Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to holiday market closure.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.25/cwt on 24 head, up $41.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.24 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$376.25

▲ 41.92 vs prior sale

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$125.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs GA average

−39.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	390.04	2,158	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	372.88	1,999	12thin
Medium and Large 3	590	265.00	1,564	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.04/cwt here — about $594 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 sale24 hd

376.25

—

GA average13 barns · 368 hd

384.49

−8.24

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−39.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

+7.24

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	1,680	226.07	3,798	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	199.00	3,453	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	189.26	2,369	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	152.01	1,518	13

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)	1,190	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,497	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,307	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$3,025	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	650–700	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	383.05/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	320.39/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	408.08/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,077	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	396.79/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	508.06/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	479.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	369.43/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	460.22/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	387.51/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	524.98/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	571.67/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	433.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	339.94/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	427.70/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,515	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	450.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,308	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,048.85/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	590	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	173.64/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,316	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	201.37/cwt	197.00–207.00	2,557	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	189.71/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,333	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	117.48/cwt	110.00–125.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	169.18/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	139.24/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,461	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	2,249.64/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,068.59/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	220.25/cwt	213.00–226.00	3,493	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	235.63/cwt	228.00–241.00	4,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,908.38/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,938.42/head	2,925.00–2,950.00	2,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,564.94/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	391.67/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	366.18/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	431.82/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	369.45/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	399.06/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	364.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	404.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	426.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	353.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	382.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	328.54/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	461.82/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	501.07/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	447.96/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,425	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	318.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.58/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	326.67/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	493.05/cwt	420.00–560.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	525.55/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	430.87/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	378.40/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	481.85/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,062	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 326Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 77Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 127

No trends available due to holiday market closure.

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	240	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	273	420.00–560.00	493.05
2	300–350	320	515.00–535.00	525.00
3	350–400	365	485.00–515.00	501.07
3	400–450	428	475.00–490.00	481.85
9	450–500	486	405.00–455.00	430.87
7	500–550	509	355.00–430.00	408.08
13	550–600	565	355.00–395.00	383.05
4	600–650	615	340.00–360.00	350.18
2	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	320	565.00–580.00	571.67
3	350–400	382	520.00–530.00	524.98
1	400–450	415	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	505	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	659	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	795	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
5	250–300	266	370.00–420.00	399.06
2	300–350	330	400.00–410.00	404.85
4	350–400	375	370.00–410.00	391.67
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–355.00	326.67
3	500–550	523	345.00–385.00	366.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	364	425.00–485.00	460.22
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	468	425.00–470.00	461.82
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	413	500.00–525.00	508.06
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	512	435.00–455.00	450.87
12	550–600	588	427.50–430.00	427.70
2	600–650	605	408.00	408.00
4	650–700	693	360.00–372.50	369.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	515.00–535.00	525.55
12	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	447.96
15	350–400	389	400.00–430.00	426.08
7	400–450	425	345.00–402.50	385.58
7	450–500	474	355.00–390.00	378.40
8	500–550	514	365.00–385.00	382.37
4	550–600	580	335.00–360.00	353.91
3	600–650	640	310.00–325.00	318.28
4	650–700	668	280.00–335.00	320.39
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	465.00–500.00	479.15
2	350–400	363	445.00–450.00	447.52
10	400–450	411	425.00–440.00	433.54
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	535	390.00–400.00	396.79
8	550–600	560	375.00–395.00	387.51
5	650–700	664	330.00–342.50	339.94
3	700–750	710	320.00–325.00	321.64
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	410.00–470.00	431.82
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	333	350.00–390.00	364.68
9	350–400	378	350.00–395.00	369.45
2	400–450	440	300.00–305.00	302.50
7	450–500	460	300.00–340.00	328.54
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,048.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,097	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,249.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,068.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,908.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	2,925.00–2,950.00	2,938.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,564.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	590	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	—	1,105	3,650.00	3,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	165.00–179.00	173.64
10	—	1,270	197.00–207.00	201.37
43	—	1,230	180.00–196.00	189.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	110.00–125.00	117.48
7	—	1,024	163.00–176.00	169.18
4	—	1,049	135.00–147.50	139.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	199.00	199.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	213.00–226.00	220.25
1	—	1,355	194.00	194.00
7	—	1,807	228.00–241.00	235.63

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