Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all replacements 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.81/cwt on 47 head, down $25.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −18.20 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$350.81

▼ 25.44 vs prior sale

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$58.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.80

vs GA average

−45.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	364.78	1,976	28
Medium and Large 2	540	338.85	1,831	14thin
Medium and Large 3	505	306.06	1,546	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $431 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 sale47 hd

350.81

—

GA average15 barns · 560 hd

377.61

−26.80

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−45.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.01

−18.20

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	1,701	221.29	3,763	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	200.00	2,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	187.09	2,158	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	155.89	1,584	23

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)	1,294	$3,114	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,454	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,324	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$3,850	36

Every lot, as filed

92 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	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	421.47/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.91/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	357.52/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	380.94/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,935	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	429.95/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	312.35/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	314.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	467.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	408.99/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,094	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	302.86/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	360.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	400.67/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,935	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	419.95/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	332.77/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	462.12/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	388.73/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,196	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.78/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,003	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	356.66/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	3,049.56/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	361.70/cwt	353.00–375.00	2,232	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	409.34/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,887	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	2,022.07/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	665	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	376.27/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	383.12/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,659	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	313.95/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	376.97/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	386.18/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	406.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	361.41/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	382.21/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	280.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	413.90/cwt	409.00–450.00	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	4,231.94/head	3,600.00–4,850.00	4,232	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	196.56/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,510	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	186.50/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,063	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	167.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,673	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	155.38/cwt	143.00–164.00	1,633	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	4,102.13/head	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,102	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,244	2,640.51/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,641	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	227.36/cwt	220.00–239.00	4,002	13
Bulls	—	—	1,611	213.64/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,442	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	176.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,043	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	133.81/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	326.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,086	2,123.83/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,124	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,405.49/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,405	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,776.34/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	3,222.84/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	330.13/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	306.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	262.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	339.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	347.12/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	331.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,423	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 319Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 156Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 38Year ago 69

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, all replacements 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	380	409.00–450.00	413.90
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
6	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	310.00–330.00	319.86
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	440.00–480.00	462.12
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
23	500–550	512	400.00–412.50	408.99
22	550–600	565	375.00–392.00	388.73
37	600–650	617	353.00–375.00	361.70
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	320.00–375.00	347.12
3	400–450	433	325.00–405.00	376.27
2	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	322.49
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	390	405.00–445.00	429.95
8	400–450	426	405.00–440.00	421.47
6	450–500	467	360.00–395.00	382.21
7	500–550	511	350.00–375.00	360.04
8	550–600	565	290.00–345.00	327.91
13	600–650	613	285.00–325.00	312.35
7	650–700	665	260.00–320.00	302.86
3	700–750	738	270.00–285.00	280.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	378	465.00–470.00	467.62
8	450–500	461	400.00–435.00	409.34
6	500–550	506	380.00–395.00	387.46
6	550–600	553	355.00–360.00	356.66
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	415	340.00–395.00	376.97
2	450–500	495	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	500–550	513	320.00–345.00	331.36
2	550–600	563	250.00–275.00	262.78
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	406.03
6	350–400	375	365.00–410.00	386.18
21	400–450	433	360.00–405.00	383.12
11	450–500	474	350.00–380.00	361.41
8	500–550	516	335.00–365.00	357.52
6	550–600	573	285.00–325.00	313.95
8	600–650	601	310.00–320.00	314.37
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	372	415.00–430.00	419.95
3	400–450	445	412.50	412.50
19	450–500	483	395.00–406.00	400.67
13	500–550	508	365.00–392.50	380.94
15	550–600	571	330.00–370.00	350.78
14	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	332.77
2	650–700	678	310.00–320.00	315.06
2	700–750	733	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	338	320.00–350.00	339.36
2	400–450	420	315.00–340.00	326.90
9	450–500	459	300.00–345.00	330.13
5	500–550	505	300.00–320.00	306.06
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,049.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,187	3,600.00–4,850.00	4,231.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,056	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,102.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	967	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,022.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,244	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,640.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,123.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,325	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,405.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,776.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,222.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,277	194.00–204.00	196.56
40	—	1,106	181.00–193.00	186.50
11	—	1,159	172.00–179.00	176.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	998	165.00–172.00	167.62
11	—	1,051	143.00–164.00	155.38
4	—	955	131.00–139.00	133.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	196.00	196.00
13	—	1,760	220.00–239.00	227.36
7	—	1,611	208.00–218.00	213.64

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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How this sale compares

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