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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 7

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 419▲ 119 vs year ago 401 · +29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 84▲ 7 vs year ago 111 · +6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 46▲ 21 vs year ago 45 · +46.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.99/cwt on 40 head, down $10.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −55.93 against this barn's trailing median of $349.92.

Average price

$293.99

▼ 10.25 vs prior sale

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$70.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.53

vs GA average

−73.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	308.29	1,779	9thin
Medium and Large 2	529	293.44	1,551	29
Medium and Large 3	585	237.56	1,390	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.73/cwt here — about $389 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

293.99

—

GA average13 barns · 467 hd

317.52

−23.53

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−73.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

349.92

−55.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.92 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,585	171.10	2,712	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	141.04	2,084	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	135.95	1,667	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	126.07	1,346	25

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	$2,203	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,792	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,778	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,450	4thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,663	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,692	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,617	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	347.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,511	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	378.98/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,974	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	359.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,078	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,025	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,220	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	380.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,047	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	414.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,149	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	358.58/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,104	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	304.23/cwt	285.00–325.00	946	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	266.37/cwt	235.00–315.00	956	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,377	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	341.54/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,253	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	244.11/cwt	225.00–275.00	986	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	327.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,395	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	313.75/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,503	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,332	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	334.39/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,612	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	299.24/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,520	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	308.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,779	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	278.21/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,622	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	237.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,390	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,739	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	243.06/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,507	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	239.26/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,644	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,788	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,884	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,034	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	502.07/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,356	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	341.95/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,084	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	457.86/cwt	410.00–495.00	1,470	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	310.43/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,133	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	399.79/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,475	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	486.67/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,801	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	433.62/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,760	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	369.68/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,530	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	316.00/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,390	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,845	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	351.97/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,679	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	266.48/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,308	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	286.35/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,460	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	241.63/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,256	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	358.38/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,892	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,867	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	296.97/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,672	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,360	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	236.85/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,468	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	290.53/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,807	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	320.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,003	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	206.18/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,377	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	258.82/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,737	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,069	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,912	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	248.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,766	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,862	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	171.10/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,712	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	142.58/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,387	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	127.05/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,356	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	115.21/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,288	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	135.85/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,660	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	153.06/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,895	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	127.07/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,574	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	147.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,136	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	138.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,059	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	675	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	780	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,033	1,538.21/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,538	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	2,070.84/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,071	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,857.92/head	2,625.00–3,050.00	2,858	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,267	1,940.65/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,941	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,233.59/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,234	2

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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 419Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 84Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 46Year ago 45

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

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	396	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	420	380.00–390.00	385.06
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	400.00–420.00	409.70
28	500–550	521	377.50–395.00	378.98
19	550–600	578	350.00–360.00	359.50
7	600–650	609	332.50	332.50
6	650–700	678	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	340.00–355.00	347.41
1	450–500	450	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	450.00–535.00	502.07
4	300–350	321	410.00–495.00	457.86
15	350–400	369	350.00–435.00	399.79
8	400–450	414	345.00–395.00	369.68
10	450–500	477	310.00–375.00	351.97
8	500–550	510	270.00–325.00	286.35
8	550–600	563	255.00–320.00	296.97
5	600–650	622	255.00–315.00	290.53
5	650–700	671	230.00–275.00	258.82
8	700–750	710	240.00–260.00	248.78
7	750–800	776	235.00–245.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	370	460.00–510.00	486.67
7	400–450	406	415.00–445.00	433.62
3	450–500	473	385.00–395.00	389.96
6	500–550	528	345.00–370.00	358.38
3	550–600	560	330.00–335.00	333.33
5	600–650	624	320.00–325.00	320.96
2	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.47
2	700–750	708	265.00–275.00	270.05
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	317	315.00–355.00	341.95
3	350–400	365	280.00–335.00	310.43
5	400–450	440	300.00–340.00	316.00
6	450–500	491	255.00–305.00	266.48
2	500–550	520	220.00–265.00	241.63
2	550–600	573	235.00–240.00	237.42
6	600–650	620	220.00–245.00	236.85
4	650–700	668	200.00–225.00	206.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	370.00–395.00	380.80
9	300–350	308	335.00–385.00	358.58
7	350–400	367	320.00–365.00	341.54
16	400–450	426	300.00–350.00	327.55
16	450–500	479	285.00–330.00	313.75
21	500–550	508	260.00–320.00	299.24
8	550–600	583	250.00–300.00	278.21
5	600–650	620	225.00–260.00	243.06
7	650–700	687	225.00–260.00	239.26
2	700–750	723	240.00–255.00	247.37
2	750–800	785	230.00–250.00	240.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	410.00–420.00	414.76
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	382.50
3	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
24	450–500	482	332.50–355.00	334.39
9	550–600	577	305.00–320.00	308.29
2	600–650	605	285.00–290.00	287.52
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	790	255.00–260.00	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
8	300–350	311	285.00–325.00	304.23
7	350–400	359	235.00–315.00	266.37
5	400–450	404	225.00–275.00	244.11
2	450–500	480	275.00–280.00	277.50
2	550–600	585	230.00–245.00	237.56
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,315	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,070.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,625.00–3,050.00	2,857.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,233.59

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)	5	—	1,033	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,538.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,267	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,940.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,222	132.00–145.00	135.85
11	—	1,239	121.00–131.00	127.07
6	—	1,238	148.00–161.00	153.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,067	120.00–136.00	127.05
6	—	1,118	114.00–117.00	115.21
3	—	973	141.00–145.00	142.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	145.00–153.00	147.85
9	—	1,492	135.00–142.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,585	164.00–175.00	171.10

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.