Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sharply higher, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.10/cwt on 41 head, up $24.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.21 against this barn's trailing median of $366.31.

Average price

$327.10

▲ 24.26 vs prior sale

41 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$65.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs GA average

−29.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	347.08	1,837	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	321.12	1,743	24
Medium and Large 3	553	281.67	1,559	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.42/cwt here — about $279 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 $275.32, median $366.31 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 sale41 hd

327.10

—

GA average14 barns · 456 hd

324.52

+2.58

National average175 barns · 11,689 hd

356.67

−29.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

366.31

−39.21

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	1,520	171.07	2,600	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	145.75	1,688	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	141.93	2,062	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	133.61	1,443	4thin

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)	1,254	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,365	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,225	2thin

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	500–550	520	351.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	355.00/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	365.16/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	269.27/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	434.84/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	338.36/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,611	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	289.45/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	458.53/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	309.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	392.12/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	443.32/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	379.68/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	266.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	336.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	263.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	2,325.86/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	2,222.40/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,222	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	2,225.26/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	130.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	145.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,170	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	144.31/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,710	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	152.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,774	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	299.76/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	172.61/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,756	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,290	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	333.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	334.48/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,201	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	289.89/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	386.77/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	411.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	509.85/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,452	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	309.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	408.10/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	387.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	448.30/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	300.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	369.24/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	353.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,037	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	310.24/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	341.05/cwt	315.00–357.50	2,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	294.49/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	436.23/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	324.07/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	344.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	319.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	334.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	314	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	604.94/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	493.58/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	409.97/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	311.48/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.39/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	318.96/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,003	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,928.62/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	354.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	345.80/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,130	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 →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 287Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 80Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	520	345.00–360.00	351.35
10	600–650	624	315.00–357.50	341.05
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	400.00–415.00	411.27
6	500–550	503	370.00–400.00	387.41
11	550–600	576	350.00–365.00	353.68
12	600–650	616	342.50–352.50	345.80
23	650–700	658	334.00–345.00	334.48
10	700–750	710	290.00–320.00	310.24
13	750–800	786	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	270	490.00–500.00	493.58
6	300–350	312	425.00–485.00	458.53
7	350–400	384	405.00–465.00	436.23
9	400–450	414	370.00–415.00	392.12
3	450–500	477	335.00–375.00	355.00
4	500–550	523	325.00–350.00	336.20
5	550–600	590	315.00–320.00	319.00
10	600–650	613	280.00–305.00	294.49
4	650–700	684	250.00–275.00	266.22
7	700–750	707	250.00–277.50	269.27
3	750–800	770	250.00–270.00	263.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	325	505.00–515.00	509.85
1	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	407	435.00–470.00	448.30
7	450–500	451	390.00–425.00	409.97
13	500–550	504	355.00–385.00	369.24
5	550–600	580	325.00–345.00	334.00
5	600–650	603	307.50–325.00	311.48
8	650–700	665	305.00–315.00	309.09
6	700–750	708	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	430.00–440.00	434.84
3	250–300	273	425.00–460.00	443.32
5	300–350	314	370.00–385.00	379.68
6	350–400	356	350.00–380.00	365.16
4	400–450	426	335.00–350.00	344.17
18	450–500	476	315.00–360.00	338.36
19	500–550	536	305.00–340.00	324.07
5	550–600	568	305.00–320.00	309.93
10	600–650	614	265.00–300.00	289.45
2	650–700	683	255.00–260.00	257.51
4	700–750	701	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	750–800	775	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	350	305.00–315.00	310.00
3	400–450	420	295.00–310.00	299.76
3	450–500	468	275.00–305.00	289.89
2	500–550	540	270.00–300.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	600.00–610.00	604.94
2	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
8	350–400	389	405.00–420.00	408.10
3	400–450	418	340.00–415.00	386.77
2	450–500	470	380.00–385.00	382.39
9	500–550	504	345.00–365.00	354.44
5	550–600	575	325.00–340.00	333.84
5	600–650	602	295.00–310.00	300.03
2	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	495.00	495.00
15	600–650	628	315.00–327.50	318.96
3	650–700	680	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	758	302.50	302.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,222.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,928.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	127.00–134.00	130.48
1	—	1,130	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,494	139.00–149.00	145.24
2	—	1,330	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,185	139.00–149.00	144.31
9	—	1,161	150.00–156.00	152.76
3	—	953	135.00–136.00	135.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	171.00–174.00	172.61
1	—	1,490	168.00	168.00

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