Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $302.24/cwt on 22 head, down $18.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −81.47 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$302.24

▼ 18.19 vs prior sale

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$92.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.49

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	333.31	1,764	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	302.16	1,664	13thin
Medium and Large 3	547	240.41	1,314	3thin

One grade step is worth $92.90/cwt here — about $450 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 sale22 hd

302.24

—

GA average14 barns · 357 hd

331.73

−29.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

383.70

−81.47

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	1,477	185.87	2,746	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	154.91	1,896	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	153.62	2,413	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	131.73	1,544	9thin

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)	1,311	$2,572	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	571	297.20/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	355.38/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	315.87/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	316.63/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	303.26/cwt	297.50–325.00	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	286.17/cwt	230.00–305.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	242.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	276.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	334.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	335.97/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.82/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	377.41/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	331.06/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	321.01/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	407.39/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	2,646.35/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,805	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	152.29/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,382	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	154.47/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,917	25
Bulls	—	—	1,546	193.13/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,986	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	130.38/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,550	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	161.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,845	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	185.99/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,808	6
Bulls	—	—	1,320	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,323	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	145.59/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,813	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	279.69/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,183	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	289.86/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	218.11/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	331.15/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	281.82/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	355.88/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	253.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	297.50/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	283.22/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	259.40/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	310.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.63/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	294.24/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	296.13/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,421	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	267.37/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,818	12

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 →

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Wed Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 169Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 73Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 63

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	215	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	280	490.00–500.00	495.00
2	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	420	320.00–385.00	355.88
6	450–500	492	290.00–340.00	315.87
5	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	310.10
8	550–600	571	285.00–305.00	297.20
7	600–650	623	240.00–270.00	259.40
12	650–700	680	250.00–280.00	267.37
2	700–750	730	260.00–265.00	262.50
3	750–800	773	245.00–265.00	253.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	413	390.00–425.00	407.39
5	450–500	478	345.00–370.00	357.82
5	500–550	517	330.00–345.00	335.97
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	607	300.00	300.00
10	650–700	666	297.50–325.00	303.26
2	700–750	735	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	340	350.00–375.00	362.50
2	400–450	413	260.00–305.00	281.82
3	450–500	477	285.00–295.00	289.86
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	200.00–235.00	218.11
2	600–650	610	215.00–225.00	219.96
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	425	370.00–385.00	377.41
9	450–500	483	315.00–335.00	321.01
9	500–550	508	312.50–320.00	316.63
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	770	270.00–280.00	276.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	320.00–385.00	355.38
8	400–450	430	320.00–345.00	331.15
9	450–500	480	275.00–310.00	296.13
5	500–550	537	230.00–305.00	286.17
10	550–600	577	250.00–305.00	294.24
3	600–650	623	275.00–290.00	283.22
2	650–700	653	285.00–290.00	287.51
2	700–750	733	270.00–280.00	274.95
2	750–800	775	235.00–250.00	242.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	551	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	265.00–300.00	279.69
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	473	340.00–390.00	370.63
2	500–550	530	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	550–600	560	280.00–315.00	297.50
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	500	355.00–375.00	365.00
3	550–600	553	325.00–340.00	334.94
4	600–650	629	325.00–337.50	331.06
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	225.00–230.00	227.43

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,341	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,646.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,565	160.00–165.00	162.42
6	—	1,564	147.00–159.00	152.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,241	149.00–159.00	154.47
6	—	1,143	160.00–164.00	161.41
3	—	1,245	145.00–146.00	145.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,189	125.00–137.00	130.38
1	—	1,035	142.50	142.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	190.00–196.00	193.13
6	—	1,510	181.00–189.00	185.99
3	—	1,320	175.00–177.00	175.96

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

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Replacement Cattle

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