ago 62

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	265	500.00–550.00	524.53
5	300–350	314	465.00–510.00	489.76
6	350–400	378	440.00–465.00	453.72
9	400–450	433	405.00–445.00	419.95
23	450–500	478	375.00–435.00	412.53
12	500–550	522	320.00–390.00	338.99
6	550–600	576	300.00–360.00	328.42
4	600–650	625	310.00–345.00	325.34
2	650–700	680	295.00–300.00	297.50
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	660.00–800.00	698.50
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	318	550.00–570.00	560.08
3	350–400	367	470.00–480.00	473.55
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
7	500–550	522	405.00–435.00	420.17
5	550–600	584	375.00–415.00	385.88
2	600–650	635	355.00–370.00	362.38
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	335	315.00–385.00	345.75
3	350–400	378	350.00–410.00	385.29
8	400–450	426	320.00–395.00	369.37
5	450–500	462	330.00–365.00	350.04
3	550–600	573	270.00–295.00	283.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	422	420.00–470.00	449.21
6	450–500	493	375.00–450.00	404.95
2	500–550	518	385.00–420.00	401.91
5	550–600	573	335.00–400.00	375.92
2	600–650	638	370.00–390.00	379.96
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	502.50	502.50
1	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	524	445.00–452.50	450.93
1	600–650	600	410.00	410.00
5	650–700	669	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	613	417.50–419.00	418.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	275	440.00–470.00	452.55
3	300–350	332	420.00–450.00	438.37
2	350–400	375	405.00–425.00	414.87
5	400–450	408	375.00–400.00	390.97
10	450–500	479	325.00–365.00	339.33
6	500–550	503	325.00–365.00	340.93
14	550–600	581	315.00–385.00	343.91
3	600–650	620	305.00–345.00	328.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	530.00–545.00	537.36
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	423	425.00–445.00	439.14
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	617	360.00–365.00	363.35
2	650–700	678	340.00–345.00	342.56
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	377	350.00–395.00	373.54
3	400–450	410	330.00–360.00	344.63
2	500–550	530	245.00–295.00	269.29
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	127.50	127.50
2	—	930	142.00–162.00	151.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	194.00	194.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,384	170.00–177.00	174.25
13	—	1,316	200.00–212.00	205.75
44	—	1,251	180.00–199.00	190.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	210.00–216.00	212.85
1	—	1,210	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,578	233.00–249.00	238.78

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)	1	—	1,250	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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Athens

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle