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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 21

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 397▼ 157 vs year ago 489 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 99▲ 62 vs year ago 67 · +92.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 46▲ 48 vs year ago 66 · +72.7%

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 and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls sharply higher, feeder 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 $346.09/cwt on 32 head, down $10.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −10.91 against this barn's trailing median of $357.00.

Average price

$346.09

▼ 10.91 vs prior sale

32 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$658

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

$100.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	360.82	1,958	18thin
Medium and Large 2	561	332.32	1,866	13thin
Medium and Large 3	500	260.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.82/cwt here — about $658 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 sale32 hd

346.09

—

GA average13 barns · 441 hd

333.87

+12.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

357.00

−10.91

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	—	Low	1,304	177.05	2,309	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	144.29	2,112	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	142.63	1,692	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	125.84	1,228	23

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)	1,068	$2,453	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,117	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,564	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	909	$2,470	18

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. 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,880	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,113	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	376.78/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,046	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	348.80/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,040	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,237	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	293.50/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,990	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,337	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	343.01/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,101	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	321.73/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,052	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	384.87/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,447	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	343.81/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,320	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	331.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,338	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	355.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,483	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	341.15/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,583	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,094	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	310.48/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,633	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	326.41/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,818	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	289.17/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,619	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	285.30/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,806	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	288.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,877	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,733	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,189	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	548.36/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,387	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	271	411.82/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,116	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	500.18/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,426	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	368.01/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,148	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	475.15/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,568	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	432.08/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,430	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	416.24/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,532	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	354.17/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,346	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	375.06/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,759	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	412.18/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,937	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	377.04/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,930	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	353.74/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,822	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	347.85/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,972	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	322.80/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,879	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	327.48/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,007	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	296.18/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,854	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	289.36/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,907	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	300.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,140	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	273.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,988	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,965	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	271.23/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,124	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,221	172.79/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,110	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	191.61/cwt	188.00–194.00	2,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	124.12/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,141	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	114.27/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,154	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,393	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,548	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	142.11/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,685	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,850	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	150.30/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,790	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	143.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,217	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	665	1,213.53/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,214	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	3,051.12/head	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,051	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	726	1,555.85/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,556	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	755	1,886.75/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	3,084.42/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,084	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,009	1,564.17/head	1,250.00–1,875.00	1,564	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,034	2,148.48/head	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,148	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	2,985.29/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	2,985	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	2,351.77/head	1,725.00–2,775.00	2,352	15

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 397Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 99Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 46Year ago 66

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

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	240	555.00	555.00
2	250–300	285	490.00–510.00	500.18
4	300–350	331	400.00–445.00	432.08
8	350–400	368	380.00–455.00	416.24
10	450–500	469	345.00–395.00	375.06
4	500–550	515	335.00–365.00	353.74
9	550–600	582	295.00–330.00	322.80
8	600–650	626	275.00–310.00	296.18
9	650–700	659	270.00–305.00	289.36
5	700–750	726	265.00–280.00	273.88
2	750–800	763	255.00–260.00	257.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	271	395.00–430.00	411.82
5	300–350	312	325.00–395.00	368.01
6	350–400	380	335.00–365.00	354.17
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	253	545.00–550.00	548.36
2	300–350	330	470.00–480.00	475.15
2	450–500	470	405.00–420.00	412.18
8	500–550	512	367.50–405.00	377.04
10	550–600	567	340.00–357.50	347.85
4	600–650	613	320.00–335.00	327.48
2	700–750	713	295.00–305.00	300.09
2	750–800	783	270.00–272.50	271.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	543	340.00–395.00	376.78
2	550–600	585	342.50–355.00	348.80
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	678	260.00–315.00	293.50
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	525	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	550–600	565	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	613	360.00–370.00	364.95
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	760	305.00–310.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	321	300.00–420.00	343.01
5	350–400	376	360.00–410.00	384.87
7	400–450	417	350.00–360.00	355.75
10	450–500	464	315.00–365.00	341.15
10	500–550	526	280.00–340.00	310.48
6	550–600	560	260.00–300.00	289.17
9	600–650	633	245.00–295.00	285.30
2	650–700	660	250.00–275.00	262.50
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	327	300.00–345.00	321.73
4	350–400	384	335.00–350.00	343.81
4	400–450	404	325.00–335.00	331.24
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	557	315.00–340.00	326.41
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	650	285.00–290.00	288.75
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	430.00	430.00

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	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	665	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,213.53

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	4	—	1,058	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,051.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	7	—	1,009	1,250.00–1,875.00	1,564.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,034	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,148.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,110	1,725.00–2,775.00	2,351.77

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,886.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	726	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,555.85

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)	2	—	995	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,084.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,067	2,850.00–3,350.00	2,985.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,438	188.00–194.00	191.61
4	—	1,221	170.00–176.00	172.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	919	118.00–129.00	124.12
3	—	1,010	110.00–117.50	114.27
8	—	1,049	130.00–136.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,546	137.00–147.00	143.39
1	—	1,270	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,190	155.00–156.00	155.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	146.00–154.00	150.30
60	—	1,186	134.00–149.00	142.11
2	—	1,178	130.00–133.00	131.40

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.