Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.44/cwt on 27 head, down $18.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −49.40 against this barn's trailing median of $379.84.

Average price

$330.44

▼ 18.08 vs prior sale

27 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$848

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

$151.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	385.07	2,072	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	318.24	1,733	13thin
Medium and Large 3	524	233.50	1,224	4thin

One grade step is worth $151.57/cwt here — about $848 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $379.84 across 32 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 sale27 hd

330.44

—

GA average14 barns · 476 hd

330.23

+0.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

379.84

−49.40

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	1,609	180.48	2,904	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	148.31	2,293	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	147.04	1,749	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	129.07	1,363	11

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)	1,277	$2,499	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,984	10

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,693.79/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	529.13/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	423.83/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	393.47/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,668	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	474.74/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	451.31/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	327.15/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	317.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,751	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,197.95/head	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,198	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	443.33/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	294.39/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	471.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	388.35/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	349.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	409.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	297.63/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	367.89/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.96/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,247	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	153.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,556	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	128.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,411	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	390.37/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	174.31/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,552	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	146.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,737	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	156.11/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	136.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,835	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	143.86/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,073	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	224.67/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,384	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	650	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,330	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,207.38/head	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	314.88/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	461.60/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	387.79/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	312.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.05/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	355.19/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	359.49/cwt	305.00–395.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	348.24/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,452	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	263.44/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	322.15/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	291.02/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	278.99/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	451.09/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	302.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.44/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,490	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	453.77/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,239	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	286.08/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	406.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	385.07/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,072	10

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 477Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 197Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 47Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	2,950.00–3,450.00	3,197.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,693.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,150.00–2,275.00	2,207.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	484	405.00–415.00	406.90
2	550–600	580	300.00–325.00	312.28
2	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	725	285.00–295.00	289.97
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	443.33
2	500–550	525	405.00–415.00	409.86
7	550–600	568	340.00–370.00	350.96
2	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	329.90
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	717	310.00–315.00	313.35
4	750–800	784	292.50–295.00	294.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	763	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	520.00–540.00	529.13
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	370	470.00–475.00	471.67
8	400–450	411	435.00–465.00	451.31
4	450–500	464	417.50–430.00	423.83
10	500–550	538	370.00–400.00	385.07
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	725	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	750–800	770	279.00	279.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	440.00–500.00	474.74
9	300–350	329	430.00–470.00	461.60
5	350–400	384	435.00–465.00	451.09
14	400–450	424	360.00–425.00	393.47
5	450–500	463	345.00–385.00	355.19
6	500–550	508	295.00–345.00	322.15
7	550–600	576	275.00–335.00	314.88
10	600–650	618	270.00–305.00	286.08
3	650–700	675	255.00–270.00	263.44
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	770	225.00–255.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	375.00–400.00	387.79
2	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	480	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	500–550	512	200.00–250.00	224.67
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	223.28
2	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	409	380.00–415.00	388.35
15	450–500	464	335.00–365.00	349.00
8	500–550	507	322.50–330.00	327.15
9	550–600	552	315.00–320.00	317.23
2	700–750	713	285.00–310.00	297.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	270	380.00–400.00	390.37
2	300–350	333	350.00–385.00	367.89
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	420	310.00–315.00	312.38
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	425.00–500.00	453.77
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	365	305.00–395.00	359.49
13	400–450	417	320.00–385.00	348.24
13	450–500	480	285.00–330.00	310.44
7	500–550	519	285.00–310.00	302.84
10	550–600	563	270.00–305.00	291.02
3	600–650	625	285.00–305.00	295.05
4	650–700	676	265.00–305.00	278.99
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	150.00–156.00	153.40
8	—	1,441	137.00–149.00	143.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	125.00–134.00	128.74
2	—	963	135.00–139.00	136.92
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,184	140.00–154.00	146.74
6	—	1,128	155.00–158.00	156.11
4	—	1,343	132.00–139.00	136.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,464	173.00–176.00	174.31
1	—	2,045	199.00	199.00

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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How this sale compares

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