Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.41/cwt on 16 head, up $9.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.71 against this barn's trailing median of $390.12.

Average price

$338.41

▲ 9.97 vs prior sale

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$84.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	352.46	1,906	10thin
Medium and Large 3	556	300.98	1,673	5thin

One grade step is worth $84.02/cwt here — about $444 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 sale16 hd

338.41

—

GA average13 barns · 289 hd

329.50

+8.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

390.12

−51.71

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	1,548	221.24	3,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	195.07	2,899	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	183.67	2,256	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	155.25	1,622	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$1,909	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,830	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,674	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	368	396.88/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	318.69/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	376.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	334.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.62/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	1,673.52/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	595	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	750	1,239.25/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	443.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	157.09/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,745	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,912	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	191.54/cwt	188.00–194.00	2,879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	169.68/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,308	10
Bulls	—	—	1,243	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	127.83/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	389.76/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	380.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	345.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	446.79/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	361.78/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	291.22/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	360.00/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	316.76/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	304.69/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	377.72/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	317.27/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	354.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,724	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,355.51/head	2,225.00–2,475.00	2,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	171.70/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,736	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	194.60/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,421	16
Bulls	—	—	1,853	216.47/cwt	216.00–217.00	4,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	182.37/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,134	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,034	1,907.01/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,907	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 241Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 116Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 125

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, all replacements steady.

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	200	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	312	430.00–465.00	446.79
5	350–400	368	390.00–420.00	396.88
8	400–450	420	365.00–400.00	389.76
5	450–500	467	345.00–395.00	377.72
7	500–550	526	345.00–370.00	360.00
3	550–600	575	320.00–350.00	334.87
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	658	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	350	440.00–450.00	443.33
2	400–450	413	415.00–420.00	417.45
2	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	320	350.00–360.00	354.84
2	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	480	290.00–320.00	304.69
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	560	275.00–310.00	291.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	375.00–385.00	380.27
3	350–400	383	355.00–375.00	361.78
5	400–450	416	330.00–355.00	345.14
5	450–500	478	295.00–335.00	316.76
4	500–550	533	305.00–330.00	318.69
3	550–600	575	285.00–305.00	296.62
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	450–500	473	350.00–355.00	352.59
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–335.00	317.27
2	450–500	468	275.00–290.00	282.38
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	450	375.00–390.00	382.50
4	500–550	530	370.00–380.00	376.32
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00

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)	2	—	973	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,673.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,034	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,907.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	595	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,239.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,225.00–2,475.00	2,355.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,111	152.00–164.00	157.09
4	—	995	120.00–140.00	127.83
6	—	1,011	165.00–177.50	171.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	195.00–200.00	197.59
5	—	1,503	188.00–194.00	191.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,360	163.00–174.00	169.68
16	—	1,244	190.00–199.00	194.60
27	—	1,170	176.00–189.00	182.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	225.00–227.50	226.01
2	—	1,853	216.00–217.00	216.47

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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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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