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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 20

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 372▼ 250 vs year ago 684 · −36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 60▼ 92 vs year ago 236 · −39.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 40▼ 80 vs year ago 93 · −86.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter bulls significantly higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

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 $248.17/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −100.86 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$248.17

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs GA average

−29.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	258.02	1,445	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	245.78	1,319	11thin
Medium and Large 3	549	236.44	1,297	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

248.17

—

GA average14 barns · 531 hd

253.41

−5.24

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−29.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−100.86

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 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	1,538	143.70	2,210	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	134.74	1,993	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	128.37	1,493	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	112.30	1,069	15

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)	1,137	$1,523	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,456	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,413	2thin

Every lot

85 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 2	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	333.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,290	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	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 2	464	302.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,404	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	295.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,546	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	307.09/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,652	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,550	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	283.34/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,609	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	295.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,699	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,585	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,667	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	830	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	303.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,000	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	270.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	916	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,068	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,040	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	265.49/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,030	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	252.83/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,082	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	273.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,174	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,133	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,294	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	264.61/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,257	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	254.78/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,218	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	265.94/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,396	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	248.30/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,309	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	240.62/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,285	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	253.49/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,470	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	234.46/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,360	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,322	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	235.94/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,486	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,410	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	215.21/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,444	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,387	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	333.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	923	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,197	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	336.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,132	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	312.75/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,145	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	333.96/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,249	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,347	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	335.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,425	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	313.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,345	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	297.42/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,288	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	273.93/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,301	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,380	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	272.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,429	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	273.44/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,586	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,464	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,525	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	252.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,574	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	244.43/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,540	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,739	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	134.92/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,579	147.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,101	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,086	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	113.83/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,035	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,077	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	120.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,322	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	137.57/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,618	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	127.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,509	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	135.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,980	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	128.48/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,887	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,207	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	935	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	943	1,256.03/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,256	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	1,544.86/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,545	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,701.71/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,702	3

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 372Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 60Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 40Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter bulls significantly higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	277	330.00–335.00	333.25
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	366	305.00–315.00	312.75
10	400–450	433	295.00–305.00	297.42
3	450–500	475	270.00–277.00	273.93
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.46
2	600–650	630	240.00–249.00	244.43
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	336	335.00–340.00	336.96
5	350–400	374	330.00–335.00	333.96
11	400–450	429	310.00–320.00	313.51
8	450–500	477	285.00–295.00	289.28
4	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.21
3	550–600	583	260.00–265.00	261.63
7	600–650	623	250.00–255.00	252.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	355.00–360.00	357.46
2	350–400	385	345.00–355.00	349.94
4	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	335.41
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–277.00	273.44
2	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	585	270.00–272.00	270.99
2	600–650	635	260.00–265.00	262.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	464	300.00–310.00	302.50
7	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	295.66
6	550–600	568	283.00–285.00	283.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	330.00–340.00	333.28
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	538	306.00–315.00	307.09
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	295.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	383	270.00–275.00	271.61
3	400–450	433	260.00–265.00	261.62
3	450–500	475	262.00–267.00	264.61
9	500–550	527	244.00–254.00	248.30
2	550–600	580	232.00–237.00	234.46
2	600–650	635	220.00–224.00	221.98
4	650–700	671	212.00–217.00	215.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
5	300–350	338	270.00–275.00	270.98
4	350–400	388	265.00–267.00	265.49
10	400–450	428	250.00–257.00	252.83
10	450–500	478	250.00–257.00	254.78
5	500–550	534	237.00–242.00	240.62
2	550–600	585	225.00–227.00	225.99
2	650–700	685	200.00–205.00	202.48
2	750–800	790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
6	250–300	272	300.00–310.00	305.19
3	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	303.13
6	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	284.93
4	400–450	429	270.00–280.00	273.63
2	450–500	475	270.00–275.00	272.42
4	500–550	525	262.00–270.00	265.94
7	550–600	580	250.00–256.00	253.49
2	600–650	630	232.00–240.00	235.94
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

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	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,256.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,701.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,544.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	143.00–149.00	147.00
4	—	1,374	133.00–138.00	134.92
1	—	1,950	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	127.00–129.00	128.48
15	—	1,465	131.00–139.00	135.16
3	—	1,565	140.00–142.00	141.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	100.00–109.00	104.65
5	—	909	111.00–117.00	113.83
4	—	891	120.00–125.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,101	116.00–124.00	120.06
14	—	1,176	134.00–141.00	137.57
36	—	1,181	125.00–133.00	127.80

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.