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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 14

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 520▼ 153 vs year ago 550 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 118▲ 3 vs year ago 96 · +3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 66▼ 8 vs year ago 54 · −14.8%

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 and bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady, all replacements mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $357.00/cwt on 24 head, up $54.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $357.00.

Average price

$357.00

▲ 54.42 vs prior sale

24 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	367.16	1,884	13thin
Medium and Large 2	515	345.00	1,778	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $106 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

357.00

—

GA average14 barns · 389 hd

336.30

+20.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

357.00

+0.00

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $357.00 across 33 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	1,639	166.99	2,737	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	141.22	1,744	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	139.94	2,105	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	127.26	1,300	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)	1,235	$2,117	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,976	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$1,938	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,017	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	338.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,715	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	360.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,910	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	333.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,910	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	293.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,833	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	324.15/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,029	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	405.38/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,082	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	447.44/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,400	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	373.71/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,211	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	420.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,520	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	317.42/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,279	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	335.68/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,396	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	300.18/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,360	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	332.92/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,535	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	350.00/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,680	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	299.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,515	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	346.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,774	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	303.60/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,594	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,290	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	331.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,871	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	292.50/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,664	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	240.00/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,440	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,915	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	284.95/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,732	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	260.00/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,846	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,663	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	494.47/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,053	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	497.87/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,354	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,581	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	385.57/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,176	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	472.09/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,501	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	398.51/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,419	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	446.56/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,621	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	436.64/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,803	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	363.31/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,537	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	396.33/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,692	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	341.67/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,538	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	386.18/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,784	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	348.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,751	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	369.42/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,884	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,883	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	299.27/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,826	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	323.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,024	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,088	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	251.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,661	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	286.03/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,911	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,750	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,121	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,889	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,778	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	161.14/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,530	6
Bulls	—	—	1,722	174.02/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,997	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	124.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,148	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	129.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,405	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,447	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	141.19/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,754	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	152.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,062	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	139.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,114	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,906	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	1,694.53/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,695	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,650.32/head	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,181	1,895.60/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,896	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,216	2,068.70/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,069	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 520Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 118Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 66Year ago 54

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	952	120.00–129.00	124.83
1	—	1,020	112.50	112.50
5	—	1,091	130.00–135.00	132.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,242	135.00–149.00	141.19
7	—	1,349	150.00–159.00	152.84
7	—	1,083	125.00–132.00	129.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,525	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,521	130.00–144.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,570	155.00–168.00	161.14
5	—	1,722	171.00–176.00	174.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	267	375.00–420.00	405.38
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	403	305.00–330.00	317.42
3	450–500	453	280.00–325.00	300.18
2	500–550	505	295.00–305.00	299.95
2	550–600	555	230.00–235.00	232.48
2	600–650	600	215.00–265.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	210.00–220.00	215.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
7	300–350	324	350.00–415.00	373.71
3	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	416	305.00–365.00	335.68
12	450–500	461	325.00–340.00	332.92
5	500–550	525	285.00–320.00	303.60
16	550–600	569	255.00–320.00	292.50
6	600–650	608	275.00–305.00	284.95
4	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	710	255.00–270.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	440.00–455.00	447.44
5	350–400	362	405.00–425.00	420.00
4	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	350.00
9	500–550	512	340.00–355.00	346.57
4	550–600	565	325.00–335.00	331.13
2	600–650	603	315.00–320.00	317.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	305	350.00–420.00	385.57
7	350–400	356	375.00–415.00	398.51
6	400–450	423	345.00–380.00	363.31
3	450–500	450	335.00–345.00	341.67
4	650–700	661	245.00–255.00	251.23
2	700–750	700	240.00–260.00	250.00
2	750–800	773	225.00–235.00	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	480.00–510.00	494.47
6	250–300	272	475.00–525.00	497.87
4	300–350	318	455.00–485.00	472.09
6	350–400	363	425.00–465.00	446.56
9	400–450	427	385.00–420.00	396.33
13	450–500	462	375.00–395.00	386.18
9	500–550	502	340.00–355.00	348.89
2	550–600	575	325.00–330.00	327.52
4	600–650	610	287.50–310.00	299.27
6	650–700	668	270.00–305.00	286.03
2	700–750	713	295.00–300.00	297.49
2	750–800	763	245.00–250.00	247.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	545.00	545.00
9	400–450	413	425.00–455.00	436.64
12	500–550	510	360.00–372.50	369.42
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	626	320.00–330.00	323.26
2	650–700	655	317.50–320.00	318.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	415.00	415.00
10	500–550	530	350.00–380.00	360.42
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	626	315.00–335.00	324.15
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	507	330.00–340.00	338.22
9	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	333.29
4	600–650	624	285.00–300.00	293.71
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	870	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	960	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,694.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,216	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,068.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,181	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,895.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,650.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.