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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Mar 27

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

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Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 434▼ 10 vs year ago 324 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 144▼ 24 vs year ago 166 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 85 vs year ago 97 · −87.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly 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 $263.44/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.24 against this barn's trailing median of $356.68.

Average price

$263.44

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	272.46	1,512	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	265.48	1,457	8thin
Medium and Large 3	580	239.94	1,392	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $121 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 sale17 hd

263.44

—

GA average14 barns · 180 hd

276.32

−12.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.68

−93.24

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.62, low $274.54, median $356.68 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	—	High	1,773	155.02	2,748	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	132.62	2,055	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	127.48	1,429	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	109.37	1,060	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,549	129.35	2,004	7thin

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)	1,258	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,422	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,125	1thin

Every lot

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,403	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	264.73/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,668	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,613	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	844	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	273.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	910	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	263.35/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,006	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	253.30/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,051	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	261.90/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,134	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	264.14/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,252	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,160	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	250.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	244.64/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,297	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	251.16/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,434	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,371	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	352.96/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,002	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	343.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,142	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,282	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,242	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,187	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	334.56/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,405	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	268.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,277	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	294.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,441	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	272.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,452	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,501	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	263.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,519	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	252.99/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,460	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,392	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	247.94/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,569	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,492	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,394	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	737	188.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,388	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	160.67/cwt	155.00–163.00	3,114	6
Bulls	—	—	2,200	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,080	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	109.60/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,029	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	127.62/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,409	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	119.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,354	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,116	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	135.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,559	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,058	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,231	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	123.06/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,938	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,549	129.35/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,004	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	910	1,227.20/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,551.73/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,552	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,662.57/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 434Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 144Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 97

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows mostly steady; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher; Replacement cattle steady; Feeder cattle unevenly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–325.00	322.47
4	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	322.47
6	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	532	265.00–275.00	272.97
3	550–600	577	252.00–255.00	252.99
2	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	234.96
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	350.00–355.00	352.96
5	300–350	332	340.00–350.00	343.92
2	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	400–450	420	330.00–337.00	334.56
5	450–500	490	290.00–295.00	294.00
3	500–550	533	280.00–285.00	281.63
3	550–600	577	260.00–265.00	263.29
3	600–650	633	245.00–254.00	247.94
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	387	305.00–310.00	306.64
9	450–500	475	265.00–275.00	268.82
3	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	239.94
3	650–700	680	200.00–210.00	204.95
3	700–750	737	185.00–195.00	188.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	435	320.00–325.00	322.47
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	630	262.00–267.00	264.73
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	474	260.00–269.00	264.14
2	500–550	535	250.00–255.00	252.48
4	550–600	571	245.00–255.00	251.16
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	333	270.00–275.00	273.30
5	350–400	382	260.00–267.00	263.35
4	400–450	433	260.00–268.00	261.90
12	450–500	482	250.00–255.00	250.56
3	500–550	530	242.00–247.00	244.64
3	550–600	580	235.00–237.00	236.32
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	325	255.00–265.00	259.77
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
14	400–450	415	247.00–255.00	253.30
3	450–500	477	240.00–245.00	243.29
2	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	1,130	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,551.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	122.00–124.00	123.06
17	—	1,546	130.00–136.00	133.14
1	—	1,560	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,133	116.00–123.00	119.53
16	—	1,154	133.00–140.00	135.06
42	—	1,104	124.00–132.00	127.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	939	105.00–113.00	109.60
2	—	1,150	97.00	97.00
2	—	893	120.00–122.00	120.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,418	140.00–148.00	143.54
6	—	1,938	155.00–163.00	160.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,549	126.00–132.00	129.35

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.