Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.42/cwt on 29 head, up $45.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.28 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$320.42

▲ 45.88 vs prior sale

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$96.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	336.69	1,768	19thin
Medium and Large 2	562	295.01	1,658	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	240.00	1,380	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.69/cwt here — about $388 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $383.70 across 31 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 sale29 hd

320.42

—

GA average13 barns · 340 hd

318.16

+2.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

383.70

−63.28

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	1,676	187.42	3,141	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	160.20	2,336	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	150.01	1,738	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	134.51	1,265	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,590	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,058	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	307.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	313.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	275.47/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	297.46/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	256.16/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	285.89/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	427.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	373.35/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,036.37/head	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	1,762.35/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	257.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	219.28/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,471	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	165.11/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,122	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	203.62/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,960	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,811.61/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	374.77/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	352.38/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	461.58/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,752	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	329.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	565.09/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	350.91/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	278.84/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	148.45/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,704	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	142.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,140	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	134.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,312	5
Bulls	—	—	1,195	174.44/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,404	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 264Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 135Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 144Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	330.00–350.00	339.82
2	400–450	440	295.00–300.00	297.50
2	450–500	468	300.00–315.00	307.70
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	360.00–370.00	365.12
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	435.00–515.00	461.58
2	300–350	323	425.00–430.00	427.64
6	350–400	368	340.00–385.00	373.35
4	400–450	425	330.00–375.00	352.38
11	450–500	456	350.00–355.00	350.91
3	500–550	530	305.00–320.00	313.24
6	550–600	578	265.00–290.00	285.89
11	600–650	637	245.00–285.00	275.47
5	650–700	662	230.00–270.00	256.16
2	700–750	733	255.00–265.00	259.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	355	245.00–270.00	257.50
2	450–500	493	290.00–305.00	297.46
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	232.50	232.50
4	650–700	671	210.00–225.00	219.28
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	560.00–570.00	565.09
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	388	400.00–410.00	404.90
6	400–450	407	380.00–385.00	383.32
9	450–500	457	365.00–380.00	374.77
17	500–550	519	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	578	325.00–335.00	329.85
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	724	270.00–295.00	278.84

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	—	995	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,036.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,762.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,186	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,811.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	164.00–166.00	165.11
22	—	1,148	140.00–159.00	148.45
1	—	1,010	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	155.00–165.00	160.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
2	—	798	140.00–147.50	142.87
5	—	979	130.00–139.00	134.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	202.00–205.00	203.62
1	—	2,100	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,195	174.00–175.00	174.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle